Bobledgersheart

Think you're putting yourself down a bit by saying "remotely negative".

On a similar note Keith Bebbington will be 75 on the first day of the season. See him and have a chat most Saturdays at Belle Vue where he has a share in a few dogs. He looks really well the only noticeable change being on top of his head. Was a bit put out when the Ford Stand was demolished referring to it as "our stand" (i.e. one the player's won).

Agree with all that, I was referring to him playing at Nos. 4 and 6 in that line up !

I can remember that Big Jim Bowie was versatile but didn't think he got about the pitch that much !

Think he's saying that he's seen him enough times to form and offer his opinion on the player. We all have our favourites and boo-boys, it doesn't make our opinion infallible. For myself he's showed a bit more commitment than a lot of his teammates last season and for that reason I'd keep him. Don't know about trenches I was born after the Great War.

........then tell 'em it made a loss so they owe us half of that !

It's just not a viable proposition at that rate whoever is to pay for it. With regard the daily useage - every pub in the country is trying to achieve this, and lots are failing and closing. Admittedly we may have a loyal fan-base who will use on a novelty basis initially but after a while their enthusiasm will dwindle. For me, and I don't have a drink pre-match, the old shop or somewhere in the main stand would be the preferred option open only on match days and for "special events". We all nostalgically long for the Boundary Club but I think we need to walk before we can run. Sorry to be a bit negative but I've a bit of experience in local social clubs and it's a hard game !

Read the post properly then come up with your reply, it doesn't say that. It reads to me as if this season might not be the all out push for promotion we all desire.

Same here, but I think the problems facing him are a little greater than he was led to believe. I was hoping that we could push on, albeit from a division lower, this season but being a realist think consolidation may be the order of the day. Here's hoping for a good season whatever transpires !

Strikers are not just judged on goals scored thankfully. The partnership he forged with Andy Ritchie was instrumental in our best period of football any of us can remember. His hold up play and work off the ball created loads of space for Ritchie and Palmer to run into and take the chances that got us to those golden times. Think you're spending so much time on here the pessimist bugs are catching. ( I don't do smiley faces ! )

....the answer is..........nobody knows !

Going to buck the trend a little here. Almost to a "man" posters have been saying they're underwhelmed with this appointment and wanted everyone from Scholes to Pep as our boss "but will get behind Frankie". I like Bunn as a person (although I've never met him); he's an experienced coach at league level; experienced manager (albeit not at league level); has an affinity with the club (which could be an important link between the supporters and Abdallah's new regime); and is apparently well respected in the game. As for not being able to gain the respect of some of the self-centered little pricks who engineered our demise last season then all well and good. If they'd shown half the courage and determination Bunnie showed playing when half-fit and injured during our golden period we'd be playing Sunderland this season not Forest Green Rovers. I for one will back Frankie Bunn as our manager without condition and hope it results in an enjoyable season, which is long overdue.

Surely the Trust's primary task is a link between club and fans. They may well know more than they pass on, that's the way business and life works. To measure the information they relate with someone who obviously has a mole(s) within the club isn't a fair comparison in my opinion. Perhaps they do know more than they're letting on but it could be sensitive information that needs confidentiality which posters on here are not constrained by. If we all passed on the rumours we've heard either directly or indirectly from people apparently within the club there'd be even more shit on here than there already is.

Que sera sera. It really doesn't make any difference that what's happening behind the scenes at Boundary Park isn't being reported by the Trust at this stage. We should all stand back for the time being until a truer picture emerges. Until then all this conjecture and speculation on here and other places just serves to wind people up and give the doom mongers the platform they crave.

Personally I think he may be an asset to the club. Again I have to say that some people on here may have a strong opinion before giving a bloke a chance. I watched him at the public training session and he looked pretty good. With regards the goal "claimed" if it's not going in and hits you it's your goal ( and I thought it was just a bit of light heartedness between him and Byrne that he claimed it ). We get a little too intense at times !

Some people are born optimists, some born pessimists. I know which ones enjoy life more ! Would agree with this post but whoever gets the job should be given a decent crack at it ( i.e. at least a full 12 months). It seems to me that the people who appoint managers are too quick to sack them just to cover up their error in appointing them.

"State of the art!"

Didn't think you got lines with a Flymo, but I was jesting !

....and for using a manual mower 'cos we've no fuel !

....wonder who he inherited that from ?

Whilst agreeing with what you say, this bit always puzzles me. For sure they, like everyone else, need to maximise their earnings but it's as if people think their lives end in their early thirties. There's nothing to stop them getting a "normal" job for the rest of their working lives. It's a bit like pieceworkers who can't make the same bonuses in later life that they did in their prime and need to get a transfer to non-production jobs. As the saying goes "make hay while the sun shines !"

Great memory, where were you stood ?

Don Masson at Notts County always seemed to play well against us as did Bannister and Warboys at Bristol Rovers.

Guilty of some, but not all, of the above.

Looking at a Rochdale forum confirms all these things are correct, in as much as any forum accurately mirrors the overall fanbase. The season ticket prices were lowered dependent on how many were sold and the goalposts moved a few times when the targets weren't hit; the regular announcer resigned when he moved house but was allowed to return when he changed his mind putting his stand-in's nose out; the coaches to Wembley organised by the club were considerably more expensive than others; the end of season awards which offered young fans a chance to meet their heroes were to be a more "up market" black tie event and kids were banned though it was eventually cancelled; a director abused fans in the main stand during a match. So you see it's not just our club who's able to shoot itself in the foot !!