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This guy took Rochdale down

Sat Nov 08, 2025 5:24 pm

He maybe a good coach for Man City

But he is a worry

Tan is ruining the club with lack of investment yet our support is superb

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sat Nov 08, 2025 5:35 pm

Mr Moo Cow wrote:He maybe a good coach for Man City

But he is a worry

Tan is ruining the club with lack of investment yet our support is superb

So, you’ve been saying this all season? :?

You’re not wrong about Tan, but BBM and his squad have done more than ‘okay’ up until now! :ayatollah:

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sat Nov 08, 2025 5:58 pm

Mr Moo Cow wrote:He maybe a good coach for Man City

But he is a worry

Tan is ruining the club with lack of investment yet our support is superb

Win our game in hand and we are top , but of an overreaction tbh

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sat Nov 08, 2025 6:01 pm

Yes we are way under achieving

The league is so poor it’s making how bad our results are

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sat Nov 08, 2025 6:07 pm

Well BBM has the Best Squad in this league

He Says he’s got what he wants


Says we are improving

And Says We did the best ever Training this week

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sat Nov 08, 2025 6:18 pm

This guy has us almost top of the league and in the quarter finals of the Carabou Cup

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sat Nov 08, 2025 6:31 pm

:lol: :lol:

Some of our fans deserve constant failure.

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sat Nov 08, 2025 7:33 pm

How can you say that Worcester

We are the lowest performing Welsh team with no investment

That’s not complaining that’s fact

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sat Nov 08, 2025 7:43 pm

Mr Moo Cow wrote:How can you say that Worcester

We are the lowest performing Welsh team with no investment

That’s not complaining that’s fact

Lowest preforming Newport are bottom of league 2

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sat Nov 08, 2025 8:06 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote::lol: :lol:

Some of our fans deserve constant failure.


Say that to the 2000 fans that went to the game today.

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sat Nov 08, 2025 8:45 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote::lol: :lol:

Some of our fans deserve constant failure.


No patience.

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sat Nov 08, 2025 8:56 pm

Mr Moo Cow wrote:How can you say that Worcester

We are the lowest performing Welsh team with no investment

That’s not complaining that’s fact

Some City fans are seduced by early season results, we've lost to the team bottom of div 4, also lost to the team bottom of div 3 and next to bottom of div 3. We've got a soft underbelly and managers are now finding us out.

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:14 am

He’s out of his depth

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:17 am

cityone wrote:
Mr Moo Cow wrote:How can you say that Worcester

We are the lowest performing Welsh team with no investment

That’s not complaining that’s fact

Some City fans are seduced by early season results, we've lost to the team bottom of div 4, also lost to the team bottom of div 3 and next to bottom of div 3. We've got a soft underbelly and managers are now finding us out.


Perhaps we need a season in this league with the squad bening fed Weetabix every day.

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:27 am

Mr Moo Cow wrote:He maybe a good coach for Man City

But he is a worry

Tan is ruining the club with lack of investment yet our support is superb


Jesus Christ, I had to rub my eyes then!

I don’t get some city fans honestly, we aint Real Madrid ffs.
We are a club that has been run terribly for years, with next to no investment in the playing squad. We deserved to go down not last year, but the year before but luck was on our side.

There has been very limited investment this year AGAIN, yet we are in the quarter finals of the cup, 4th in league one with a game in hand yet people are slating the manager! What more do people want? It’s baffling.

Let’s not forget how many youngsters from the academy are playing in this team. The likes of Lawler, Joel Colwill, Kpakio are having this first break through seasons at this club and are playing excellent.

If someone told me this is the position we would be in at the start of the season I would have bit their hands off.
Yes it was a bad result. But it’s a long season!! Let’s not panic.

BBM is the best manager we have had since Dave Jones.

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:39 am

Mr Moo Cow wrote:He maybe a good coach for Man City

But he is a worry

Tan is ruining the club with lack of investment yet our support is superb


He could win the Champions League and he will always be the guy who took Rochdale down.

Everyone starts somewhere. Some of you need to give your head a wobble.

I think we would all be happier with some consistency in results. But we ain't far off the top .

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:49 am

I think it's far too early to point the finger at BBM. We are still in a healthy league position and had a good league cup run.
However, I can't help pointing the finger at the way the team has performed in recent weeks over each 90 minutes and have to question whether one or two are good enough to take us up.
It's up to the manager with the support of the owner to rectify this in the transfer windows

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sun Nov 09, 2025 11:56 am

joeywills98 wrote:He’s out of his depth


Based on what?

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sun Nov 09, 2025 1:47 pm

Warnock took us down as well, shit happens, I still think he is the right man for the job. :bluebird:

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sun Nov 09, 2025 5:43 pm

Some of the stuff written on here is unbelievable.

Annis you in particular would find fault if Klopp came back into management for us.

Under the circumstances with no real investment in players and half the team in their 1st senior season.

As it's been said 1/4 final of the cup and in a great position in the league most sensible supporters would settle for that at the moment.

Supporter the manager and players.

A few disappointing results yes, but under BBM some of the best football played since the Dave Jones' era

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Sun Nov 09, 2025 5:58 pm

Yesterday's game was a mixed bag I thought 1st half. Where we dominated parts but little end product which seems to be a regular thing of late. But when attacking well we look dangerous. 1 or 2 earlier shots we need Joel was guilty of over playing before shooting on couple occasions. Salech again constantly ragged by defender without anything given. But when ball was broken down our midfield was wide open and massive gaps exposed in centre of the park. Which is where I think we needed Wintle on.
From the stands we looked huge gaps rather than more structure to the middle.
I'm still very much in favour of BBM but do feel we are very inconsistent of late and constantly tinkering the team is also contributing to this I feel

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Mon Nov 10, 2025 8:44 am

Honestly what is wrong with people. We are a game in hand of being top.


Far ahead of where most expected with the players let go and only 3 signings. An extremely young team and a young manager who needs out back all season whether we go up or not.

It's great to have a manager like BBM who has a clear identity of play. It's working overall and a bad set of results and people calling to be sacked is for me incredible.

I am sure majority of fans are not like this message board representative

Support them team and BBM we are making progress

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Mon Nov 10, 2025 9:30 am

boyo1927 wrote:Honestly what is wrong with people. We are a game in hand of being top.


Far ahead of where most expected with the players let go and only 3 signings. An extremely young team and a young manager who needs out back all season whether we go up or not.

It's great to have a manager like BBM who has a clear identity of play. It's working overall and a bad set of results and people calling to be sacked is for me incredible.

I am sure majority of fans are not like this message board representative

Support them team and BBM we are making progress


Amen

I don't understand what more do people want? Be 10 points clear at the top or sack the manager? Surely people can see its some of the most exciting style of play since i can remember as well?

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Mon Nov 10, 2025 10:59 am

boyo1927 wrote:Honestly what is wrong with people. We are a game in hand of being top.


Far ahead of where most expected with the players let go and only 3 signings. An extremely young team and a young manager who needs out back all season whether we go up or not.

It's great to have a manager like BBM who has a clear identity of play. It's working overall and a bad set of results and people calling to be sacked is for me incredible.

I am sure majority of fans are not like this message board representative

Support them team and BBM we are making progress


100% correct.

Our fans expect way too much and feel entitled to walk this league.

We may have had a bad run recently, but win our game in hand and we are back to top of the league.

BBM is the best manager we have had in years, support the team/manager when they need us most.

It could be far worse, we could still have Riza here for a start!

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:19 am

Pep or Klopp could have took charge of Rochdale and still took them down. If you Havnt got the players then sometimes there’s not much you can do.

He has no excuses here though. He has to keep us in the top 2 with the players he has here. If we are below the top 2 come January then he may not be the right man to take us forward.

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:46 pm

MorgCCFC wrote:Pep or Klopp could have took charge of Rochdale and still took them down. If you Havnt got the players then sometimes there’s not much you can do.

He has no excuses here though. He has to keep us in the top 2 with the players he has here. If we are below the top 2 come January then he may not be the right man to take us forward.


Ridiculous statement, we don't have to be top 2 come January for him to be the man to take us forward.

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Mon Nov 10, 2025 9:14 pm

Welshman in CA wrote:
MorgCCFC wrote:Pep or Klopp could have took charge of Rochdale and still took them down. If you Havnt got the players then sometimes there’s not much you can do.

He has no excuses here though. He has to keep us in the top 2 with the players he has here. If we are below the top 2 come January then he may not be the right man to take us forward.


Ridiculous statement, we don't have to be top 2 come January for him to be the man to take us forward.


In my opinion we do.

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Mon Nov 10, 2025 9:25 pm

Welshman in CA wrote:
MorgCCFC wrote:Pep or Klopp could have took charge of Rochdale and still took them down. If you Havnt got the players then sometimes there’s not much you can do.

He has no excuses here though. He has to keep us in the top 2 with the players he has here. If we are below the top 2 come January then he may not be the right man to take us forward.


Ridiculous statement, we don't have to be top 2 come January for him to be the man to take us forward.


Said on another thread that I'd keep him even if we don't go up and I stand by that.

We have to trust the process, he is building something.

It took Arteta 2-3 years to get things right at Arsenal, I'd be willing to give BBM that long to get us firing - then I think we'll fly.

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Tue Nov 11, 2025 12:06 am

MorgCCFC wrote:Pep or Klopp could have took charge of Rochdale and still took them down. If you Havnt got the players then sometimes there’s not much you can do.

He has no excuses here though. He has to keep us in the top 2 with the players he has here. If we are below the top 2 come January then he may not be the right man to take us forward.


What’s so special about our players?

I posted something the other day about how very few of our players have actually performed consistently in league football.

Re: This guy took Rochdale down

Tue Nov 11, 2025 1:20 pm

maccydee wrote:
MorgCCFC wrote:Pep or Klopp could have took charge of Rochdale and still took them down. If you Havnt got the players then sometimes there’s not much you can do.

He has no excuses here though. He has to keep us in the top 2 with the players he has here. If we are below the top 2 come January then he may not be the right man to take us forward.


What’s so special about our players?

I posted something the other day about how very few of our players have actually performed consistently in league football.


Trott - people claim to be the best goalkeeper in the league.

Chambers - an experienced PL player

Ng - proven solid championship RB

Osho - proven championship + Ligue 1 player

Turnbull - cost 3m(?) decent player for Celtic with Europe and CL experience

Wintle - experienced championship player

Rubin - people claim to be too good for league 1

Robertson - brilliant in this league with pompy

Willock - experienced championship player

Salech - people claimed to be too good for league 1

Robinson - proven

Then you have players like Lawlor, Kpakio, Will Pysgod, Joel Colwill getting massive plaudits.

If you look at our team ON PAPER we should be good enough to win this league. There’s a lot of proven and expensive players there for league 1. For whatever reason some of these are not performing to standards they’ve set before. Is it playstyle? Management? Or have they just been over estimated?