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Groves sets a target
The striker is delighted to be back at the Jewson Stadium, almost two years since his departure, and has set his sights on helping the Magpies achieve a top-half finish in the Blue Square South after three years of flirting with the drop. The 29-year-old said: “I’m very happy to be back. I’d been away for almost two years but I’m back now and very happy about it. “I know Roy well. I’ve played with him before, against him when he was at Weymouth, and then we were at Dorchester again, albeit for several weeks, a couple of years ago. “I also know Ashley pretty well as we used to travel together when we were at Eastleigh early last season. “Roy and Ashley being in charge was one of the main reasons I wanted to come back. “It was made quite easy really. I was still in contact with the likes of Mark Jermyn and I told him that I didn’t want to stay at Eastleigh. “I then spoke to Ashley and really it just took one phone call to decide, it was then just a matter of sorting the contract out. However, the money doesn’t interest me, I just wanted to come back and play football. “The squad we have at the moment looks good on paper. We’ll be looking to improve on the club’s league positions over the last three years, which quite simply haven’t been good enough, as this club should be looking at finishing mid-table and above.” Groves, who made his original debut for the Magpies in November 1998, is also hoping to notch his 400th appearance for the county town outfit next season, having left the club in September 2007 with 393 games, and 137 goals, under his belt. He added: “I’ve got a quite a good record at Dorchester and I’ll be looking to improve on it. I’m also hoping to reach 400 appearances for the club. I saw Mark reach 400 recently and it would be nice to catch up with him, or even overtake him – not that I want him to get injured of course.” Of his potential partnership with fellow forward Phil Walsh, Groves said: “I’ve played against him a couple of times. He’s got a good height about him and he’s good in the air, so I’ll be looking to feed off him and hopefully get a few goals because that’s what the team missed towards the end of last season.” Groves secured his place in Dorchester folklore by netting a hat-trick against rivals Weymouth in a 4-1 Boxing Day feast back in 2004. And the former Portsmouth trainee is looking forward to locking horns with the Terras once again following their relegation from the Blue Square Premier. He added: “I’ve got good memories of playing and scoring against Weymouth, hopefully I’ll be able to carry that on when we play them next season.” Meanwhile, midfielder Darren Watts has not yet been offered a new contract by Dorchester, but could still win a revised deal if he impresses in pre-season. Assistant boss Vickers said: “Darren may be joining us for pre-season and then we’ll take it from there. He’s a talented lad but we just can’t promise him anything at the moment.”
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