*BS*Dover Athletic have completed the signing of vastly experienced midfielder Steven Thomson from St Mirren.*BF*

The 34 year-old made the decision to quit full-time football at the end of his 18th season as a professional to pursue at career as a financial advisor in London.

He played alongside Nicky Forster for Brighton in 2008 and Whites’ boss has convinced Thomson that Crabble is the right place for him to combine his new career with semi-professional football.

The Dover squad is currently light on numbers in midfield with Glen Southam and Michael Corcoran yet to sign new contracts. Steven’s arrival will add both experience and quality to Forster’s new-look team for next season.

The Glaswegian made 31 appearances for the Scottish Premier League club this season and more than 100 in his three years at St Mirren. Prior to his year at Brighton, he had spent three seasons in the SPL with Falkirk.

Steven started his career in London with Crystal Palace as a 16 year-old. He broke into the first-team four years later and made 105 appearances for the Eagles at Championship level. In 2003 he joined Peterborough, where he was a first-team regular for two seasons before moving north to Scotland.

Of his career change, he said: “I made the decision last year that this would be my final season as a full-time player. I have been studying for four or five years and I’m now fully qualified and have secured a job in London.

“My wife Bryony is from London anyway and she wanted to move closer to her family. I’ve been a footballer for 18 years and now it’s time to enter the real world.

“Fortunately Nicky Forster heard that I was moving back to London and he called me up. Signing for Dover gives me the chance to continue playing on a part-time basis. I love the game so it’s the best of both worlds.”

One of the highlights of his time in Scotland was scoring two goals as St Mirren thrashed Celtic 4–0 in the SPL on 24 March 2010. This result came soon after a 1-0 defeat to Rangers in the Scottish League Cup Final at Hampden Park in front of 44,000 spectators. Thomson played the full 90 minutes.

Typically an occasional scorer of good goals rather than a regular on the scoresheet, he netted twice for St Mirren this season and 11 times in 120 games for The Buddies.

He now joins Nicky Forster’s project at Crabble, the first target to join the club this summer in an effort to strengthen the squad of 10 existing players already signed on contract.

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*BS*Dover Athletic have announced their pricing structure for the 2012-13 season. The club have listened to the concerns and feedback from supporters and hope that the new pricing structure goes some way in addressing many of the issues. *BF*

The scheme is set to cost the football club over £10,000 to put in place as a result of the direct loss in income from receipts, but it is hoped this will be balanced by an increase in attendances.

*BS*Match day pricing*BF*

The changes to our matchday pricing reflects a general consensus amongst supporters, the board and the wider community, that the club need to be encouraging a new generation of supporters along to Crabble.

+ We will be freezing prices for Adults and Over 60s at £12 and £9 respectively.
+ We will be lowering the price for Under 18’s to £5.
+ In the biggest pricing change at the club in years, we will be making entry for under 11s FREE when accompanied by a paying adult*IS* (on the day or season ticket holder – up to a maximum of four children per adult).*IF*

There will be no change to seating prices for those paying on the day.

*BS*Season Tickets*BF*

We’ll be freezing both our early-bird discount and late purchase prices at last years rates. More over we’re including seating for all season ticket holders, to add extra value to your ticket. Under 11’s are now free, so to replace the 11-16 season ticket we’ll now offer an under 18’s season ticket.

*BS*Before June 30th 2012 Season Tickets will be priced at: *BF*

Adults: £210
Over 60’s: £149
Under 18s: £70

*BS*After June 30th 2012 Season Tickets will be priced at: *BF*

Adults: £240
Over 60’s: £179
Under 18s: £95

*BS*Season Ticket holders will also receive other benefits including:*BF*

+ £10 off pre-ordered replica shirt.
+ 2 X Free tickets to bring a friend to a home league game of your choice.(worth upto £24)
+ Access to all pre-season games included.
+ First option on Cup tickets.
+ Entry into prize draw for Signed replica shirt.

*BS*Dover Athletic have completed the signing of vastly experienced midfielder Steven Thomson from St Mirren.*BF*

The 34 year-old made the decision to quit full-time football at the end of his 18th season as a professional to pursue at career as a financial advisor in London.

He played alongside Nicky Forster for Brighton in 2008 and Whites’ boss has convinced Thomson that Crabble is the right place for him to combine his new career with semi-professional football.

The Dover squad is currently light on numbers in midfield with Glen Southam and Michael Corcoran yet to sign new contracts. Steven’s arrival will add both experience and quality to Forster’s new-look team for next season.

The Glaswegian made 31 appearances for the Scottish Premier League club this season and more than 100 in his three years at St Mirren. Prior to his year at Brighton, he had spent three seasons in the SPL with Falkirk.

Steven started his career in London with Crystal Palace as a 16 year-old. He broke into the first-team four years later and made 105 appearances for the Eagles at Championship level. In 2003 he joined Peterborough, where he was a first-team regular for two seasons before moving north to Scotland.

Of his career change, he said: “I made the decision last year that this would be my final season as a full-time player. I have been studying for four or five years and I’m now fully qualified and have secured a job in London.

“My wife Bryony is from London anyway and she wanted to move closer to her family. I’ve been a footballer for 18 years and now it’s time to enter the real world.

“Fortunately Nicky Forster heard that I was moving back to London and he called me up. Signing for Dover gives me the chance to continue playing on a part-time basis. I love the game so it’s the best of both worlds.”

One of the highlights of his time in Scotland was scoring two goals as St Mirren thrashed Celtic 4–0 in the SPL on 24 March 2010. This result came soon after a 1-0 defeat to Rangers in the Scottish League Cup Final at Hampden Park in front of 44,000 spectators. Thomson played the full 90 minutes.

Typically an occasional scorer of good goals rather than a regular on the scoresheet, he netted twice for St Mirren this season and 11 times in 120 games for The Buddies.

He now joins Nicky Forster’s project at Crabble, the first target to join the club this summer in an effort to strengthen the squad of 10 existing players already signed on contract.

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*BS*Dover Athletic have announced their pricing structure for the 2012-13 season. The club have listened to the concerns and feedback from supporters and hope that the new pricing structure goes some way in addressing many of the issues. *BF*

The scheme is set to cost the football club over £10,000 to put in place as a result of the direct loss in income from receipts, but it is hoped this will be balanced by an increase in attendances.

*BS*Match day pricing*BF*

The changes to our matchday pricing reflects a general consensus amongst supporters, the board and the wider community, that the club need to be encouraging a new generation of supporters along to Crabble.

+ We will be freezing prices for Adults and Over 60s at £12 and £9 respectively.
+ We will be lowering the price for Under 18’s to £5.
+ In the biggest pricing change at the club in years, we will be making entry for under 11s FREE when accompanied by a paying adult*IS* (on the day or season ticket holder – up to a maximum of four children per adult).*IF*

There will be no change to seating prices for those paying on the day.

*BS*Season Tickets*BF*

We’ll be freezing both our early-bird discount and late purchase prices at last years rates. More over we’re including seating for all season ticket holders, to add extra value to your ticket. Under 11’s are now free, so to replace the 11-16 season ticket we’ll now offer an under 18’s season ticket.

*BS*Before June 30th 2012 Season Tickets will be priced at: *BF*

Adults: £210
Over 60’s: £149
Under 18s: £70

*BS*After June 30th 2012 Season Tickets will be priced at: *BF*

Adults: £240
Over 60’s: £179
Under 18s: £95

*BS*Season Ticket holders will also receive other benefits including:*BF*

+ £10 off pre-ordered replica shirt.
+ 2 X Free tickets to bring a friend to a home league game of your choice.(worth upto £24)
+ Access to all pre-season games included.
+ First option on Cup tickets.
+ Entry into prize draw for Signed replica shirt.

*BS*Dover Athletic have today released details of their new Official kit for the 2012-13 season. The strip will be produced by UK company Surridge Sport, who will take up the role of Official Kit & Equipment Supplier.*BF*

Following feedback from supporters, the club have opted for a more simplistic design this season. The home shirt is predominantly white. The second shirt is light blue and the third kit is gold.
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All three kits will include the logo of Main Sponsor, Gomez, on the front of the shirt, while carrying the Viridor logo on the back.

The kit is manufactured using similar techniques to those of our last two kits, whereby the design is printed onto the fabric, which means no peeling logos and bright vibrant colours for longer.

Replica shirts will be available to pre-order next week, with deliveries starting in July.

Chairman Jim Parmenter said “We’ve listened to fans about what they want to see in a kit and following last year’s issues have opted to work with a recognised, UK based, quality supplier, Surridge Sport. We hope this results in a popular, high quality, high availability kit that fans will be pleased with.”

The cost of replica shirts have been frozen at last season’s prices:

Adults: £38
Children: £32

This season we are offering a special deal to those purchasing a season ticket. If you pre-purchase a shirt with your season ticket, the shirt will only cost £28.

For further information, see doverathletic.com

*BS*Dover Athletic have today released details of their new Official kit for the 2012-13 season. The strip will be produced by UK company Surridge Sport, who will take up the role of Official Kit & Equipment Supplier.*BF*

Following feedback from supporters, the club have opted for a more simplistic design this season. The home shirt is predominantly white. The second shirt is light blue and the third kit is gold.
*Lpic1*
All three kits will include the logo of Main Sponsor, Gomez, on the front of the shirt, while carrying the Viridor logo on the back.

The kit is manufactured using similar techniques to those of our last two kits, whereby the design is printed onto the fabric, which means no peeling logos and bright vibrant colours for longer.

Replica shirts will be available to pre-order next week, with deliveries starting in July.

Chairman Jim Parmenter said “We’ve listened to fans about what they want to see in a kit and following last year’s issues have opted to work with a recognised, UK based, quality supplier, Surridge Sport. We hope this results in a popular, high quality, high availability kit that fans will be pleased with.”

The cost of replica shirts have been frozen at last season’s prices:

Adults: £38
Children: £32

This season we are offering a special deal to those purchasing a season ticket. If you pre-purchase a shirt with your season ticket, the shirt will only cost £28.

For further information, see doverathletic.com

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*BS*It’s been a busy week for Dover Athletic commercially, with several high-value sponsorship deals already announced.

Today, Dover Director Alistair Bayliss has announced that his company, Bayliss Executive Travel will be increasing it’s sponsorship of the club.*BF*

The Deal-based company has been providing the official first team coach for the past year as well as supporters coaches for the past four. As part of the deal Bayliss Executive Travel will become ‘Official Travel Partner’

Alistair said “It has been a fantastic week for the club off the field and we’re laying great foundations for next season. I am delighted to announce a sizeable sponsorship commitment from Bayliss Executive Travel.

“As a company, we recognise the hard work being done by everyone at the Club, and hope that our contribution will help with that.

“I know it gives every one of us at Bayliss Executive Travel a huge lift being involved with The Whites, and we are all very proud of our close association with you.”

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*BS*It’s been a busy week for Dover Athletic commercially, with several high-value sponsorship deals already announced.

Today, Dover Director Alistair Bayliss has announced that his company, Bayliss Executive Travel will be increasing it’s sponsorship of the club.*BF*

The Deal-based company has been providing the official first team coach for the past year as well as supporters coaches for the past four. As part of the deal Bayliss Executive Travel will become ‘Official Travel Partner’

Alistair said “It has been a fantastic week for the club off the field and we’re laying great foundations for next season. I am delighted to announce a sizeable sponsorship commitment from Bayliss Executive Travel.

“As a company, we recognise the hard work being done by everyone at the Club, and hope that our contribution will help with that.

“I know it gives every one of us at Bayliss Executive Travel a huge lift being involved with The Whites, and we are all very proud of our close association with you.”