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Dartford v Dover Athletic Fri 18 Apr 2025

Ground - The Bericote Powerhouse Princes Park, Grassbanks, (off Darenth Road), Dartford DA1 1RT

Dartford FC official sites:
Website: https://www.dartfordfc.com/
Twitter: https://x.com/dartfordfc
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DartfordFootballClub/
Radio: https://mixlr.com/dartsfc (if on air)

Directions: https://www.dartfordfc.com/directions-to-the-ground/

Tickets: https://dartfordfc.ktckts.com/event/dar ... r-athletic

Tickets also available at the gate.

Unofficial sites:
https://puredfc.co.uk
https://thedarts.eu

Dover Athletic
Website: https://www.doverathletic.com/
Twitter: https://x.com/DoverAthletic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoverAthleticFC

Forum: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/doverat ... ussion-f3/


Referee: Craig Charles
Assistant Referee: Archie Waine
Assistant Referee: Stephen Vieira

I'm not sure if this match is going to be all ticket and/or segregated but Dover are advising their supporters that they need to purchase their tickets in advance.

Won’t be all ticket!!

It looks like it will be segregated if you go by that link. Their supporters have been quite naughty away from home. Probably not the best place to look for trouble at PP.

Bearing in mind this game is on Good Friday can the kick off time be confirmed please

rambo wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 3:14 pm Bearing in mind this game is on Good Friday can the kick off time be confirmed please

It's 3pm.

The Futures White wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 3:29 pm

rambo wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 3:14 pm Bearing in mind this game is on Good Friday can the kick off time be confirmed please

It's 3pm.

This game was always going to be massive.
After yesterday it’s just got bigger.

They were walking away with it at Xmas but then hit a serious wobble!!
Seem to have got back on track now though, but I still fancy the Darts to see ’em off!!

We all know what a debacle it was down on the coast, what with two keeper gaffes and very wayward passing.
But that was early season and Leberyl was already celebrating the champions spot.
As said, a blip at Christmas saw them hoping for a play off spot while we got our act together.
They have suddenly found form again while we are not exactly convincing. But I'd like to think we have it in the tank to get past them to make it a Good Friday.

Dover coming to Dartford will be one of if not the toughest game of their season.

The team just need to be shown a video of the loss at the crable to get them motivated for revenge ! I think this will be the hardest of our last 3 games the team just need to be on it from minute one.

Expecting a bumper crowd as well on a bank holiday.

Our east Kent chums would love nothing more than to spoil the party at PP. Not just to upset us, but they are technically still in title race and only a win will keep them in it mathematically. We would be exactly the same.
It’s a big game which I’m surprised isn’t segregated.

Going to make a bit of a day of it, car stays at home going to get a train from Chatham and get to Dartford about 11-12, few pubs in town and a bit of a crawl up to the ground for about 2 to watch the atmosphere grow leading up to kick off.

COYD’s

Coming up for this one and looking forward to seeing a good, old Kent derby. During TBs reign we often got the better of our east Kent neighbours and I’m hoping for much the same this time. Although my DFC record isn’t great this season having only made Potters Bar (0-1) and Chichester (0-0) so fingers crossed for a more commanding Darts performance and result on the way to the league title. Billericay and Horsham may have other ideas, of course. Hopefully be over the ground a little earlier once I’ve given the mother in law her Easter egg.

Plan is to then make a quick dash back home up the A12 for the Felixstowe - Maldon clash at 745pm. Last time I managed two Good Friday matches was back in 1980 when me and Spike took the supporters coach to Dunstable where the Darts secured a 2-2 draw with a certain Kerry Dixon scoring both goals for the home team. This was the days before the M25 so a return journey through London and we got off near The Valley and watched a very dynamic Luton rip the Addicks apart 4-1. I seem to recall David Moss, Ricky Hill, one of the Stein brothers and a big old centre forward, Bob Hatton causing havoc all afternoon.

Not sure how we made both games until I did a google search and verified the Charlton match kicked off at 4pm with the Darts a noon start. Plenty of time then!

Have to be honest looking at our run in of opposition we must be underdogs compared to Horsham and Ricky, had sleepless nights about this fixture over the last 2 days seeing as we seem to have caught Dover on a revival !

The lads need to pull everything out of the locker and produce 3 performances like we did against Ricky at home in the 4-0 win.

Nothing but the best of this team will pull us across the line the team need to be on it from minute 1 and give their all which I’m sure they will

Never a dull moment ! COYD’s leave everything on that pitch on Friday !

Bagdhad Billy wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:43 pm Have to be honest looking at our run in of opposition we must be underdogs compared to Horsham and Ricky, had sleepless nights about this fixture over the last 2 days seeing as we seem to have caught Dover on a revival !

The lads need to pull everything out of the locker and produce 3 performances like we did against Ricky at home in the 4-0 win.

Nothing but the best of this team will pull us across the line the team need to be on it from minute 1 and give their all which I’m sure they will

Never a dull moment ! COYD’s leave everything on that pitch on Friday !

Remember this is not a picnic for them at PP

Weather up and down but apparently the warmest day over the Easter weekend is Friday.

Do we have any news on injuries?

KentC wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:59 pm

Bagdhad Billy wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:43 pm Have to be honest looking at our run in of opposition we must be underdogs compared to Horsham and Ricky, had sleepless nights about this fixture over the last 2 days seeing as we seem to have caught Dover on a revival !

The lads need to pull everything out of the locker and produce 3 performances like we did against Ricky at home in the 4-0 win.

Nothing but the best of this team will pull us across the line the team need to be on it from minute 1 and give their all which I’m sure they will

Never a dull moment ! COYD’s leave everything on that pitch on Friday !

Remember this is not a picnic for them at PP

Agreed mate however still keeping me up at night