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Creasey Park Drive, Brewers Hill Road, Dunstable, Beds LU6 1BB

Dunstable Town FC is a Community Benefit Society. It is registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 Registration Number 8667 as Dunstable Town Football Club Ltd

D ire C tors

Andrew Madaras

Chair / Secretary / Director of Community Activities & Matchday Operations

Matt Carrington - Vice Chair / Treasurer

Neil Barker - Director of Partnerships

Peter Bottom

Supporters’ Groups Director / Fundraising Manager

Gary Levy - Director of Football

Kristy Lewington

Director of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity

Lee Nania

Director of CBS Growth & Marketing / Business Consultant

Julian Nutley

Commercial & Marketing Director / Business Consultant

Dan Roberts

Director of Specialist Community Projects

C ommunity benefit so C iety te A m

Adrian Witkowski - Membership Administrator

Yvonne Verla - Mental Health Ambassador

Ian Bateman - Walking Football

Patrick Mackay - Walking Group

Lee Nutley - Chums and Crumbs

Andrew Madaras - Sphere at the Glider

Lou Goodman - Volunteer

C o AC hing stA ff

Joe Deeney - Head Coach

Kyle Durcan - Assistant Head Coach

Anthony Christophi - Coach

Ayub Nabongo - U18s

Adam Ashton - Physio/Sports Therapist

Steve Lewington - Kitman

C lub offi C ers & offi C i A ls

Brad Cawthorne - Digital Manager

Jeffrey Roy - International Supporters’ Ambassador

Abby Slough - Marketing & Advertising Manager

Liam Smith - Events Manager

Wayne Upton - Community Activities me D i A te A m

Brad Cawthorne - Website/DTFC TV

Chris White & Liam Smith - Club Photographers

Matt Carrington - Social Media

Abby Slough - Instagram

Richard Scott - Programme Editor

Fly Design & Print - Programme Printing mAt C h DAy t e A m

Wayne Upton - Matchday Manager

Brad Cawthorne - Matchday Cameraman

Andrew Madaras - Match Reporter

Amanda Madaras - Turnstile Manager

Dan Roberts - Matchday Merchandise

George Lewington - Matchday DJ

Chris Gray - Matchday Steward

Bradley Field & Mark Williams - Stewards youth se C tion

Andrew Madaras - Chair

Wayne Upton - Vice Chair

Kristy Lewington - Secretary/Club Welfare Officer

Christian Baxter - Treasurer

Steve Chiswell - Assistant Welfare Officer

Wayne Upton & Joe Le Vien - Football Development

Jeff Abraham - Parents Representative

Karl Clarke & Steve Lewington - Social Media

Welcome to the management, players, supporters, and everyone associated with Aylesbury Vale Dynamos ahead of this evening’s fixture. I would also like to welcome back Charlie Jones to Creasey Park. We all really enjoyed having Charlie with us for the 1st part of the season and I continue to wish him well unless he is playing against us of course! Aylesbury Vale come into the game with only 1 league defeat in the last 7 games so are on a good run of form and another tough game awaits us.

I write these programme notes on a Sunday morning and to be brutally honest still raging. As most of you will know me by now, I say it as I see it and am a very easy character to read. There is no play acting, no playing up to crowds, what you see with my expressions hear from my words is raw and real. I have listened back to my post-match podcast and on reflection I feel it is important to apologise to absolutely nobody other than the supporters who had to endure that utter load of…..I will let you fill in the blank. Last Tuesday I absolved the players of any criticism in our 2-0 defeat versus Leighton Town. It was a competition I had about as much interest in as I do in gardening. On Saturday however the league is a competition I am very emotionally invested in as we all are and to say I was irate doesn’t even come close.

We lost a game 1-0 we should never have lost. That has nothing to do with Shefford Town and Campton or dismissing them, it is to do solely with us. I was annoyed because during the game I felt we were comfortable and in no real danger and that was probably the problem, we were far too comfortable. We looked like we were coasting 1st half.

We had 3 or 4 excellent chances and should have gone in at least 1-0 up at half time. I appreciate the pitch was poor, but the standard of the 1st half was as bad as anything you will see at this level this season. 2nd half we came out, penned them in and put together some decent passages which led to chances.

Danny Webb was clean in and just as he was about to score the ball bobbled up like I have never seen before and unfortunately, we couldn’t convert.

What proceeded in the next 20 minutes was like a scene out of a horror movie. 1st we lose possession cheaply where there was absolutely no danger at all that leads to back-to-back corners. As many of you have heard me use the term a chain of events well that was a fine example. We then allow their one and only aerial threat a free header 5 yards from our goal for them to score.

Connor Coulson had to play the full game with a pulled thigh muscle. Then it was like a war movie. We lost Robbie Goodman to a knee, Benji Crilley to a lower leg impact and then Alfie Osborne to a groin. In the end we huffed and puffed but it wasn’t to be, and we lost.

We had so many balls into their box and didn’t show enough desire and bravery to score and put our head where it hurts, and it cost us. My group paid the price for not training properly on the Thursday and it was a harsh lesson in terms of continuing standards week in and week out. If you take your foot off the accelerator for a moment you get stung.

The referee’s decision at a crucial moment of the game in the 2nd half was one of the most outrageous decisions I have ever seen on a football pitch. I asked both the referee and assistant referee for explanations however they were far too arrogant to acknowledge they had done anything wrong. Danny Webb is in behind their back line 1 on 1 with their GK and is cynically pulled down. The referee immediately points to the spot, I wasn’t sure if it was inside or outside the area. This is where I and everyone in the ground including their bench clearly don’t understand the rules anymore! It is clear that the referees have their own interpretations of the laws. My understanding is if you concede a penalty but there is clear intent to deny a goal scoring opportunity then their centre back has got to be given a straight red. Their bench awaits the imminent red card as do we. Then to my utter amazement and every single person in the stadium a yellow card is shown, and the penalty is reversed to outside the area. Their number 5 (only on a yellow) then wins some unbelievable headers late in the game to stop us equalising.

In the grand scheme of things last week hasn’t been a disaster, it’s been disappointing. We are still well and truly in the race for promotion, but we have a lot of work to do. We are only going to remain in the race if we keep winning games. One thing I know with my group is when we have had bumps, we always bounce back, and I have every faith we will have a right go between now and end of the season. The players are aware of how I feel about Saturday, and it is important we get back to winning ways. We cannot control referees, pitches, weather and all the other external factors that affect the outcome of football matches. All we can do is focus, perform to our maximum week in and week out and if we do that we are in with a good shout.

Once again apologies to those that travelled and supported us on Saturday. I would like to think we have created enough smiles and highs this season to have some credit in the bank with you all. I hope we have a great atmosphere under the lights on a Tuesday night to help us bring home the 3 points.

Enjoy the game.

Joe Deeney