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 POOLE WESSEX COLTS 0 DORCHESTER TIGERS 3 GOALS from Cameron Dalgleish, Kris Radivojsa and Josh Wilkinson enabled the Tigers to secure their sixth unbeaten away game of the season.
In the first half it was remarkable that the game remained goalless as the Tigers’ in-form goalkeeper Kieran Mulhall prevented the Colts from taking an early lead with two outstanding saves and midfielder Radivojsa hit the crossbar on 20 minutes for the county town side.
There was a notable change in the second half with man-of-the-match Alex Horne inspiring the Tigers to press further forward.
On 45 minutes, Radivojsa supplied the perfect pass to Dalgleish just inside the area to fire home.
The Tigers doubled their advantage when Radivojsa hit a superb free-kick into the roof of the net from 18 yards.
The Colts pushed forward to get a goal back but were denied by an excellent save from Mulhall.
Wilkinson wrapped up the victory on 60 minutes when Radivojsa hit the bar for a second time but the centre-back was just inside the area to fire home the rebound. |
Dorchester Town Supporters Trust are continuing to support grassroots football in the town, and have linked up with Dorchester Town Magpies Under-16s to provide funding towards a new kit.
Trust secretary Dave Ring said: “We are proud to sponsor the Magpies Under-16s team, and it is the first time the team has received a brand new kit since they were in the under-8 age group.
“Many of the players in the team are also regulars at Dorchester Town games both home and away, with a number of them having also helped out as volunteers during the summer when we held our volunteering weekends to prepare the Avenue Stadium for the start of the new season.
“It was great to spend a Sunday afternoon watching the team play in their new kit, but most importantly see the lads enjoy playing football.
“Part of our budget each year is allocated to support football locally at a grassroots level, and last year we helped to support Dorchester United Ladies, who were forming as a new team.
“It is all part of supporting sporting activities in the local community. Dorchester Town Youth FC is a fantastic organisation that allows hundreds of youngsters to play football, and we hope to be in a position to offer sponsorship to other youth teams in the coming seasons.”
The Trust is always looking to recruit new members.
An annual membership costs £10 for adults, £5 for concessions (OAPs and students), £15 for a family membership (up to two adults and two children), while membership for those aged 17 and under is free.
Corporate membership is also available at a cost of £75. For more information, or to join, visit magpiestrust.co.uk
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THE first week of James Coutts’ soccer school proved a huge hit – and the Dorchester Town star is urging more youngsters to sign up for next week’s feast of football.
The second instalment of his three-part course starts on Tuesday and finishes on Thursday at the Avenue Stadium.
And Coutts is hopeful it will run as successfully as last week’s curtain-raiser.
He said: “It was a great few days, the children had a lot of fun and they learned a few new skills. Hopefully next week will be just as good and hopefully we’ll see a few more new faces.”
The soccer schools, which will also be attended by fellow first-teamers Jamie Gleeson, Kyle Critchell, Jamie Symes and Adam Taylor, are aimed at children aged between six and 14, with each day starting at 10.30am and finishing at 3.30pm.
The cost is £15 a day, £35 per week or £65 for the remaining two weeks.
Coutts will also be holding Mini-Magpie sessions for those aged between three and five, on each of the three weeks, every Tuesday and Thursday morning (9-10am). A session costs £4, with two priced at £7 and four at £12.
For more information, or to book a place, contact Coutts on 07733348997 or email jrcouttsy@hotmail.co.uk |
By Harry Hogger.
The chairman of Dorchester Town Youth Football Club Lloyd Spracklen said they may have to stop accepting youngsters after the owners of their current training base ended their lease.
The club has been training at the Territorial Army Barracks in Poundbury Road in the evenings for the last six years but Mr Spracklen says they have been told they are no longer wanted there.
He is now desperately looking for somewhere for youngsters to play in the evenings.
Mr Spracklen said the decision to end the contract at the TA Barracks came just a week after the club finished a project that saw floodlights upgraded, wiring replaced and goals painted at a cost of over £1,000.
He said the Wessex Reserve Force and Cadets Association, which runs the barracks, had cited complaints about parking problems, a small amount of damage to their property and leaving the main gate open.
Mr Spracklen said the footbal club had done all they could to address these issues but it proved to no avail.
He said: “We have done everything that they asked us to do – we have put the nets up, we have had stewards on the gates and even swept up the car park when the boys finished.
“But I think the problem is they don’t want football there and look at us as a bit of a pest.”
Mr Spracklen said the problem he now faced was trying to find floodlit facilities so the 500 youngsters and more than 30 teams involved with the club could train.
He said: “The problem we have got is everybody in our club, the coaches and everyone, are volunteers so we can only do out coaching in the evenings or on Saturday mornings.
“We need a floodlit area and the only other place is the Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre, which we could fill twice over to be honest.
“We have even got teams going down to Redlands in Weymouth.”
Mr Spracklen said the future would be difficult for the club if a new facility could not be found.
He said: “It will come to the point where we have to turn people away because we can’t grow any bigger and we are already at the limit in terms of the pitches we have in Dorchester.”
Dorchester town and district councillor David Barrett, who is also chairman of the town’s youth club, said a solution needed to be found for local youngsters.
He said: “The TA provided an ideal location for training purposes and when they have got to find somewhere else and possibly travel as far as Weymouth to do it that doesn’t encourage young people to play football.
“I am desperately hoping that the TA will reconsider the situation.” |
Dorchester Town FC and Weymouth College have joined forces to set up a Youth Football Development Centre for young players aspiring to make a career in the game.
The Development Centre is based at Redlands, on the newly installed 3G artificial floodlit pitch, and will cater for players at all age groups from under-10 up to under-16, with the Weymouth College Football Academy also able to give players the ideal stepping stone to adult football by offering an under-19 option alongside a full-time further education course.
Head coach John Godbold said: “We are trying to provide local young players from across the area with a high quality and professionally run development pathway which after time will produce players that are good enough to make their living playing football.
“Players from all clubs are welcome as we are about developing the players’ skill base which can only benefit the whole of football locally.”
Dorchester Town FC are looking at the centre as a long-term project with the hope that over time the future first team will include a crop of talented young players coming through the programme.
Any players interested in attending the coaching sessions can contact academy director Matt Lucas on 07966478695.
Alternatively, anyone wanting more information on the Weymouth College Academy team can contact Ben Heath, sports development officer, on 01305 764815 or email ben_heath@weymouth.ac.uk |
ASHLEY Vickers will give youth a chance in tonight’s pre-season friendly at Poole Town (7.45pm).
Following Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw at Bashley, the Magpies’ chief is set to rest a host of first-team regulars and instead field an inexperienced line-up at Tatnam Farm this evening.
That means young guns such as George Kimber, Aston Butcher and Lloyd Beals are likely to start.
But with teenage gloveman Dan Thomas nursing a hamstring injury, Simon Evans will continue between the sticks.
Vickers said: “We will take a younger team to Poole tonight and hopefully they will acquit themselves well – just like we did on Tuesday night.
“Poole pay a bit of money and they have got some good players, so it will be tough.
“They have been a sleeping giant in some ways and good luck to them. But we must remember it is a pre-season friendly and approach it in the right manner.
“A lot of people are saying there’s added spice as the two teams are fairly local but I don’t feel that and I do not want us getting involved in anything like that.”
Defender Gary Bowles is definitely out of contention for tonight’s clash. The 22-year-old is on trial at AFC Bournemouth and will feature in their game at Winchester City instead. |
MEXICO was the toast of Thomas Hardye after they won the Dorchester Town Youth
Inter-Middle Schools tournament.
The event, sponsored by the FA, celebrated the start of the Women’s World
Cup and was played on the 3G pitch at the leisure centre.
Almost 30 girls in Years Five to Eight took part and, as well as Mexico, represented
England, Japan and New Zealand.
The winners were given drink bottles and pictures of the current England squad,
and the two Magpies’ girls’ teams were handed new balls, bags and
bibs from the FA.
* Dorchester Town Magpies Under-13 girls are keen to recruit any new players,
especially a goalkeeper for the forthcoming seasion.
If you are interested, and in Year Seven or Eight in September, contact Penny
Trent on 07790773059 or 260064
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KINGSTON Maurward College student Edmund Eastick will move across the pond next
month after obtaining a USA sports’ scholarship from the University of South
Carolina.
The ex-Dorchester Town Magpies defender, who is currently finishing a two-year
BTEC National Award in Football Studies, will fly to Aiken on August 4 where he
is due to start a four-year degree course, majoring in Sports Science.
A spokesman said: “Last summer, scouts from the company United Sports USA
– an English based company who offer young talented players a sports scholarship
to America – came to Kingston Maurward College to watch a practise match.
“Their mission was to try and identify prospects to play in another game
in Hertfordshire, which would be attended by coaches from the States, with a
view to possibly offering scholarships.
“Ed was fortunate to be chosen and subsequently played in that match last
December where unfortunately he had to come off injured.
“However, the following month, he then got an opportunity to go along
to another game that had been arranged for other prospects and it was there
that he was identified as a potential candidate for a scholarship.
“He later received offers from several different universities and in the
end chose the University of South Carolina.”
The 19 year-old left-back, who was born and bred in the county town, began playing
football for the Magpies at the age of 10.
He also used to attend Thomas Hardye School.
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DORCHESTER Town Under-18s have turned their attentions to defending the Oostrum
Cup after ending their South West Counties League campaign on a high.
The teenage Magpies ended the league season with a 2-1 victory over Merthyr
Tydfil at the Avenue Stadium.
And that result gives them a huge boost ahead of next month’s trip to
Holland on June 10.
Last year the under-18s, who included current first-teamers Jamie Symes and
Adam Taylor in their squad, became the first English side to win the international
competition.
They also scooped the fair play award and are keen to repeat the success this
time around.
First and foremost, the county town side are seeking additional funds to make
the journey.
Any businesses or individuals interested in sponsoring the Magpies can contact
Stuart Griffiths via dtfcstuart@hotmail.co.uk
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 Dorchester Town Under-18s star Will Gould capped off a fine season with the Dorset Under-16 Players’ Player of the Year gong.
The Royal Manor Arts pupil previously had trials with AFC Bournemouth before being released after a year at the Dean Court outfit.
Despite that setback, Gould has continued to blossom, captaining Dorchester Raiders before moving on to the county town under-18s.
In between he has represented and captained his county on a number of occasions, and his impressive displays have not gone unnoticed by his team-mates, who voted him player of the season. |
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By Ky Capel »
Dorchester Town Youth bagged three titles at their annual six-a-side tournament.
The football feast was a huge hit once again with more than 100 teams, some
from as far afield as Bristol and London, descending on the county town. And
the hosts enjoyed three triumphs with the Stags lifting the under-12 title,
and the Raiders bagging the under-9 and under-11 crowns.
Bridport scooped a double in the form of under-13 and under-14 honours –
the former retaining their title – while Weymouth Cougars were crowned
under-10 champions.
Elsewhere, Weymouth reigned supreme in the girls’ under-16 competition.
DTYFC chairman Dave Read said: “It was a very successful tournament and
a big thank you goes to our sponsors and volunteers who made the weekend go
so smoothly.”
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