Dale’s first return fixture of the season at Bromley on Saturday will be refereed by RICHIE WATKINS.

This will be his second Dale appointment of the campaign after he officiated at our 1-1 draw at Boreham Wood in September.

The Nuneaton-based official was promoted to the National League list midway through last season and officiated at seven games before the end of the campaign.

This term, Richie has refereed ten matches, showing 35 yellow cards and one red card.

His last appointment was Barnet v Gateshead a couple of weeks ago, while at the start of November, Mr Watkins was in the middle for Cambridge v Bracknell in the first round of the FA Cup.

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