FROM DESPAIR TO RIGHT UP THERE: DARTS PUSH FOR PROMOTION
Three missed penalties in a playoff final. There can’t be a more disappointing way to end a season but for Dartford boss Steve King, that feeling has become all too familiar.
previous regime. The Darts bade farewell to club legends Ryan Hayes and Lee Noble whilst a whole new set of faces, including England C ‘keeper Craig King and Grenadian international Ricky Modeste, came through the door at the Bericote King fell to his fourth defeat at that Powerhouse Princes Park. stage in his managerial career, with Weymouth keeping their Despite not being one of the lucky few nerve in the shootout to claim to have fans permitted back into their consecutive promotions, this time home games so far this season, the to the National League. Darts have provided a live streaming Despite a miraculous run of form since he took charge of a club flailing at the wrong end of the table, there was a palpable feeling that this was a huge missed opportunity. There may have also been reason to think there could be a hangover from that result into this season; to lose in such a cruel manner is bound to have taken its toll on the players and King admitted even a month later that defeat still hurt. A huge influx of new signings followed, with King finally able to stamp his full authority on a squad largely inherited from the
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service of games online. Those who have tuned in have watched a side who have spent much of the season topping the table although performances have been mixed, with consecutive home defeats against Dorking Wanderers and St Albans City particularly disconcerting. King has stated publicly that fans are yet to see the best of his side although there have been glimpses of what his talented squad are capable of. Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong, re-
