Rochdale (A) JP Trophy 2nd Round Tuesday 4/10/11.

[Duke]

Anyone else this is our only chance of any success the season .

Dale in the cups to date.

Carling Cup 1st round - Chesterfield- home - won 3-2
Carling Cup 2nd round - Q P R - away - won 2-0
Carling Cup 3rd round - Aldershot - away - lost 1-2

Our hosts have yet to play in this seasons JP Trophy

Full league home record.

2 wins - 2 draws - 2 defeats -8 goals for - 9 against.

Prediction 1-1 , we'll win on pens.

[big baz 1]

0-0

[walsallfcconnor]

1-1 Grigg for us , 5211(475 saddlers)

[SWS1]

1 - 3 to them.
Oh, Gawd, I've done it. I forecast a Saddlers' defeat.
We'll probably win, then. :D

[priestley_saddler]

I think we need this match. One because there's no pressure, there's very little riding on it. But secondly because Deano is still tinkering with the team, and if he wants to try something new then this is the match to try it. That said, he does need to stop fiddling with the defence and settle on his first choice back four. The central midfield doesn't work currently so this is the game to try and revamp it and it also gives us the option to benefit with the two pacey wingers we ended yesterday with. So I'd go for a team of:
-------------------Walker------------------
-Westlake--Lancashire--Butler--Sadler-
--Nicholls--Peterlin--Hurst--Paterson--
-----------Grigg----Macken/Jarvis------

And then we might win it 2-0.

[Whitti Steve]

1-1 Grigg for us , 5211(475 saddlers)

I assume you are joking on the attendance. I suspect it will be less than half the total, and about a quarter (about 100 at most) Saddlers.

[Darth Vader]

Sneaky 1-0 Worsul.

2,312 (270 Saddlers)

[priestley_saddler]

Sneaky 1-0 Worsul.

Who do you think will get Sneaky's winner? :wink:

[Darth Vader]

Sneaky 1-0 Worsul.

Who do you think will get Sneaky's winner? :wink:

Appalling!

[belgiansaddler]

lose 3-0, 58 Sadlers including me. AM says it's his round :D

[Wyrley_saddler]

0-0 draw, 'Dale to win on 21-20 on penalties. 150 Saddlers in a 2,395 attendance

[Evo Boozy Saddler]

Rochdale 0 Walsall 1

FBIG to declare early kicks as the devils work, so he stays in The Church as a protest.

[Fray Bentos is God!]

Rochdale 0 Walsall 1

FBIG to declare early kicks as the devils work, so he stays in The Church as a protest.

There'll be a bloody beard ban next!

[Exile]

Rochdale 1-2 Walsall

What's got four legs and goes 'wuff!'? Beard fans chained together, doused in petrol and set alight at half time.

[Mal]

I must add that the front page reference as the 'Tin Pot Cup' does continually wind me up, remind that to the 15,000 faithful who would turn up if we reached Wembley in the 'Tin Pot Cup'. Somehow the fact we have NEVER played at Wembley and would reach a major final for the first time ever may change some opinions, talk about gift horse! oh forgot we must beat Rochdale first!

[crodonilson]

3-1 to the Super Saddlers, travelling audience of 375.

[NEWPORT SADDLERS DAD]

1-0 to the pride of the midlands,triggering a two match unbeaten run.

[Cheesebag]

1-1 Grigg for us , 5211(475 saddlers)

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: How many?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[belgiansaddler]

If we take more than 100 I will snog Evo with tongues :D :shock:

[Sadders]

The Rochdale attendance was 2,200 on Saturday :roll:

2-0 Rochdale, Ball and Grimes for them. 107 Saddlers in a low crowd of 1,682

[clawtheolder]

If we take more than 100 I will snog Evo with tongues :D :shock:

Much better snog off Asps :oops:

[Welsh_Saddler]

BBC website doesn't appear to be interested in giving team details about the JP Trophy, but according to Sky we've annnounced the following squad:

Grof, Peterlin, Nicholls, Taundry, Gnakpa, Chambers, Walker, Jarvis, Sadler, Butler, Hurst, Smith, Paterson, Martin, Grigg Westlake.

That's 16 players, but who gets the nod to start is anyone's guess from that lot. Good to see Butler and Gnakpa available, but no Jon Macken as yet :(


OK, the BBC has come to life, and the starting XI is named there. From the above list, the 5 subs are: Grof, Taundry, Jarvis, Hurst and Paterson.

[BEIRLYND]

Walsall
01 Walker
02 Westlake
03 Sadler
04 Butler
18 Gnakpa
06 Smith
07 Chambers
19 Peterlin
24 Martin
09 Grigg
16 Nicholls
Substitutes
21 Grof, 14 Taundry, 11 Hurst, 08 Jarvis, 15 Paterson

Team according to BEEB. Paterson left-out. Strange!

[Welsh_Saddler]

Even stranger in a way.... Rochdale's top scorer (by some distance) Ashley Grimes, is warming their bench. :?

[stig231]

If we take more than 100 I will snog Evo with tongues :D :shock:

Mick Kearns on Sad Player reckons we've took 150-200 :shock:

[Fray Bentos is God!]

If we take more than 100 I will snog Evo with tongues :D :shock:

Mick Kearns on Sad Player reckons we've took 150-200 :shock:

Looks like I've got my barclays material sorted for the next 3 months!

[BathSaddler]

If we take more than 100 I will snog Evo with tongues :D :shock:

Mick Kearns on Sad Player reckons we've took 150-200 :shock:

That is a fair proportion of what will probably be a sub 1,000 crowd.

Edit - it's only a fiver to get in for adults and £1 for under 16's so I'll revise upwards to 1,500ish.

[NEWPORT SADDLERS DAD]

Half time 0-0

[chestersaddler]

Half time 0-0

Now it's 1- :( :( 0

[Exile]

[ancient moaner mode] 1-0 down again, no shots on or off target, we'm cack, we should change our name to Walsall Nil [/ancient moaner mode] :wink: