DOVER will be looking to get back to winning ways in the National League when we make a history making trip to the West Midlands on Saturday.

Whites, who lost 4-1 against Tranmere Rovers at Crabble in their last league outing, face competition new boys Solihull Moors for the first time.

And there will be a couple of new faces in both camps for the clash at Damson Park.

Dover boss Chris Kinnearƒ??s squad will include new signing Joe Healy for the first time following the midfielderƒ??s arrival from Maidstone United.

Kinnear will also have a new counterpart ƒ?? Keith Bertschin.

The former Birmingham City striker was named as Solihullƒ??s new head coach on Wednesday after manager Marcus Bignot left for League Two side Grimsby Town.

The 60-year-old Bertschin has previously worked as now Aston Villa boss Steve Bruceƒ??s assistant over a nine-year period in the top two tiers of English football at Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Sunderland and Hull City.

Bertschinƒ??s side will start the game 15th on the National League ladder, eight places and nine points behind Kinnearƒ??s.

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They drew 2-2 at League Two side Yeovil Town in the FA Cup last Saturday after coming from 2-0 down to earn a replay.

Their last two home games have both ended in defeats against Forest Green Rovers (1-0) and Tranmere Rovers (3-0).

But they did win 1-0 at Braintree Town after suffering those losses.

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Whites’ top scorer in the league this season is Ricky Miller with 15, while Solihullƒ??s leading man is Akwasi Asante with seven.

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Whites have no injury concerns but Sam Magri is away on international duty with Malta.

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For Dover fans wanting to show their colours at Solihull Moors by wearing the matching shirts as the players, captain Jamie Grimesƒ?? side will be wearing their white shirts.

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If you are unable to make the trip to Damson Park we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText ƒ?? follow us and get all the news as it happens!

Coverage starts from 2pm.

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Adult (18+ years of age): ¶œ14

Concession (65+ years, Students with a valid NUS card, and 16-17 years of age): ¶œ8

Junior (12 to 15 years of age inclusive): ¶œ8

Under 12’s: FREE (when accompanied by a paying adult)

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There will be a Supporters Club coach making the trip to Solihull for the first time and itƒ??s not too late to get on it.

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

Adults Members ¶œ25, Adult Non Members ¶œ30 and accompanied child (under 16) ¶œ10.

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

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

DOVERƒ??S Emirates FA Cup campaign continues at Crabble on Thursday with the first round replay clash against League Two Cambridge United at 7.45pm.

The first game between the sides ended 1-1 at the Cambs Glass Stadium on November 5th.

The Uƒ??s led 1-0 at half-time before Ricky Miller equalised eight minutes from time.

A home tie against League One side and former FA Cup winners Coventry City on December 4 is the carrot for tonightƒ??s victors.

But Dover boss Chris Kinnear is not looking that far ahead.

He said: ƒ??I have never been one to think about what be and I am not about to change.

ƒ??Our focus is only on playing Cambridge and nothing else matters.

ƒ??We take it game by game and thatƒ??s the way we always will.ƒ?

As for the game, which will be played live on BT Sport, Kinnear says his side wonƒ??t be doing anything different to normal.

He said: ƒ??We may be playing a Football League team and doing on live TV, but our preparation and the way we approach it wonƒ??t be any different any other game we play.

ƒ??Weƒ??ll be going all out to win, something we do in every game regardless of who we are playing against.ƒ?

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He told the Cambridge News that he felt it would be an intriguing game as both sides knew what the other was all about from their first meeting.

But he is optimistic United, who will still be without Joe Pigott due to concussion, can build on their display from last Saturdayƒ??s 3-1 win at Crawley in Sky Bet League Two.

Derry said: ƒ??Itƒ??s one thing going to watch Dover in the flesh and watching all the videos, but itƒ??s only when you come up against certain players that you realise just what they can produce and itƒ??s the flip side for both teams.

ƒ??Weƒ??ve both had a look at each other, weƒ??ve both sussed each other out and theyƒ??d have gone back and looked at all the positives they produced last Saturday (a 3-2 win at Solihull) and weƒ??ve done the same.

ƒ??Itƒ??s a different type of game. Weƒ??re away from home, the expectation level is on their shoulders to produce a performance as well, but we just need to concentrate on what we do.

ƒ??We want to go through to round two. Itƒ??s a great proposition, Coventry at home for whoever gets through this round.

ƒ??Everyone looks for a banana skin and we have to make sure weƒ??re not one of them.ƒ?

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Since the draw with Dover, the Uƒ??s lost 2-0 at home to Scunthorpe in the Football League Trophy.

They bounced back from that defeat with a 3-1 win at Crawley in Sky Bet League Two last Saturday.

Greg Taylor, Uche Ikpeazu and Luke Berry scored the goals.

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Whites’ top scorer this season is Ricky Miller with 21 while Cambridgeƒ??s leading man is Luke Berry with six.

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Leyton Orient loanee Sammy Moore and new signing Joe Healy are both not available while defender Jack Parkinson will be missing through suspension after his red card at Solihull Moors on Saturday.

Sam Magri is back from international duty with Malta after missing the 3-2 win in the West Midlands.

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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 6.45pm.

The game will also be shown live on BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm

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Contrary to suggestions in the media, Dover Athletic confirm Ricky Miller is not for sale.

It has been reported that National League side Forest Green Rovers are attempting to prise Miller away from the club.

Chairman Jim Parmenter said: “Ricky is not for sale. He is under contract at this club and is a big part of our push to promotion this season.

“We would not consider selling Ricky to a club at our level and believe if and when he finally moves on it will be to a big club with good league pedigree.”

BTSport, the television broadcast partner of The National League, has announced a further six LIVE matches they will be screening from the Vanarama National in December and January to round off 2016 and welcome 2017.

And Dover will feature in two of them, the trip to Maidstone on January 1 and the clash at Lincoln City on Friday, January 20.

The Maidstone game will kick-off at 6pm after being scheduled to start at 3pm while the Lincoln game will get underway at 7.45pm.

The clash with the Imps was originally scheduled for a 3pm start on Saturday, January 21st but the fixture has been moved forward a day to accommodate the television coverage.

TRANMERE Rovers have a perfect National League record under new boss Micky Mellon.

Saturday’s visitors to Crabble have won three consecutive league games since Mellon replaced Gary Brabin earlier this month and they have done it without conceding a goal.

You can be sure Dover Athletic will be aiming to end that impressive statistic when the teams meet for only the third time ever.

And Whites have their own impressive record against the Birkenhead club – they have not lost against them!

Ricky Miller scored the only goal of the game when Dover won at Prenton Park last October while honours finished even in the corresponding game last season after it ended goalless.

Tranmere will start the game two places and two points above Dover.

Dover boss Chris Kinnear is looking forward to the showdown.

Kinnear said: “They are an unbelievably big club who have shown their ambitions by investing in their squad and a new manager.

“Saying that, we are also just as ambitious and are only just behind them on the table.

“It is going to be a tough game but one me and the lads are all really looking forward to.”

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“Dover are a very capable side, we know the threats that they possess so it should make for another tough game,” the former Shrewsbury Town boss said on the Tranmere website.

And he is not about to use the long trip south as an excuse.

“We’re not going to have any excuses, we will go down and prepare properly,” he told the Liverpool Echo.

“We will leave the day before. We will do all the preparation we need to do.

“We won’t be looking for any excuses to do with long journeys or anything that will affect our performance.

“We know we’re going down there for another really tough game.

“They’re all tough in this league as everyone is now seeing.

“We will go down there and answer the questions the game ask us on the day and try to bring the three points back again.”

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They beat visiting North Ferriby United on Tuesday after winning 3-0 at Solihull Moors on Saturday.

Jake Kirby (two) and James Norwood scored the goals.

Norwood will miss the game at Crabble through suspension after he received a straight red card for putting his hand in the face of North Ferriby United goalkeeper Rory Watson towards the end of the game on Tuesday.

Seven days earlier, Tranmere bowed out of the FA Cup after losing 2-1 at Barrow.

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31/10/15: Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Dover Athletic
12/3/16: Dover Athletic 0-0 Tranmere Rovers

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Whites’ top scorer in the league this season is Ricky Miller with 15 while Tranmere’s leading man is Andy Cook with eight.

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Defender Richard Orlu and midfielder Chris Kinnear jnr are both back in contention following injury.

Tyrone Marsh (knee) will miss his third consecutive league match.

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The game starts at 3pm 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 2pm.

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Barrow vs Eastleigh (12.15pm)
Aldershot Town vs Guiseley AFC
Boreham Wood vs Woking
Braintree Town vs Solihull Moors
Chester FC vs Lincoln City
Forest Green Rovers vs Dagenham & Redbridge
Gateshead vs Wrexham
Maidstone United vs Macclesfield Town
North Ferriby United vs Bromley
Torquay United vs Southport
York city vs Sutton United

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There will be a Supporters Club coach making the trip to Cambridge United for our Emirates FA Cup First Round clash at the League Two club next Saturday and it’s not too late to get on it.

It leaves Crabble at 10.30am and the cost is as follows:

Adults Members £20, Adult Non Members £25 and accompanied child (under 16) £10.

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

TICKET prices for Dover Athletic’s Emirates FA Cup First Round clash at Cambridge United on Saturday, November 5th, have been confirmed by the League Two club.

Tickets for the match, which kicks-off at the Cambs Glass Stadium at 3pm, are priced as follows:

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Adults £15, Concession £10, Under 18s £5

Go to the following link to secure your ticket:

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Or do it by by calling 01223 566 500.

You can also buy tickets at the turnstiles on the day but please note it will cost you an additional £2 per ticket to do so.

See you there!!

COYW!!

A GRAND day out is on the cards at Crabble on Saturday, November 19.

The new Family Stand will have its official grand opening ahead of the National League clash with Guiseley.

The celebration will feature as part of the Family and Diversity Day – and there will be so much on offer when the gates open at 12 noon.

FREE hot dogs for kids (limits apply), FREE goodie bags and plenty of pre-match entertainment, including the Vista Twisters Cheerleading Team.

More details about what’s planned will be revealed as the big day approaches!

The club has also given tickets to all 52 Dover district schools to allow students to attend the day and savour the Crabble experience.

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

COYW!!!

YOU CAN HELP US ADVERTISE THIS EVENT BY DISPLAYING A POSTER, WHICH IS AVAILABLE *Link1*

DOVER will be looking to build on their impressive performance against Braintree when they make the short trip to Bromley on Tuesday.

Whites crushed the Essex side 6-1 but boss Chris Kinnear is looking forward, not back.

He said: “It’s all about Bromley now, not what happened on Saturday.

“We’ve got to focus on the job at hand and do our best to beat Bromley – nothing else matters.”

Bromley will start the game 17th on the National League ladder, eight places and 10 points behind Kinnear’s side.

But Whites are still to win at Hayes Lane in non-league’s top-flight.

Honours finished even between the sides at the venue last season after Bromley scored an equaliser two minutes from time to earn a 1-1 draw.

Nicky Deverdics had put Whites ahead in the 70th minute before Bradley Goldberg saw his penalty saved by Mitch Walker but he scored from the rebound.

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Bromley lost 2-1 on the road at Wrexham on Saturday, this came a week after the 4-2 FA Cup loss at Braintree.

Their last two home games have seen a 1-1 draw against Lincoln City and a 2-1 win against Woking.

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29/08/15: Bromley 1-1 Dover Athletic
28/12/15: Dover Athletic 2-3 Bromley

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Whites’ top scorer in the league this season is Ricky Miller with 14, the best return in the competition, while Bromley’s leading man is Blair Turgott with five.

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Tyrone Marsh (knee), Richard Orlu (hamstring) and Chris Kinnear jnr (back) will all miss the trip.

Moses Emmanuel is available to face his former team after serving his three-game ban following his red card against Sutton

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For Dover fans wanting to show their colours at Bromley by wearing the matching shirts as the players, Whites will be wearing their blue shirts.

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If you are unable to make the trip to Hayes Lane we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens!

Coverage starts from 7pm.

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Turnstiles open at 6:30pm admission prices are as follows:
• Adults: £15
• OAPs (65+): £10
• Armed Forces, NHS & Emergency Services & Football League Season Ticket Holders*: £10
• Students (16 years and over)**: £5
• Under 16’s: FREE (when accompanied by a paying adult and arriving before 7pm, otherwise £5)

*Employers ID / Valid in date Football League Season Ticket required on entry

**Valid Student ID required on entry

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

TICKET prices for Dover Athletic’s Emirates FA Cup First Round clash at Cambridge United on Saturday, November 5th, have been confirmed by the League Two club.

Tickets for the match, which kicks-off at the Cambs Glass Stadium at 3pm, are priced as follows:

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Adults £15, Concession £10, Under 18s £5

Go to the following link to secure your ticket:

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Or do it by by calling 01223 566 500.

You can also buy tickets at the turnstiles on the day but please note it will cost you an additional £2 per ticket to do so.

See you there!!

COYW!!