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TVOS Preview: Rochdale v Bradford City

Rochdale AFC’s matchday programme — The Voice of Spotland — is back for Saturday’s League Two fixture against Bradford City.

We start with a front cover image of Owen Dodgson, the Burnley loanee who scored his first career goal to earn us a 1-1 draw at Mansfield Town on Easter Monday.

Jimmy McNulty reflects on results since he took over as interim manager, after which we have a host of features, including:

THROUGH THE YEARS — what were Dale doing at this time 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago?

BEYOND THE HEADLINE — looking in detail at Dale’s best-ever win over The Bantams

THE KIT CORNER — two classic kits worn by Saturday’s opponents

ON THIS DAY — previous games and Dale events on 15th April

GROUND FORCE — the grounds that have played a prominent role in the career of Devante Rodney

FANTASY 5-A-SIDE TEAM — 5 players Max Taylor would love to manage in his 5-a-side team

Traveller’s Tales reports on the trip to Grimsby Town, while our regular Half-Time Quiz page will get you scratching your heads.

Scrutator reviews the talks given by our ex-players at last week’s Curry Night and Brian Quigley looks parks football. We also have action photos from the games against Stevenage and Grimsby.

Visitors Bradford City get eight pages of coverage, which includes a comprehensive look at previous games between the clubs and players who have majorly impacted this fixture in the past.

All this and much, much 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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