Rochdale will be hoping to end a frustrating fortnight of inactivity when they travel to Scunthorpe tonight.

Dale made a flying start under new boss John Coleman and assistant Jimmy Bell with a 3-0 win over Bury at Spotland. But subsequent games against Charlton and Notts County  both fell foul of the weather.

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Postponement was Coleman’s first disappointment

Michael Symes knows his place at Rochdale

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Bell said the cold snap had caused frustration.

“Unless you’re one of the big boys and you’ve got under-soil heating at your training ground it is highly unlikely you’re going to be training on grass, so a lot of your work is done indoors on astroturf and it’s not ideal,” he said. Tweet