A SECOND-HALF Ernie Cooksey goal earned Rochdale a 1-1 draw in the first pre-season outing and left manager Steve Parkin pleased with the way that his squad is preparing for the big kick-off.

"It was a good exercise for us. Bangor are playing in the Inter Toto Cup which means that they have been training all summer and are very fit.

"The most important things with these early games is not picking up injuries and thankfully we put out 22 players and everyone came through it." Tweet