Author: thesameoldfew

Of all the trips in English league and non-league football, the phrase “Slough away on a Tuesday night” is one that sounds especially fucking dull. Slough, a team who were in the Conference in the late 90’s, and a place which is synonymous with being the setting for the series ‘The Office’ (which I…

It’s been a week of firsts for those involved with Dorch. Our first derby win since time began, Jem’s first goal of the season, the first time the bulk of fans actually seemed happy and the first time I ever had a kettle thrown at me at work! (Not to mention the first time…

What a difference a few weeks make. In mid January, we seemed to be staring down the proverbial barrel of another relegation, and now we’re pushing for Europe.Well, not so much Europe, but we are pretty much safe now.  One thing thatremains the same though is that we go to away games and we…

From the moment I woke up on Saturday morning, the omens were good going into another eagerly anticipated away day. From the leftover pizza on the side of my bed, that I drunkenly ordered the night before, to the superstition when as soon as I set foot outside of my building, I had the…

So in the same way that apparently Fleet is more than just a service station, it turns out that Frome is actually a town, and not just a river that runs through Dorchester. Who knew, eh? Frome is not a place I’d usually look to spend my Wednesday evening, but having come back to…

So Dorch are back, lads. That spirit, that fight, that arrogance.  Same old Magpies, taking the piss. Andy Harris, Danny O‘Hagan, Matt Lonnon, Mark Jermyn. Oh Mark Jermyn. It‘s far too early to be saying this of course, but for a moment on Saturday it genuinely felt like finally we have our club back.…