Dale midfielder David Perkins will be forced to sit out the trip to Macclesfield later this month following the postponement of the Notts County game on Saturday.

Perkins is currently out of the Dale side through suspension having been sent off at Accrington Stanley a week or so back.

That sending off carried a three match suspension, but given that it was his second sending off of the season, he was given an additional match ban meaning he is suspended for four games in total.

That Macclesfield game was due to be the first he would be available for, but with referee Andy Hall calling off the County game, it won't be until Darlington on New Years Day that he can play. 

Photo: Action Images

Colchester United Polls