Team news, Will Richards out today and Tuesday, taking exams, Jake Andrews injured, therefore Fergie back in and new loan signing, Twine, gets his first start. COYB.

Looking like a survival exercise already. Someone said on here weeks ago that our team had a top 10 finish in them, but conceding like this we'll be lucky to finish out of the bottom 5. S long way to go sure so COYB!

Read the last line!And my previous comments regarding leaking goals. And take your head out of your arse.

Last edited by Lord Voldermort (09/9/2017 9:00 PM)

The Lord is obviously not a football person. Survival is a tiny bit premature I feel, I would expect that Dartford along with other London based clubs will have massive financial backing and that helps. I understand no Richards Sandell or Andrews that I imagine would have an effect. Tough trip to Truro next, doesn't getting any easier.

If you weren't there and you would look at the 0-3 score line and think Chippenham were well beaten. But for long periods espesially in the first half we more than matched a very powerful Dartford side. And at times in the first half our passing game was spot on and they struggled to contain us, we had a few good chances with Pratt, Evans and the new Swindon lad Scott Twine.  ( who played very well). all going close. We needed to score in the first 30 minutes spell whilst we had them on the back foot.  But as has happened in the last few away games. Individual mistakes are being punished as we lost the ball pushing forward and there star man Ryan Hayes bombed forward and sent in a superb cross to the far post where central striker Pavey headed powerfully back across Jared and into the far corner on 26 minutes.  We continued to press them back but again were unable to take the half chances that came our way. Going in undeservedly 0-1 down at the break. The second half saw Dartford having more of the ball and Jared made a couple of good saves  and very good blocks by Tindle and Jones kept them out.   The second killer goal came on 69 minutes. Again an individual era cost us, and with the lively Ryan Hayes calling the tune down the right hand side his pin point cross was slid home from close range by substitute Pugh.  Chippenham went three at the back in an attempt to pull something back  with Fergie and Pratt going close. But we were caught short chasing the game,  with the best goal of the game followed a fast break out with Ryan Hayes capping his man of the match performance smashing the ball across the goal and into the corner making it 0-3.   Dartford were a very powerful well organised side,  there two big centre backs worked really well as a pair together and gave us very little.  They will definetly be challenging come the end of the season.  This was not like the Eastbourne game where heads dropped and we caved in.  I thought yesterday every player gave his all. Dartford have a very impresive ground covered all the way around, with the roof running all the way around the ground at the same height. There  facilities for a club at this level were superb.  And with a crowd of not far short of a 1000 really getting behind there team they will take some beating at Princes Park.  Yes we are always going to miss Sandells know how up front and Will Richards Pace and quality defending plus his impotant  goals.  Also Andrews running power and pace.  But well done to the whole squad,  all in all a pretty good all round performance when you consider the strength of the opposition.  A tough long trip to Truro on Tuesday evening where a point would be good.   Then the big F A Cup game at Weymouth where if we play as well as we did at Dartford. We will beat them.  😎