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TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Altrincham (FA Trophy)

Rochdale AFC’s matchday programme – The Voice of Spotland – is back for Saturday’s Isuzu FA Trophy sixth round tie against Altrincham.

The programme starts with a front cover image of the trophy the remaining eight teams left in the competition are hoping to lift at Wembley in May.

Jimmy McNulty looks ahead to the tie against our fellow National League opponents and also reflects on Tuesday’s draw at Tamworth, after which we have a host of features, including:

ON THIS DAY – previous games and Dale events on 1st March.

HALF-TIME QUIZ – an updated quiz page that tests your Dale and general footballing knowledge.

ACROSS THE WATER – Bray-based Dale fan Brian Quigley is back with his look at general football matters.

THROUGH THE YEARS – what Dale were doing at this time 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 & 50 Years Ago.

DALE ACTION – a selection of images from the National League Cup game against Stoke City U21.

TRAVELLER’S TALES – after a season’s hiatus, the popular write-up of watching Dale on the road is back, with reflections on the trip to Forest Green Rovers.

THEY SCORED IN TIME ALLOWED! - a feature about Dale goals scored after the fourth official’s board went up. This issue looks at a late equaliser that set up a long FA Cup run.

ON THE MARCH – an article looking at the seven previous occasions when Dale have played cup football in the month of March

Visitors Altrincham get five pages of coverage and there are previews of our upcoming fixtures.

All this and 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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