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The changes Ian Watson could be pondering for Port Vale trip

There are options to change things up...

30.10.26, 08:59

No fresh issues, but nobody back either.

That was the summation of Ian Watson’s update on the health of his Rochdale squad ahead of Saturday’s trip to Port Vale.

So while their injury crisis has not got any worse – a victory in itself – it has also not get any better.

And that means Watson must rely upon the same group of players that were humbled at home by Accrington Stanley last time out to turn things around – but there are changes he can make within that.

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Matt Turner

Matt Turner

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A lifelong Rochdale fan, Matt has a decade of experience in sports journalism including a brief spell reporting on The Dale for the Rochdale Observer. He currently writes for the Warrington Guardian sports desk.

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