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It is just a matter of time for Dorchester to beat troubles
It has not been a role he has relished by any stretch of the imagination. But he has seen it as a necessity to help his younger and less-experienced team-mates. "It has been a mixed bag this season," said Jermyn. "I have been left-back, right-back, both sides of central-defence, sweeper and a midfielder. I have been everywhere where there is a gap. "That is something I have been used to at Dorchester. In a way I am happy to do it and know why I have been doing it because I am one of the senior players and I should be able to adapt. "I think I have done quite well but on another day I would have not minded having a set position so I can focus on one role rather than different positions over a number of weeks." Following the early-season departure of Matt Groves to Lewes, Jermyn is now the longest-serving player at the Avenue Stadium - he signed for the club in 2000. It is a situation the 26-year-old is still struggling to get his head around. "I find that amazing," he said. "I wish I had the opportunity some of the younger lads at the club have now. They class me as a senior player but I am only 26 and do not feel I am an old head yet. I still feel there are things I am learning. "It has been great being captain for the last few weeks but I still feel we need one or two (players) around my age to level out the squad. "When we are in games, sometimes we can get frustrated and give away the ball when under pressure - and that is where the old heads come in." While many have seen the new regime's five-year plan and focus on developing youth at the club as commendable, missing older heads in a tough, physical league could be one of the things which cause relegation. "We are only six months into the five-year plan and I do not know how it is going to progress," said Jermyn. "Whether they (owner Eddie Mitchell and director of football Shaun Brooks) did not foresee what was going to happen, I do not know. "From a personal point of view I really hope the club move forward. It would be a great thing for Dorchester and especially the fans because they have been through a lot this season. "Going full-time, they probably thought we were going up the division but it has gone the other way. With the group of players we have got, I am sure we can work hard and get through it - it is just a matter of time." Jermyn believes the introduction of Paul Compton as assistant-manager has been a positive move. "Paul has the most booming voice I have heard," said Jermyn. "You can hear him all over the pitch and sometimes that is good to keep you focused. "Paul has been about, knows the league and has coached at this standard before. No disregard to Shaun because what he does in terms of the coaching has been superb. He knows what he is talking about but Paul is more of a gritty, get-stuck-in type. "When they are together as a partnership I think they could be very good because both have different opinions as to how they should play. If they can put together the right mixture, I am sure we can climb the league quite quickly. "For some of the players, they have come out of youth-team football into this league. They have had a transitional period and now they know they are going be playing for wages and places for next season during the rest of the year. "I think the lads have had to grow up pretty quickly and now they are a little better as they know what the league is all about." Having won the team-of-the-round award for their FA Trophy first-stage defeat of Stevenage Borough, the Magpies face Ebbsfleet United in the competition on Saturday. Jermyn said: "Stevenage was a phenomenal result. When their players were walking off the pitch at the end even they said 'You were the better team on the day'. "Ebbsfleet are below Stevenage in the (Blue Square Premier) table but they are still a league above us so I am not going to say we are going to beat them. But if we want to win it, if we work hard there is no reason why we cannot." While Jermyn is looking towards guiding his team to Blue Square South safety and FA Trophy success, he hopes to stay at the Avenue Stadium for a few more years. "I do not have any issues with wanting to leave - far from it," he said. "At the same time if they want to go completely full-time, I am not sure whether they will work anything around that. "I would like to think they would because I have been there for a long time and proved my loyalty and worth to the club - so we will wait and see. At the moment I would like to stay on."
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