Category: Ticketing

AWAY TRAVEL TO TAUNTON

DASC are running a coach for this weeks trip to Taunton Town. 

RULES FOR THE COACH TRAVEL

All vehicles are NON SMOKING No alcohol will be permitted on our vehicles at any time. (This means not just drinking alcohol but also taking it on the coach) Any damage caused will be charged to the Supporters Club

If any Coach Traveller identifies a problem when boarding, please inform the person Over-seeing the Coach. Any abnormal or excessive cleaning will result in a fine payable by the Supporters Club No excessively rowdy behaviour will be tolerated The Coach Company runs a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY if any of the above restrictions are breached and any individual found to be flaunting the rules, they will be removed from the coach immediately,

Irrespective of the location of the vehicle. It is obviously in everyone’s interest and to encourage people who are understandably wary about using the coach that behaviour is kept within the bounds of common sense.

Pre Arranged Drop-Offs and Pick-Ups will be permitted on route with NO Detours. Supporters Coaches are operated by the Dover Athletic Supporters’ Club and are in no way organised by, or the responsibility of Dover Athletic F.C.

FIXTURE UPDATE – HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE

Havant & Waterlooville head to the Megger Community Stadium on Tuesday 28th February 2023.

The original tie was postponed last month and the original rearranged date had been moved to this one so make a note in your diary and we look forward to welcoming you through the gates in just over a weeks time. Kick off will be at 19.45. There will be further news on the fixture next week.

 

UP NEXT – EASTBOURNE BOROUGH

Boro head to the Megger Community Stadium looking to do a league double over the Whites.

Mitch Brundle and his side will be looking to continue their good work after a draw on the road last time out against Slough Town. Eastbourne Borough will be no pushovers as the team from Priory Lane look to head back home with the three points following their win over the Whites back in September.

Dover have a good record on home soil, winning three and drawing three of the last six matches against Eastbourne. The bookies have made the visitors slight favourites but Brundle will relish the opportunity to upset the form book, a task made a little more difficult with his defensive options beginning to thin out. Myles Judd will now serve his suspension after breaching the ten booking fresh hold.

Speaking to Kent Online Sport, Brundle said ‘Juddy has been fantastic. He plays the game on the front foot and he’s aggressive. We will miss him but, obviously, that’s what the squad is for. We will see how the week goes in training. I have ideas already. I’m training all the time – that’s a thought if it comes down to it. But I believe in the group. If I don’t trust them, then there’s no real point bringing them in. I’ve told them that I believe in them and it’s up to them. We will look at what the best solution is.’

The gaffer was delighted with David Boateng’s first goal for the club and was also looking forward to the prospect of welcoming back George Nikaj from loan. ‘It’s the chance to play at a higher level which is what he needs. He has done really well at that level. There was a chance to extend it but we haven’t. He deserves a chance as he has been scoring. He will be playing a part in our team – it’s up to him to see whether he can do it at this level.’

When quizzed about any further signings the manager seemed to be in an optimistic mood. ‘We’re actively looking, it’s just about getting the right ones in,” the boss said. ‘We need to find someone who fits into the way we work. We’ve identified a few. It’s just about whether we can get it over the line.’

We hope to see you all at Crabble tomorrow.

COYW.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for this game can be purchased at the turnstile only.

Prices are as follows:

Adults – £16

Over 60 – £14

Under 18 – £8

Under 11s continue to be free with paying adult

UP NEXT – SLOUGH TOWN

Dover head to Slough looking to bring back three valuable points on their travels.

Mitch Brundle and his side will be looking for a positive result on the road this Saturday as the Whites head to Slough to face Slough Town. The Rebels are only a couple of places and three points worse off than us so it will be a crucial game for both teams who will be looking at pulling away from the bottom of the pile.

The gaffer could face selection headaches for the first time with Jake Goodman serving a ban for his red card against Worthing and Myles Judd could also miss out through an accumulation of bookings.

Slough are unbeaten in five matches since Boxing Day, winning two and drawing three. Even at this stage of the campaign, a win here will be vital to push on for the remainder of the season. Goals have been hard to come by for the Whites but Brundle promised that they would be working on this in training in the lead up to the game.

Unfortunately there will not be any DAFCLive Text for this match so we will try and keep you updated as much as possible on the socials. We hope to see as many of you there as possible.

COYW.

Ticket Information:

Adult 18-64 – £13

Concessions 65+ – £7

Student 16-17, NUS – £3

Child 5-15 – £1

Arbour Park, Stoke Road, Slough, SL2 5AY
Parking:

There is no charge for parking in Unreserved bays at Arbour Park. Parking is not allocated and is managed on a first come, first served basis. Parking for Blue Badge holders is available on a first come, first served basis.

From the M25 (south): Exit at Junction 15 (signposted Reading/Slough) onto the M4. Exit the M4 at Junction 5 (signposted Colnbrook/Datchet/Langley). Head west on London Road (A4). Pass the Sainsbury’s Superstore on your right hand side and drive straight over the roundabout, continuing on London Road. Pass the Tesco Slough Extra store and then the turning to Slough Rail station on your right and at the next junction, turn right onto Stoke Road (B416). Continue along Stoke Road for 0.7 miles, going straight ahead at the crossroads with Shaggy Calf Lane and Elliman Avenue (following the signpost to Slough Cemetery & Crematorium, Wexham Park Hospital and Stoke Poges). The entrance to Arbour Park is a few hundred yards further on the right hand side.

WORTHING TIKKA MASALA – VIP CURRY NIGHT AT CRABBLE

Watch the Whites take on Worthing in style with our midweek curry night.

Bookings are still being taken for our curry night in the VIP Platinum Suite for our National League South game against Worthing at Crabble on the 31st January.

This package costs £15 (plus the price of a matchday ticket for any non-season ticket holders) and on the menu will be chicken curry with rice and naan bread.

A vegetarian curry will also be available.

The experience includes:

  • A one-course meal served at your table

  • Reserved undercover premium padded seating

  • Complimentary tea, coffee & mineral water, plus a dedicated paid bar before and after the match

  • Complimentary matchday team sheet

Arrival at the ground should be at 6pm and food will be served at  6.15pm.

There are only 64 spaces available, so all tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.

The dress code is smart casual.

To book and watch the match from the best seats in the house, call the office on 01304 822373, email [email protected] or pop into our main reception during office hours.

Payment is required at the time of booking.

JANUARY FIXTURES – COME AND GET BEHIND THE WHITES

Check out our remaining fixtures for January

The Whites will be looking at upsetting promotion chasing Havant in our next match at Crabble before heading off to Tonbridge to face the Angels the following Tuesday, looking to reverse the defeat at home earlier on in the campaign. We then find ourselves on the road again as we head north to Hemel Hempstead to see if we can do the double over the Tudors before finishing the month with a tie against Worthing at Crabble.

We hope to see as many of you as we can both home and away to cheer on the boys in the second half of the season. As usual it is pay on the gate (card is accepted).

COYW

COME AND WITNESS THE NEW BRUNDLE ERA AS A VIP

A new era but the same first class service.

Come and see the beginning of the Brundle era by enjoying our VIP Platinum Suite match day experience for our National League South game against Havant & Waterlooville at Crabble on January 21st.

Watch the game from the best seats in the house and let our match day hospitality provide the ultimate way to spend your time with us.

The package includes:

  • Butler hosted lounge with large TVs and a projector showing the game

  • A three-course meal served at your table

  • Reserved undercover premium padded seating

  • Complimentary tea, coffee & mineral water, plus a dedicated paid bar before and after the match

  • Complimentary match day team sheet

The very special experience costs £28 per person and is available for individual and group bookings, or as a gift voucher.

Please note that this price does NOT include entry for non-season ticket holders who do attend, and they will still need to pay at the turnstile on the day.

On the menu for the game will be :

  • Pate with Melba toast
  • Cumberland Sausage Ring, mashed potato, vegetables and an onion gravy
  • Apple tartlet and custard.

Arrival at the ground should be at 1pm and food will be served at 1.30pm.

There are only 64 spaces available, so all tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.

The dress code is smart casual.

To buy your VIP ticket please email [email protected] or call the office on 01304 822373

MATCH PREVIEW: DOVER V DULWICH HAMLET

Manager Andy Hessenthaler’s squad starts the second half of its National League South campaign against Dulwich Hamlet at Crabble on New Year’s Day (3pm).

The Boxing Day clash between the two sides ended 1-1 at Champion Hill.

The hosts took the lead through Joe Felix in the 19th minute before Jordan Higgs scored our equaliser against his former club eight minutes before half-time.

DOVER TEAM NEWS 

Forward Chike Kandi, who missed the Boxing Day game with a back injury, is fit again and included in the matchday squad.

Young defender Harrison Byford picked up a knee injury in training this week and misses out.

PROGRAMME

Printed matchday programmes will be available for sale around the ground and from the club shop.

 

DOVER COLOURS

We will be wearing our all-navy away kit for the game as we proudly support Shelter’s #NoHomeKit campaign for a second consecutive year.

LAST TIME WE MET IN A LEAGUE GAME  AT CRABBLE  –  SEPTEMBER 8th, 2007

Dover Athletic 2-2 Dulwich Hamlet

Dover surrendered a two-goal lead in the 2-2 draw with the visitors in the Ryman League Division 1 South match.

Mark Lovell scored both goals for a Dover team which included our current manager Andy Hessenthaler.

Dover Athletic:  Dean Ruddy, Matt Fish, James Rogers, Matt Bourne, John Keister, Craig Wilkins, Jon Wallis, Andy Hessenthaler, James Dryden (Byron Walker), Francine Collin, Mark Lovell (Matt Carruthers).

Subs not used: Graeme Andrews, Sam Gore, Gavin Wright.

Attendance: 941

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for this game can be purchased at the turnstile only.

Prices are as follows:

Adults – £16

Over 60 – £14

Under 18 – £8

Under 11s continue to be free with paying adult

COVERAGE 

The game kicks off at 3pm and if you are unable to make it, we will be providing live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens.

BBC Radio Kent will also be covering the game with Matt Gerrard on commentary duties HERE

SUNDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH FIXTURES

Farnborough v Hungerford Town
Slough Town v Oxford City
Braintree Town v Chelmsford City
Chippenham Town v Bath City
Concord Rangers v Cheshunt
Dartford v Ebbsfleet United
Eastbourne Borough v Havant & Waterlooville
Hampton & Richmond v Worthing
St Albans City v Hemel Hempstead Town
Welling United v Tonbridge Angels

BE A NEW YEAR’S DAY VIP

Start the New Year in style by enjoying our VIP Platinum Suite matchday experience for our National League South game against Dulwich Hamlet at Crabble on January 1st

Watch the game from the best seats in the house and let our matchday hospitality provide the ultimate way to spend your time with us.

The package includes:

  • Butler hosted lounge with large TVs and a projector showing the game

  • A three-course meal served at your table

  • Reserved undercover premium padded seating

  • Complimentary tea, coffee & mineral water, plus a dedicated paid bar before and after the match

  • Complimentary matchday team sheet

The very special experience costs £28 per person and is available for individual and group bookings, or as a gift voucher.

Please note that this price does NOT include entry for non-season ticket holders who do attend, and they will still need to pay at the turnstile on the day.

On the menu for the game will be :

  • Minestrone soup with Ciabatta roll and butter
  • Chicken, mushroom & leek pie, mashed potato, peas, carrots, and gravy
  • Golden layered salted caramel cheesecake served with cream

Arrival at the ground should be at 1pm and food will be served at 1.30pm.

There are only 64 spaces available, so all tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.

The dress code is smart casual.

To buy your VIP ticket please email [email protected] or call the office on 01304 822373

MATCH PREVIEW: DOVER V WORTHING

Andy Hessenthaler’s squad will be aiming to bounce back quickly from the disappointment of Tuesday’s defeat at Cheshunt when they host Worthing at Crabble on Saturday (3pm).

Whites lost 2-0 in Hertfordshire while the Sussex visitors arrive in Kent on the back of a 6-0 home defeat against table-topping Ebbsfleet United on Tuesday.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING

You can watch Worthing manager Adam Hinshelwood preview the game HERE

You can read the Worthing preview HERE

LAST TIME WE MET IN A LEAGUE GAME   –  AUGUST 6th 2022

Worthing 1-1 Dover Athletic

The two clubs last met on the opening day of this season.

Jake Robinson and Dover captain Lee Martin both scored debut goals as honours finished even.

Robinson gave the hosts a fifth-minute lead before Martin replied eight minutes before half-time.

Dover Athletic: R. Sandford, A. Paxman, M. Brundle, T. Sterling, M. Judd, L. Martin (N. Carney 86′), L. Wanadio, J. Higgs,
A. Krasniqi, C. Kandi (R. Grant 90+2), A. Pavey (L. Baptiste 75′).

Subs not used: H. Byford, J. Goodman

Attendance: 1506

DOVER TEAM NEWS 

Defender Jake Goodman (hamstring) is again missing while Reece Grant is ill.

Young striker Noah Carney is back running after his knee injury, but not ready for action yet.

COVERAGE 

The game kicks off at 3pm and if you are unable to make it, we will be providing live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens.

BBC Radio Kent will also be covering the game with Matt Gerrard on commentary duties HERE

PROGRAMME

Printed matchday programmes will be available for sale around the ground and from the club shop.

 

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for this game can be purchased at the turnstile only.

Prices are as follows:

Adults – £16

Over 60 – £14

Under 18 – £8

Under 11s continue to be free with paying adult

SATURDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH FIXTURES

Dartford v Bath City
Slough Town v Havant & Waterlooville
Chippenham Town v Ebbsfleet United
Concord Rangers v Hungerford Town
Eastbourne Borough v Oxford City
Farnborough v Hemel Hempstead Town
Hampton & Richmond v Cheshunt
St Albans City v Chelmsford City
Tonbridge Angels v Weymouth
Welling United v Taunton Town

THE CENTRE SPOT

Please note that due to a pre-booked Christmas function, the Centre Spot will close at 5.30 pm on Saturday.

ROSS SMITH VISIT

European darts champion and Dover Athletic fan Ross Smith will be at Crabble tomorrow.

You can get all the details about how and where to meet him HERE