Dale's Boxing Day trip to Notts County has been called off, after their Meadow Lane pitch failed to beat the big freeze at a Christmas Eve pitch inspection.

It was always likely to be the case, and given the current conditions and forecast, the 11-30 pitch inspection was just a formality.

Attention now turns towards Dale's game on Tuesday with Bristol Rovers as the Dale ground staff try their best to get this game on. The forecast indicates a rise in temperatures from Monday onwards, but the fear will be that the thaw won't have come quick enough.

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