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Dagenham Recorder, 17/11/02

High Flying Walsall too good for Reds

Walsall 3 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 (FA Cup First Round)

First division Walsall saw off a potential banana skin as they overcame the Daggers thanks to a brace from recent signing Jamie Cureton. Daggers struggled manfully but the quality of their opposition told in the end, with the former Reading striker finishing off two sweeping moves to give the home side a 2-0 half time lead. Although the Reds came forward more in the second half, veteran keeper David Seaman was more than equal to their best efforts, and a late third by man of the match Ian Bennett was ultimately irrelevant. Despite the reverse Rich Wellard was in good spirits; 'We've come to a strong side today and given our best. Walsall are doing well in the league and there was little cwe could do against them today. We need to pick ourselves up for Woking in a couple of weeks.' When reminded that the Daggers did in fact have a game next Saturday in the FA Trophy, Wellard responded, 'Bugger that, i'm going on holiday. Stupid competition anyway'. This reporter gets the impression that cup competitions are less of a priority this year...

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-1-2) Gueret 5; Woodman 6, Thomas 8, Farley(c) 8, Goodwin 7; Thomson 6; Terry 6, McMennamin 6; Janney 6; McDougald 7, Stein 6. Subs Garai 7, Vaughan 7, Duffy 6.

Goals - Cureton 17,33. Bennett 86

MOM Bennett


Dagenham Recorder, 21/11/02

Shoddy Daggers crash out.

Purfleet Town 2 Dagenham & Redbridge 1 (FA Trophy 1st Round)

The Daggers made it fairly clear that the FA Trophy was far from a priority with a lazy performance against their Dr Martens league opposition. Despite fielding a fairly strong team it was clear that most of the players were coasting, and as such the defeat wasn't so much of a shock. Purfleet scored twice in the first half hour, and all the Daggers could manage in return was a fine volley from Junior McDougald. Even Garry Hill, standing in for the absent Rich Wellard, had nothing to say about the game, suggesting that we'd see a much different performance against Woking next week.

Recorder Ratings (5-3-2) Rachubka 8; Woodman 6, Thomas 5, Farley(c) 5, Thomson 6, Janney 6; Terry 7, Garai 5, Duffy 7; McMennamin 7, McDougald 7. Sub Marshall 7

Goals Allen 16, Stewart 29. . Mc Dougald 48.

MOM Stewart


Dagenham Recorder, 30/11/02

Rampant Daggers hit Four as Woking crumble
Woking 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 4

After the cup shennanigans of the last two weeks, Daggers got back to the real business of the Conference with a convincing win at struggling Woking, that takes them into 4th. The three man forward line had too much for the home side, although the Woking defence held out until just after half time, when Junior McDougald continued his rich scoring vein with a powerful near post header from a Terry cross. Almost immediately it was two, 15 year old Keith Duffy opening his account and becoming Daggers youngest ever scorer into the bargain. Substitute Wayne Vaughan added a clinical third, before Warren bundled home a consolation for Woking. Colin McMennamin crowned a superb team performance in the 90th minute with another special solo goal.

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-3) Rachubka 7; Woodman 7, Farley(c)6, Parry 8, Lannerstrom 5; Thomson 7; Terry 8, Duffy 9; McMennamin 8, Stein 6, McDougald 8. Subs Garai 7, Vaughan 7, Marshall 7.

Goals - Warren 82. McDougald 47, Duffy 48, Vaughan 66, McMennamin 90

MOM Duffy


www.daggersonline.net. 30/11/02

RICH'S RANT

For all the cup misery i'm quite happy this month. We never expected to get anything out of the Walsall game, especially with the likes of Seaman, Merson & Cureton fit. As for the FA Trophy, well, its hardly going to rock the world if we win it, is it. Ditto the Vans Trophy, which is next week. More of the same i'd imagine; we've got to focus on the league.
Nice to see some of the youngsters doing well at the moment. Parry & Rachubka have both made strong starts to their Dagenham careers, and should be around for a while (although Paul will find it tough to keep his place when Willy Gueret is back from injury). Young Keith Duffy has really impressed me of late, and he deserved his MOM award in the last game. I'm still not convinced of his long term potential but he makes up for it with enthusiasm.
Next Month is a crunch time for us; we've got five games in the league, including the top three; Barnet, Scarborough & Boston. Two out of three wins would delight me, but we'll want to win them all. The other two, against Enfield and Stalybridge, are eminently winnable, but i'd settle for ten points from the month.
Until December...

rmoore

www.daggersonline.net. 5/12/02

Kamanan goes but his replacement is already here...

Never one to hang around when there's dealin's to be done, Rich Wellard has offloaded problem Frenchman Yannick Kamanan for nothing to Farnborough Town, and brought in the man he feels 'will fire us into the league'. Former Orient man Aaron McLean, at 20 years old a crucial member of Wellard's all conquering youth team, hitches up again with his former boss for a club record 55k. The young striker will go straight into the squad for the imporatant league game against Boston.

Dagenham Recorder, 7/12/02

Brilliant Daggers Jump to Third

Dagenham & Redbridge 4 Boston United 0

Daggers took a big step towards the top of the table with a convincing victory over nearest rivals Boston United, who they leapfrog into third place. The away side were never in it as the Reds dispatched their chances with clinical precision. The opener came just three minutes in, debutant striker Aaron McLean making an impressive statement of intent with a rasping 25 yard drive. 16 year old midfielder Juan Antnio Garai made it two quite quickly, just missing out on Keith Duffy's record as youngest ever scorer. Steve Thomson ended the game as a contest before half time, and the home side relaxed somewhat in the second half. Wayne Vaughan netted his second in as many games as the Reds settled for four.
Rich Wellard was full of praise for his side after the game; 'I think that's the best we've played since i arrived. Boston are a good team and we took them apart with ease. If we can keep playing like that we'll walk to the title'

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-1-2) Rachubka 8; Martin 7, Farley(c)9, Parry 8, Lannerstrom 6; Thomson 7; Terry 6, Duffy 7; McMennamin 7; McLean 9, McDougald 9. Subs Garai 8, Vaughan 8, Stein 7.

Goals McLean 3, Garai 22, Thomson 40, McMennamin 75

MOM McDougald

rmoore

Well, the interminably long gap between posts is almost over, for any of you who still care. The Daggers should be back soon, possibly even today if i have time; watch this space...

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just read the lot
KUTG sir :thup:

rmoore

www.daggersonline.net. 9/12/02

Canvey full back joins in time to face Torquay

The now traditional new face at the Road this week is Canvey left back Michael Croft, an 18 year old who signs for a fee in the region of 40k. The youngster, whom boss Rich Wellard apparently regards as a probable first teamer, will be in the squad to face Torquay tomorrow in the Vans Trophy.

Dagenham Recorder, 11/12/02.

Lacklustre Daggers crash out of third cup competition in three weeks

Torquay United 3 Dagenham & Redbridge 1

The Daggers brief sojourn in the Vans Trophy came to an end last night as they were comfortably dispatched by third division Torquay. Despite publicly voicing a lack of interest in the competition Rich Wellard fielded a near first choice side, including debutant Michael Croft, but the side played as if they knew it wasn't a priority. Torquay forwards Lee Trundle (2) and Rory Fallon put the home side 3-0 up at the break, and despite a late consolation by Aaron McLean, the Daggers offered little. Wellard was philosophical in defeat,"We needed to concentrate on the League, and at least now we've got no distractions. i'd have preferred it if we'd put up more of a fight but to be honest the result isn't particularly problematic."

Recorder Ratings (4-1-3-2) : Rachubka 7; Croft 6, Hese 6, Farley 6, Goodwin 7; Thomson 5; Terry 6, McMennamin 6, Gallacher 7; McDougald 7, McLean 7. Subs Stein 6, Garai 6, Vaughan 6.

Goals Trundle 6, 22, Fallon 34. McLean 77.

MOM Trundle

Dagenham Recorder, 15/12/02.

Daggers unfortunate in battle of league leaders

Scarborough 1 Daggers 0

Dagenham fell to a second defeat in a week last night thanks to an injury time goal from Scarborough captain Lee Thorpe. The former Lincoln man continued his rich vein of scoring form in the conference with a bundled winner that leaves the Daggers five points adrift in third.
Despite their best efforts the Daggers failed to break down the stubborn defence of the Conference's top side, although Mark Stein had a goal disallowed and substitute Leon Mike appeared to have a legitimate penalty call rejected. The away side had the better of the game before Thorpe's sucker punch in the dying seconds.

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-1-2) : Gueret 7; Croft 7, Farley 8, Parry 7, Goodwin 6; Thomson 7; Terry 6, Gallacher 6; McMennamin 6; Stein 7, McLean 6. Subs Mike 7, Duffy 6, Vaughan 6.

Goals Thorpe 90

MOM Farley.

rmoore

Oh, & thanks for the feedback , fsf. I'm going to try to keep this going this time as i've got ten more seasons to type up...it'd be shame not to use them...


Dagenham Recorder, 22/12/02.

Daggers settle for draw in thriller

Dagenham & Redbridge 3 Stalybridge Celtic 3

A six goal thriller at Victoria Road yesterday saw the points shared thanks to a late flurry by the vistors, whose striker Stuart Crawshaw grabbed a hat trick on the day.
In an evenly fought and frequently exhilarating contest, the Daggers always looked favourites to take the game, leading 2-0 then 3-1 thanks to a goal each from the front three of McLean, McDougald & McMennamin. The visitors were always in it, however, and ultimately the draw looks a fair result. Rich Wellard agreed "All credit to Celtic today, they came to play and probably warranted the result. I enjoyed today's game, it's not often you see two good attacking sides at this level and i think most of the fans will go home happy. It's a shame we didn't hold on for the win but you can't have everything."
Daggers only concern will be a hamstring injury to Aaron McLean. The yyoung striker has made an immediate impact but could now be out for a month.

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-3) Gueret 6; Croft 5, Farley 7, Parry 7, Goodwin 7; Thomson 8; Terry 7, Duffy 7; McLean 8, McDougald 7, McMennamin 7. Subs Garai 7, Mike 7, Janney 6.

Goals McLean 16, McDougald 19, McMennamin 58. Crawshaw 37,61,69

MOM Crawshaw.

Dagenham Recorder 29/12/02

Daggers have a good Christmas

Dagenham & Redbridge 2 Barnet 0
Enfield 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 2

The Christmas period saw the Daggers face two of their North London rivals and register two excellent wins. They saw off the challenge of Barnet on Boxing Day thanks to a Junior McDougald header and a magnificent thirty yard drive from Steve Thomson. The performance against Enfield was arguably better still, with a weakened Reds side coming back from a goal down thanks to another two from McDougald.
Rich Wellard admitted he couldn't have been happier with how the games had gone. "I think we're really starting to click now. It helps that Junior is finding a good vein of scoring form, but the whole team are chipping in at the moment. Thommo's goal was something to treasure, and i reckon we're going to really miss him when he goes back to Palace next week. All in all we're about where i hoped we'd be at the end of the year. We're equal top with Barnet so beating them was essential, and hopefully we can build ourselves a bit of a lead in the next few games."

Daggers v Barnet

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-1-2) Gueret 8; Croft 8, Farley 8, Parry 8, Goodwin 7; Thomson 8; Terry 6, Duffy 7; McMennamin 7; McDougald 9, Vaughan 7. Subs Garai 7, Janney 6, Mike 7.

Goals McDougald 18, Thomson 46

MOM McDougald


Enfield v Daggers

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-1-2) Gueret 9; Woodman 7, Marshall 8, Farley 7, Goodwin 7; Thomson 7; Terry 7, Janney 7; Douglas 7; Vaughan 8, McDougald 9. Subs Garai 7, Stein 7, Mike 6.

Goals Smith 11. McDougald 34, 58.

MOM McDougald.

rmoore

www.daggersonline.net. 31/12/02

RICH'S RANT

Overall, i'm quite pleased with the way things are standing at the end of the year. Ideally i wanted to be ten points clear at the top by now but you can't have everything . A share of the lead isn't so bad, and realistically the promotion spot is between four of us now; Daggers, Barnet, Scarborough and Telford. I'm in no doubt that we're best equipped for the long haul; Barnet and Telford have small squads and could suffer if injuries start to occur, while Scarborough have lost four on the spin & their confidence looks to be shot to pieces...which is nice.
I think the next month should be all about fine tuning...some of the short term contracts i offered to players are up soon and to be honest few of those are going to stick around. I think we've got the core of a decent third division side here now; the defence and attack are both strong, and the midfield is ok. Even so i'm going to look well ahead over the next few months and try & arrange some deals for players who can perform in the higher divisions (if they'll come); that might sound a bit pre-emptive but i'll stake my reputation (such as it is) on us having a good shot at promotion.
Until next month.


Dagenham Recorder, 9/01/03.

Daggers open year with dull draw.

Dagenham & Redbridge 0 Margate 0

The Daggers started 2003 with arguably their worst performance of the season; yet a Margate side bereft of guile or inspiration failed to punish them for it. In a game almost completely lacking in action of any kind, Daggers came closest through a long range effort from Paul Terry, probably the only man on the park to show any real fight.
Rich Wellard declined to comment on the match, but captain Junior McDougald admitted his boss was less than happy. 'It's the shortest team talk we've ever had. The gaffer just walked in to the dressing room with a local paper in hand, pointed to the Dr Martens League table and said 'keep playing like that and you'll be much better acquainted with it', then left. I don't think he needed to say much else, we were awful.'

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-1-2) : Gueret 6; Woodman 6, Parry 7, Farley 7, Goodwin 6; Fowler 6; Terry 9 Gallacher 7; McMennamin 6; McDougald 6, Vaughan 6. Subs Garai 7, Duffy 7, Stein 6.

MOM Terry



Dagenham Recorder 12/01/03

Classy Daggers squeeze past stubborn Borough

Stevenage Borough 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 2

The Daggers bounced back from their poor weekend performance to claim three points against Stevenage. Despite resting several first teamers, the Daggers went in 2-0 at the break, strikers Mark Stein & Wayne Vaughan grabbing a goal each and showing a good understanding in their first start together. Following the break the home team pressurised the Daggers defence, but they remained firm until three minutes from the end, when a goal from Douglas made things a little tense. the Daggers held on, however, and with Barnet's defeat are alone at the top for the first time this season. Rich Wellard praised his second string strikers, saying 'Mark and Wayne know they're here as backups, but if they can play like that they should get some game time.'

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-1-2) : Gueret 8; Croft 7, Marshall 7, Parry 7, Goodwin 7; Fowler 7; Terry 7, Gallacher 6; McMennamin 6; Stein 7, Vaughan 8. Subs Garai 6, Duffy 6, Douglas 6.

Goals Stein 19, Vaughan 37. Douglas 88

MOM Garvey (Stevenage)

www.daggersonline.net. 13/01/03

Daggers today announced the sale of winger Kieran Gallacher to Second Division Bury for 40k. The right sided player had attracted a lot of league attention with some eye-catching displays this season, and signs on a four year deal.

rmoore

Dagenham Recorder, 19/1/03

Dreary Daggers Fail to shine on travels

Runcorn 0 Dagenham & Redbridge 0

Daggers were held to a second 0-0 draw of the year yesterday in a dull match at Runcorn. Neither side looked to have much inspiration going forward, and although the Daggers crafted the best chances, they rarely looked like scoring. Rich Wellard apologised to the travelling fans after the game, promising better things to come.

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-1-2) : Gueret 7; Croft 7, Parry 7, Marshall 8, Goodwin 7; Fowler 8; Terry 7, Janney 6; McMennamin 7; Stein 6, McDougald 7. Subs vaughan 7, Mike 7, Duffy 7.

MOM Fowler


Dagenham Recorder, 26/1/03

Off form Daggers sneak victory

Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Farnborough Town 0

the Daggers returned to winning ways after a patchy start to the new year, although in terms of quality this game had little to recommend it. Indeed, the only goal, scored by returning striker Aaron McLean, was a fortuitous one, a speculative long shot taking a heavy deflection off a defender. Rich Wellard admitted his team were capable of more, but pointed out that an unbeaten January left the Daggers top of the table.

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-1-2) : Gueret 7; Croft 7, Parry 8, Marshall 8, Goodwin 7; Fowler 8; Terry 7, Janney 7; McMennamin 6; McDougald 8, McLean 8. Subs Duffy 6, Vaughan 6, Martin 7.

Goal McLean 54

MOM Marshall


www.daggersonline.net. 31/1/03.

RICH'S RANT

It's pretty hard to find fault in an unbeaten month...but i'll try. frankly, we've been awful in the last few games, Stevenage aside, and better teams would have turned us over with some ease. Having said that, we've still ground out results, and although it's hardly the style i want to see us play, we've maintained our position at the top of the conference... incidentally, i don't know what's happening at Scarborough; at the start of the month they were a point behind us, but they've lost seven on the spin now...still, one less threat to worry about, eh.
As for the next month, i think we'll see a definite improvement in how we play. It's good to have Aaron McLean back, he's rapidly becoming indispensible to us. But, and here's a bit of insider info, i've just sealed a deal that'll knock your socks off. As of tomorrow, the Daggers will have a World Cup record holder in their midst. Intrigued? Keep watching!

rmoore

www.yahoo.co.uk/football. 1/2/03

Daggers pull off coup for russian international

Nationwide conference side Dagenham & redbridge this morning unveiled their most prestigious signing to date, in the form of 31 year old former Russian international Oleg Salenko. The striker, formerly of Salamanca and Victorio Guimaraes, joins the Essex side on a Bosman transfer after a work permit application was approved, although he is unlikely to be eligible for tonight's Conference clash with Hayes.

Dagenham Recorder, 2/2/03

Ruthless Daggers power past Hayes

Hayes 2 Dagenham & Redbridge 5

An excellent performance from the Reds last night condemned struggling Hayes to their third consecutive home defeat, while cementing the away side's place at the top of the Conference. With major new signing Oleg Salenko in the stands, the Daggers turned in an excellent display of attacking football, no one more so than forward Aaron McLean. The young striker fired a warning to the newcomer with a clinically taken hat trick, as well as setting up a fourth for young winger Keith Duffy. Striker Junior McDougaldwrapped the game up with a late fifth. Rich Wellard was delighted with his side, even though two sloppy second half goals allowed Hayes to salvage a little pride. 'That was just the sort of performance we needed after the last few games. We should be turning in results like that more often but i'm still delighted whenever we actually do...Aaron was on fire tonight, anyone would think he's worried about his place in the side! Seriously though, i'm thinking about playing three forwards from now on, so hopefully more big scores could be on the cards...'

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-1-2) Gueret 7; Croft 7, Parry 7, Marshall 8, Goodwin 7; Fowler 8; Terry 7, Janney 8; McMennamin 7; McLean 9, McDougald 8. Subs Duffy 7, Vaughan 7, Martin 7.

Goals Simpson 78, McReady 88. McLean 5, 19, 33, Duffy 64, McDougald 89.

MOM McLean


Dagenham Recorder, 5/2/03

Unlucky Reds Denied by Poor Decisions

Dagenham & Redbridge 0 Morecambe 1

Daggers were feeling cheated last night when several extremely suspect calls from referee John Eldridge cost them three points against fellow promotion hopefuls Morecambe. The home side saw two goals disallowed and two men sent off, yet still almost managed a draw. Morecambe took thhe lead with a scrappy goal from Greek full back Giorgios Kikidakis, but both
Aaron McLean & Mark Janney had the ball in the net within minutes, only to see their efforts ruled out for offside and handball respectively; neither decision looked correct. Further injustice was heaped on the Daggers when playmaker Colin McMennamin was harshly red carded for an innocuous shove on the Morecambe keeper. Daggers poor day was complete on 62 minutes when debutant Finbar Lynch was sent off for a waist high hack on the goal scorer, Kikidakis; possibly the only correct decision all night... Daggers still could have salvaged a point in the dying seconds, but both McDougald and McLean hit the bar in a goal mouth scramble.
Rich Wellard declined to be interviewed after the game, 'because he didn't want to be fined for innapropriate comments', according to Garry Hill. However, the Daggers have filed an official complaint against the referee; more news as we get it.

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-1-2) Gueret 7; Woodman 5, Parry 7, Marshall 7, Goodwin 5; Fowler 8; Lynch 4, Janney 6; McMennamin 6; McLean 6, McDougald 6. Subs Martin 6, Vaughan 6.

Goal Kikidakis 13

MOM Mawson (Morecambe)


www.daggersonline.net. 7/2/03

A quick note on the events of midweek; Daggers official complaint against the criminally inept refereeing in the Morecambe game has led to... well, not much, really. The FA have promised to keep an eye on Mr Eldridge but we all know that means nothing. On the plus side, Colin McMennamin's three game suspension has been reduced to just one on appeal, although finbar Lynch has been banned for a further five games (for a total of eight) after his admittedly shocking challenge. With the Irishman's contract up in a couple of months it looks likely that his first Daggers game was also his last...

One final piece of news; Leyton Orient winger Paul Dalglish has joined the club on loan til the end of the season.

rmoore

v short one today i'm afraid folks. lots to do...more to come tomorrow with any luck

Dagenham Recorder, 9/2/03

Reds make heavy work of Telford

Dagenham & redbridge 1 telford united 0

An edgy performance from the Reds proved just enough to take home the three points against a well drilled Telford side. In truth the home side never appeared threatened, but created little in return, the solitary breakthrough coming after 66 minutes thanks to a Paul Terry header. The new saviour of Victoria Road, Russian International Oleg Salenko, made an inauspicious home debut, but despite looking short of fitness, showed enough to suggest that better things are to come. Manager Rich Wellard agreed; 'you have to remember that Oleg hasn't played a competitive game for eight months, with injuries and his release from Guimaraes. I was pleased with his showing and reckon he'll get better by the week'.

Recorder Ratings (4-1-2-3) Gueret 7; Woodman 7, Marshall 8, Parry 9, Goodwin 7; Fowler 7; Terry 8, Janney 6; Salenko 7, McLean 6, McDougald 7. Subs Duffy 7, Dalglish 7, Martin 6.

Goal - Terry 66

MOM Parry