It's Rochdale....again. Rochdale (H) 19th October 2019 15:00

[TANGODANCER]

Got a good feeling today may be the day. We've waited a long, painful time, so...COME ON YOU WHITES.......deliver......

[nicholaldo]

A half devoid of much quality. I suppose it's to be expected when we have as many players out injured as we do but our only plan thus far has been to get it to Verlinden, who, to be fair, is linking up nicely with Chicksen on the left hand side and getting some decent crosses in. They look a better footballing team than us but thankfully don't appear to be very good.

I expect we'll see Dodoo brought on for Politic early in the second half, if not at half-time, and will, hopefully, pose more of a threat as a result.

COYW

[DJBlu]

Lots of huff and puff without really getting near the house.

A striker, a striker, my kingdom for a striker...Alfie come home....

We need 2 on the field. Rochdale have 2 or 3 defenders on Murphy at all times.

[DJBlu]

I expect we'll see Dodoo brought on for Politic early in the second half, if not at half-time, and will, hopefully, pose more of a threat as a result.

If I were to ask you for lets say 6 numbers between 1 and 50 what would they be? Asking for a friend.

[TANGODANCER]

Part two. Return of the King....Mic lads have a good chat, then...we go....

Kit chat, more chat....some football please....Dale get the first attack and Henderson gets a shot away. Emanuel clears eventually, and Zouma hits the turf holding his leg.

[TANGODANCER]

Verlinden sallies and shoots....mic man says Dale have made the better start. We get a throw, and some scores than...a Verlinden 's deflected shot reaches the keeper. Matt clears, a bit of this and that then..... we go again but Dale clears. Henderson tries another...and we get scores. Lowe tries a forard pass, Verlinden picks it up. To and fro, then Emanuel, Crawford....deflection, keeper clears. Mic man talks of handball, but the ref saw nowt. They clear our corner and...mic man talks scores from Mars and Venus. Throw Dale and....Verlinden breaks, Dale get a throw and...Henderson can't keep it in.

[TANGODANCER]

Matt gathers, setsd us off and.....we scores....1-0....

[DJBlu]

Great play by Dodoo on the right. Turn and megs the defender before a superb cross to the back post for Verlinden to head in.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

GO GO T-BONE!

Just as planned, Verlinden is involved as a superb cross is nodded in. I mean, he did the nodding rather than the crossing, but I'll take it...

[TANGODANCER]

Dale break, ball eludes everybody and...goes nowhere. Matt sails one forth.Some chat about Verlindens goal. And who appears but.....Wilbrahaim to good applause ......replaces Henderson.

[TANGODANCER]

Got to play canny now, be a bit careful. Dale won't like that and Wilbrahaim gets into the action right off. Crawford now and.....cleared and a break from Dale. We sall and Murphy can't quite reach one. Chat tchat, then Em,anuel charges one down. Throw them and...Wilbrahaim tries a sally, we clear....and some mic chat, then....Dale come forth. Lowe clears and then...they sally again and...score....1-1....

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Bum.

[DJBlu]

Lowe could have done better there, let his man go at the throw in.

Wilbraham has changed it up top for Rochdale.

[TANGODANCER]

We give a lead away again and sounded a bit of a soft one to concede. Scores.....from all over, then......mic man talks treason and says we were lucky to be in front...Free kick them now and.....it goes straight at Matt. Chicksen breaks but crosses too near the keeper. Come on Whites, get those points....Verlinden gets dragged back and we get a free kick as Luke Murphy replaces....Sonny Graham....Oh.....we pepper the goal and...they clear. Rathbone sallies and Wibraham...and him get no 2.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Double bum.

[TANGODANCER]

I said we needed care, we weren't careful enough. Come on lads...buck up. 2-1 down from 1 -0 up..... Don't lose it lads, don't lose it...

[DJBlu]

Really poor defending for that one.

Route 1 for them, Wilbraham header through to Williams who isn't tracked back.

Getting depressing this.

[DJBlu]

Luke Murphy is on too which isn't the best omen.

[TANGODANCER]

Matt wallops, they head clear, Zouma sends it forth, we get scores.....Crawford gets a throw....and....a Pink gets a yellow. We move....Zouma..Murphy, Chicksem...Verlinden...crosses, part cleared, Crawford shoots wide.

[TANGODANCER]

Let's hear some talk of strikers (in White) striking...we sally and....Emanuel skims one over the bar. Dale free kick.....(I thought Henderson had gone off?) Murphy and...Verlinden and....they clear.....ohhh, Verlinden header again and...we get a free kick and O Grady replaces Crawford..