An Open Letter from Fair Game:

'The decision to remove FA Cup replays from the first-round proper further undermines its prestige and does nothing to help protect our cherished football pyramid.'

#SaveTheFACup
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📝'Football authorities are running the game in the interests of the few and not the many.'

Fair Game and Andy Burnham have written to Lucy Frazer and Thangam Debbonaire ahead of the Second Reading of the Football Governance Bill in Parliament today.

#SaveTheFACup #IFR

A position they came to without any consultation with its member clubs.

rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2024/apri…

It’s got a lot to do with Greater Manchester, actually.

In recent years, Wigan Athletic, Bolton Wanderers, Stockport (C)ounty Oldham Athletic and Rochdale AFC have all come close to the brink. Bury Football Club went over it.

My job involves doing whatever I can to secure our clubs.

Here’s my FA Cup solution:

We amend the Football Governance Bill, which is in the Commons on Tuesday, to require that any domestic cup competition can only be changed with a majority vote of all clubs eligible to enter it.

Write to your MP today and ask them to support it!

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Club Statement On FA Cup Replays - News - Rochdale AFC rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2024/apri…

Indeed - a bit like the PL, EFL and NL coming to consensus over re-distribution. The governments view that Football can sort itself out is so floored it is unbelievable. The IR needs to have immediate powers to sort the issues out for the good of all.

We are trying to obtain the facts first as to whether the National league were consulted on this and what their representation on our behalf was? We certainly were not consulted.

No!!

Read a statement from the Ogden Family, as well as words from Chairman Simon Gauge, by clicking the image above.

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Following the expiration of a period of exclusivity with World Soccer Holdings LLC, Rochdale AFC is delighted to announce that it has been approached by, and has subsequently confirmed, the Ogden Family as its preferred investor in the Club.

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Everyone involved in football needs to listen and listen carefully to this piece on Rochdale AFC

That means Hyndburn Borough Council EFL Premier League Tracey Crouch Lucy Frazer Department for Culture, Media and Sport Stuart Andrew

This fate and desperation is coming to many clubs…

Together with Refugees' #FairBeginsHere campaign launches today, and we’re proud to show our ongoing support through the delivery of our Hope Football programme 🧡

Together With Refugees 🧡 | Rochdale AFC Community Trust | #RAFC

Rochdale AFC is Fan owned - I would like you to come and explain to me how this model pays the bills or perhaps you would like to invest?
Football clubs are for people but popular power doesn’t pay the bills - it needs a combination of both.

𝙂𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤'𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 👀

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𝙒𝘼𝙍𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 ‼️

Explicit content incoming ⚠️

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We now have a Workwear Wardrobe at the Crown Oil Arena 🙌

This is to help individuals who want to make a good first impression in job interviews but are struggling with the cost of living crisis 🤝

We also have an Internet Café to help individuals to gain employment 💻

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Yep

You have voted Tyrese Sinclair as your Dale Trust August Player of the Month 👏

5⃣ goals in 6⃣ games in August 🤯

Well done, Ty 💙

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