⚽ Match Thread vs. Dover Athletic [NL]

[SwalePie]

Matchday is here again already and, with only one non-matchday since the last one, the Bank Holiday sees Dover Met Office Athletic FC visit the San Sirrel on the 41st anniversary of our famous win at Stamford Bridge to re-enter what is now The Premier League. Something of a contrast in our fortunes you might say. Today's somewhat less illustrious opponents will be playing in the sixth tier next season.

Following Saturday's disappointing showing and result Ian Burchnall and his squad will be hoping to produce a 'statement' win against the already-relegated serial postponers.


Dover chairman Jim 'The Devil's Knitwear' Parmaviolet's
garden, seen earlier

It will be interesting to see today's team and bench selections after some fans expressed surprise that several members of the team had been rested or rotated on Saturday. Will top-scorer Kyle Wootton be fully recovered after his back injury and lead the line from the off?


Notts County Head Coach Ian Burchnall and his assistant
Michael Doyle pictured earlier being a bit cross.

Notts fans will be expecting nothing less than a convincing win and hoping for a quality performance to back it up as we go into the last games of the normal season.

Team news at 2:00pm and commentary is available in all the usual places including here

COYP!

[Elite_Pie]

I'll be interested in the Dover team selection as much as the Notts team. The odds for a Notts win have shortened massively in the last 24 hours. It was 14/1 for Notts to win 5-0 yesterday, now it's just 8/1. Do Dover have an injury crisis? Have they decided to play the youth team? Has the chairman put himself in goal to show them how it's done? Has he put his life savings on Notts winning by 5 goals or more?

It's all very strange, I've never seen Notts anywhere near as short as this in any competition.

[SaltySeaDog]

Allez les Pies!

[SwalePie]

[Old_pie]

Brindely back (on the bench), Brunt punted into touch, Roberts partially rested.

[Carlton_Pie]

Brindely back (on the bench), Brunt punted into touch, Roberts partially rested.

Very attacking team with 2 wingers at full back

[St Kitts Magpie]

Interesting..Slocombe back in, woots and Sam both in..like it. COYP

[legs77]

Not surprised at the line up IB pretty much said the squad will be used.

Brindley back sooner than I guessed and im thinking Cameron is back next week.

We could touch wood have a full squad available last 2 games.

[SwalePie]

IB on today's team selection...

https://twitter.com/Official_NCFC/status/1521116755841662976?s=20&t=mzLcrNyWVl0FdyXCRyWKrg

[the_anticlough]

Good to see Taylor back and given another chance. Also encouraging to see Brindley back sooner than expected.

I don't see why we need all 3 of Arter, Palmer and O'Brien in centre-mid for this game when a crucial play-off place could be decided by goal difference.

Vincent or Roberts starting in place of JOB or Arter would've made more sense.