TWO helium balloons, released amongst hundreds of others on the club’s Family and Diversity Day last Saturday, have been found in Germany.

One was discovered by master painter Udo HÇÏdrich in Bollberg, some 910 km away from Crabble, on Sunday.

Udo sent us a photograph of his ‘find’ as you will see above.

Another balloon was found in Kathrinhagen, 645 km away, from Dover.

The balloons had Dover Athletic Football Club on them, the club badge and web address so we are delighted to see how far they travelled.

If any others have been located, please let us know and you might have found a lucky one.

Among the balloons released there were 10 with vouchers attached.

The balloons will be black with white print, blue with white print and yellow with black print.

If found, those vouchers can be exchanged for a VIP experience, two Premier Club tickets for one person and a guest , to sample the high life at one of Whites home league games this season.

One VIP prize has already been claimed by a local child and his mum, so that leaves nine more out there – keep your eyes peeled!!

If you’re lucky enough to find one with a voucher, just follow the instructions to claim your prize.

The Premier Club day pass normally costs £70.00 plus VAT per person and gets you:

•  Premier allocated parking
•  Entry
•  Premier lounge access
•  Food & Drink in the premier lounge
•  Matchday Magazine & Team sheet
•  Premier viewing position with padded seat for comfort

The balloons were released as part of the celebrations for the official opening of the new £1.3million Family Stand ahead of the National League clash with Guiseley.

Whites won 2-0 to cap off a memorable day for the majority of the 3,018 crowd ƒ?? the travelling Guiseley contingent might not agree.

Dover Athletic chairman Jim Parmenter was thrilled with the result and how the day went.

He said “It was an absolutely fantastic day. We had something for everyone who came along to enjoy the experience.”

ƒ”It was a great day all round and hopefully those new supporters who came along will come back and support us again.ƒ”

As for his new stand, the chairman added “It’s a terrific testament to the hard work of all the people that were involved in seeing it come from being on a blueprint to what you see today.ƒ”

The modern design of the new stand includes 500 seats and will provide the club with Football League standard dressing rooms, refereeƒ’s changing rooms and medical room.

It also houses the new location for the control room where our matchday safety operations will be run out of.

There are also be extra toilet facilities and dedicated viewing areas for disabled supporters.

The day also represented the launch of our ONE TOWN, ONE TEAM, ONE DOVER campaign.

 

DOVER will be aiming to secure a third consecutive win on the road in the National League when we head to Cheshire on Saturday to tackle Macclesfield Town at the Moss Rose.

Whites won 3-2 at Solihull Moors on their last away day and 2-0 at Bromley the trip before that.

But the Moss Rose has not been the best of hunting grounds for boss Chris Kinnear and his sides of late.

Whites have not scored in their past two games at the venue and have headed home with just a single point out of a possible six.

Macclesfield were relegated from the fourth tier in 2012 and have not finished higher than sixth as they bid to return to League Two.

Their manager, John Askey, highlighted the importance of home form as his side look to build on a good week on the road.

The Silkmen collected four points from a possible six in their last two games and speaking to mtfc.co.uk, Askey said: ƒ??This is a really important time for us. Weƒ??ve got to start making the Moss Rose the place where people donƒ??t want to come.

ƒ??If we can get our home form right, then weƒ??re going to be there or there abouts.ƒ?

On the return to the Moss, Askey added: ƒ??On the road, weƒ??ve been strong. Our away form is as good as anyone. Of course it will be nice to play at home again, but only if we can get a win.ƒ?

*BS*MACCLESFIELDƒ??S RECENT FORM*BF*

The Silkmen drew 1-1 at Gateshead on Tuesday after Danny Roweƒ??s equaliser cancelled out Danny Johnsonƒ??s opener for the Tynesiders.

That point sees them 10th on the National League ladder, four places and six points behind Whites.

In their previous two league games, Macclesfield won 2-1 at Aldershot Town after suffering a 1-0 defeat at home against league leaders Forest Green Rovers.

Before that, they dumped Walsall out of the Emirates FA Cup after a 1-0 win at the League One side.

*BS*RECENT MEETINGS*BF*

13/09/14: Dover Athletic 0-1 Macclesfield Town
18/10/14: Macclesfield Town 1-0 Dover Athletic
17/10/15: Dover Athletic 2-1 Macclesfield Town
12/04/16: Macclesfield Town 0-0 Dover Athletic

*BS*HITMEN*BF*

Whites’ top scorer in the league this season is Miller with 19, the best return in the competition.

Chris Holroyd is Macclesfieldƒ??s top marksman in the league with eight goals.

*BS*TEAM NEWS*BF*

Assistant boss Jake Leberl says the only player under an injury cloud continues to be Ricky Modeste.

He has missed the wins over Guiseley and Woking with a sore hamstring.

Leading scorer Miller is available after serving his one-game suspension against Woking.

Meanwhile, Macclesfield have signed York City striker Richard Brodie on loan until January 1.

He has already played against Whites this season when Miller scored the only goal of the game as Dover won 1-0 at York on September 17.

Brodie, who has scored five league goals for York this season, made his Macclesfield debut as a second half sub in the win at Aldershot last Saturday.

*BS*DOVER COLOURS*BF*

For Dover fans wanting to show their colours at Macclesfield by wearing the matching shirts as the players, captain Jamie Grimes and his team-mates will be wearing their yellow shirts.

*BS*COVERAGE*BF*

The game starts at 3pm but if you are unable to make the 528-mile round trip to the Moss Rose, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText ƒ?? follow us and get all the news as it happens!

Coverage starts from 2.15pm.

*BS* MATCH INFO FOR DOVER FANS*BF*

The Moss Lane Stand visitors section is a seated area (capacity 400).

The John Askey Terrace – uncovered (capacity 1500).

Prices for the 2015/16 season are as follows:

Seating Terrace
Adults ¶œ19 ¶œ15
Concessions, Seniors (65+) ¶œ15 ¶œ10
Juniors Under 18 / Students ¶œ5 ¶œ5
Juniors Under 12 ¶œ3 ¶œ3

Keiths Bar is open to home and away supporters at the discretion of the club to enjoy refreshments and pub grub before and after the game.

Doors open at 12.30pm on a Saturday, providing plenty of time to relax in a welcoming atmosphere and catch the early match live on Sky Sports.

Match day programme is ¶œ3 for 48 pages and is available from a number of locations outside the ground.

*BS*SATURDAYƒ??S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES*BF*

Bromley vs York City
Dagenham & Redbridge vs Barrow
Eastleigh vs Chester FC
Guiseley AFC vs Boreham wood
Lincoln City vs Maidstone United
Solihull Moors vs North Ferriby United
Southport vs Braintree Town
Sutton United vs Aldershot Town
Tranmere Rovers vs Torquay United
Woking vs Gateshead

*BS*LOOKING AHEAD*BF*

The Supporters Club is running a coach to Macclesfield Town and it is not too late to get on it.

It leaves Crabble at 7.45am and the cost is as follows:

Adults Members ¶œ30, Adult Non Members ¶œ35 and accompanied child (under 16) ¶œ5.

There is also a coach going to Tuesdayƒ??s game at Sutton United, leaving Crabble at 4.30pm and the cost is as follows:

Adults Members ¶œ15, Adult Non Members ¶œ20 and accompanied child (under 16) ¶œ5.

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

DOVER’S exhausting schedule continues on Tuesday with a third game in six days when Woking coming calling at Crabble (7.45pm).

Whites won both games against the Cards last season, but will start their bid to repeat that without striker Ricky Miller.

Miller will serve a one-match suspension following his fifth yellow card of the season during the 2-0 win against Guiseley at tonight’s venue.

His place is expected to be taken by one-time Woking loanee, Ross Lafayette.

Lafayette was rested for Saturday’s game and was an unused substitute.

WOKING’S RECENT FORM

The Cards won 3-0 at Maidstone on Saturday, their first away win of the season in the league which saw them rise out of the relegation zone.

Fabio Saraiva’s sixth goal of the season gave boss Garry Hill’s side the lead on the half-hour mark before Gozie Ugwu’s double either side of half-time secured the three points.

Their previous two league games saw a 1-1 draw at home against North Ferriby United and 2-1 defeat at Boreham Wood.

In between those games, Woking advanced to the second round of the Emirates FA Cup after a 4-2 win away at Stockport County.

RECENT MEETINGS

25/8/14: Woking 6-1 Dover Athletic
6/4/15: Dover Athletic 2-1 Woking
25/9/15: Dover Athletic 2-0 Woking
5/3/16: Woking 0-1 Dover Athletic

HITMEN

Whites’ top scorer this season is Miller with 21 in all competitions but he will be missing, so Lafayette with six, is Whites leading man in his absence.

Fabio Saraiva is Woking’s top marksman with 10 goals in league and cup games.

*BS*TEAM NEWS*BF*

Assistant boss Jake Leberl says there are no injury concerns with all players fit and available for selection.

*BS*COVERAGE*BF*

The game starts at 7.45pm but if you are unable to make the trip to Crabble, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText follow us and get all the news as it happens!

Coverage starts from 7pm.

TUESDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES

ALDERSHOT TOWN Vs EASTLEIGH
BARROW Vs GUISELEY AFC
BOREHAM WOOD Vs SUTTON UNITED
BRAINTREE TOWN Vs BROMLEY
CHESTER FC Vs SOUTHPORT
FOREST GREEN ROVERS Vs TRANMERE ROVERS
GATESHEAD Vs MACCLESFIELD TOWN
MAIDSTONE UNITED Vs DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE
TORQUAY UNITED Vs SOLIHULL MOORS
YORK CITY Vs LINCOLN CITY

LOOKING AHEAD

The Supporters Club are running a coach for the league games at Macclesfield Town and Sutton United and details are as follows:

MACCLESFIELD (Saturday, November 26)

Coach leaves Crabble at 7.45am and the cost is as follows:

Adults Members ¶œ30, Adult Non Members ¶œ35 and accompanied child (under 16) ¶œ5.

SUTTON UNITED (Tuesday, November 29)

Coach leaves Crabble at 4.30pm and the cost is as follows:

Adults Members ¶œ15, Adult Non Members ¶œ20 and accompanied child (under 16) ¶œ5.

Please call or text Andy on 0793 4300335 to book your seat or see him in the Centre Spot on Tuesday.

Moses Emmanuel interview:

Dover manager Chris Kinnear after Dover’s win over Guiseley.

DOVER have played Guiseley three times and the record against the Lions is an impressive one.

Whites have won two of the encounters without conceding a goal while last season’s corresponding game at Crabble ended in a 0-0 draw.

It goes without saying that Dover will be aiming to keep that record intact when the Yorkshire come calling on Saturday (3pm).

Guiseley arrive in second last place on the National League ladder after winning just their third game of the season last week, 2-0 at home against Torquay United.

Dover are sixth and 21 points ahead of today’s visitors, but assistant boss Jake Leberl says that statistic counts for little.

He said: “Last seasonƒ??s games against them were tough and today will be even harder, especially with having played our FA Cup tie against Cambridge United less than 48 hours ago.

“We had the same problem against Boreham Wood in March where the lads just could not get going as they were dead on their feet.

“However, if our players want to be successful in this sport, then these are the types of challenges they will need to overcome.”

*BS*GUISELEY’S RECENT FORM*BF*

The Lions beat visiting Torquay 2-0 last Saturday with goals from Jordan Preston and Jake Cassidy.

Their previous three league games saw a 1-0 loss at Aldershot, a 1-1 draw at home against Gateshead and a 3-0 defeat at leaders Forest Green Rovers.

*BS*RECENT MEETINGS*BF*

19/9/15: Dover Athletic 0-0 Guiseley
16/2/16 Guiseley 0-3 Dover Athletic (FA Trophy)
19/3/16: Guiseley 0-1Dover Athletic

*BS*HITMEN*BF*

Whites’ top scorer in the league this season is Ricky Miller with 18, the best return in the competition, while Preston, Cassidy and Michael Rankine are leading the way for Guiseley with three apeice.

*BS*TEAM NEWS*BF*

Leyton Orient loanee Sammy Moore and new signing Joe Healy are both available as is defender Jack Parkinson after suspension.

*BS*COVERAGE*BF*

The game starts at 3pm but if you are unable to make the trip to Crabble, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText ƒ?? follow us and get all the news as it happens!

Coverage starts from 2pm.

*BS*SATURDAYƒ??S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES*BF*

Forest Green Rovers v Lincoln
Aldershot v Macclesfield
Barrow v Solihull Moors
Boreham Wood v Southport
Braintree v Tranmere
Chester v Bromley
Gateshead v Eastleigh
Maidstone v Woking
North Ferriby United v Sutton
Torquay v Wrexham
York v Dagenham & Redbridge

IT IS important that we don’t get ahead of ourselves, but there is some important news if we overcome Cambridge United at Crabble on Thursday.

Our potential second round tie against either League One Coventry City or League Two Morecambe Town will be played at Crabble on Sunday, December 4.

It will be played on the Sunday as the game has been selected for extended TV highlights and will kick-off at 2pm.

Second round ties will be played over the weekend of 2/3/4/5 December.

Emirates FA Cup draw in full:

1 Westfields or Curzon Ashton v Bury or AFC Wimbledon
2 Chesterfield v Wycombe Wanderers
3 Millwall v Braintree Town
4 Macclesfield Town v Oxford United
5 Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield United
6 Blackpool v Gillingham or Brackley Town
7 Whitehawk or Stourbridge v Northampton Town
8 Boreham Wood or Notts County v Peterborough United or Chesham
*BS*9 Cambridge United or Dover Athletic v Coventry City or Morecambe*BF*
10 Port Vale v Hartlepool United
11 Bristol Rovers or Crawley Town v Barrow or Taunton Town
12 Woking v Accrington Stanley
13 Lincoln City v Oldham Athletic
14 Luton Town v Yeovil Town or Solihull Moors
15 Sutton United v Cheltenham Town or Crewe Alexandra
16 Eastleigh or Swindon Town v FC Halifax Town or Dagenham & Redbridge
17 Shrewsbury Town v Southport or Fleetwood Town
18 Charlton Athletic v MK Dons
19 Plymouth Argyle v Newport County or Alfreton Town
20 Carlisle United v Maidstone United or Rochdale