Rochdale AFC’s matchday programme — The Voice of Spotland — is back for Boxing Day’s League Two fixture against Hartlepool United.
We start with a front cover image of on-loan striker Scott Quigley, as well as a Christmas-themed design to reflect the festive season.
Manager Jim Bentley looks back at what’s been happening at the club since we last played against Harrogate on 3rd December, after which we have a host of features, including:
FANTASY 5-A-SIDE TEAM — Jimmy Keohane picks the best 5-a-side team he would love to manage.
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 a seven-goal thriller against Hartlepool
THE KIT CORNER — two classic kits worn by Monday’s opponents
ON THIS DAY — previous games and Dale events on 26th December
ASK STATTO — our statistician answers two Christmas related Dale questions
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS — a look at some of the stand-out moments from Dale’s Christmas games down the years
QUIZ OF THE YEAR — it’s Dale’s final home game of 2022, so we have a testing quiz to see what you can remember from the past 12 months
Traveller’s Tales reports on the trip to Walsall, while our regular Half-Time Quiz page will get you scratching your heads.
Visitors Hartlepool United get eight pages of coverage, which includes six players who had a major impact on this fixture in the past.
Scrutator asks why it can be so difficult to watch a game these days and Brian Quigley looks at unusual shirt numbers, while action photos appear from the games against Tranmere and Walsall.
All this and much, much more will be in Monday’s The Voice of Spotland, on sale in the Club Shop and around the ground, priced £3.00.