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Thursday 7th January 2010
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Kyle Critchell
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Kyle Critchell believes that a single goal will lead to an upturn in fortunes for a somewhat bruised Dorchester Town side.

The versatile midfielder, who can also operate in defence, has enjoyed just one win in black and white, having joined the Magpies from arch-rivals Weymouth at the end of November.

Critchell played in both of the festive fixtures against the Terras and was as disappointed as anyone to see the Boxing Day clash end goalless and the New Year’s Day showdown finish 2-0 in favour of his former employers.

He said: “Each of the lads expect more from themselves and we did not do ourselves any justice over the Christmas period.

“It was disappointing to lose on New Year’s Day because I used to play for them and they are our rivals. Nobody can say they played particularly well in that game, me included.

“I don’t like to lose any game and you have to strive to better yourself all the time. The fact we lost to Weymouth makes it even more demoralising.

“All I can do is say sorry to the fans because our performance in the first 45 minutes was unacceptable.

“Weymouth weren’t in the game in the second half and that’s when we needed to take our chances. The lads were absolutely gutted afterwards.

“Every one of us needs to buck up our ideas otherwise Ashley Vickers will look to get rid of us.”

Critchell though, is sure he and his fellow team-mates can rediscover the form that saw them beat Hampton & Richmond 2-1 on his debut almost five weeks ago.

He added: “We’ve got good individual players but it just hasn’t been clicking it seems. With the likes of Nick Crittenden coming back though, I’m sure it will take just one goal to change the dynamics of the team. Something’s got to give sooner or later.”

And Critchell is keen to deliver a victory this Saturday, when sixth-placed Thurrock come to town.

He said: “It’s going to be a hard-fought game. The pitch isn’t the greatest at the moment so we need to fight hard and play when we get the chance.”

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