*BS*We are pleased to announce that Chris Kinnear has moved to bring left-back Aswad Thomas to the club. The England C international has strong experience at this level, with Woking, Braintree Town and Grimsby Town.*BF*

Thomas started his career with Charlton Athletic and progressed through The Addicks’ youth system, spending four years at The Valley. He was loaned to Accrington Stanley in 2008 and made his Football League debut for the Lancashire side, before spending time on loan at Barnet and Lewes.

He signed a deal with Woking in 2009, and moved to Braintree Town two years later – scoring five goals in 43 appearances.

The 26 year old then signed a two-year deal with Grimsby Town in 2012 for an undisclosed fee, and made 90 appearances for Town before re-joining Woking for the closing period of last season.

Thomas was called up to the England C team in 2012.

We would like to welcome Aswad to the squad and wish him the best of luck during his time at Crabble.

*BS*Dover Athletic Football Club will be represented at this year’s Dover Regatta, taking place this Sunday – come down and see us along the Promenade!*BF*

Taking place along Dover’s esplanade, the Regatta takes place this weekend and the Football Club will form part of the event with a gazebo along the Promenade.

We would like to invite current supporters and those who do not know too much about DAFC to our stand, to learn more about the community events that we run. We also plans to have items for sale, and a raffle.

During the day, the free family Regatta will feature the popular Dover District Community Safety Day, an impressive classic car display, a new bike show, an entertainment stage throughout the day, family activities along the whole of the seafront and on the water, and a spectacular aerobatic display by the world renowned Blades.

Fireworks will close the Regatta in style and light up the harbour.

*BS*We are pleased to announce that Chris Kinnear has moved to bring left-back Aswad Thomas to the club. The England C international has strong experience at this level, with Woking, Braintree Town and Grimsby Town.*BF*

Thomas started his career with Charlton Athletic and progressed through The Addicks’ youth system, spending four years at The Valley. He was loaned to Accrington Stanley in 2008 and made his Football League debut for the Lancashire side, before spending time on loan at Barnet and Lewes.

He signed a deal with Woking in 2009, and moved to Braintree Town two years later – scoring five goals in 43 appearances.

The 26 year old then signed a two-year deal with Grimsby Town in 2012 for an undisclosed fee, and made 90 appearances for Town before re-joining Woking for the closing period of last season.

Thomas was called up to the England C team in 2012.

We would like to welcome Aswad to the squad and wish him the best of luck during his time at Crabble.

*IS**BS*VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE*BF*
*BS*Date*BF*: Saturday 29 August 2015
*BS*Kick-off*BF*: 3pm
*BS*Venue*BF*: Hayes Lane*IF*

*BS*Dover Athletic travel to last season’s Vanarama Conference South champions Bromley in an eagerly anticipated Kent derby on Saturday.*BF*

Whites left it late to claim all three points against Altrincham on Saturday, but Sean Raggett’s late goal was enough to claim all three points and the second win of the campaign.

Chris Kinnear’s side will be aiming to make it five games unbeaten, having not lost since the first match of the season against Barrow.

*BS*TEAM NEWS*BF*
Bromley, also known as the Lillywhites, have many ex-White’s in their side including Ben May, Moses Ademola, Sean Francis and Gillingham loanee Callum Davies.

Striker Ademola, who scored 15 league goals in Bromley’s promotion season last campaign, has scored two goals so far this season and is their top scorer.

Bromley bought in former Portsmouth defender Ben Chorley last week and he made his debut in their last fixture against Halifax.

For Dover, Kinnear is still without Ricky Modeste, Tom Murphy and keeper Andy Rafferty who are all suffering from injuries. New signing Jaydon Gibbs still waits to make his debut and is likely to start on the bench for Whites.

*BS*MORE ON THE OPPOSITION*BF*
Bromley have made a steady start to their opening season in the Vanrama National League picking up four points from their opening five games.

In their opening fixture, the Lillywhites battled back from a goal down to beat Wrexham 3-1. Ex Dover defender Sean Francis scored their equaliser that day.

However Bromley suffered three straight defeats after, losing away at Woking 2-0, Grimsby 4-1 then a home defeat to Braintree 2-1.

Last Saturday the Lillywhites threw away two points against Halifax, as they doubled their 1-0 advantage in the last minute of normal time, only to then concede two stoppage time goals giving Halifax their first point of the season.

*BS*LAST TIME THEY MET*BF*
The two clubs met most recently in Dover’s promotion season in 2013-2014, with the sides playing each other three times in that season.

Kinnear’s side suffered a 2-0 home defeat to the Lillywhites the weekend after bowing out of the FA Cup second round against Milton Keynes Dons.

However Whites picked up an impressive 4-0 win at Haynes Lane in March, with Bromley topping the table at that time. Goals from Richard Orlu, Tom Murphy, Barry Cogan and Moses Ademola secured the points.

The teams also battled it out in the Kent Senior Cup semi-final with Dover prevailing 3-2 thanks to a late double from Elliot Charles.

*BS*MATCH INFORMATION*BF*
There will be a minutes silence before kick-off on Saturdays game for players and fans alike to pay their respects to all those that lost their lives in the Shoreham Airshow tragedy last weekend, which included two Worthing United players who were on their way to play for the team that day.

Admission for the game is £15 for adults, OAPs £10, students £5 with under 16s going free when arriving with a full paying adults and arriving before 2pm (otherwise £5). Parking is £2 at the stadium.

The address for the stadium is Hayes Lane, Bromley, London, Kent, BR2 9EF.

Supporters who cannot make the Kent derby on Saturday can keep up to date with the match via @DAFCLiveText on twitter.

*BS*OTHER VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES*BF*
Aldershot v Eastleigh
Altrincham v Tranmere
Barrow v Southport
Boreham Wood v Woking
Guiseley v Gateshead
Kidderminster v Forest Green
Lincoln City v Grimsby
Macclesfield v Chester
Torquay v Cheltenham
Welling v Braintree
Wrexham v Halifax

*BS*We are pleased to announce that Chris Kinnear has moved to bring Aswad Thomas to the club. The England C international has strong experience at this level, with Woking, Braintree Town and Grimsby Town.*BF*

Thomas started his career with Charlton Athletic and progressed through The Addicks’ youth system, spending four years at The Valley. He was loaned to Accrington Stanley in 2008 and made his Football League debut for the Lancashire side, before spending time on loan at Barnet and Lewes.

He signed a deal with Woking in 2009, and moved to Braintree Town two years later – scoring five goals in 43 appearances.

The 26 year old then signed a two-year deal with Grimsby Town in 2012 for an undisclosed fee, and made 90 appearances for Town before re-joining Woking for the closing period of last season.

Thomas was called up to the England C team in 2012.

We would like to welcome Aswad to the squad and wish him the best of luck during his time at Crabble.

*IS**BS*VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE*BF*
*BS*Date*BF*: Saturday 29 August 2015
*BS*Kick-off*BF*: 3pm
*BS*Venue*BF*: Hayes Lane*IF*

*BS*Dover Athletic travel to last season’s Vanarama Conference South champions Bromley in an eagerly anticipated Kent derby on Saturday.*BF*

Whites left it late to claim all three points against Altrincham on Saturday, but Sean Raggett’s late goal was enough to claim all three points and the second win of the campaign.

Chris Kinnear’s side will be aiming to make it five games unbeaten, having not lost since the first match of the season against Barrow.

*BS*TEAM NEWS*BF*
Bromley, also known as the Lillywhites, have many ex-White’s in their side including Ben May, Moses Ademola, Sean Francis and Gillingham loanee Callum Davies.

Striker Ademola, who scored 15 league goals in Bromley’s promotion season last campaign, has scored two goals so far this season and is their top scorer.

Bromley bought in former Portsmouth defender Ben Chorley last week and he made his debut in their last fixture against Halifax.

For Dover, Kinnear is still without Ricky Modeste, Tom Murphy and keeper Andy Rafferty who are all suffering from injuries. New signing Jaydon Gibbs still waits to make his debut and is likely to start on the bench for Whites.

*BS*MORE ON THE OPPOSITION*BF*
Bromley have made a steady start to their opening season in the Vanrama National League picking up four points from their opening five games.

In their opening fixture, the Lillywhites battled back from a goal down to beat Wrexham 3-1. Ex Dover defender Sean Francis scored their equaliser that day.

However Bromley suffered three straight defeats after, losing away at Woking 2-0, Grimsby 4-1 then a home defeat to Braintree 2-1.

Last Saturday the Lillywhites threw away two points against Halifax, as they doubled their 1-0 advantage in the last minute of normal time, only to then concede two stoppage time goals giving Halifax their first point of the season.

*BS*LAST TIME THEY MET*BF*
The two clubs met most recently in Dover’s promotion season in 2013-2014, with the sides playing each other three times in that season.

Kinnear’s side suffered a 2-0 home defeat to the Lillywhites the weekend after bowing out of the FA Cup second round against Milton Keynes Dons.

However Whites picked up an impressive 4-0 win at Haynes Lane in March, with Bromley topping the table at that time. Goals from Richard Orlu, Tom Murphy, Barry Cogan and Moses Ademola secured the points.

The teams also battled it out in the Kent Senior Cup semi-final with Dover prevailing 3-2 thanks to a late double from Elliot Charles.

*BS*MATCH INFORMATION*BF*
There will be a minutes silence before kick-off on Saturdays game for players and fans alike to pay their respects to all those that lost their lives in the Shoreham Airshow tragedy last weekend, which included two Worthing United players who were on their way to play for the team that day.

Admission for the game is £15 for adults, OAPs £10, students £5 with under 16s going free when arriving with a full paying adults and arriving before 2pm (otherwise £5). Parking is £2 at the stadium.

The address for the stadium is Hayes Lane, Bromley, London, Kent, BR2 9EF.

Supporters who cannot make the Kent derby on Saturday can keep up to date with the match via @DAFCLiveText on twitter.

*BS*OTHER VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES*BF*
Aldershot v Eastleigh
Altrincham v Tranmere
Barrow v Southport
Boreham Wood v Woking
Guiseley v Gateshead
Kidderminster v Forest Green
Lincoln City v Grimsby
Macclesfield v Chester
Torquay v Cheltenham
Welling v Braintree
Wrexham v Halifax

*BS*We are pleased to announce that Chris Kinnear has moved to bring Aswad Thomas to the club. The England C international has strong experience at this level, with Woking, Braintree Town and Grimsby Town.*BF*

Thomas started his career with Charlton Athletic and progressed through The Addicks’ youth system, spending four years at The Valley. He was loaned to Accrington Stanley in 2008 and made his Football League debut for the Lancashire side, before spending time on loan at Barnet and Lewes.

He signed a deal with Woking in 2009, and moved to Braintree Town two years later – scoring five goals in 43 appearances.

The 26 year old then signed a two-year deal with Grimsby Town in 2012 for an undisclosed fee, and made 90 appearances for Town before re-joining Woking for the closing period of last season.

Thomas was called up to the England C team in 2012.

We would like to welcome Aswad to the squad and wish him the best of luck during his time at Crabble.

*BS*doverathletic.com recently spent time at the club’s new training ground in Kings Hill, near Maidstone – a state of the art complex with a wide range of facilities.*BF*

Whites have a been utilising a new training ground for the past since pre-season, having moved from their previous location near Dartford to a high-quality complex – Kings Hill Sports Park.

The complex was chosen because of the facilities on offer, and the location is easily accessible from the M20.

Community sports and leisure facilities are available at the Kings Hill Sports Park. They include five grass pitches, an artificial grass pitch and sports pavilion with architecture reminiscent of a Kentish barn. Eight modern changing rooms and a dedicated physiotherapy room are also on-site.

After training, players and staff are welcomed into the Sports Bar, where a hot meal is served for them to enjoy before leaving.

The club are delighted with the new facilities, and look forward to continuing to develop a successful working relationship with Kings Hill Sports Park.

To see a gallery of photos from our new training ground, please click the link below:

*Link1*

*BS*doverathletic.com recently spent time at the club’s new training ground in Kings Hill, near Maidstone – a state of the art complex with a wide range of facilities.*BF*

Whites have a been utilising a new training ground for the past since pre-season, having moved from their previous location near Dartford to a high-quality complex – Kings Hill Sports Park.

The complex was chosen because of the facilities on offer, and the location is easily accessible from the M20.

Community sports and leisure facilities are available at the Kings Hill Sports Park. They include five grass pitches, an artificial grass pitch and sports pavilion with architecture reminiscent of a Kentish barn. Eight modern changing rooms and a dedicated physiotherapy room are also on-site.

After training, players and staff are welcomed into the Sports Bar, where a hot meal is served for them to enjoy before leaving.

The club are delighted with the new facilities, and look forward to continuing to develop a successful working relationship with Kings Hill Sports Park.

To see a gallery of photos from our new training ground, please click the link below:

*Link1*

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