So here we are, bottom of the whole football league. And the only team that we've beaten sit nicely on top of the Championship. If ever, you could sum the hundred years of Dale up, then that would be it. But of course, tweaking away it may well be, and its not so much that we're in a false position, it's just the whole League Table after two games sort of thing, and the effect the slightest thing can have.
To that extent, Keith Hill was right when he slammed the End is Nigh mentality that has crept in over the past few days. I know its all what ifs and maybes, but that incorrect offside decision stopped us going 10th and it would have been full steam ahead on the good ship Revolution.
And whilst its all well and good for us to dismiss the importance of these fledgling league tables, there's no denying they are out there and whilst we can tell ourselves over and over how meaningless that they are, we can't help but look at them.
But one thing we do have to remember is that there is a new way of doing things this time round. Where there's issues, we deal with them. And we've seen this over the past couple of days. There was a problem with the defence, so we've gone out and done something pretty substantial about it by drafting in Guy Branston.
Now Branston's a pretty solid defender, and should certainly be more than good enough at this level. And taking a look at him, we certainly aren't going to get bullied by any Neanderthal striker. He looks an absolute beast who takes no crap off anyone. You wouldn't argue. And Doolan's got a tag team partner for when he comes up against the Monkhouses of this world now. Not that he needs one.
Confidence remains very much upbeat and will continue to be so, irrespective of the result at Hereford. And its easy to see why things are so up. Have you ever known a Dale where picking the team has been so difficult for all the right reasons?
Twelve months ago, the team picked itself and the only issue was whether we could select a bench. Now we're struggling to keep people out, and whatever side Hill decides to go with at Hereford, we will have a bench which is capable of changing the game if need be.
And one final thought. It's nice of Dale thought isn't it. With the return of the fanzine 92nd Club, what a great way of promoting it by ensuring that we're bottom of the Football League.
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