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Port Vale 4 Dale 2 - pick your Halloween pun...

Another game that was over by half time...

31.10.26, 16:24 Updated 02.11.26, 14:11

Fright night? All tricks and no treats? A true horror show?

Pick whichever Halloween pun you want, it won’t be scary enough to accurately describe Rochdale’s performance at Port Vale, particularly in the first half.

And the most ghoulish and frightening part of it all? Nobody is surprised…

We were told by Ian Watson last week that the embarrassing 5-0 hammering at home to Accrington Stanley was not acceptable and that it would not happen again.

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Matt Turner

Matt Turner

Editor

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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