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Reply | Season Ticket Prices Frozen 25/26 season
at 22:42 23 Apr 2025
Thanks, i suspect many won't feel the same way though, thats got to be respected. Young people are daft when they gather in large crowds, throw in a sniff of the barmaids apron and a football match and we have what we have. |
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Reply | Season Ticket Prices Frozen 25/26 season
at 22:27 23 Apr 2025
I think the singing section moving into the Pearl Street stand can work and it will enhance the atmosphere in the stadium. It's also easier for the club to monitor individuals if they have each been allocated a seat with their season card, its difficult to argue when presented with clear CCTV of somebody behaving inappropiately.. The majority of the youth are great though, boisterous youngsters having a good time with their mates and supporting their team. I think it's important that they are listened to and accommodated. The young fans are our most important ones aren't they when it comes to the future of the club? So to expect exemplary behaviour isn't normal, it's never going to happen when you get a crowd of youngsters together in high spirits having consumed alcohol and what ever else they do these days. However, there is a line that can't be crossed and entering the pitch, throwing bottles, fighting etc can't be condoned. It jeopardises the clubs safety certificate for staging games, it costs the club extra money in policing costs and it's breaking the law, which will lead to banning orders. It puts people off attending games also. The CCTV cameras are top quality in and around the ground they pick up everything, are the youth even aware of that? The singing section could do with maybe a few young volunteer stewards who they can relate to and in return the stewards get a free season ticket. Self policing themselves and removing the few who are jeopardising everything that they have is the best way i think.
They also need educating, so maybe include a letter containing a code of conduct which is expected from every fan who has purchased a season card for the singing section. Why not invite maybe 50 of these youngsters up to the club when they purchase their season cards and give them a tour of the CCTV Control Room, show them how clear the cameras can identify individuals and all areas of the ground. Invite the football police liason officer to also attend and do a presentation and conduct a Q&A session to also include the stadium manager. I think thats a better approach than just expecting them to just turn up and behave themselves because kids don't work like that, banning them from attending games should be a last resort also if it can be avoided. Maybe a two strikes and you're out policy can be used by the club for non criminal matters. Finally, try to leave the end block of the Willbutts Lane stand empty for the majority of games and bring in extra stewards for the few games when it's not, anticipate problems before they happen. [Post edited 24 Apr 6:14]
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Reply | Season Ticket Prices Frozen 25/26 season
at 16:59 23 Apr 2025
Yes, not sure what the thinking is in relation to increasing ticket prices on the day. That seems like a deterrent when it comes to attracting floating supporters and doesnt align with Project 5000..'Yes, you can buy a ticket but we're going to charge you more than everybody else inside the stadium'. Not good customer service that. [Post edited 23 Apr 17:04]
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Reply | Season Ticket Prices Frozen 25/26 season
at 15:38 23 Apr 2025
Well it is a five year project remember. I remain the eternal optimist, i think the squad will be significantly improved over the summer and hopefully a bit of proven quality will be added to the decent collection of players that we already have. I believe we do now have the makings of a promotion winning team but it's lacking in certain areas. We don't have to sign quantity over the summer, less players but more experience and quality is what's needed. I then expect the product on the pitch to be better and gates to increase. The manager will also be instrumental in that and there are lessons for McNulty to learn from this season, he's over complicated our approach to games i think.. Next Summer will probably see a increase in season ticket prices. [Post edited 23 Apr 15:42]
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Reply | Season Ticket Prices Frozen 25/26 season
at 14:53 23 Apr 2025
If we are targeting project 5000 how does increasing the price of season tickets help in respect of that? Low season ticket prices do work if the product on the pitch is good. Unfortunately for us everytime we get extra punters through the turnstiles the performances have been poor, the first half against Spennymoor being a typical example. Nobody wants to pay to watch that sort of stuff, so they don't come back again. |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v AFC Fylde
at 14:31 23 Apr 2025
A very revealing post that. I think it's been a case of sometimes showing our opponents too much respect, trying to engage them in a tactical game of cat and mouse which keeps them in the game right to the end, especially away from home. It's not pressuring our opponents that. A more aggressive, direct approach from the first whistle and back our players to win their individual battles will have produced more points, I'm sure of that. We've seen how many times the team have tried to manage second half of games and invariably come unstuck. We've done that in preference to keeping our foot on the throat of our opponents and scoring more goals. Get plenty of goals in the team and make sure they are fitter than most of our opponents, play with a consistent high tempo, i think thats what we've lacked this season. Bring in four quality signings over the summer, change the mindset and game management and we will become much more ruthless next season. I also think the number of injuries the players have picked up this season is off the scale, that needs looking at. [Post edited 23 Apr 14:44]
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Reply | Season Ticket Prices Frozen 25/26 season
at 14:18 23 Apr 2025
Great effort by the club this and the option to pay over three instalments for those who prefer to do that. Good value to watch EFL2 this..yes, i still believe👍 |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v AFC Fylde
at 20:55 22 Apr 2025
My brother in law and his son are both season ticket holders at Burnley. That's a spot on analysis of how they play, it's perfect for them because their players have the quality to be able to play that way week in week out. When your players aren't good enough it doesn't work. Most teams in the Championship can't sustain that style of play so there's no chance further down the pyramid. Some still try it though. [Post edited 22 Apr 20:56]
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v AFC Fylde
at 15:41 22 Apr 2025
That's true. I'm now starting to accept that the squad is short of quality and experience, i think we need another three or four quality signings over the summer. The managers inexperience also needs to be factored in and he needs to self analyse and reflect how he sets us up for certain games. His in game management needs looking at also, i'm sure he realises that. To get out of this league you have to score a shed full of goals, scoring one and trying to manage the game doesn't work in this league. I'm not sure McNulty has the mindset to simplify it like that though, he relishes the technical side of the game and relies on statistical analysis to bring results. [Post edited 22 Apr 16:27]
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v AFC Fylde
at 15:00 22 Apr 2025
We've conceded more goals than Burnley also. Burnley are unbeaten away from home all season and have only lost two games in total. I think they've won 27 games in the league. Not sure what the relevance of comparing Burnley with us is because there is no comparison. We find a way to throw points away and have won just one away game in the league since Boxing Day, Burnley can't compare with that. They also have a really bad habit of keep winning games and we don't. It's all about winning, the result justifies the performance. Poor performances coupled with poor results has always drawn criticism, its a normal reaction, especially when it's happening against inferior opponents and thats been a theme this season. [Post edited 22 Apr 15:04]
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v AFC Fylde
at 09:42 22 Apr 2025
He did a Q&A in the bar upstairs before the game as part of the hospitality package. The hospitality package is worth mentioning, it was excellent again yesterday and good value for money. The company who provide the food are exceptional, the service from the young girls was spot on and the carvery is top quality. I think hospitality was sold out yesterday so well done to Andy Duff and his team. [Post edited 22 Apr 9:43]
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v AFC Fylde
at 08:05 22 Apr 2025
They had financial clout and the best team in the league, the parachute payment makes it an uneven playing field in the Championship. They've hardly lost a game all season and not only top the possession stats in most of their games, they also score and win them. |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v AFC Fylde
at 07:20 22 Apr 2025
Big players, big personalities, the sort who challenge the managers and coaches and make their voices heard both on the training ground and in the dressing room. The sort who ruffle feathers and have a win at all costs mentality. Experienced footballers who have been there and done it, i can't imagine McNulty wanting to be challenged by anybody, especially his own players.
I was sitting near Wilbraham at yesterday's game, he looked bored to death like the rest of us. McNulty doesnt sign those type of players. We need two or three of them to take the next step and a manager who has the personality to handle them, thats exactly what Keith Hill did. He constantly challenged those in the Boardroom and club staff, a winning mentality was required from everybody. We don't have that, i never hear McNulty speak about winning games, his focus on the upcoming Hartlepool game is how much 'clout' they have. That sums him up. This is Hartlepool he's talking about, a mid table team with nothing to play for who are in financial turmoil. If he can kill expectation, he will.
God help us if we do find ourselves in the play offs, our inferiority complex will be off the scale if you listen to McNulty. Simon and Cameron will be aware of the budget they've afforded to McNulty this season and the superior financial 'clout' he's had to work with compared to many clubs in this league. He's won two out of the eight games played against the bottom four clubs and blown a Wembley appearance by losing to a lower league part time club on our own pitch. He then has the audacity to keep mentioning financial clout as a excuse to not win football matches, he deserves to be called out for it. He'll get us into the play offs but we'll flop over the line rather than enter them all guns blazing with the sole intention of claiming the 4th spot and sending out a message of intent. The Play Offs are about entering them with momentum.
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v AFC Fylde
at 21:39 21 Apr 2025
I didn't suggest it would be any different against Hartlepool. Jim's already set the scene for next Saturday by the sounds of it. Today was a game he didn't want to lose, i'll leave it at that. |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v AFC Fylde
at 21:33 21 Apr 2025
I'm glad you quoted my post from the Altrincham game because it's not something we've seen enough of, Friday was worthy of praise. Some of the performances especially at home have been unwatchable and most of them have been against the poorest teams in the league. If today's performance contained fight, desire, energy then i didn't see it and there's no excuse when there's so much riding on these games. We are at the business end of the season, i dont think fans are being unfair when they are expecting to see the team come out all guns firing against a team already relegated. |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v AFC Fylde
at 21:23 21 Apr 2025
I'm sure he has been affected by the death of Joe, i think you could sense that today around the ground. Today's performance wasn't down to that though, we yet again lacked the quality and nouse to break down a poor team intent on defending. Hartlepool are skint and might go bust unless they get a investor over the summer and they've been very average all season. They have no 'clout'. He needs to concentrate on how good his own squad is and look at the league table, it will tell him that we are better than Hartlepool who will have nothing to play for. We need to find a ruthless streak and quickly. |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v AFC Fylde
at 20:05 21 Apr 2025
Some supporters on other social media sites do. Today is a performance that we've seen plenty of times this season and you can try to deflect it by citing superior performances but we're discussing what we've seen today in another important game with a increased attendance. The amount of points we've dropped against poor opposition isn't good enough, especially at home. McNultys had all last season and this to formulate a plan or change of system to combat teams who sit in defensively and let's not pretend that this is a new conundrum for managers, poor teams have always done this. The whole atmosphere around the club and the ground is one of contentment, we've got next year, or the year after. I don't think it is unfair to question if there's is a winning mentality, the body language today didn't suggest that. The first half non performance against Spennymoor a couple of weeks ago with such a massive prize at stake...did you see desire, passion, winning mentality? I saw the opposite in one of the biggest games in the clubs history and I'm very worried that we'll see it again in the play offs. Fylde were rubbish today, we can't keep making excuses for not putting these teams to bed. [Post edited 21 Apr 20:10]
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v AFC Fylde
at 19:12 21 Apr 2025
I had a view from the main stand today for a change, a performance that was devoid of passion, the complete opposite of what you would expect when you look what was at stake for the home team. I observed the dug outs for the last half hour and that confirmed what i thought, the manager seemed happy to just not lose the game and he had no idea how to change the direction that the game was meandering towards. A manager and his assistant who for the majority of the second half just stood motionless with their hands in their pockets, terrible body language when youre supposed to be working. It was something that others around me remarked upon and in contrast to the Fylde manager who was constantly trying to direct his players.
As a club we're too nice, today's performance was a reflection of that and the fact that some think it's acceptable is why nobody at the club is challenged, especially the manager. Reaching the play offs is enough for some and I question if there's enough hunger in and around the club to put in a serious challenge, today's performance tells me that the manager and the players don't have the desire or the winning mentality...too nice. The team talk today shouldn't have been about clinching a play off spot, it should have been about winning and clinching 4th spot. Probably a extra 800 fans in the ground today and yet again they have to endure that, McNulty will have a excuse though. [Post edited 21 Apr 19:19]
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Thread | The Joe Thompson education and sport academy?
at 07:51 20 Apr 2025
I saw somebody mention this idea on social media and it would be a fantastic addition to the Town and a lasting legacy to Joe and his young family. Would it be the sort of project that the Ogden family and the local council, Andy Burnham etc would support? A facility that has a link in with the football club that he had such a close affinity with. A facility that would also incorporate a training ground and pitches not only for local community use but also for Rochdale AFC. Maybe there are opportunities to access funding and grants to assist with the cost. Joe's achievements do need recognising though and some sort of permanent tribute would be great. [Post edited 20 Apr 8:00]
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