Rochdale Football Club

• Nickname:Dale
• Founded:1907
• Manager:John Coleman

• Ground:Spotland
• Capacity:10208

Boss Hill eyes Dale progress

11 May 2008 - 11:46:05

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Rochdale manager Keith Hill is confident that his side can recover from a 2-1 defeat in the first leg of their play-off semi-final at Darlington.

A last-gasp Ian Miller header proved decisive at the Darlington Arena, with Dale goalkeeper Tommy Lee at fault for failing to deal with a high ball into the area.

However, Hill said after the game: "I'm not despondent in any way, shape or form. It's still a tight game.

"It was a definite mistake by Tommy, but he's done really well for us since he's been on loan from Macclesfield.

"There's not an awful lot in it, one goal isn't much of a margin. To go to our place 2-1 down, I'm still encouraged.

"We're more than capable of scoring goals at our place."