Rochdale v MK Dons

[BetterCallSaul]

well, we are fucked. Potter is out injured and another player who hasn't been named. Also a sickness bug has come in and a few players aren't travelling.

So an already depleted squad gets even smaller, we tend to do quite well at Rochdale. This will be a good chance for you to beat us, it will be a miracle to get 3 points.

 

[Fedora Dale]

We've a couple of injuries ourselves. Peter Vincenti hasn't appeared yet this.season, Joe Rafferty missed the game at Vale, Matt Lund just made the bench there, Olly Rathbone and Reuben Noble-Lazarus have also got problems.

Assuming Rafferty is still missing, we're short of a right back, while Jim McNulty hasn't been at his best at left back. If you lot have decent wingers we may struggle.

Is Lewington still making your team? Always worth a good barracking...

 

[BetterCallSaul]

Yes he is, but he might be injured or ill, I've no idea who is actually going to be in the squad tomorrow.

 

[Camdenite]

We'll be fine on the bug front, I'm sure.

All Robbo said was that players affected weren't travelling today. That's a smart move to keep them away from the rest of the squad in the hotel. I bet at least two or three of them travel up in the morning.

I still think we'll get beat, mind. It'll be a month or so until we click into gear.

 

[Dale4ever]

Could do with winning here, not been the best of starts. And Tuesday's match at Vale is best not to be mentioned, hopefully we can move on and get ourselves up and running. Steve Davies looks a good signing on paper, hoping to see him start, but Keith doesn't usually start new players straight away. Going for 1-1 or 2-1 either way.

 

[BetterCallSaul]

Agard out injured

 

[Dale4ever]

Didn't deserve that .

 

[BetterCallSaul]

Didn't deserve that .

I wasn't there today but heard the same. Apparently both keepers made some brilliant saves. Especially Logan saving a penalty, I would have taken a point before the game so delighted with the win.

 

[Dale4ever]

Looked a dive from Reeves for the free kick we conceded to. The last 3 goals we have conceded in the league have come from free kicks, we need to get a grip defensively. We probably deserved to win on the day overall, but you can't defend the way we did for the free kick at the end. It's becoming a big problem for us, every team will relish playing us and in turn winning as many cheap free kicks as possible.

Silly foul from McNulty for the penalty, and a great save from Logan. He saved 3 spot kicks running last season for us too when he was here. 1 point from 12. Relegation form... Afc Wimbledon at home next week... Big game, already!

 

[Fedora Dale]

Still.enjoyed that,.despite the result. But for bad defending in the last minute it would have been one of the best 0-0 draws ever. Two fantastic goalkeeping performances, some doughty last ditch defending.and both teams going for the win. And an inept referee - the only thing I can remember him getting right was the penalty (although Messrs Lewington and Lund did get away with their.spot of."handbags", which with a hanging ref would have been a pair of red.cards).

Still trying to work.out why the Blades.didn't want Harrison McGahey. Been very solid so.far...

 

[DippyDon]

Rochdale deserved to win, neither team were any good but they were less awful

Fantastic for Scott wootton though to come through 90 minutes so quickly after joining us without having a pre-season and putting in a performance like that, Martin, Wootton and Baldock were probably the only 3 that deserve any praise for me, Lewington I'll let off considering he was puking his guts up 24 hours before and didn't get to the hotel till around 1am