Roy O'Brien in action in the abandoned Magpies' fixture

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Extra 'spice' at Jewson Stadium

by Howard Milton

Dorchester Town's home game with Maidenhead United on Tuesday has been given extra "spice" by the fact the Berkshire outfit are being drawn into the relegation dogfight.

That is the view of Maidenhead boss Johnson Hippolyte, who described as "mad" the decision to abandon the original fixture.

The 15 March game was called off after 86 minutes due to a waterlogged pitch, the score 1-1.

Hippolyte said: "We had four minutes to go and I thought the referee would play on for a few minutes and then blow his whistle.

"We have now got to leave work two or three hours early and will get back at 1.30am and all for a game which had only four minutes to go. Calling it off after 86 minutes seems mad.

"It means us travelling again and is a major problem for us. A rule is needed for the sake of common sense.

"Things have changed slightly since we last played Dorchester, with everybody around us in the table winning while we have been losing.

"So we need three points now as do Dorchester and it gives the game a bit more spice.

"We are hoping 1 April will bring us some good luck because we had a terrible March."

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