Chris Fitzgerald

An ordinary day at work... Managing the comms and media around the renaming of Glasgow Caledonian University’s library to the Sir Alex Ferguson Library.

It was needed and a second-round tie is welcome. We need to display this in the league more consistently now.

Great to see two of last season’s class return to the squad in East and Pettit. The whole team needs to start performing and while today isn’t as important as the league, a decent show would go some way to quelling some of the fan frustration at the moment.

"Head Coach Ian Watson will serve a one-game touchline ban on Saturday, after an accumulation of bookings."

Tonight should’ve only been about the GOAT, but that capitulation in the second half warrants comment for sure. Jeez

Ian Henderson to become Rochdale’s all-time appearance record holder tonight, passing Gary Jones with game number 532. He’s already our all-time leading goalscorer too. Shame it isn’t in front of a bigger crowd, but hopefully he gets the full works at the Barnet game. Legend 👏

Well deserved. Inherited a relegated squad when the club was on its knees and steadily built a unit that bonded with the supporters, culminating in one of the greatest seasons in RAFC history 👏

Well, we had more of the ball this half and even scored two, but Port Vale had no need to stretch themselves. It’s not so much the defeats that deflate me but the manner of them. It all feels a bit chaotic, lacking in cohesion and desire. Can it be allowed to go on?

The lessons of last week clearly not learnt. Second to everything and two down after 13 minutes. A switch to a back three steadied the ship temporarily, but normal service was soon resumed. There just isn’t the desire to match the support. Watson said this wouldn’t happen again…

Switch to a back three steadied things for all of five minutes but three at the back or four, it helps if they can actually defend. Dreadful again

We’ve been working all week on putting the Accrington performance right… apparently. Second to everything again.

Statuesque defending again. It simply isn’t good enough

I cannot comprehend this at all. In what has been a dismal few seasons, he has been one of the few shining lights. Still a devastating wicket taker and should be part of any rebuild under way. Unless he himself thought it was time to go, this is a poor decision all round.

Well it looks like we’re back to giving opposition supporters a Roman holiday. We obviously want to play a certain way but the team goes missing when we can’t. Today’s conditions meant a day for attrition and battling spirit. Accrington understood that. We didn’t. Embarrassing

Another move that starts with a poor ball out from Waller. It’s static, it’s miserable and it’s just not good enough in a home game against local opposition

This was needed much sooner.

Fans now leaving. Tells you the story. It’s dreadful. It’s beyond that, in fact.

Awful. It took us 30 mins to get out of our own half to register a shot. Our passing, particularly around our own box, has been mainly dreadful. We’re not playing to the conditions, and it cost us the first and third goal. Accrington playing their game and it suits them

Abysmal. Playing out from the back in these conditions is careless. Waller doesn’t even try to get back to his line after giving it away either.

I interviewed Andy Woodman for one of my books a few years ago. A thoroughly pleasant chap, I was struck by his insight and his determination to run Bromley (NL at the time) with the professionalism of Arsenal (his prior club) in all aspects. He won't be short of offers.