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Magpies devastated
The Magpies, who entered the Blue Square South fixture without a defeat in their last five outings, were beaten for the first time since New Year’s Day as John Martin’s wonder strike just before the hour secured all three points for the Clarets. And caretaker-manager Ashley Vickers, who was without skipper Kevin Hill and striker Ryan Moss due to flu, was disappointed to see his men return home without reward. He said: “It’s disappointing because we deserved at least a point. We dominated much of the second half and on another day we might have got at least a point. Even if we had got a point I probably still would have been disappointed. “As it is I’m devastated and so are the boys. Hopefully though we’ll use this to take another step forward. “I’m always learning things about these players and they never fail to surprise me with their heart and endeavour.” Of the winning goal, Vickers added: “It was a decent goal but knowing Regan Coward like I do he’ll feel that on another day he would have saved it. He’s a talented keeper though and will save us far more points over the course of the season – the same goes for Simon Evans.” The Magpies’ chief, who started with a five-man midfield at Melbourne Park, also felt the hosts were lucky to finish the game with 11 men. He said: “There was a tackle by Steve Clark on Neil Martin that I felt was two-footed and warranted a red card but the referee chose not to send him off. Perhaps on another day that rub of the green will go our way. “I’m proud of the lads though, the boys at the back were superb and we’ve shown we’re a match for anyone in this division.” As well as missing the presence of Hill and Moss, winger Nick Crittenden was confined to the bench after tweaking his ankle in Saturday’s goalless draw with Bromley. Vickers added: “We had players missing again but the lads who came in did well and I would still take this group of players over any other in the division.” Meanwhile, Dorchester have made a new signing off the pitch. Jonathan Dickinson, who was appointed as finance manager of the club six weeks ago, has been co-opted on to the board of directors with immediate effect. The Magpies will hold a Fans’ Forum at the Jewson Stadium on Thursday (6.30pm) with chairman Shaun Hearn and caretaker-boss Ashley Vickers set to be in attendance.
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