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Magpies make good impression on Clay
The Salisbury City midfielder made his Magpies' debut in last Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Eastleigh, and is expected to play his first match in black and white at the Jewson Stadium today (3pm) against title-chasing Eastbourne Borough. And the 22-year-old has been impressed since his arrival ten days ago. He told Echosport: "It's a good club with a good management structure and a good set of lads. I'm enjoying my time here so far and if I was offered the chance to stay longer then I would definitely consider it. "I haven't been here very long but from what I saw last week against Eastleigh I thought we played really well for the first hour but we let in some sloppy goals, and mistakes are costing us right now so it's vital that we cut them out in future games." Clay insists he is here to do a job and help the Magpies climb to safety in Blue Square South. He added: "We are struggling at the moment but hopefully we can pick up and avoid relegation. I'm here to try and win as many games as possible in a month as well as play as many matches as I can. "It's important that we start winning our home games. We've got Eastbourne and Bishop's Stortford at home in the next few days so we need to be picking up points in those matches." Clay, who trains with the Magpies on a part-time basis, knows what this level of football is all about and when the opportunity to join Dorchester arose, he was more than happy to oblige. He said: "I joined Salisbury in November 2006 and we went on to achieve promotion through the play-offs so I have played in this league quite recently. "I have played a few games for Salisbury in the Blue Square Premier this season but a lot of the time I've been played on the right side of midfield which isn't my best position so I was happy to come to Dorchester." The former Exeter City man, who twice played against Manchester United in the FA Cup, believes that should the county town side escape the drop this season they will reap the rewards of their full-time status next campaign. Clay added: "All the players at the club are good technically perhaps it's just a case of being too naive at times but I'm sure the players will get better with age. "There's a good young squad here at the moment but if the club can avoid relegation and keep the players together then they will be in a good position to build. Going full-time is definitely the way forward though."
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