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Title: Dover match
Post by: Mrs Warbouys on December 17, 2014, 09:54:41 AM
Altrincham 1-1 Dover

A tight game between two solidly midtable sides, traditionally a low crowd saturday, not helped by dover putting tickets for their crystal palace game on sale at the crabble on saturday

Att 892
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: blackpoolalty on December 17, 2014, 10:29:05 AM
Think we can scrape a 2-1 win here in a not so very pretty game. Reeves with both. Think the crowd will be below 800, around 780.
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: GB Alty on December 17, 2014, 10:46:40 AM
Altrincham 1-1 Dover

A tight game between two solidly midtable sides, traditionally a low crowd saturday, not helped by dover putting tickets for their crystal palace game on sale at the crabble on saturday

Att 892
not helped by the game being advertised as being away in the programme all season. Att 680
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: bumble on December 17, 2014, 11:28:27 AM
Altrincham 1-1 Dover

A tight game between two solidly midtable sides, traditionally a low crowd saturday, not helped by dover putting tickets for their crystal palace game on sale at the crabble on saturday

Att 892
not helped by the game being advertised as being away in the programme all season. Att 680
All out war. 1-0 either way
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Hale Alty on December 17, 2014, 01:20:53 PM
At least it won't be segregated.
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Alex on December 17, 2014, 01:38:03 PM
Speaking to a dover fan he said they were in good form and have been playing some good football just recently.

I expect a hard fought game between the two sides. im going for 2-2 with all the goals coming second half, att 750 (season ticket holders counted wether they are there or not)
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Hale Alty on December 17, 2014, 01:47:11 PM
They are going to be tired after driving up from Kent in the morning.
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Saughall Robin on December 17, 2014, 02:34:07 PM
It would be a real tonic to win this one and send us into the three 'holiday' games on a high. I don't think it's out of the question to get 10 points from the 4 matches ... 8 would still be brilliant.

I wonder what the rest of you think?
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Hale Alty on December 17, 2014, 03:08:27 PM
And with a bit of luck Chester will be knackered from all their replays/stuffed full of turkey/hungover.
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Toff Apple on December 17, 2014, 03:24:37 PM
Their keeper is out suspended, might help
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Darren on December 17, 2014, 03:31:08 PM
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR COMMUNITY HALL

General Manager of the Community Sports Hall, Stacey Rowley, writes that “The Community Hall is looking for volunteers to help on match days with the bar and new catering facilities. We would be looking for people to be at the ground from 12pm and help until kick-off time, then also help during half-time. They would receive free entry to the match on the days they are helping. Previous experience is desirable. Anyone who is interested should please

Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on December 17, 2014, 05:15:37 PM
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR COMMUNITY HALL

General Manager of the Community Sports Hall, Stacey Rowley, writes that “The Community Hall is looking for volunteers to help on match days with the bar and new catering facilities. We would be looking for people to be at the ground from 12pm and help until kick-off time, then also help during half-time. They would receive free entry to the match on the days they are helping. Previous experience is desirable. Anyone who is interested should please




Some swine has stolen the end of that last sentence....

Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: MadFrankie on December 17, 2014, 05:25:30 PM
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR COMMUNITY HALL

General Manager of the Community Sports Hall, Stacey Rowley, writes that “The Community Hall is looking for volunteers to help on match days with the bar and new catering facilities. We would be looking for people to be at the ground from 12pm and help until kick-off time, then also help during half-time. They would receive free entry to the match on the days they are helping. Previous experience is desirable. Anyone who is interested should please




Some swine has stolen the end of that last sentence....


I can see it, it must be where you're sat that's the problem.
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on December 17, 2014, 05:31:07 PM
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR COMMUNITY HALL

General Manager of the Community Sports Hall, Stacey Rowley, writes that “The Community Hall is looking for volunteers to help on match days with the bar and new catering facilities. We would be looking for people to be at the ground from 12pm and help until kick-off time, then also help during half-time. They would receive free entry to the match on the days they are helping. Previous experience is desirable. Anyone who is interested should please




Some swine has stolen the end of that last sentence....




I can see it, it must be where you're sat that's the problem.




Lovely work there!

Hats off to you for that one.

Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: taxi Phil on December 17, 2014, 09:05:18 PM
A tough match on paper.....but various factors are in our favour. 2-0 (Marshall, Clee). Attendance 735
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: York Alty on December 17, 2014, 10:24:39 PM
score draw.
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: nimeta on December 18, 2014, 09:08:46 AM
Dover will score first and we will win either 2-1 or 3-2
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Jezza on December 18, 2014, 09:53:09 AM
I'm still laughing at the very clever I can see it it must be where your sat comment......wish i'd thought of that  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: taxi Phil on December 18, 2014, 11:10:38 AM
Their keeper is out suspended, might help
Their other keeper is ex-Eastbourne custodian Lee Hook. Very experienced so no rabbit.
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: andrewflynn on December 18, 2014, 11:16:59 AM
Their keeper is out suspended, might help
Their other keeper is ex-Eastbourne custodian Lee Hook. Very experienced so no rabbit.

They seem thoroughly unconvinced of Hook on their forum. They've also had one of their better players recalled from his loan.

This is going to be very tough. Dover unbeaten in seven in the league now, and our record against bottom half sides (teams who currently occupy a space in the bottom half) is hardly inspiring: W3 D1 L6, F11 A18. Two of those three wins have come at home though, and we've progressed a lot from some of the dark games that make up that record. With a full week of rest and Dover presumably having one eye on the cup I reckon we'll be right to get something from this game.

They are going to be tired after driving up from Kent in the morning.

Wins at Alfreton and Gateshead in the last month would suggest otherwise.

We've already seen eight 2-1 score-lines this season and I think that looks a pretty reasonable guess here. 2-1 either way. Penalty in the game.
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: hookys old shirt on December 18, 2014, 07:45:03 PM
Their keeper is out suspended, might help
Their other keeper is ex-Eastbourne custodian Lee Hook. Very experienced so no rabbit.

They seem thoroughly unconvinced of Hook on their forum. They've also had one of their better players recalled from his loan.

This is going to be very tough. Dover unbeaten in seven in the league now, and our record against bottom half sides (teams who currently occupy a space in the bottom half) is hardly inspiring: W3 D1 L6, F11 A18. Two of those three wins have come at home though, and we've progressed a lot from some of the dark games that make up that record. With a full week of rest and Dover presumably having one eye on the cup I reckon we'll be right to get something from this game.

They are going to be tired after driving up from Kent in the morning.

Wins at Alfreton and Gateshead in the last month would suggest otherwise.


We've already seen eight 2-1 score-lines this season and I think that looks a pretty reasonable guess here. 2-1 either way. Penalty in the game.


Dover fan here,
looing forward to Saturday , new ground for me and all that, not the best Saturday to visit you with Christmas .... and we couldn't muster enough fans for a coach......
but there will be a few of us, plus the northern based Dover fans of course, just a correction of our teams travel plans , we usually travel up north by train ,so no sitting
on a coach all day, although we did fly for the Gateshead game   



Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: george on December 18, 2014, 08:08:10 PM
Very tough match based on games @ home v. the teams above Dover SAthleAthletic, & below. LOST 1 - 2 lincoln city & 0 - 4 WELLING UNITED. Grateful for 1 point. ECSTATIC for 3 Ppoints+s/
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: distancetraveller on December 18, 2014, 08:39:38 PM
You would think that the league fixture committee would have the wherewithall in these days of high tech kit that they could arrange the fixtures so that the Dover fans/players didn't have such a long journey just days before Xmas. Our gate will suffer due to this.

Bloody hopeless state of affairs
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Jimmy Hill on December 19, 2014, 12:48:37 PM
You would think that the league fixture committee would have the wherewithall in these days of high tech kit that they could arrange the fixtures so that the Dover fans/players didn't have such a long journey just days before Xmas. Our gate will suffer due to this.

Bloody hopeless state of affairs

The game right before Christmas always has a crap gate so I'm not sure it matters that much.
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Bob on December 19, 2014, 01:26:19 PM
You would think that the league fixture committee would have the wherewithall in these days of high tech kit that they could arrange the fixtures so that the Dover fans/players didn't have such a long journey just days before Xmas. Our gate will suffer due to this.

Bloody hopeless state of affairs

The game right before Christmas always has a crap gate so I'm not sure it matters that much.

Indeed. If we were playing a local.side tomorrow there would be complaints that we should have had it on another day when the crowd would be even bigger.
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Ballers on December 19, 2014, 02:14:49 PM
Their keeper is out suspended, might help
Their other keeper is ex-Eastbourne custodian Lee Hook. Very experienced so no rabbit.

They seem thoroughly unconvinced of Hook on their forum. They've also had one of their better players recalled from his loan.

This is going to be very tough. Dover unbeaten in seven in the league now, and our record against bottom half sides (teams who currently occupy a space in the bottom half) is hardly inspiring: W3 D1 L6, F11 A18. Two of those three wins have come at home though, and we've progressed a lot from some of the dark games that make up that record. With a full week of rest and Dover presumably having one eye on the cup I reckon we'll be right to get something from this game.

They are going to be tired after driving up from Kent in the morning.

Wins at Alfreton and Gateshead in the last month would suggest otherwise.


They flew up to Gateshead, given our proximity to m/cr airport, the six figure windfall they're sitting on from the palace game
And the need to keep players fresh for said cup tie never mind the three pts on offer it would be prudent for them to fly again
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on December 19, 2014, 06:36:38 PM
Saturday, 19th April 1997

GM Vauxhall Conference

Altrincham...1  Dover Athletic...2

Dover scored two of the most stunning (and yet simultaneously most heartbreaking) goals that I've ever witnessed at Moss Lane.

I'm sure that Ballers, Ecky, Jimmy or Hughesy can take up the story.....





Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Ballers on December 19, 2014, 07:36:27 PM
Saturday, 19th April 1997

GM Vauxhall Conference

Altrincham...1  Dover Athletic...2

Dover scored two of the most stunning (and yet simultaneously most heartbreaking) goals that I've ever witnessed at Moss Lane.

I'm sure that Ballers, Ecky, Jimmy or Hughesy can take up the story.....


They had a centre half like Jimmy Five Bellies Gardner who then stepped up to hit a 35 yard free kick exactly like (but even better than) Gazza's famous wembley free kick. Totally ridiculous
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on December 19, 2014, 07:51:58 PM
Saturday, 19th April 1997

GM Vauxhall Conference

Altrincham...1  Dover Athletic...2

Dover scored two of the most stunning (and yet simultaneously most heartbreaking) goals that I've ever witnessed at Moss Lane.

I'm sure that Ballers, Ecky, Jimmy or Hughesy can take up the story.....


They had a centre half like Jimmy Five Bellies Gardner who then stepped up to hit a 35 yard free kick exactly like (but even better than) Gazza's famous wembley free kick. Totally ridiculous


Some memories of that fateful 1997 match from a Dover Athletic supporter:

"It wasn't all plain sailing from then on however. Inconsistency set in and two home defeats (against Southport and Gateshead) and two home draws with Stevenage and Rushden (who themselves conducted a late relegation escape) meant that we could never take safety for granted until an away match at Altrincham on the last but two Saturdays of the season.

Just like this season Sam Ayorinde was playing for another North Western club in relegation trouble . By this time Altrincham were bottom and although Whites were 10 points ahead, in 17th, they were by non means safe, having played more games than the sides below. Defeat looked on the cards, and another couple of weeks of cardiac scares inevitable, as the Robins took the lead on 70 minutes.

Heads did not drop though and Dover won a free kick outside the box. John Budden crashed the ball home from 20/25 yards - a scorcher! Then having incurred the wrath of the home fans all afternoon a certain Darren Adams broke just inside their half, ran to the edge of the box before lobbing the keeper to score a very memorable winner. A 2-1 success and relegation fears banished. There can have been few more pleasurable moments watching Dover!"

Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: RedhillAlty on December 20, 2014, 05:43:01 AM
Lets hope that today is pay back time
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: Alex on December 20, 2014, 05:31:24 PM
Speaking to a dover fan he said they were in good form and have been playing some good football just recently.

I expect a hard fought game between the two sides. im going for 2-2 with all the goals coming second half, att 750 (season ticket holders counted wether they are there or not)

Ah so close off by the attendance
Title: Re: Dover match
Post by: markecky on December 20, 2014, 11:26:40 PM
Speaking to a dover fan he said they were in good form and have been playing some good football just recently.

I expect a hard fought game between the two sides. im going for 2-2 with all the goals coming second half, att 750 (season ticket holders counted wether they are there or not)

Ah so close off by the attendance

Still a top draw prediction that, well done.