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*BS*MARTIN HAYES says his Dover team will be up for tonight’s Blue Square South derby with Dartford.

*BF*Both clubs were involved in FA Cup matches against League opposition.

And while Dover made club history by beating Kent’s only Football League club Gillingham in their own back yard, the Darts also got an impressive draw with Port Vale.

Everyone was in dreamland after the 2-0 win at Priestfield – and the match against Dartford to many almost seems a side-show. But boss Hayes is having none of that – and believes the fact the game is another Kent derby makes it yet another juicy clash.

He said: “Had it been away to a team that gets about 300 fans on a wet Tuesday night, it would be a big anti-climax. But playing against Dartford is a big match – another derby and important because it gives us a chance to make up some ground on the teams above us in the division.

“We are only just getting over Saturday to be honest – and beating the Gills at their place is one of the highest points of my football career.

“It was our very best chance to beat them at the weekend because they’re not in good form – so we went there to attack and get our noses in front, which is what happened.

“I didn’t want to go there and give them an opportunity to get into the game – and the timing was just perfect for us.

“They have good players there who are off form and not performing – so it was vital we cashed in on that.

“The atmosphere was amazing and I’m just glad that those thousands of Dover fans have something that will long live in the memory.”

Gillingham boss Andy Hessenthaler was gracious in defeat – and said: “Dover deserved the win. I’m absolutely gutted – but I take satisfaction in knowing that some of the players that made it happen for Dover were players I signed.

“I hope Dover progress to the third round – and win their league. They are a great club.”

*BS*MARTIN HAYES says his Dover team will be up for tonight’s Blue Square South derby with Dartford.

*BF*Both clubs were involved in FA Cup matches against League opposition.

And while Dover made club history by beating Kent’s only Football League club Gillingham in their own back yard, the Darts also got an impressive draw with Port Vale.

Everyone was in dreamland after the 2-0 win at Priestfield – and the match against Dartford to many almost seems a side-show. But boss Hayes is having none of that – and believes the fact the game is another Kent derby makes it yet another juicy clash.

He said: “Had it been away to a team that gets about 300 fans on a wet Tuesday night, it would be a big anti-climax. But playing against Dartford is a big match – another derby and important because it gives us a chance to make up some ground on the teams above us in the division.

“We are only just getting over Saturday to be honest – and beating the Gills at their place is one of the highest points of my football career.

“It was our very best chance to beat them at the weekend because they’re not in good form – so we went there to attack and get our noses in front, which is what happened.

“I didn’t want to go there and give them an opportunity to get into the game – and the timing was just perfect for us.

“They have good players there who are off form and not performing – so it was vital we cashed in on that.

“The atmosphere was amazing and I’m just glad that those thousands of Dover fans have something that will long live in the memory.”

Gillingham boss Andy Hessenthaler was gracious in defeat – and said: “Dover deserved the win. I’m absolutely gutted – but I take satisfaction in knowing that some of the players that made it happen for Dover were players I signed.

“I hope Dover progress to the third round – and win their league. They are a great club.”

*BS*WHEN was the last time Dover Athletic had two page leads in The Sun within two days of each other? Never!

*BF*But Rupert Murdoch’s top multi-million selling daily national newspaper got into the club’s cup fever on Saturday by billing the game as “the big Kent grudge match”.

Yet the club’s famous win got a cracking page lead in today’s Super Goals pullout – with the headline: “Dover the Moon” and picture of a jubilant Adam Birchall holding a black and white club banner as he celebrated with fans.

Birchall told Sun man Justin Allen: “I’ve been studying Wayne Rooney videos to improve myself as a player.”

And he was stinging in his criticism of Gillingham assistant Ian Hendon for chucking him on football’s scrapheap last year.

He said: “I needed encouragement and games – but I didn’t get that with Ian.”

Meanwhile, The Time’s Game pullout featured Dover as a page lead where Gary Polland wrote: “The game had all finest Cup ingredients, including a wonder goal to rival Ronnie Radford’s effort for Hereford against Newcastle in 1972.”

The Mail ignored us – but the News of the World and Mail on Sunday both gave the club page leads yesterday.

Hess is in a Mess, screamed the headline in the News of the World, while the Mail on Sunday reported that Gillingham had been beaten by “their neighbours from hell”.

BBC South East are running a feature on Dover in tonight’s news programme.

*BS*ABOVE image is courtesy of The Sun newspaper.

*BS*WHEN was the last time Dover Athletic had two page leads in The Sun within two days of each other? Never!

*BF*But Rupert Murdoch’s top multi-million selling daily national newspaper got into the club’s cup fever on Saturday by billing the game as “the big Kent grudge match”.

Yet the club’s famous win got a cracking page lead in today’s Super Goals pullout – with the headline: “Dover the Moon” and picture of a jubilant Adam Birchall holding a black and white club banner as he celebrated with fans.

Birchall told Sun man Justin Allen: “I’ve been studying Wayne Rooney videos to improve myself as a player.”

And he was stinging in his criticism of Gillingham assistant Ian Hendon for chucking him on football’s scrapheap last year.

He said: “I needed encouragement and games – but I didn’t get that with Ian.”

Meanwhile, The Time’s Game pullout featured Dover as a page lead where Gary Polland wrote: “The game had all finest Cup ingredients, including a wonder goal to rival Ronnie Radford’s effort for Hereford against Newcastle in 1972.”

The Mail ignored us – but the News of the World and Mail on Sunday both gave the club page leads yesterday.

Hess is in a Mess, screamed the headline in the News of the World, while the Mail on Sunday reported that Gillingham had been beaten by “their neighbours from hell”.

BBC South East are running a feature on Dover in tonight’s news programme.

*BS*ABOVE image is courtesy of The Sun newspaper.