Player Profiles

As expected, I cannot achieve this feat on my own. But it's not quite the more the merrier. There have been plenty of lucky guests I have taken to Dale, most of which have been surprisingly enthralled, however only 2 have committed themselves to this blog, and although they both will miss occasional games, I can be sure to have at least one by my side every time as we push for the 25 mark. Along the way, these 2 guys are sure to provide comic moments, terrific quote's and hyperness that can class as drunkeness at times :) So here we are, a quick "player profile" on both my good mates:

Niku Ghaemi:
He won't thank me for the picture, but it shows what kind of guy he is. Me and him have shared some incredibly humerous experiences following Villa in the past. He's a delight to sit next to (at times) and our antics have actually made us quite popular with many Villa fans. This is something I am itching to convert into Rochdale. With an Iranian Dad, Aston Villa runs in the family for him, but he's agreed to take (a teeny tiny) step back from them this year in order to give Dale a little more leeway. A couple of energy drinks and I have seen this guy explode. A shy guy but when he's out supporting whatever club he does it without fear, embarrasing himself and others around him.... I like that. Already looking to pre-season he has outlined a day in Blackpool as his preference. He's a nice guy, stays away from the drink (more redbull and rockstar than strongbow and fosters) And although he does take some stick for his attitude to school and his nerdyness at times, the way he transfers that keeness and desire to supporting Rochdale or Villa is something you want. So thankyou Niku, I hope you enjoy this journey too.

James Black:
Ahhh, James (Or Blacky to his preference) Let me begin by saying this is a throughly clever lad. If he were born 4 days later than he was (27th August), he wouldn't even be in my year (Same goes for Niku 23rd) but incredibly, he is still twice as smart as I will ever be. However, there are some areas I catch him out in, and in truth I owe an awful lot to him. At times he has been on the wrong end of some fearful cricket bus banter ( mainly due to his abnormaly large head :/ ) and one infamous song written by yours truly has haunted him for a while now ( you'll hear it later :p ) but James always takes it in good spirits. Born in London, but living in Manchester he grew up a Chelsea fan. I wasn't having any of this. The first chance I got I took him to Dale and he was converted - simple as. I truly believe that were you to ask him who he supports he would answer Dale. A quote I must add comes from something he said a few nights back "If any of my family died, and the funeral was on the day of Bury - Dale, I know what I would choose" I seriously believe he would choose Dale aswell. He has inherited this hatred of Bury (referred to in this blog as Buckets from now on) that I would like to think he has got from me :) He is an avid, foul mouthed Dale fan, and one of Mine and Niku's main tasks will be converting his passion and loud mouth, into train journeys and away ends. He will be by my side for all of this (mainly because otherwise he'd stray into subway or a sophisticated bookshop) but also because he's Dale mad, and it's in his system now for good.

So these 2 boys (not quite men yet) will contribute largely to everything I do. I know for a fact that they will make me laugh, and pick me up after defeats aswell as probably stopping me from getting arrested at times (Me and Niku have got close) but overall they will accompany me into the WMG as we hope that this year....will be our year.

Up The Dale!