***Away Day Review: Barnsley v Rochdale @ Oakwell Stadium***

***Welcome to 4th installment of 6 Away Day Reviews 2nd half please look away if you don’t like bad results***

I got to Regal Moon for 8.40AM as it were a early Kick Off, I got a Traditional Breakfast with a Latte before we left at 9.30AM the Journey took approximately 1 Hour & 10 Minutes we reached Barnsley then went weatherspoon hunting we ended up at The Courthouse for 10.40AM which wasn’t far from the ground but it happened to be full off loads of Barnsley Fan’s and The staff stopped serving anybody remotely wearing Rochdale stuff, So we decided to go straight to the ground we found it without any problems on way to Ticket Office Steve Eyre walked past us.

When got in the ground the away end were like a massive barn shed, on their meal deals you saved a whole 20p. Chilled out for awhile before entering the Match for Kick Off i had my first ever experience of putting up a flag in the stand. The Match Kicked Off with 8 minutes of the match Ben Pearson had first shot of the game which missed. just 8 minutes later in 16th Minute Reuben Noble-Lazarus had a shot at goal blocked. 5 minutes later in 21st Minute Josh Scowen had a shot on goal saved just 30 seconds later James Bree missed a shot at goal. 2 minutes 30 seconds later George Smith had a shot saved in 24th Minute. a minute later Joe Rafferty got a Yellow Card for a foul on Ben Pearson in 25th Minute. a minute later in 26th Minute Sam Winnall missed a shot at goal. 2 minutes later in 28th Minute Reuben Noble-Lazarus missed a shot at goal. 9 minutes later saw Andy Cannon miss a shot at goal in 37th Minute. This were followed up by a shot 2 minutes later by Luke Berry which were saved in 39th Minute this then saw Josh Scowen got a Yellow Card for a foul on Joe Rafferty. 6 minutes later Ian Henderson had a attempt at goal saved in 45th Minute. on 45+2nd Minute whistle had went for Half Time.

There were a Half Time substitution which saw Andy Cannon substituted for Rhys Bennett. within 2 minutes of the second half Peter Vincenti had a shot at goal saved in 47th Minute. Just a minute later saw Joe Rafferty sent off for a foul on Josh Scowen in 48th Minute. Joe Ratterty ended up coming sitting with the Rochdale Fans near the front in the away end. In 50th Minute Rochdale substituted Joel Logan for Jamie Allen. 2 minutes later Rhys Bennett missed a shot at goal in 52nd Minute. a minute later saw Josh Scowen’s shot saved in 53rd Minute. Just a minute later Conor Hourihane also had a shot saved in 54th Minute. 4 minutes later saw Josh Scowen have yet another shot saved in 58th Minute. a minute later Reuben Noble-Lazarus had a shot blocked then saw Ian Henderson miss a shot at goal in 59th Minute. 6 minutes later saw George Maris substituted for Rhys Oates in 65th Minute. Barnsley had a corner which finally saw Josh Scowen assisted by Conor Hourihane score putting Barnsley 1-0 up in 66th Minute of the match. This saw Reuben Noble-Lazarus substituted for Callum Camps in 68th Minute. This also saw James Bree substituted for George Williams in 69th Minute. 3 minutes later Josh Scowen missed a second chance to score in 72nd Minute. 2 minutes later Barnsley had another corner which saw the same mistake repeat itself and also saw Josh Scowen assisted by Conor Hourihane score putting Barnsley 2-0 up in the 75th Minute of the match. a minute later saw Luke Berry substituted for Paul Digby. 7 minutes later Barnsley had yet another corner which history repeated itself for a 3rd time but this time Mason Holgate was assisted by Conor Hourihane in 83rd Minute. A minute later saw Rhys Bennett miss a shot at goal in 84th Minute. A minute after that Sam Winnall missed another shot at goal in 85th Minute. then i decided to go a put my flag away when i had my back turned Barnsley went 4-0 up thanks to apparent same error as last 3 goals it were announced that Conor Hourihane had scored in 89th Minute. then just before Full Time Sam Winnall headed a 5th goal in the back of the Rochdale net in 90+2nd Minute which were assisted by George Smith putting Barnsley 5-0 up. A minute later saw whistle go for Full Time which saw Barnsley Fans invaded the pitch coming over to the away section of the Oakwell.

We left at 2.56PM after collecting the Rochdale Fans who decided to stay at the Courthouse weatherspoons then set off back the Journey took around 1 hour and 13 minutes we arrived back at the Regal Moon for 4.09PM.

My Man of the Match: Scott Tanser (easily the best player on the pitch)

Performance: 4/10 Rochdale AFC (5 times the same error repeated)

***Away Day Review: Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale @ Keepmoat Stadium 11/04/2015***

***Welcome to the 3rd Installment of 6 Away Day Reviews please note: there are loads of pictures i were spoilt for choice*** Me & Rosun left at 11.38AM after getting some bargains in the Club Shop at the ofter what you want on the FILA stuff ask new kit sponsors wanted rid off the rival brand, the Journey were relaxing we arrived in Doncaster for 12.38PM then trekked over some hill to get to the Keepmoat Stadium. Then we went to get tickets before going in the Belle Vue Bar In the Belle Vue Bar i got a Guinness the bar itself were very impressive they also served food. I got in the ground for Kick Off, within 10 minutes of the match Ian Henderson missed a close range effort at Goal, 4 Minutes later in 14th Minute saw Reece Wabara get a Yellow Card, just 2 Minutes later the Linesman had flagged Doncaster Rovers goal offside this were disputed by a couple of the Doncaster Rovers squad they were eventually awarded the offside goal by Kyle Bennett assisted by Reece Wabara in 16th Minute of the match, then in 18th Minute Curtis Main missed a attempt at goal. Then 5 minutes later Michael Rose had an attempt at goal saved in 23rd Minute just seconds later Jamie Allen also had an attempt at goal saved. 3 minutes later this saw Joel Logan have an attempt at goal which were blocked in 26th Minute, then Curtis Main hit the bar in 28th Minute of the match. 3 minutes later saw Nathan Tyson’s attempt at goal saved in 31st Minute. 2 minutes later Nathan Tyson’s shot at goal were blocked 33rd Minute. 3 minutes later Jamie McCombe missed a shot at goal in 36th Minute. 9 minutes later just before Half Time Kyle Bennett missed a shot at goal. then whistle went for Half Time. Second Half got underway within 8 minutes Joseph Rafferty were substituted for Callum Camps in 53rd Minute. Rochdale leveled the playing field making it 1-1 thanks to Michael Rose’s cross to Ian Henderson were saw him score the equalizer in 58th Minute. 2 minutes later Dean Furman were given a yellow card for a foul on Andy Cannon in 60th Minute. Then Rochdale made a second substitution Joel Logan were taken off for Calvin Andrew in 66th Minute Doncaster Rovers also substituted Curtis Main to bring on Jonson Clarke-Harris. Just a minute later Calvin Andrew had a attempt at goal saved in 67th Minute. Just a minute after that Ian Henderson hit the post in 68th Minute. 4 minutes later Rhys Bennett had an attempt at goal saved in 71st Minute. Couple of minute later Doncaster Rover’s substituted Dean Furman for Harry Forrester in 73rd Minute of the match. 7 minutes later saw Doncaster Rover’s make their final substitution taking off Nathan Tyson for Liam Mandeville in the 80th Minute. Just 3 minutes later Rhys Bennett had a shot at goal blocked in the 83rd Minute. Just couple of minutes later saw Jonson Clarke-Harris have his shot at goal saved in 85th Minute. Peter Vincenti missed a shot at goal just a minute later. 7 Minutes later in 90+2nd Minute of extra time Peter Vincenti missed an final shot at goal. Whistle went for Full Time. On the journey back we ended up passing the supporters coach i arrived back at 6.12PM My Man of the Match: Andy Cannon (He played well and Was up for any challenge) Performance: 9/10 Rochdale AFC

***Away Day Review: Preston North End v Rochdale @ Deepdale Stadium 03/04/2015***

***Delayed due to technical difficulties hope everyone enjoys this next installment 2nd of 6 Away Day Reviews***

We set off at 12.27PM the journey were nice and smooth, we got to Preston for 1.26PM then i went to the ground before making my way to The Sumners Pub which were full of both Rochdale & Preston North End Fans. My Guinness were pulled wrong so they had to top it up as it had a massive head. The pint were around £3 odd i think then made my way to the ground before Kick Off

I got inside Deepdale at 2.47PM were i got a bottle of Lager for £3.60 as they had no Guinness then went into the ground for Kick Off

The Match kicked off within 9 Minutes of play Peter Vincenti had a shot at goal which went wide of the mark, just 5 Minutes later in 14th Minute Callum Robinson had a shot which were easily saved by Josh Lillis. Then just 5 Minutes later Callum Robinson came back and had a shot blocked in the 19th Minute. Match calmed down for a little while until 35th Minute of the Match when Scott Laird assisted Jermaine Beckford to score an unstoppable bottom left footed goal, Beckford’s celebration offended some of the crowd. in 37th Minute Joe Garner starting diving around everywhere like he were auditioning for Tom Daley’s “The Jump” the Referee started turning shocking in 40th Minute of the Match Callum Robinson had another attempt at goal which were saved then just seconds later Joe Garner had a shot which he missed miserably. 4 Minutes later Joe Garner dived again conning the Referee out of a Free Kick in 43rd Minute. 3 Minutes later whistle had went for half time.

At Half Time i got a Meat & Potato & a bottle of lager as it were part of the Meal Deal. Then i went back out to the Match. Olly Lancashire had been substituted for Scott Tanser at Half Time. 7 Minutes into 2nd Half saw Ian Henderson have a shot on goal which went over in 52nd Minute. then 5 Minute later show Joe Garner dive once again which he earned a free kick which he didn’t make much of because he missed the goal in 57th Minute. Joe Bunney had an attempt at goal which were saved in 60th Minute. 2 Minutes later Jermaine Beckford were substituted for Chris Humphrey in 62nd Minute. 1 Minute later saw Bastien Hery substituted for Reuben Noble-Lazarus in 63rd Minute. 3 Minutes later Joe Garner missed an attempt at goal in 66th Minute. Just he missed he dived once again conning the Referee out of a Free Kick in 69th Minute this saw Chris Humphrey’s shot at goal blocked. 1 Minute later Joe Bunney were substituted for Calvin Andrew in 70th Minute. 8 Minutes later saw Joe Garner’s attempt at goal saved in 78th Minute, Josh Lillis conceded a corner which saw Rochdale substituted Peter Vincenti for Febian Brandy. 2 Minutes later Preston North End substituted Callum Robinson for Andy Little in 80th Minute. 5 Minutes later just Garner were at it again diving and successfully conned another free kick out of the Referee in 85th Minute. 4 minutes later saw Scott Laird’s shot at goal saved in 89th Minute then 5 Minute later the whistle went for Full Time.

I made my way back to were we was parked. I got home for 5.55PM, I then went Spotland Social Club and Chilled out.

My Man of the Match: Josh Lillis (Saved everything & Anything Joe Garner shot at him)

Performance: 7/10 Rochdale AFC

***Away Day Review: Peterborough United v Rochdale @ London Road 14/02/2015***

***Sorry about the massive delay here’s first installment of 6 Away Day Review’s***

The Supporters Coach arrived at Spotland Stadium at 10.15AM, It didn’t leave until 10.34AM. It arrived at London Road for 1.15PM

I ended up in the peacock pub, It were one of those proper football pub’s and the Guinness wasn’t too bad

I had just got into London Road when Peter Vencenti missed a shot on goal in 3rd Minute then just 1 minute later Peterborough’s Harry Beautyman followed up with a goal assisted by Michael Smith to give Peterborough a 1-0 lead. Just 3 minutes later in 6th Minute Harry Beautyman almost scored again which ended up conceding a corner which saw Christian Burgess giving Peterborough United a 2-0 lead. 4 minutes later saw Peterborough United have another attempt at goal by Luke James which missed in 10th Minute of the Match. Then 14 Minutes later in 24th Minute of the Match Rochdale were given some type of hope when Joseph Rafferty put the ball in the top right corner of the net making the score 2-1. 4 Minutes later this saw Peterborough United comeback like nothing happened when Erhun Oztumer had a attempt at goal which he missed in 27th Minute. then just 15 Minutes later Joe Bunney got himself a Yellow Card in 42nd Minute. 5 Minutes later whistle went for Half Time.

The second half had began within a couple of minutes saw Michael Smith have a shot on goal which he missed then just 13 Minutes later in 60th Minute saw Luke James miss an attempt at goal. Just 4 Minutes later Peterborough United substituted Aaron McLean for Jon Taylor, Rochdale also substituted Jamie Allen for Calvin Andrew in 64th Minute. Just 2 Minutes later Peter Vincenti had a shot on goal in 66th Minute. Then in the 68th Minute Erhun Oztumer were substituted for David Norris. Just 4 Minutes later this saw Harry Beautyman once again have a shot at goal in 72nd Minute Shaun Brisley fouled Calvin Andrew earning himself a Yellow Card in the process just a minute later saw Jack O’Connell have an attempt at goal which he missed 6 Minutes later Peterborough United’s Christian Burgess fouled Peter Vincenti earning himself a Yellow Card in 79th Minute just a minute later in 80th Minute Michael Rose had a shot at goal in flew into the stand’s. In the 89th Minute Peterborough United’s Michael Smith were given a Yellow Card. within a Minute Peterborough United’s Jon Taylor had 2 vengeful attempt’s at goal which missed both times in 90th Minute. Peterbroough United’s Kgosi Ntlhe were fouled by Joe Rafferty in 90+1st Minute this saw him get a Yellow Card. Olly Lancashire conceded a corner which amounted to nothing in 90+2nd Minute of Extra Time. 2 Minutes after the whistle had went for Full Time.

I got back to Spotland Stadium for 8.14PM.

My Man of the Match: Harry Beautyman (First Away Player to earn this honor)

Performance: 4/10 Rochdale AFC (Lot’s more could of been done to prevent danger in Josh Lillis’s area)