Is there a supporters club in rochdale?

orange_wkd said:
Just moved to rochdale, so wondering if there was one local?
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I used to be an avid memeber of the old Rochdale Blues branch.

Some top "media" names associated with it.

I think the lads who ran it have packed it in... it was always more about quality than quantity! But if it gets up and running again, give us a shout...
 
Not sure about Rochdale but I know Heywood which is 3 miles down the road must have something as I see their coach at the home games.
 
There's definitely a Castleton branch of the OSC. Think most of their news is now on Facebook, but they do have a website. Sorry - am posting from the machine that crashes if I Google anything, otherwise I'd include the website address!
 
Its based in castleton there's a link on the os . Come down to the royal bowling club on Manchester rd on the 16th sept at 11 till 2.30 have your picture taken with the trophy .see siggy & get signed up. There also a twitter & facebook . Mcfc@cassy or something similar . Not familar with that kind of stuff
 
The old Rochdale branch was quality, run by Mick Thompson and had regular attendees such as fanzine editors Dave Wallace, Tom Ritchie and Phil Gatenby.

Also had visits from David Conn and other luminaries from the press.

A great night out.
 
kismet said:
The old Rochdale branch was quality, run by Mick Thompson and had regular attendees such as fanzine editors Dave Wallace, Tom Ritchie and Phil Gatenby.

Also had visits from David Conn and other luminaries from the press.

A great night out.
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*cough* Phill Gatenby was secretary and treasurer for a few years, with Mick as chair and then Ken Doodson at the helm.
During the season in Divvy 3, we had monthly meetings with 50 plus in attendance - including the infamous Jackie!
The guests were plenty, the club would send players every other meeting (or so it seemed) plus ex players / managers (John Bond) and even John Wardle or Bernstein when chairman and also Mark Burgess from the Chameleons when he worked in the ticket office!
We had over 100 there when Nicky Weaver received his Player of the Year award.

Then the double promotions arrived and Joe Royle put a block on the players turning up. There are only so many times people will turn up to see the same faces from the local media and former players all doing the rounds at the supporters clubs (that's not having a go at them by the way) and numbers dwindled.
We'd have a guest hopefully lined up, with a quiz in case it was a no show. It just became a quiz in the end..... the plug was pulled....

When I first went (around 1995) it was upstairs in a pub on a side street next to the bus station, then moved to Spotland in the social club.
A special mention to Stephen Hewitt who churned out the regular newsletters each month. I dreaded opening the envelope each month to see what offensive front cover he had used this time!
Sadly Stephen passed away 2 years ago...... gone but not forgotten....
 
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@McfcCassy

There you go :)
 
Rochdale is full of pockets of blues who attend games home and away. The Cassy branch is currently the biggest in Rochdale itself and as previously mentioned can be traced on the OS.

Mick Thompson ran a great set up in the mid 1990's. Guests such as Uwe Rosler, Brian Horton and football genius Alan Ball turned up to the Castle Pub on Manchester Rd.
It ended up at Spotland and the last one I remember turning up was Richard Dunne in about 2004 (guess). It all went tits up because some fat bloke (F.B.B.) ( he knows who he is - shame on him ) muscled Mick out.

What happened to Mick I wonder ?

Cassy branch has since taken over the mantle and Siggy the camp comedian puts a good show on .
Follow twitter @mcfccassy
 
You're very welcome to join

Please contact us via twitter @mcfccassy, facebood - Add Mcfc Cassy or just email us mcfccassy@gmail.com.

Next branch meeting is Sunday 16th September with a couple of special guests.

Fookin camp comedian my @rse, get your finger out Social Secretary - it's a big job this year
 
Yeh it used to have a good supporters club. Never got to massive numbers but certainly stood its own to say it was set up at the start of the dark days sliding down the divisions. I went to one of the inaugural meetings which was, I'm sure, held up at a pub called The Oxford which was up Whitworth way. Moved venues a few times which probably didn't help but having said that its peak times were probably in its last venue up at Spotland. Still used to occasionally see Mick knocking around but not for a good year or so now.
 
Plodderblue said:
Rochdale is full of pockets of blues who attend games home and away. The Cassy branch is currently the biggest in Rochdale itself and as previously mentioned can be traced on the OS.

Mick Thompson ran a great set up in the mid 1990's. Guests such as Uwe Rosler, Brian Horton and football genius Alan Ball turned up to the Castle Pub on Manchester Rd.
It ended up at Spotland and the last one I remember turning up was Richard Dunne in about 2004 (guess). It all went tits up because some fat bloke (F.B.B.) ( he knows who he is - shame on him ) muscled Mick out.

What happened to Mick I wonder ?

Cassy branch has since taken over the mantle and Siggy the camp comedian puts a good show on .
Follow twitter @mcfccassy
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I still see Mick before every home game at our drinking den.

The "fat bloke" didn't muscle out Mick.. I suspect Mick had had enough of the grief in dealing with City at the time.

The fat bloke is a top blue, by the way, and is well-known on radio phone-ins!

MES called it right as to the demise of the branch... and many other City branches.. when the club pulled the plug on guests.
 
Yes I know the fat bloke really well he has a number of pseudonyms - one being Jim Ryan.

He was recently spotted on the front cover of King of the kippax.

He can be found on many a match day drinking fanta in the east stand
 
I left Rochdale about 6 years ago but The Brown Cow in Norden was a big city pub, landlord was a big blue called Woody .
 
I am that fat bloke . Never muscled Mick out .Mick did nearly everything behind the scenes I just chaired the meetings but as said we would have been nowhere without Micks hard work & contacts .honourable mentions to Phil gatenby ,Steve Hewitt & Ken Doodson
Apologies if I missed anyone.
The lack of guests & difficulty getting away tickets in time eventually led to our demise.
Ironically our peak was when City where at their lowest
Once again massive thanks & big respect to Mick
 
squirtyflower said:
Fuzzy Logic said:
I left Rochdale about 6 years ago but The Brown Cow in Norden was a big city pub, landlord was a big blue called Woody .
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not anymore, sadly
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Since when as it was still owned by a big blue when i was a couple of months back.
 
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