Rochdale AFC’s matchday programme — The Voice of Spotland — is back for Saturday’s League Two fixture against Swindon Town.
We start with a front cover image of midfielder Toumani Diagouraga, who had a brief loan spell with Saturday’s opponents early in his career, before moving on to manager Jim Bentley’s comments on the recent Stevenage and Grimsby games.
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 game against Swindon from 40 years ago that featured a teenage hat-trick
THE KIT CORNER — two classic kits worn by Saturday’s opponents
ON THIS DAY — previous games and Dale events on 18th March
GROUND FORCE — the grounds that have played a prominent role in the career of Femi Seriki
FANTASY 5-A-SIDE TEAM — 5 players Toby Mullarkey would love to manage in his 5-a-side team
Traveller’s Tales reports on the trip to Leyton Orient, while our regular Half-Time Quiz page will get you scratching your heads.
Scrutator looks at whether some fans have a sense of entitlement and Brian Quigley tells us about footballing links to Lancaster. We also have action photos from the games against Northampton and Leyton Orient.
Visitors Swindon Town get eight pages of coverage, which includes a comprehensive look at 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.
https://www.rafcshop.co.uk/browse/c-Programmes-15