Rochdale AFC’s matchday programme — The Voice of Spotland — is back for Saturday’s League Two fixture against Gillingham.
We start with a front cover image of midfielder Danny Lloyd, who was with The Gills last season and who scored his first Dale goal in Tuesday’s game at Leyton Orient.
Manager Jim Bentley reflects on that midweek trip to the capital, 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 a previous game versus Gillingham when the local press wasn’t too impressed with the high-flying visitors
THE KIT CORNER — two classic kits worn by Saturday’s opponents
ON THIS DAY — previous games and Dale events on 18th February
GROUND FORCE — the grounds that have played a prominent role in the career of Richard O’Donnell
FANTASY 5-A-SIDE TEAM — 5 players Jake Eastwood would love to manage in his 5-a-side team
THE WORLD CUP CONNECTION — another player with a link to the global competition
ASK STATTO — Our Statto answers some more Dale-related trivia questions
Traveller’s Tales reports on the trip to Hartlepool, while our regular Half-Time Quiz page will get you scratching your heads.
Scrutator brings us some classic lines from terrace wags and Brian Quigley looks at a footballing link to ‘The Bill’ television programme. We also have action photos from the games at Bradford City and at home to Colchester United.
Visitors Gillingham get eight pages of coverage, which includes seven players who had a major impact on 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.