Rochdale AFC’s matchday programme – The Voice of Spotland – is back for Tuesday’s Enterprise National League fixture against Hartlepool United.

TVOS has been overhauled for this season, but still contains many of its popular features – and new ones – to keep you entertained and informed before, during and after the match!

The programme starts with a front cover image of striker Mani Dieseruvwe, who left Pools to join Dale in the summer.

Jimmy McNulty looks ahead to the game and the prospect of playing at Accrington Stanley for a couple of games, after which we have a host of features, including:

STATS OF THE DAY – the numbers that matter ahead of this midweek fixture.

A REAL COUPE – supporter Dave Coupe continues to reflect on his 40 years as a fan.

ON THIS DAY – previous games and Dale players connected to 30th December.

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

SCRUTATOR – the longest-serving columnist in football programmes returns to talk about watching football from a bygone era on YouTube.

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

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

HAT-TRICK HEROES - a new feature that looks at hat-tricks scored by Dale players. This time, one of the four hat-tricks netted by club legend Reg Jenkins.

DALE ACTION – a selection of images from the games against Boston United and York City.

TRAVELLER’S TALES – the ever-popular write-up of watching Dale on the road, with reflections on the trip to York City.

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT - a new series that reminisces about unusual moments and incidents that often crop up in Dale-related conversations. This time, when Dale had a watering can on their shirts.

QUIZ OF THE YEAR 2025 – What can you remember about the games played by Dale in this calendar year?

Visitors Hartlepool United get five pages of coverage, which includes a fantasy 5-a-side team made-up of players who represented both clubs.

All this and much more will be in Tuesday’s The Voice of Spotland, on sale in the Club Shop at the Crown Oil Arena and at the Wham Stadium on the night of the game, priced £3.00.

Photo: Action Images via Reuters