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Dale find shelter from an ill wind

By Mikael McKenzie

ILLNESS is really bugging Rochdale boss Keith Hill and he was forced to quarantine a number of senior stars for the goalless draw with local rivals Bury.
After a dire first half which contained only one shot on target, Shakers goalkeeper Joe Murphy was given his marching orders nine minutes after the restart for handling the ball outside of the area.
The match was not one for the purist as the scrappy Greater Manchester derby was littered with fouls and niggly tackles.
Dale pressed for a winner after the dismissal, but the 10 men of Bury dug in deep to grind out a shar...

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