POOR defending again cost Rochdale dear as York scored with their only efforts on goal to inflict another home defeat on manager Alan Buckley.

"I keep saying the same thing after matches," lamented Buckley, "and I am as fed up of saying them as people must be of listening to me.

"Yet again we have played against a team that has hardly asked us a question defensively, we've had nearly all the possession but yet again we've lost.

"The ball has been ending up in our net far too easily. It's just a case now of working at it and hoping that things will change."

The play-off chasing visitors opened the scoring against the run of play when player-coach Lee Nogan slid home a Darren Dunning cross on 28 minutes.

And though substitute Kevin Townson brought Dale level with a 49th minute penalty, Nogan was allowed the freedom of the box on 76 minutes to ensure a sixth home defeat for Dale. Tweet