Match Thread Rochdale v Blades

[Kazarre13]

Rochdale v Blades
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Date: 21/02/2015 - 19:45

What do you think about match?

 

[bladesmanluke]

2-1 Murphy and Done

 

[jt64]

Pie quality more important than the result

 

[Blade82]

I doubt the half time will be as mental as the last time we went there!!!

 

[cal the blade]

3-2 blades
murphy
done
murphy

 

[Paqamaq]

3-0

Done's first hat-trick for the club... he doesn't celebrate any of them... but we fucking do.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Really don't know what to expect tonight - usually I have a gut feeling about the game, but my gut cant make up its mind. I think its all this rotation and possible injuries that is confusing matters.

If the core of our best team starts - ie Basham, Murphy, Harris, Done, Beard and Doyle then I think we will do well. If not, its could be tricky.

 

[Blade56]

3-0

Done's first hat-trick for the club... he doesn't celebrate any of them... but we fucking do.

Hearing rumours Done has a broken wrist and Murphy needs late fitness test.

Saw Done holding his wrist after goalmouth scramble. Bit worrying

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Love going to grounds like Rochdale, half the crowd, good old fashioned stands, much better than the plastic stadiums you get these days.

Looking to keep up my 100% record there (in fact how many times have we played there), Sir Keith's winner in the mud in the Div 4 promotion season and the mental 5-2 three years ago where I thought we were destined to beat my record of 5 away goals in a game.

A lot will depend on whether our fitness worries turn out to be true, if not, I can only see us winning.

 

[Revolution]

That 5-2 win was ace. If we hadn't have made it easy for them by bringing on O'Halloran we'd have got 7 or 8.

I have a bad feeling about tonight. 1-0 to them.

 

[Darren]

That 5-2 win was ace. If we hadn't have made it easy for them by bringing on O'Halloran we'd have got 7 or 8.

I have a bad feeling about tonight. 1-0 to them.

Are Rochdale the team against whom we have played most games and have a 100% record P5 W5?

In fact, is there any other team where we have a 100% record in the league?

 

[Darren]

Love going to grounds like Rochdale, half the crowd, good old fashioned stands, much better than the plastic stadiums you get these days.

Looking to keep up my 100% record there (in fact how many times have we played there), Sir Keith's winner in the mud in the Div 4 promotion season and the mental 5-2 three years ago where I thought we were destined to beat my record of 5 away goals in a game.

A lot will depend on whether our fitness worries turn out to be true, if not, I can only see us winning.

All 5 games v The Dale

16/1/82 A W1-0 Edwards
4/5/82 H W3-1 Hatton, Edwards 2
10/12/11 H W3-0 Evans 2, Creswell
10/4/12 A W5-2 Doyle, Evans 2, Williamson. MacDonald
13/9/14 H W1-0 Campbell-Ryce

 

[Revolution]

Are Rochdale the team against whom we have played most games and have a 100% record P5 W5?

In fact, is there any other team where we have a 100% record in the league?

We've only played York in one season, and we beat them both times - 4-0 and 4-3. Can't think of anyone else.

 

[Darren]

We've only played York in one season, and we beat them both times - 4-0 and 4-3. Can't think of anyone else.

Northwich Victoria perhaps

 

[Revolution]

Northwich Victoria perhaps

Maybe. I know we lost to Bootle that season....

 

[Darren]

Maybe. I know we lost to Bootle that season....

Just checked - we won away and drew at home to NV.

Rochdale and York it is then....

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

That 5-2 win was ace. If we hadn't have made it easy for them by bringing on O'Halloran we'd have got 7 or 8.

I have a bad feeling about tonight. 1-0 to them.

We played with so much freedom and belief that night, I said at the time that was the kind of game we had in the Div 4 season where we knew we could score and win at will. Ched was on fire that night, little did we all know what was going to happen 10 days later (sorry, re-file in the Ched thread ).

 

[Revolution]

We played with so much freedom and belief that night, I said at the time that was the kind of game we had in the Div 4 season where we knew we could score and win at will. Ched was on fire that night, little did we all know what was going to happen 10 days later (sorry, re-file in the Ched thread ).

There was an exception to the freedom and belief: we were 5-2 up, and Ryan Flynn still wouldn't go round a full back. At one point he actually beat his man, checked and came back....

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

There was an exception to the freedom and belief: we were 5-2 up, and Ryan Flynn still wouldn't go round a full back. At one point he actually beat his man, checked and came back....

I do remember a bit of panic when they made it 5-2 and going 5-1 up when we did, it should have been double figures but that's the Blades way

Looks like it might be similar weather conditions tonight.

 

[Darren]

Maybe. I know we lost to Bootle that season....

Burton Swifts - beat then twice in 1892-3 and never played them again

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Pie quality more important than the result

Only if they have ordered MORE pies this time - they ran out before half time when we went a few years back. That was after the chippie outside had a massive queue.........was bloody hungry that night.

But yes take your point about pies on the red rose side of the Pennines - they at least do something good on that side. Better in Leigh though.

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[ghandi]

Only if they have ordered MORE pies this time - they ran out before half time when we went a few years back. That was after the chippie outside had a massive queue.........was bloody hungry that night.

But yes take your point about pies on the red rose side of the Pennines - they at least do something good on that side. Better in Leigh though.

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Strange one that Chippy at Rochdale, I seem to recall the stewards on the turnstile would not allow anyone to enter who was carrying chips.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Strange one that Chippy at Rochdale, I seem to recall the stewards on the turnstile would not allow anyone to enter who was carrying chips.

probably not, but never got the chance before as the queue was too long outside the chippie. Think we might be there a bit earlier tonight so might give it a whirl.

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[Dkc]

I can see it now, the BBC storming Rochdale's end and pricking the home fans with plastic forks

 

[Fulwood Blade]

I can see it now, the BBC storming Rochdale's end and pricking the home fans with plastic forks

The last time we went it was good banter with the approx 100 youngsters populating the Rochdale kop - all good natured especially as we won 5-2.

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