Rochdale A.F.C.

But replaced by Jim McNulty

and he led Rochdale to promotion from the National League last season.

They had that brilliant title race with York.

So he did very well at Rochdale and he's doing very well so far at Stockport.

So, you know, they lost a few games earlier in the season, a couple of home defeats, one to Blackpool, which looks a bit weird now when you see how poor Blackpool have been.

And also a mad game against Leicester where they lost 4-3, but could have won about, you know, 8-4 or something.

Yeah, I wish.

Chesterfield 5, Crewe 1 I mean Crewe were unbeaten until last week and they were 5-0 up at half time just some brilliant football the speed with which Paul Cookside were moving the ball around and almost everything they were hitting seemed to be going in the back of the net they hadn't won in any of the last three games either Grimsby hadn't won in an age and they won 4-1 at Gillingham some cracking goals in that as well but I think I've probably got to pick up Akron to Stanley who are just kind of rising under the radar about 5-0 at Rochdale Rochdale are obviously struggling you know managed to get a couple of wins in recent weeks but I think Akron I'm beating in seven now won three of the last five and again some brilliant brilliant goals again some comedy defended and goalkeeping by Rochdale But Accrington punished them emphatically.

I'd say of the three, I'll go off-brand and I'll go for Accrington because they're quietly, despite again being chosen among relegation favourites by most EFL onlookers, John Doolan's getting a tune out of his players and they're up to ninth.

Yeah, some really big wins.

Should be good.

But I'm excited to talk to you about Rochdale 0, Accrington Stanley 5.

This is all Aki all the time.

3-0 up at halftime against Dale.

They all scored in the first half.

That's what you want to see.

Josh Woods received an errant pass from the Rochdale goalkeeper and smashed it past him to put them 1-0 up.

That's his fourth goal in three games.

And it shows you how quickly fortunes can turn around.

I think today was made partly on Tuesday night with the much better performance at Rochdale and the tweak and the work they've done to kind of steady the ship.

um and i think you know part of today's win was forged on tuesday night in that much more gritty performance at rochdale it gave him a bit of a confidence to go out and say you know we can play that again um we're up against it with injuries but we've got this this formation or these reference points as David Artel calls it um and I think that formation gives a bit of flexibility uh it can be three at the back going forward which pushes your wide men on uh and you can be you can get five at the back going backwards if you get your men back now

we've um had to

Exeter has grown well at home against Fleetwood.

Gilligan 1, Grimsby 4, as we've said.

Rochdale 0, Accrington 5.

That was a bit of a shock result from my perspective.