ROCHDALIANS FC

CLUB NEWS

 

ROCHDALIANS FC ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT STAR PLAYER CHRIS OGUNYODE HAS BEEN OFFERED THE CHANCE TO EARN HIMSELF A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT DURING A 1 WEEK TRIAL WITH OLDHAM ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB.

CHRIS WAS SELECTED BY FOR MY SPORT .COM TO PLAY IN “THE 22” WHICH SAW TWO TEAMS OF ELEVEN AMATEUR FOOTBALLERS COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR THE CHANCE OF A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT.

THE FIXTURE WAS PLAYED ON SATURDAY 22ND MARCH AND WAS HOSTED AT OLDHAM ATHLETICS CHAPEL ROAD TRAINING FACILITY.

OLDHAM ATHLETIC MANAGER JOHN SHERIDAN AND ASSISTANT TOMMY WRIGHT WERE BOTH PITCH SIDE, TOGETHER WITH OTHER PROFESSIONAL SCOUTS TO THE WATCH THE GAME AND OFFERED CHRIS ONE EXTENDED TRIAL AT BOUNDARY PARK.

CHRIS IS YOUNG, TALENTED WITH REAL PACE AND AN OUTSTANDING LEFT FOOT, HES BEEN OUR TOP SCORER FOR THE LAST THREE SEASONS AND HAS BEEN AN INTER LEAGUE REPRESENTITIVE.

CHRIS DEFINITELY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PLAY AT A HIGHER LEVEL AND THE CLUB, COMMITTEE AND PLAYERS WISH HIM ALL THE BEST IN HIS TRIAL.

 

MEMORIES ALL THE WAY AS DALIANS CELEBRATE 40 YEARS!!

ROCHDALIANS RECENTLY CELEBRATED 40 YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL AMATEUR FOOTBALL WITH A REUNION AT CASTLETON SPORTS CENTRE.

PHOTOGRAPHS SPANNING THE 40 YEARS WERE ON DISPLAY, ALONG WITH A LIST OF THE CLUBS ACHIEVEMENTS

THE CLUB STARTED LIFE AS ROCHDALIANS BUT THEN BECAME FOX INN AND LATER DALE JOINERY.  ANOTHER NAME CHANGE SAW THEM PLAY UNDER THE NAME OF ALEXANDER DREW, BUT IN 1999 THEY BECAME ROCHDALIANS AGAIN.

A FEATURE OF THE REUNION NIGHT WAS THE SELECTION OF A DALIANS DREAM TEAM WHICH SPARKED A LENGTHY DEBATE

AMONG THOSE AT THE REUNION WERE ROY HANCOX WHO HAD TRAVELLED UP FROM THE MIDLANDS, FORMER SECRETARY ROBIN TWEEDALE, CURRENT SECRETARY MARK WILSON, AND THE HARGREAVES AND LUKER CLANS—TWO FAMILIES WHO HAVE MADE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CLUB.

LONG SERVICE AWARDS WERE MADE TO HARRY HOLLAND, A FOUNDER MEMBER AND CLUB TREASURER FOR ALL 40 YEARS, AND COLIN WILD WHO HAS SERVED THE CLUB FOR 38 YEARS AND IS NOW PRESIDENT

 

WELL DONE TO SCOTT HOPLEY, LANCE OGUNYODE, CHRIS OGUNYODE, DANNY ARMSTRONG AND LEE FEENY WHO HAVE ALL REPRESENTED THE LANCASHIRE & CHESHIRE INTER LEAGUE SIDE AT SOME POINT THIS SEASON!! THE TEAM IS CHOSEN FROM THE TOP PLAYERS IN THE ENTIRE LEAGUE TO PLAY AGAINST OTHER SELECT LEAGUE SIDES ACROSS THE COUNTRY SUCH AS BARNSLEY, BIRMININGHAM AND LIVERPOOL!! STAR PLAYER CHRIS ADDED TO HIS CAPS FROM LAST SEASON AND HAS NOW REPRESENTED THE LEAGUE 6 TIMES SCORING IN EVERY GAME, LANCE PLAYED 4 TIMES SCORING 4 GOALS! FEENY AND SCOTT PLAYED 3 GAMES EACH WITH DANNY PLAYING TWICE AFTER HIS LATE INCLUSION INTO THE SQUAD FOR LAST 2 GAMES!! THE CLUB IS VERY PROUD TO HAVE HAD 5 PLAYERS REPRESENTING THE L & C TEAM THIS SEASON AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE!! HOPEFULLY THE PLAYERS HAVE DONE ENOUGH IN THE GAMES THEY HAVE PLAYED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR NEXT YEARS SQUAD.    WELL DONE LADS!!!!

 

SCOTT HOPLEY

LANCE OGUNYODE

 CHRIS OGUNYODE

LEE FEENEY

 DANNY ARMSTRONG

COLIN WILD

HARRY HOLLAND