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TVOS Preview: Rochdale v Stevenage

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

We start with a front cover image of midfielder Liam Kelly, before moving onto manager Jim Bentley’s review of last weekend’s game at Crewe and his hopes for the rest of the campaign.

After that 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 League Cup tie between Dale and one of Stevenage’s Hertfordshire neighbours

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

ON THIS DAY — previous games and Dale events on 4th March

GROUND FORCE — the grounds that have played a prominent role in the career of Scott Quigley

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

ASK STATTO — Our Statto answers some more Dale-related trivia questions

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

Scrutator looks at the possibilities for the country’s new football regulator and Brian Quigley reminisces about playing football as a boy. We also have action photos from the games against Hartlepool, Carlisle and Salford.

Visitors Stevenage get seven pages of coverage, which includes a comprehensive look at the six previous games between the clubs.

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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