New set-up can be success: Hill
KEITH Hill has paid tribute to outgoing Rochdale chairman Chris Dunphy – and outlined exactly how the new board can deliver further success to the club.
Manager Hill revealed he had a feeling Mr Dunphy was considering stepping aside some weeks ago.
That was confirmed last week when the chairman informed manager Hill of his decision to retire at the end of the year.
“I will still have a great relationship with Chris Dunphy, that’s not going to change,” said Hill. “I don’t quite understand the timing of his resignation as chairman but he but for me that’s an experience, first half goal was cancelled on our knees at this time has been a great chairman another journey out by Andy Burcham’s of year. We can still go forward for me. I’m looking forward to. second half effort. I trust this group of
“Taking nothing away “We have got to stick It was a result Hill said players and I think they from Chris Dunphy, I have together and back the new he was pleased with – providing showed on Saturday in been an unbelievable chairman and the new set his side could build certain periods that they manager for him, both up. I think it can be successful. on it when they return have to be better, but they financially and successwise! We are a football home to the Crown Oil were superb as well. So we have both club and it’s obvious what Arena this weekend for “I was reasonably enjoyed great company. we need – we need an the fixture against Plymouth pleased with the way that
“To be honest, I’m quite infrastructure that provides Argyle. we dominated the first a good reader of situations a training facility “I’ll take a point. We’ve half. There was patience and people and I told my and investment, and that’s broken the 24 points and product with the way wife about six weeks ago not going to change. I mark, and, ideally, we get that we played. that I thought the chairman hope that the new chairman four points over the next “The game management was going to resign. and board of directors couple of games, because in the second half But it still came as a bit of can provide us with that puts us in a healthy wasn’t great. We gave the a shock because it’s hard both, and if they do there position going into the ball back to the opponents to let go at times, especially will be more successes at second half of the season,” far too much. when you’ve had the “It’s time for the new this club.” he said. “I’m happy with a “I don’t know if the conditions kind of success Chris has brigade to step up and I’m Dale picked up a point point here as long as we hindered us in the had. He’s been a great sure they will do. It could on the road at AFC Wimbledon build on it next week at second half, but I still chairman and it’s been be exciting times. We are at the weekend home. expect us to manage the seamless working with going into the unknown, where Calvin Andrew’s “Last season we were game better than we did.”
Published by MEN Media, Mitchell Henry House, Hollinwood Avenue, Chadderton, OL9 8EF. Printed by Reach Printing Services (Oldham) Limited, Hollinwood Avenue, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8EB him because he doesn’t want to pick the side and he has allowed me to get on with football business. He deserves all the credit he gets.
‘We need an infrastructure that provides a training facility, and investment, that’s not going to change’