Looking back on Dale's win at Rotherham on Saturday Les Payne writes

"So, was it a kick in the teeth or a kick up the backside? Probably a bit of both."

"Certainly it was a lesson learned.Any success isn't straightforward and won't be in the months ahead.A lesson too that, at this level, unfashionable names can house nasty surprises."
"Rochdale are definitely an unfashionable name and haven't ever had many half-decent sides let alone decent ones."
"So perhaps there were those inclined not to take Mark Robins too seriously when he returned from a scouting trip and declared them "a decent side" in a tone that suggested they looked better than that."
"Well, they were certainly a lot too "decent" for a Millers side who had an indecent number below par."
"Heard of Kallum Higginbotham? No? Neither had I. But we have now - and it's certainly a name Stephen Brogan will remember after the chasing he got from the 18-year-old right-winger."
"That's the intriguing thing with League Two - unfancied, unfashionable teams and young but talented unknowns can sometimes prove the liveliest of opponents and give you the most troublesome of afternoons."
"Rotherham spent too much time trying to pin down a lively front four that included a couple of wingers too sprightly for their full-backs. The front two, Glenn Murray and Adam Le Fondre, gave Messrs Sharps and Coughlan plenty to handle as well."
"Behind them in midfield Gary Jones, once at Barnsley before returning to Rochdale, was magnificent. If there is a better all-round performance at Millmoor this season I hope it comes from a Miller!"

Is this is a compliment or a back handed insult?