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Rochdale v Argyle Match Thread
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me too.why do the media dislike us?the records show we won and in my opinion we deserved itJust watched our extended highlights on Match of the Day on BBC4
One of the pundits (Stephen Warnock) bought up the fact Hotdog was offside in the build up for the 1st goal & then brought up the corner from Jordan which Jephs scored from - saying the ball wasn't correctly placed when the corner was taken
Seems we can't win
BG has often made valid remarks about football related matters.
But it’s the snide digs at other posters, despite several warnings, that has annoyed so many.
If he has walked, I will miss the debate, but I won’t miss the vitriol.
But it’s the snide digs at other posters, despite several warnings, that has annoyed so many.
If he has walked, I will miss the debate, but I won’t miss the vitriol.
We should rejoice and celebrate our win today, look forward to tomorrows draw, the rest of the season with a chance of promotion, and not get caught up too much in the above.
Yet again, when we have won, I do not understand why a number of contributors want to denigrate certain players , pick holes in the performance, and say we are not up to it. If only we were all perfect!
So anyway.......
Poxy ground in the middle of nowhere. Fair play and much respect to Dale fans for keeping it local as opposed to travelling the short distance to Utd or City.
Argyle were.......OK. Scarr continues to impress, Wilson let his frustration with the ref affect his performance, Georgey Coops seemed short of a yard of pace but guess that's to be expected. Not sure Mayor and Broom on the pitch together works, Broom seems a fraction of the player when Mayor is on the pitch however the cross for the goal was sublime.
Highlight for me was seeing Pieface mugged outside the ground on way back to his transport by about 30 prepubescent Dale fans seeking selfies whilst singing "get your t*ts out for the lads" 😄 made oi proper laugh.
Poxy ground in the middle of nowhere. Fair play and much respect to Dale fans for keeping it local as opposed to travelling the short distance to Utd or City.
Argyle were.......OK. Scarr continues to impress, Wilson let his frustration with the ref affect his performance, Georgey Coops seemed short of a yard of pace but guess that's to be expected. Not sure Mayor and Broom on the pitch together works, Broom seems a fraction of the player when Mayor is on the pitch however the cross for the goal was sublime.
Highlight for me was seeing Pieface mugged outside the ground on way back to his transport by about 30 prepubescent Dale fans seeking selfies whilst singing "get your t*ts out for the lads" 😄 made oi proper laugh.
The game showed me how far we have come in only a short time. Quality wise we looked comfortably the best side at times- although we did make hard work of the victory.
I was also interested to watch the highlights of Cambridge’s 2-1 victory in their tie against Exeter at the Abbey Stadium.
Cambridge players surrounded the linesman to protest Harvey Knibbs 88th minute header header being disallowed for offside- and eventually it was ALLOWED. Does it sound familiar ? It should do. Luke Jephcott’s 54th minute goal was given, during our 1-1 draw with Cambridge at Home Park ( 17/8/2021) only to be DISALLOWED , very very late, following protests by Cambridge players, who had surrounded the linesman.
Cambridge United are creating quite a reputation for themselves, it seems to me.
The FA need to be careful here in my opinion, apart from the question of who is actually officiating and in charge, I think that they are in danger of creating a rod for their own backs ...
I was also interested to watch the highlights of Cambridge’s 2-1 victory in their tie against Exeter at the Abbey Stadium.
Cambridge players surrounded the linesman to protest Harvey Knibbs 88th minute header header being disallowed for offside- and eventually it was ALLOWED. Does it sound familiar ? It should do. Luke Jephcott’s 54th minute goal was given, during our 1-1 draw with Cambridge at Home Park ( 17/8/2021) only to be DISALLOWED , very very late, following protests by Cambridge players, who had surrounded the linesman.
Cambridge United are creating quite a reputation for themselves, it seems to me.
The FA need to be careful here in my opinion, apart from the question of who is actually officiating and in charge, I think that they are in danger of creating a rod for their own backs ...
We all have our own individual styles of posting & how we articulate our thoughts
I certainly respect other posters views , life would be very boring if we all had the same opinion
One thing about BG that i found worrying was that if he disagreed with what you had written he would make a sarky comment, try to belittle your intelligence or try & make you feel incredible small because he deemed what you had posted as not valid in his eyes
I find that incredibly sad but i guess its is choice to leave this forum
From the euphoria of a near perfect display against Sheffield Wednesday in the Cup Replay it was inevitable that a dip in form would result in the questioning of individual and team performance. Some of the vitriol that has accompanied that criticism is a difficult and disappointing read. I would suggest since the opener against Rotherham only in the Charlton game were we definitively second best. Other games have been 'nip and tuck' that befits the closeness of teams in this division. All teams have had blips but it is the mark of the team as to how it recovers from such a run.
By most definitions we have outperformed most expectations. However, our game depends on high energy from the two WBs and the two midfielders either side of Houghton. To maintain that level game after game is a challenge that only the top end teams with large squads can maintain. We are not so blessed. Our game also depends on runs beyond the the central defenders. most teams now drop deeper to compensate that threat. Broom and Camara in particular have run prodigious distances this season and to maintain that level game after game would be beyond exceptional.
Our next two games will stretch us to the maximum with the travel distance and calibre of the opponents at home. We will do very well to get a result out of either game. Much will depend upon our resilience which we have demonstrated in 'bucket loads' right across the team. Some games we will fall short, other games we will unexpectedly excel but let's be realistic most supporters were hopeful to be in the hunt for a play-off spot this season. That's where we are and I think we should respect and commend our management team's performance in achieving that without the need to be excessive in our comments on individual performances.
Hopefully, more 'fortune income' from the Cup run with a favourable draw will assist in bolstering the squad for the second half of the season. I am rather looking forward to that prospect, whatever that brings.
By most definitions we have outperformed most expectations. However, our game depends on high energy from the two WBs and the two midfielders either side of Houghton. To maintain that level game after game is a challenge that only the top end teams with large squads can maintain. We are not so blessed. Our game also depends on runs beyond the the central defenders. most teams now drop deeper to compensate that threat. Broom and Camara in particular have run prodigious distances this season and to maintain that level game after game would be beyond exceptional.
Our next two games will stretch us to the maximum with the travel distance and calibre of the opponents at home. We will do very well to get a result out of either game. Much will depend upon our resilience which we have demonstrated in 'bucket loads' right across the team. Some games we will fall short, other games we will unexpectedly excel but let's be realistic most supporters were hopeful to be in the hunt for a play-off spot this season. That's where we are and I think we should respect and commend our management team's performance in achieving that without the need to be excessive in our comments on individual performances.
Hopefully, more 'fortune income' from the Cup run with a favourable draw will assist in bolstering the squad for the second half of the season. I am rather looking forward to that prospect, whatever that brings.
He isn’t the only one though. Personally I found his contrary nature quite amusing. He often gave a dose of reality that others either missed or were too green tinted to notice.
I have had posters disagree with me, which is fine, but when it’s done with a patronising and sarcastic tone, written in a way that it’s believed they are speaking on behalf of the football community, well that really grates me.
We will never see eye to eye with everyone on every subject. If I’m stood next to an irritating knob in a pub, I’ll just zone out or move. I do exactly the same on here.
Yesterday was a bit disappointing cos we were on tv and well... we were just quite underwhelming. I got a few of my mates to tune in on ITV (non argyle) and they weren't fully sold on our footie/players (against league 2 oppo). We were also underwhelming against Weds in the 0-0 on TV... hopefully we turn up against MK, again on TV!
Maybe they should look at the Pompey, Burton, Stevenage, Salford, Ipswich and Lincoln results if we were disappointing.
Would be interested in the viewing figures f
Actually we had a hatful of chances, hit the post twice and both Broom and Law should have scored with clear cut chances. Objectively we deserved to win but the media story will always be that Rochdale were hard done by
If we had been playing Liverpool and lost 2-1 and both of their goals were technically illegal the tv would have made a big deal out it - they favour the underdog, they will always do all they can to emphasis how close the underdog came to winning.
Actually we had a hatful of chances, hit the post twice and both Broom and Law should have scored with clear cut chances. Objectively we deserved to win but the media story will always be that Rochdale were hard done by