*BS*A 43rd minute goal by Moses Ademola gave Dover Athletic a boost going into Saturday’s play-off semi final 2nd leg at Sutton United.*BF*

Sutton stunned the Crabble crowd in Wednesday’s 1st leg by taking an early lead through Craig Dundas inside the first minute.

However, the team and its vociferous supporters showed their spirit to rally and gradually work their way back into the match. Their reward was Ademola’s tap in at the back post following Nathan Elder’s flick-on.

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Wednesday’s draw leaves the semi final tie wide open going into Saturday’s return leg at Gander Green Lane. Dover supporters have already filled the two free coaches generously laid on by sponsor Nick Cunningham and with many more travelling by train and car to Sutton, the match should generate another cracking atmosphere.

*BS*A 43rd minute goal by Moses Ademola gave Dover Athletic a boost going into Saturday’s play-off semi final 2nd leg at Sutton United.*BF*

Sutton stunned the Crabble crowd in Wednesday’s 1st leg by taking an early lead through Craig Dundas inside the first minute.

However, the team and its vociferous supporters showed their spirit to rally and gradually work their way back into the match. Their reward was Ademola’s tap in at the back post following Nathan Elder’s flick-on.

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Wednesday’s draw leaves the semi final tie wide open going into Saturday’s return leg at Gander Green Lane. Dover supporters have already filled the two free coaches generously laid on by sponsor Nick Cunningham and with many more travelling by train and car to Sutton, the match should generate another cracking atmosphere.

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*BS*Book your seat on the Supporters Club coach going to Sutton for the second leg of the play off semi final on Saturday 3rd May.

FREE FOR ALL
(Sponsored by Nick Cunningham)

Departs Crabble @ 11:30am*BF*

All coaches are covered by insurance, if the game gets called off you get a refund.
(Supporters Club Members only)

*BS*Please call or text Bob on 07938 021916*BF*
(If possible in the evening, otherwise leave a message and he will get back to you.)

*BS*Bob will be in the Centre Spot before & after every home game*BF*

*BS*Please book early so we know what size of coach to book as the larger one if needed may not be available later in the week*BF*

*BS*RULES FOR THE COACH TRAVEL*BF*

*IS*All vehicles are NON SMOKING
No alcohol will be permitted on our vehicles at any time (which means not just drinking alcohol but also taking it on the coach).
Any damage caused will be charged to the Supporters Club.
Any abnormal or excessive cleaning will result in a £50 fine payable by the Supporters Club.
No excessively rowdy behaviour will be tolerated.

Bayliss runs a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY if any of the above restrictions are breached and any individual found to be flaunting the rules, they will be removed from the coach immediately, irrespective of the location of the vehicle.

It is obviously in everyone’s interest and to encourage people who are understandably wary about using the coach, that behaviour is kept within the bounds of common sense.

Supporters Coaches are operated by the Dover Athletic Supporters’ Club and are in no way organised by or the responsibility of Dover Athletic F.C.*IF*

*BS*Dover Athletic entertain league runners-up Sutton United in the first leg of the Skrill South play-off semi-finals at Crabble on Wednesday evening.*BF*

After Whites’ disappointing 1-1 draw against Whitehawk on Easter Monday, their play-off hopes were all but over but quite amazingly, they clinched the final play-off spot on Saturday in dramatic fashion.

With the score locked at 1-1 against Hayes & Yeading United with 10 minutes left to play, news floated through that play-off rivals Havant & Waterlooville failed to defeat Tonbridge Angels before Barry Cogan converted a late penalty to secure his side 5th place on goal difference.

Dover will now face Sutton in a two-legged play-off semi-final tie for a place in next Saturday’s final against the winners of the other play-off tie – Bromley and Steve Brown’s Ebbsfleet United.

*Lpic1**BS*TEAM NEWS:*BF*
Saturday’s hero, Cogan, will miss the play-offs as he starts a 4-match suspension on Wednesday evening – with the Irishman handed a 3-match suspension for a straight red card at Eastleigh two weeks ago plus an additional game for picking up his second of the season after also getting sent off at Basingstoke Town back in November.

It is the second season in succession Cogan will miss the play-offs after injury ruled him out of last season’s games, and he will be a big loss for Chris Kinnear’s side after enjoying his most prolific season in a Whites shirt.

As for Sutton, Simon Downer and Damian Scannell – who scored a late aggregate equaliser for Eastleigh in last season’s play-off semi-final second leg at Crabble – are expected to return to the side after being rested during the U’s game at Whitehawk on Saturday.

Charlie Clough and Will Spetch will both face late fitness tests while Jamie Slabber and Louis John will not feature at Crabble, with the latter set to miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury.

*BS*OPPOSITION FORM:*BF*
Sutton head into this fixture having finished runners-up in the Skrill South but also finished with the third best away form in the league behind Dover and Concord Rangers.

The U’s won 8 of their 21 games on the road – including a *Link1* thanks to Craig Dundas’ early goal – and have scored the joint-second most away goals while losing on only four occasions.

Their impressive grand-total goal-tally of 77 has largely came from the strikeforce trio of Jamie Taylor, Dundas and Slabber who netted 45 goals between them, with Taylor finishing joint-second in the Skrill South goalscoring charts with 18 goals to his name.

The side from Surrey also possess the record of having the 2nd meanest defence in the league behind Dover, having conceded only 39 goals out of their 42 games and are tipped favourites to progress into the final at the expense of Whites.

*Lpic2**BS*HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD AT CRABBLE:*BF*
Dover have a poor record against their play-off opponents at Crabble, having not won against them in the last three meetings and only managing to find the net once in the process.

Their last victory came towards the end of the Ryman Premier winning season of 2008/09 when *Link2* under former Gillingham manager Andy Hessenthaler, and the victory is still fondly remembered by many Dover fans to this day.

James Rogers – the only current player to feature in that win – opened the scoring before further goals from Frannie Collin, Shaun Welford (2), Matt Bodkin and Dean Hill secured promotion to the Conference South – a league Whites are looking to get promoted from this season.

*BS*PLAY-OFF STATISTICS:*BF*
Dover are looking to revive their poor play-off record after picking up only two victories in their history – neither of which have came at Crabble.

The first victory came at Metropolitan Police when Craig Wilkins scored in a 1-0 win in 2006 while Wednesday evening will mark a year to the day Whites picked up their second – with Moses Ademola, Ben May and Daryl McMahon all netting in a 3-1 win at Eastleigh last season.

No side has ever won the play-offs after finishing 5th in the Conference South since the formation of the league in 2004, and the last team to reach the final from 5th was Woking in 2010 at the expense of Whites.

Meanwhile, Sutton – who are chasing promotion to the Conference Premier for the first time since 2000 – will feature in their second play-off campaign in just three seasons.

The U’s finished in a respectable 4th place in the 2011/12 season after gaining promotion from the Ryman Premier League the previous season, but lost to Welling United in the semi-finals.

*BS*MORE DETAILS OF THIS GAME:*BF*
This game will kick off at 19:45 on Wednesday 30 April.

Please note that season-ticket holders have to pay to gain access into Crabble, which will be at the usual admission fee of £13.

If fans cannot make the game then *Link3* will be provided by Kieran Dodd and Matt Clements from 19:00 – with pre-match build up, team news, commentary of the game and photos brought to those following.

*BS*Book your seat on the Supporters Club coach going to Sutton for the second leg of the play off semi final on Saturday 3rd May.

FREE FOR ALL
(Sponsored by Nick Cunningham)

Departs Crabble @ 11:30am*BF*

All coaches are covered by insurance, if the game gets called off you get a refund.
(Supporters Club Members only)

*BS*Please call or text Bob on 07938 021916*BF*
(If possible in the evening, otherwise leave a message and he will get back to you.)

*BS*Bob will be in the Centre Spot before & after every home game*BF*

*BS*Please book early so we know what size of coach to book as the larger one if needed may not be available later in the week*BF*

*BS*RULES FOR THE COACH TRAVEL*BF*

*IS*All vehicles are NON SMOKING
No alcohol will be permitted on our vehicles at any time (which means not just drinking alcohol but also taking it on the coach).
Any damage caused will be charged to the Supporters Club.
Any abnormal or excessive cleaning will result in a £50 fine payable by the Supporters Club.
No excessively rowdy behaviour will be tolerated.

Bayliss runs a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY if any of the above restrictions are breached and any individual found to be flaunting the rules, they will be removed from the coach immediately, irrespective of the location of the vehicle.

It is obviously in everyone’s interest and to encourage people who are understandably wary about using the coach, that behaviour is kept within the bounds of common sense.

Supporters Coaches are operated by the Dover Athletic Supporters’ Club and are in no way organised by or the responsibility of Dover Athletic F.C.*IF*

*BS*Dover Athletic entertain league runners-up Sutton United in the first leg of the Skrill South play-off semi-finals at Crabble on Wednesday evening.*BF*

After Whites’ disappointing 1-1 draw against Whitehawk on Easter Monday, their play-off hopes were all but over but quite amazingly, they clinched the final play-off spot on Saturday in dramatic fashion.

With the score locked at 1-1 against Hayes & Yeading United with 10 minutes left to play, news floated through that play-off rivals Havant & Waterlooville failed to defeat Tonbridge Angels before Barry Cogan converted a late penalty to secure his side 5th place on goal difference.

Dover will now face Sutton in a two-legged play-off semi-final tie for a place in next Saturday’s final against the winners of the other play-off tie – Bromley and Steve Brown’s Ebbsfleet United.

*Lpic1**BS*TEAM NEWS:*BF*
Saturday’s hero, Cogan, will miss the play-offs as he starts a 4-match suspension on Wednesday evening – with the Irishman handed a 3-match suspension for a straight red card at Eastleigh two weeks ago plus an additional game for picking up his second of the season after also getting sent off at Basingstoke Town back in November.

It is the second season in succession Cogan will miss the play-offs after injury ruled him out of last season’s games, and he will be a big loss for Chris Kinnear’s side after enjoying his most prolific season in a Whites shirt.

As for Sutton, Simon Downer and Damian Scannell – who scored a late aggregate equaliser for Eastleigh in last season’s play-off semi-final second leg at Crabble – are expected to return to the side after being rested during the U’s game at Whitehawk on Saturday.

Charlie Clough and Will Spetch will both face late fitness tests while Jamie Slabber and Louis John will not feature at Crabble, with the latter set to miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury.

*BS*OPPOSITION FORM:*BF*
Sutton head into this fixture having finished runners-up in the Skrill South but also finished with the third best away form in the league behind Dover and Concord Rangers.

The U’s won 8 of their 21 games on the road – including a *Link1* thanks to Craig Dundas’ early goal – and have scored the joint-second most away goals while losing on only four occasions.

Their impressive grand-total goal-tally of 77 has largely came from the strikeforce trio of Jamie Taylor, Dundas and Slabber who netted 45 goals between them, with Taylor finishing joint-second in the Skrill South goalscoring charts with 18 goals to his name.

The side from Surrey also possess the record of having the 2nd meanest defence in the league behind Dover, having conceded only 39 goals out of their 42 games and are tipped favourites to progress into the final at the expense of Whites.

*Lpic2**BS*HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD AT CRABBLE:*BF*
Dover have a poor record against their play-off opponents at Crabble, having not won against them in the last three meetings and only managing to find the net once in the process.

Their last victory came towards the end of the Ryman Premier winning season of 2008/09 when *Link2* under former Gillingham manager Andy Hessenthaler, and the victory is still fondly remembered by many Dover fans to this day.

James Rogers – the only current player to feature in that win – opened the scoring before further goals from Frannie Collin, Shaun Welford (2), Matt Bodkin and Dean Hill secured promotion to the Conference South – a league Whites are looking to get promoted from this season.

*BS*PLAY-OFF STATISTICS:*BF*
Dover are looking to revive their poor play-off record after picking up only two victories in their history – neither of which have came at Crabble.

The first victory came at Metropolitan Police when Craig Wilkins scored in a 1-0 win in 2006 while Wednesday evening will mark a year to the day Whites picked up their second – with Moses Ademola, Ben May and Daryl McMahon all netting in a 3-1 win at Eastleigh last season.

No side has ever won the play-offs after finishing 5th in the Conference South since the formation of the league in 2004, and the last team to reach the final from 5th was Woking in 2010 at the expense of Whites.

Meanwhile, Sutton – who are chasing promotion to the Conference Premier for the first time since 2000 – will feature in their second play-off campaign in just three seasons.

The U’s finished in a respectable 4th place in the 2011/12 season after gaining promotion from the Ryman Premier League the previous season, but lost to Welling United in the semi-finals.

*BS*MORE DETAILS OF THIS GAME:*BF*
This game will kick off at 19:45 on Wednesday 30 April.

Please note that season-ticket holders have to pay to gain access into Crabble, which will be at the usual admission fee of £13.

If fans cannot make the game then *Link3* will be provided by Kieran Dodd and Matt Clements from 19:00 – with pre-match build up, team news, commentary of the game and photos brought to those following.