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BRUNDLE AND EFFIONG COMMIT TO WHITES

Captain Mitch Bundle and Inih Effiong have committed their futures to Dover Athletic.

Brundle has confirmed his switch to full-time daytime training with Athletic.

The midfielder, currently Dover’s top-scorer with four goals this campaign, was unable to commit when the new training structure was announced earlier this month due to work commitments.

Striker Effiong has extended his current contract until the end of the 2019/20 season.

The 27-year old, who joined from Ross County in June on a one-year deal, has scored three goals in his last two games for Whites.

Great to keep you both on board Mitch and Inih!

WINGER JOINS ON LOAN

Manager Andy Hessenthaler has added to his attacking options with winger Bobby-Joe Taylor joining on a one-month loan from fellow National League side Bromley.

The 23-year-old former Chelsea and Gillingham youngster joined the Ravens from Aldershot Town last May and has made 12 appearances this season, including one against Dover in the 2-2 draw at Hayes Lane in August.

Our new number 29, who has represented England C twice, played 25 games for Aldershot after arriving from Maidstone United in June 2017.

Taylor spent two years at the Gallagher Stadium after joining from Cambridge United in July 2015 and made 42 appearances.

Welcome to Crabble Bobby-Joe!!

FA CUP TICKETS

WHITES TO FACE SHAKERS IN CUP

Dover will travel to Bury in the Emirates FA Cup first round proper during the weekend of 9-12 November.

And a quick look at the Shakers’ recent results was enough to show Andy Hessenthaler the task at hand when his side visit Gigg Lane next month.

“They beat Notts County 4-0 last weekend,” said Athletic’s manager shortly after the draw was made.  “They have got some good players, so ideally I would have preferred a home draw, but the onus is on Bury and we can go there in a few games time with no fear.

“I’ve got some wonderful memories of the FA Cup, including reaching the quarter-finals as a player against Chelsea and also going up against Arsenal as a manager.

“However we will look forward to the first round more when the time comes as we have three very important league matches to play before then.”

And it’s a trip to Braintree next for Dover, a game Hessenthaler describes as a ‘battle of the bravest’.

“Braintree picked up a great point at Salford the other week, so it is vital we don’t let our standards fall below the levels that have been set in our last two games.”

FIRST ROUND DRAW IN FULL

HARINGEY BOROUGH V AFC WIMBLEDON
MAIDSTONE UNITED V MACCLESFIELD TOWN
EBBSFLEET UNITED V CHELTENHAM TOWN
HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH V OLDHAM ATHLETIC
SWINDON TOWN V YORK CITY
MANSFIELD TOWN V CHARLTON ATHLETIC
TORQUAY UNITED V WOKING
SCUNTHORPE UNITED V BURTON ALBION
PORT VALE V SUNDERLAND
ALDERSHOT TOWN V BRADFORD CITY
GRIMSBY TOWN V MK DONS
CHORLEY V DONCASTER ROVERS
ALFRETON TOWN V FLEETWOOD TOWN
BROMLEY V PETERBOROUGH UNITED
SOUTHPORT V BOREHAM WOOD
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE V STEVENAGE BOROUGH
CHESTERFIELD V BILLERICAY TOWN
LINCOLN CITY V NORTHAMPTON TOWN
BARNET V BRISTOL ROVERS
YEOVIL V STOCKPORT COUNTY
BURY V DOVER ATHLETIC
GILLINGHAM V HARTLEPOOL UNITED
OXFORD UNITED V FOREST GREEN ROVERS
TRANMERE ROVERS V OXFORD CITY
ACCRINGTON STANLEY V COLCHESTER UNITED
BARNSLEY V NOTTS COUNTY
SHREWSBURY TOWN V SALFORD CITY
METROPOLITAN POLICE V NEWPORT COUNTY
WALSALL V COVENTRY CITY
ROCHDALE V GATESHEAD
HITCHIN V SOLIHULL MOORS
SUTTON UNITED V SLOUGH TOWN
GUISELEY V CAMBRIDGE UNITED
EXETER V BLACKPOOL
LUTON TOWN V WYCOMBE WANDERERS
MORECAMBE V FC HALIFAX TOWN
CREWE ALEXANDRA V CARLISLE UNITED
SOUTHEND UNITED V CRAWLEY TOWN
MAIDENHEAD V PORTSMOUTH
WESTON-SUPER-MARE V WREXHAM

 

WHITES ON TV

WHITES ON TV

Dover’s National League fixture away at Barnet will be shown live on BT Sport.

The match, scheduled for Saturday 22nd December, will now kick off at 12:35pm.

VIDEO: PLAYER REACTION

Goalscorer Inih Effiong speaks to the camera following Whites’ Emirates FA Cup fourth round qualifying win at Concord Rangers on Saturday.

VIDEO: MANAGER REACTION

Andy Hessenthaler has his say following Whites’ 1-0 win away at Concord in Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup fourth qualifier.

 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER VACANCY

Dover Athletic Community Trust is seeking to appoint a Community Development Officer to develop and deliver an innovative and compressive community programme aimed at establishing permanent and sustainable links with all members of the local community.

The successful candidate will also coordinate and grow established projects,while actively establishing new projects.

The role is for 24 hours per week and includes some weekend working.

There is a competitive rate of pay dependant on experience and a full job description can be found HERE

To join the team and make a real difference to the local community, please apply in writing enclosing a full CV and details of your salary expectations to simon.gretton@doverathletic.com

Deadline for applications is November 8th 2018.

Dover Athletic Community Trust is the official charity of Dover Athletic Football Club and will deliver creative, innovative and diverse engagement initiatives using the power of Dover Athletic to motivate, educate and inspire people in communities to improve life chances.

The vision – for children, young people and adults within our community to be confident, active, healthy and able to determine and achieve their own personal goals and aspirations.

The mission – to enhance people’s lives by using the unique strength of Dover Athletic Football Club to engage, enable and empower people.

 

 

 

PREVIEW: CONCORD RANGERS v WHITES

Whites take a break from the National League on Saturday when they enter the Emirates FA Cup at the fourth qualifying stage.

Athletic have a good record in the competition, having qualified for at least the first round proper in four out of the last five campaigns.

Though Andy Hessenthaler’s men face a tough task against a Concord side with a strong home record this season.

Rangers have won six out of nine matches at The Aspect Arena, including victories over Margate and Beaconsfield in the previous two rounds to set up this weekend’s meeting in Essex.

Visiting fans will also recognise a couple of familiar faces.

Player/manager Sammy Moore played 88 times for Dover, while defender Tyrone Sterling featured in 128 matches for Athletic – both during two seperate spells at Crabble.

CONCORD’S KEY MAN

Striker Alex Wall is Rangers’ source for goals.  The former Maidenhead and Bromley attacker has netted eight times already this term.

CONCORD’S LAST FIVE RESULTS

Oxford City 2-0 Concord
Concord 2-1 Beaconsfield (FA Cup)
Concord 3-0 Truro
Concord 2-0 Margate (FA Cup)
St Albans 2-0 Concord

TEAM COLOURS

For fans wanting to show the same shirts as the players, captain Mitch Brundle and his teammates will be wearing their blue ones.

MATCHDAY TICKET PRICES

The match kicks-off at 3pm and the prices are as follows:

Adults: £12
Concessions:  £7
12-16 year olds:  £3

COVERAGE

If you are unable to make the game, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens.

Coverage starts from 2:15pm

THIS WEEKEND’SOTHER FA CUP MATCHES

CLEETHORPES TOWN v STOURBRIDGE
WARRINGTON TOWN v FC HALIFAX TOWN
CHORLEY v BARROW
HARTLEPOOL UNITED v KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC
AFC FYLDE v CHESTERFIELD
SOUTHPORT V ASHTON UNITED
BLYTH SPARTANS v YORK CITY
HARROGATE TOWN v WREXHAM
DUNSTON UTS v GATESHEAD
STOCKPORT COUNTY v ALTRINCHAM
MARINE v SALFORD CITY
WITTON ALBION v SOLIHULL MOORS
ALFRETON TOWN v ST NEOTS TOWN
WOKING v WELLING UNITED
HITCHIN TOWN v LEATHERHEAD
CHIPPENHAM TOWN v MAIDENHEAD UNITED
EASTBOURNE BOROUGH v SLOUGH TOWN
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN v OXFORD CITY
WESTON SUPER MARE v BATH CITY
BOREHAM WOOD v DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE
METROPOLITAN POLICE v HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE
GLOUCESTER CITY v BROMLEY
ALDERSHOT TOWN v KETTERING TOWN
TORQUAY UNITED v WINCHESTER CITY
BILLERICAY TOWN v TAUNTON TOWN
EASTLEIGH v HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH
WEALDSTONE v SUTTON UNITED
EBBSFLEET UNITED v WORTHING
MAIDSTONE UNITED v LEYTON ORIENT
HARINGEY BOROUGH v POOLE TOWN
BARNET v BRAINTREE TOWN

AWAY TRAVEL

There is a coach going to Braintree on Saturday 27th October and it is not to late to book your seat on it.

It leaves Crabble at 11am and the costs are as follows:

Adult member £18, adult non-member £33, youth member (Under 18) £7, youth non-member £10 and accompanied child (Under 16) £7.

Please call or text Andy on 0793 4300335 to book your seat.

Please note you are now required to pay for your seat in advance by cash or by cheque or via bank transfer.

Visit http://www.dasc.co.uk/ for all the details.

#MANarama National League campaign comes to an end

The ground-breaking #MANarama campaign, which saw the fifth and sixth tiers of English Football make football history through a mid-season re-brand, came to an end on Non-League Day and raised a total of £150,000 for Prostate Cancer UK.

Vanarama, the UK’s leading commercial vehicle leasing company, powered the fundraising drive by sacrificing its naming rights for the National League, together with a vehicle leasing initiative, ‘lease a van save a man’, which ran throughout September and October.

A cheque for £150,000 was presented at the flagship BT Sport televised game for Non-League day between FC Halifax and Chesterfield. The presentation took place ahead of the game when ultra-marathon hero Kevin Webber, who had just completed seven walking marathons in seven days, was given a guard of honour by both sets of teams.

The £150,000 was raised by Vanarama in just 43 days by donating £50 for every vehicle it leased from the start of September until Non-League day on October 13th.

Within that time a staggering 688 men would have died from prostate cancer, highlighting just how important it is that more men are made aware of the most common cancer in men. Prostate Cancer UK became the National League’s first official charity partner for the 2018/19 season and this year’s Non-League Day was given added significance by the presence of Webber.

Diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer in November 2014 and told he could have as little as two years left to live, the remarkable Webber has raised thousands for the charity in a series of epic endurance events and in the build-up to Non-League Day he walked more than 180 miles from Blyth Spartans to FC Halifax Town.

In total, he visited 10 National League clubs, hand-delivering unique captains’ armbands to be worn by all MANarama teams on Non-League Day. The bright orange band, which includes the iconic Prostate Cancer UK logo, illustrated the clubs’ united stand against the most common cancer in men.

Also joining the fight was Prostate Cancer UK ambassador Jeff Stelling, who posed with one of the armbands alongside Hartlepool United skipper Andrew Davies ahead of their clash at Leyton Orient.

National League Chief Executive Michael Tattersall, who walked alongside Webber in the final day of his challenge, said: “We’re delighted at the response of our temporary – and historic – rebranding to the MANarama National League over the past six weeks and it’s wonderful to see so much money and awareness raised to aid the fight against prostate cancer.

“We are proud to have Prostate Cancer UK as our first ever charity partner and look forward to working with them more going forward.

“This deadly disease has no boundaries, so it’s been incredibly inspiring to see Kevin Webber raise so much awareness within many of our membership. He’s a remarkable man doing remarkable things and we will continue to stand alongside him and everyone affected by prostate cancer.”

 Andy Alderson, Vanarama CEO and Founder said: “At Vanarama we’re thrilled with the amount of money we’ve been able to raise for Prostate Cancer UK. The MANarama campaign brought together three great organisations with one main goal – to raise awareness and funds in the fight against the most common cancer in men.

“We’ve managed to get to this total because of our wonderful Vanarama customers, and if you’ve leased a van from us in the last 45 days, you have helped save a man. Hopefully the money donated to Prostate Cancer UK can play a small part in one day beating this truly terrible disease.”

 Angela Culhane, Chief Executive of Prostate Cancer UK, said: “We’re thrilled with the continued success of Non-League Day, and to pick up a cheque from Vanarama for £150,000 is a wonderful end to this campaign.

“In many ways, there was no better person to collect it on our behalf than the extraordinary Kevin Webber. He’s no stranger to extreme activities, and by embarking on an epic 10-club excursion in the north of the country he’s selflessly spread a powerful and personal message about this deadly disease, utilising the power of football and the communities that bring those clubs to life.

“Kevin is an inspiration and we also thank the National League for making us their first ever charity partners and everyone who has embraced the brilliant MANarama campaign that has caught the imagination so much.

“There is real momentum building now in the fight against this disease, and the vital next step is to work towards a screening programme to catch more prostate cancers early and save more lives. Thanks to this exciting campaign we can move a step closer to making this a reality.”