"Magician: Dover Athletics Journey to the Top on Berserk Pack"

BACK TO NATIONAL LEAGUE

After their win against Gillingham, team morale skyrocketed. They followed it up with a dominant 5–0 victory over Oldham Athletic. Charlie Hole scored his first goal for the senior team and, impressively, he is only 16 years old. Meanwhile, Dillon continued his outstanding form, scoring six goals in seven matches.



Then we have won 1-0 to Sutton United and unlucky draw with Morecambe 1-1.



I guess the players were a bit annoyed with themselves over how they played, because they went on to demolish Tamworth 3–0, Gateshead 2–0, and then secured another 2–0 win against Braintree. I have to say, we are very strong defensively.





We are top of the league.

DECEMBER

Our first match in December was in the next round of the FA Cup, and we were lucky to draw Chesterfield.

The fans were in great spirits and once again decided to prepare a tifo banner to support the team.
I think they still remembered when the chairman wanted the team to play one of the tactics created by the mastermind Flashy Josh, so they decided to share their opinion.



Well, what more can I say? Just have a look at the result — we absolutely trashed them 5–0.



Then we played FA Trophy against Merthyr and managed a narrow 1–0 win. Job done, no drama.

The next match was against South Shields, and this time we had to settle for a 2–2 draw. We didn’t play badly at all, just a bit unlucky, I guess. Dillon scored twice, but his late goal in the 89th minute snatched the draw.



Then we go two more wins against Maidstone and Woking, both by 2-0.





* The club doesn’t have an Under-21 squad, so to keep the players sharp I sometimes arrange friendly matches and use those who lack match fitness.
* I do the same when the league schedule is light and we’re only playing once a week — or even less.
* In a normal scenario (not with this pack), these friendlies can also be a source of extra income.

Merry Christmas from Dover Athletic Football Club.



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January

The chairman visited us during the first training session of the new year and told us he had a surprise. He asked whether we remembered that he had previously mentioned his plan to build new office rooms for rent in order to generate additional income. Then he said he had changed his mind and that the team deserved credit for the work they had done. Instead of offices, he had built two new dressing rooms.



We were delighted. If you’re wondering why there’s a sign on the floor saying “This is not a circus,” it’s because Gillingham fans called us clowns the last time we played them. It seems the Chairman wanted this to be a great reminder of what we’ve achieved this year and last year.

First match of the new year was against Southed. This is second team in the league so we have settle for a scoreless draw.

The next match was against Norwich in FA CUP. Unfortunately we lost 2-0. I quess we are not at that level yet.



We got to the winning way against Alfreton Town in FA Thorpy and beat them 3-1, unlucky scoreless draw with Boreham Wood, and three win in a row against Solihull 1-0, Rochdale 4-1



and Morecombe 2-1 in FA Throphy.

It was a tough match. We scored first in the 46th minute. They equalized from the penalty spot. It looked like the game was heading for a draw, but we kept attacking and scored the winner in the 85th minute.



FIXTURE



I’m quite surprised that everything has been working well in recent months. I thought the financial difficulties would make our progress more difficult. For some reason, money isn’t everything, and with the good cohesion in the squad, we can do great things this season.