I was actually at the Macc V Rochdale game today, long story, and to be honest he did ok but never looked like he was going to score. His goal today was a scramble which looked like it went in off a ricochet or squirted out of a challenge. That said, it was his only chance. He was an excellent outlet, holding the ball up well and bringing others into play, but most of his work was done in the channels down to the corners of the pitch. That same type of work that drew plenty of criticism in his time at BP, and no doubt would again. So...... although he's scoring a lot and whilst our fans think they miss him, I doubt that he would either make that much of a difference or be given a chance by the crowd to make a difference. It's an easy shout for people to slate the club and say now look what's happening, but I think reality would be quite different.
For me, the stand out players for Rochdale were Craig Dawson, looks strong, quick, composed on the ball and is a goal threat at set pieces, and the left back Tom Kennedy who tackled well and never wasted the ball.