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Dorchester boss eyes 40th

by Ky Capel

Dorchester Town boss Ashley Vickers is tomorrow hoping to see his side move a step closer to the magic 40-point mark.

The Magpies play host to Bishop’s Stortford (3pm) knowing that victory at the Jewson Stadium could see them move above their opponents and open up a 12-point gap between themselves and the Blue Square South drop-zone.

A win on home soil would put Dorchester on 35 points – seven short of last season’s total and one more than the previous year’s tally – with 11 games still to play.

However, Vickers is wary of tomorrow’s visitors. He said: “We go into it full of confidence after getting back on track last weekend.

“We matched a decent Welling side who are in good form.

“Stortford are indifferent at times but they are dangerous and we know their threats. We need to try and match them and then look to play and get our players on the ball.

“Forty points is the mark we are aiming for right now and we’re just three wins away from breaking that barrier – it would be fantastic if we could get one of those victories tomorrow.

“Stortford are above us in the table and they are a decent outfit, so we need to try and handle their threats.”

Dorchester, who have suffered just one defeat in their last seven outings, are set to welcome back striker Ryan Moss and winger Nick Crittenden for tomorrow’s clash.

Moss missed the last three games through illness while an ankle injury had kept Crittenden sidelined for almost a fortnight.

Vickers added: “Mossy is itching to play again and we’ve got everyone fit which is great.”

The Magpies, and Vickers in particular, experienced a nightmare afternoon when the two sides last met in September.

Vickers was sent off after an altercation with team-mate Mark Jermyn and Dorchester went down to a 2-0 defeat.

The county town chief said: “We left the incident behind us pretty much after the game – it was sorted out there and then.

“Jem has been, and still is, a fantastic servant to Dorchester and we are the best of friends. We paid our dues and moved on from it. It would be great to show Stortford that we are a different side now.”

Magpies (from): Coward, Evans, Bowles, R Hill, Critchell, Martin, Walker, K Hill, Vickers, Jermyn, Gleeson, Coutts, Nodwell, Crittenden, Devlin, Emati-Emati, Byerley, Groves, Moss.

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