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TVOS Preview: Rochdale v Wealdstone

Rochdale AFC’s matchday programme – The Voice of Spotland – is back for Saturday’s Vanarama National League fixture against Wealdstone.

TVOS starts with a front cover image of defender Finlay Armstrong, who has been ever-present for Dale since joining the club on loan from Fleetwood Town last month.

Jimmy McNulty looks back at the last game against Kidderminster and D’Mani Mellor’s addition to the squad, after which we have a host of features, including:

ON THIS DAY – previous games and Dale events on 20th January.

THROUGH THE YEARS – what Dale were doing at this time 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 & 50 Years Ago.

DALE ACTION – a selection of images and all the important stats and facts from the games against Dagenham and Bromley.

ONCE A DALE – a player we saw only once in a Rochdale shirt and another with only one goal.

DALE ALTER EGOS – a Dale player that every team needs who shares his name with another footballer.

Visitors Wealdstone receive five pages of coverage, which includes a comprehensive look at five players who have represented both clubs.

Meanwhile, regular columnists, Scrutator and Brian Quigley are here with their take on recent and more generic footballing matters, while our regular Half-Time Quiz will test your Dale and general football knowledge.

All this and more will be in Saturday’s The Voice of Spotland, on sale in the Club Shop and around the ground, priced £3.00.

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