Captain Sam Wood shared his view following Dover’s 1-1 home draw against Boreham Wood on Tuesday evening.
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Nicky Southall has his say following Dover’s 1-1 draw against Boreham Wood at Crabble on Tuesday evening.
MATCH PREVIEW: DOVER VS BOREHAM WOOD
We are back in action for the first time since Boxing Day tonight when Boreham Wood visit Crabble in the Vanarama National League.
Andy Hessenthaler’s men have not played since the narrow 1-0 defeat to Dagenham and Redbridge at the same venue.
The following trip to Sutton was postponed due to a positive Covid-19 test result in the U’s camp before our game at Daggers was also postponed due to a covid investigation.
Our players and staff then spent 10 days in self-isolation meaning Weymouth’s visit to Crabble last Saturday was also called off.
We still have six players self-isolating, while Josh Passley is suspended following his red card against Dagenham.
Since Whites’ last game, Boreham Wood have only played one league game, beating Barnet 3-0 live on BT Sport.
Most recently, Wood was knocked out of the FA Cup in the Third Round by Championship side Millwall, losing 2-0.
Manager Luke Garrard’s side currently sits 11th in the National League. having picked up six wins in their first 13 games and are15 points ahead of Whites in the table.
Garrard was also named Vanamara National League manager of the month for December.
Athletic will look to make amends for last season’s 2-0 defeat in this fixture as goals from Sorba Thomas and Justin Shaibu condemned Whites to their third consecutive loss at that point.
The game will see the return of Femi Ilesanmi to Crabble.
The defender spent one season with us, which was sandwiched between a previous spell at Boreham Wood and his current spell at Meadow Lane.
Whilst at Crabble, Ilesanmi played 45 times in the National League, scoring twice.
Boreham Wood’s Player to Watch
Kabongo Tshimanga was the second top scorer in the National League last season with 19 goals and he’s continued that form into this season with The striker scoring seven goals and getting one assist so far this campaign.
Coverage
This game will be played behind closed doors, however, you can watch the game for £8 on DAFCtv.
Details on how to buy your match pass can be found here.
We will also have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – Follow us and get all the news as it happens.
LIVE STREAM PASS ON SALE
We are back in National League action against Boreham Wood at Crabble on Tuesday.
The game will be played behind closed doors, but you can watch all the action through our live stream.
The price is £8, which includes a free Video On Demand (VOD) replay, allowing you to watch the game again at a different time.
To purchase your virtual ticket for the fixture, simply visit www.247.tv/dafctv
Please also note the service does not support casting to TVs from iPhones or iPads. It does support Chromecast on Android and Airplay on Safari Browser. Supporters will need at least 3mb of available bandwidth to watch the stream.
All Supporter support issues will be dealt with by 247.tv – they can be contacted via their e-mail [email protected]
DAGGERS DATE CONFIRMED
Our postponed National League game at Dagenham & Redbridge now been re-arranged.
We will make the trip to The Chigwell Construction Stadium on March 30th with the game kicking off at 7pm.
The original game was postponed on January 2nd due to a COVID-19 investigation.
Please continue to stay safe one and all.
STRIKER LOTTERY SUSPENDED
The Striker Lottery has been suspended until further notice due to the new COVID-19 lockdown.
The draw for this week has been made and the results will be published shortly.
Striker Lottery Manager, Harry Reid, said: “Given the current situation we are all in, we have found ourselves in a position where not only can our agents not collect from certain establishments (pubs, clubs, shops, etc), we are in a situation where we cannot put our agents and customers in danger when collecting door-to-door.
“This situation leaves the income for the lottery far less than that of the current prize money which gives us no alternative but to suspend the Striker Lottery until such time as the COVID situation improves.
“Please do not worry if you are in credit, or become in credit during the suspension, when we restart the total credit you had from week 09 will still be there in full.”
In regard to bank standing orders, Reid said: “The Striker Lottery System does not hold your personal bank details; therefore should you wish to suspend your standing order while we are in this situation, you yourself will have to notify your bank. We will give a statement on restarting to give you time to notify your bank when to restart the standing order.
“However, if you leave your standing order being paid into the Striker Account, when we commence again your payments will be in credit and we can always then review the situation as to how we go forward.
“Please be assured you will not lose your money. The Striker account is separate to that of the Club and I will each week download the Standing Orders and will therefore know exactly how much each member has in credit.
“We are not closing the Striker Lottery down, only suspending it due to the present situation, so thank you for your loyal support and please stay safe.
“We as a club would also like to thank all of those members who have donated their regular Striker Lottery payments to the football club as donations, while the lottery is suspended – the gesture is very much appreciated by us all at the club.”
NEW DATE FOR SUTTON
We can confirm that our postponed National League game away at Sutton United has now been re-arranged.
We will now make the trip to The Borough Sports Ground on February 16th with the game kicking off at 7pm.
The original game was postponed on December 28th due to a positive COVID-19 result being returned in the U’s cam
Please continue to stay safe one and all.
WEYMOUTH GAME POSTPONED
Our Vanarama National League fixture against Weymouth at Crabble on Saturday has been postponed due to our staff and players self-isolating in accordance with National League protocols and Public Health England guidelines.
That means our next league game will be against Boreham Wood at Crabble on Tuesday, January 12th at 7.45pm.
Revised dates for all our postponed fixtures will be confirmed in due course.
Please stay home and stay safe everyone.
DAGENHAM GAME OFF
Saturday’s National League game away at Dagenham & Redbridge has been postponed due to a Covid-19 investigation.
More to follow.