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Stockdale approach is perfect tonic for a League Two Dale
I have never subscribed to the idea that football has to be beautiful. That’s not to say the game cannot possess beautiful moments between the first whistle and last, but, for me at least, it is a competitive sport where winning is paramount, not something to be ordered from an Avon catalogue. Too much emphasis…More
A blueprint for the lower leagues
As I picked my way among the throng of fellow supporters, milling around the pop-up beer stall and inflatable penalty goals, it truly hit home what this football club means to me… to all of us. The festival occasion Rochdale AFC had put on to mark its 100 unbroken years of Football League membership took…More
New style, new substance
Stockdale mixes it up but Dale still a work in progress If he didn’t know it before, he knows it now – Robbie Stockdale has a tough job on his hands. But the Rochdale AFC manager is certainly equipped for the task. On the day the nation’s media was let loose, I was afforded some…More
Fitz for Purpose 