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Or what we spent on Brererton and Gallagher.

It looks a lot like Rochdale’s old main stand. If it is I’ve stood where that couple of fans are many times

Litherland, Pratt, Aitchison are inexperienced at our level but they aren’t exactly kids. Diamani, Powell, Doherty, Tyjon really are kids. Then you have Litherland out now for 8 weeks because too much was asked of him too soon. Ditto Montgomery who has only just returned to the bench.

Can he play centre forward ? Because that’s what we need asap.

Really ?

Most of those players would be handy to have on the bench instead of kids who’ve never played.

The players are still playing for him. I’d be loathe to change horses in mid stream as long as that is the case. Add to that I can’t think of anyone out there that is guaranteed to do better. Can you ?

Anybody like to name a likely realistic replacement ?

I’d have Jones in goal for sure. Mecky out on the right. Andy Burgin was a good fullback, right or left. Graham Oates in midfield, the Don up front with Ohashi.

Yeah we should have known that half the first team squad would go missing for weeks on end.

Yeah, they’ve ruined the FA Cup. Same as the Challenge Cup in Rugby League.

The Rovers team for that cup game. Jones Burgin, Hawkins, Fazackerly, Wood Metcalfe, Oates, Parkes, Mullen Beamish, Martin Don Martin scored the goal. Not a bad team really, quite a few would get into the current team.

£5 million for a lad who’s had a good couple of months. Move on rapidly.

I watched the whole game and he played every minute. There was no sign of any injury at any point. Nobody came on to treat him, no bloodstains on his sock. Very strange.

Alebiosu is out for 4 weeks apparently with a bad cut to his leg. He’s possibly the first one of our players to come back. We’ve got more starting players injured than we have playing !

Reading those quotes regarding injured players do we actually have a choice ?

That dingles result was just one in their long line of FA Cup shockers.

When was the last time we came back from 2-0 down to get a result ?

That’s the only thing that will cure diving. Ban them from the next game. It’d be cured within a month.

They were desperate then. They aren’t now. A local billionaire is backing them. He’s forking out the £1.5 to £2 Million to pay for a brand new pitch mid season.

I don’t think the Brierley fiasco helped our cause with Rochdale.

I believe Rochdale moved their game to Accrington because they are having their pitch relaid only for the game to be called off !

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