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Midfielder Anthony Grant will definitely be missing as he serves the second game of a three-match ban picked up following his red card at Oxford.
Shot stopper Glenn Morris has resumed training this week but doubtful he'll be trusted on 'splinter city' just yet.
Still, with Bilel and Bomber maybe sitting this one out at the start, if anything does go wrong, that's not a bad pair along with JJ, or possibily Lee Sawyer, to call upon.
While in defence or midfield will be young Mickey: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk
The above mentioned Spillane, Mickey Spillane, you could not make that up, will provide timely cover at the back with Scott Doe serving the second game of his two-match ban and captain Mark Arber set to undergo a double hernia operation on Monday!
Elsewhere, strikers Gavin Tomlin (groin) and Rob Edmans (broken leg and ankle) are looking at around two and three weeks respectively before they come back into contention, but Sam Williams (knee) will not play again this season.
Ex-captain Kevin Maher (ankle) is still looking at a couple more weeks on the sidelines, while fellow midfielder Luke Howell (knee) remains missing until around February.
Forward Josh Scott made his welcome return from lengthy injury problems as a second-half substitute in last weekend's 1-1 FA Cup draw at home to non-league Bath City.
The excellent footy site www.itsroundanditswhite.co.uk ran this interview with a Bees fan before the season started, interview and analysis by Graham Large.
The Daggers have impressed fans of clubs from several backgrounds. From Burton Albion to Sheffield Wednesday, all have them have been impressed by Dagenham & Redbridge in the last couple of seasons. After a spectacular season in League One, Dagenham needed to get a better result against Peterborough than Walsall would get at Southampton. As it happened, both sides lost their games and the Daggers were relegated on the final day.
Led by the inspirational life-long fan John Still since April 2004, Dagenham have completed a remarkable journey, leading Dagenham from the (then) Conference, before taking them to a League Two Play-Off Final at Wembley Stadium, where they overcame Rotherham United 3-2. Last season they just ran out of steam and ultimately slipped back to League Two on the final day, but an immediate turn should not be written off for the Essex boys.
We at It’s Round and It’s White wanted to find out what more we could expect from the Daggers after a tremendous effort in League One last season, so we pulled up a stool and interrogated Dagenham’s own Mark from the website We Only Need Nine Men.
What do you think of your club’s summer transfer activity?
I’m fairly happy with the business we’ve done this summer. We were always going to lose Green and Vincelot, and perhaps we’d have liked a bit more money for the pair but we certainly haven’t been mugged. We’ve lost the experience of Antwi and Currie as we couldn’t fit them into the budget but Medy Elito, Richard Rose, Luke Howell and Kevin Maher have come in and all of them can do the business at this level. We’ve also added some younger inexperienced players like Jake Reed and everybody is quite excited about seeing them come through.
Who will be your most important player/s this season?
However, he played in the cup match last weekend but has been on and off the subs bench in recent league games.
If he does play he may feel he has something to prove, injuries didn't help the talented winger in his time at Roots Hall, but seeing as he'll hardly recognise anyone in the starting line-up maybe the London born boy will have a quiet afternoon!
Of course, if he doesn't start there's ex-Captain Kev to look out for as well.
(Damien's career so far: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damian_Scannell)
Last time out in the League
| 20 | Northampton Town | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 16 | -8 | ||||
| 21 | Bradford City | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 14 | -7 | ||||
| 22 | Dagenham &Redbridge | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 13 | -15 | ||||
| 23 | Barnet | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 13 | -17 | ||||
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 9 | -21 | ||||
| At Dag. & Red. (1) | At Southend Utd. (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Total | % | Results | Total | % | |
| Dag. & Red. | 0 | 0.00 | Southend Utd. | 1 | 50.00 | |
| Southend Utd. | 1 | 100.00 | Dag. & Red. | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Draws | 0 | 0.00 | Draws | 1 | 50.00 | |
| Goals | Total | Av.pg | Goals | Total | Av.pg | |
| Dag. & Red. | 1 | 1.00 | Southend Utd. | 7 | 3.50 | |
| Southend Utd. | 3 | 3.00 | Dag. & Red. | 4 | 2.00 | |
| On Neutral Ground (0) | Overall (3 matches) | |||||
| Results | Total | % | Results | Total | % | |
| Dag. & Red. | 0 | 0.00 | Dag. & Red. | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Southend Utd. | 0 | 0.00 | Southend Utd. | 2 | 66.67 | |
| Draws | 0 | 0.00 | Draws | 1 | 33.33 | |
| Goals | Total | Av.pg | Goals | Total | Av.pg | |
| Dag. & Red. | 0 | 0.00 | Dag. & Red. | 5 | 1.67 | |
| Southend Utd. | 0 | 0.00 | Southend Utd. | 10 | 3.33 | |
| Records | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Aggregate | 7 | Southend Utd. | 5 - 2 | Dag. & Red. | 2007/2008 |
| Highest Dag. & Red. score: | 2 | Southend Utd. | 2 - 2 | Dag. & Red. | 2007/2008 |
| Highest Southend Utd. score: | 5 | Southend Utd. | 5 - 2 | Dag. & Red. | 2007/2008 |
| Season | Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/2012 | Tue 04 Oct | Dag. & Red. | 1 - 3 | Southend Utd. | (Associate Members) |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Southend Utd. | 5 - 2 | Dag. & Red. | F.A. Cup |
| Tue 04 Sep | Southend Utd. | 2 - 2 | Dag. & Red. | (Associate Members) | |
| after extra time, 90 minutes 2-2, Dagenham & Redbridge won 7-6 on penalties | |||||
On one side is the relatively modern Main Stand, which was opened in 2001. Sponsored by Carling, this 800 capacity stand, is covered and all seated, with the team dugouts situated at the front of it. The stand comprises of six rows of seating and has a small executive area at the back of it. The stand, which is free of supporting pillars, is elevated above pitch level which means that supporters have to climb small sets of steps at the front of it, to gain access. The stand though, only runs for three quarters of the length of the pitch and at one end towards the Traditional Builders Stand, another separate stand exists.
The rest of the ground is terracing, with a small open terrace behind one goal and a covered terrace along one side. The home end, the Bury Road End (aka the Clock End), has a small basic electric scoreboard situated above it. This area also contains the club shop and Police control box.
The North Terrace, which runs along one side of the pitch, is known affectionately by the Dagenham fans as 'The Sieve' as apparently at one time it was famed for its leaking roof. This old fashioned looking terrace, is partly covered to the rear and has a number of supporting pillars. It also has a television gantry perched upon its roof.
Unusually the teams emerge from not from the main stand, but from a tunnel located in the new Marcus James Stand at one end of the ground. The stadium is completed with a set of four modern looking floodlights.
Away fans are housed in the new Traditional Builders Stand at one end of the stadium. Up to 1,200 fans can be accommodated in this area (let's hope so!). As you would expect from a new stand the views of the playing action and facilities are both good. I experienced no problems, apart from outside the ground, it was not obvious (unless I missed the signs) showing where the entrance to the away section was. It is in fact at the other end of the ground to the main entrance. So as you go through the main entrance, walk straight on through the car park, past the supporters club to the right, and then walk along the back of the Main Stand. The entrance is down on the right at the corner of the ground. Away coaches are brought in at the back of the away section, but on the other side of a park, which can make for an interesting walk especially if it is a night match.
The stand itself is easily the best stand at the stadium, so it is intriguing that it is given over to away supporters. It is raised above pitch level, meaning that you have to climb a small set of steps to enter it. One drawback is that the team's tunnel is located in this stand and awning is pulled out to the playing area before kick off. This means that at this time fans can't easily access the other side of the stand along the front of it, as they are effectively 'cut off' until the awning is withdrawn again. On the plus side away fans are treated to their own indoor bar area.
(Stadium info supplied by www.footballgroundguide.com)
Maps for the ground:
(Thanks to www.fansfocus.net/dagenhamandredbridge/index.asp for the map)
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All had some success, particularly Leytonstone, who won the FA Amateur Cup three times and the Isthmian League title nine times. Ilford are in fact still going, however it is a separate football club under the same name.
In 1979, Ilford and Leytonstone merged to become Leytonstone/Ilford, and in 1988 they absorbed the struggling Walthamstow Avenue to become Redbridge Forest (although the name change was made only in the summer of 1989).
Redbridge Forest achieved promotion to the Football Conference in 1991 before merging with Dagenham in 1992 to become Dagenham & Redbridge.
Dagenham & Redbridge spent several seasons in the Football Conference but was relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division in 1996. The club remained in the division until winning promotion in 1999–2000, going on to establish itself as one of the strongest clubs in the Conference, finishing third, second and fifth in its first three seasons back following promotion.
The club was narrowly beaten to the Conference title by Boston United in 2002 on goal difference. Boston United was subsequently found guilty of inappropriately making illegal payments to its players in its title-winning season. Following which Dagenham & Redbridge attempted unsuccessfully to have itself declared Conference Champions, and therefore take Boston's contentious place in The Football League. A four-point deduction was put in place for the following season but not for the season the irregularities were committed.
The Daggers then declined somewhat, finishing the 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons in mid-table. On 27 February 2004 the club was beaten 9-0 at home by Hereford United, equalling the record highest winning margin in the Conference.
The 2006–07 season saw Dagenham & Redbridge battle it out with Oxford United for the top of the league spot. Despite Oxford quickly racing to the top, a collapse in Oxford's form combined with an excellent run for the Daggers saw them overtake Oxford in the league.
On 7 April, Dagenham & Redbridge beat Aldershot Town 2–1 to be declared Conference Champions, meaning the club would play in the Football League for the first time in its history.
Dagenham & Redbridge played its first match in The Football League on 11 August 2007, a 1–0 defeat to Stockport County. The club won its first Football League game at home to Lincoln City on 1 September 2007.
The Daggers finished the season in 20th place, ensuring a second season of Football League competition. Promotion to the Football League meant that Dagenham & Redbridge could compete in the League Cup for the first time. The club lost in the First Round to Luton Town.
The following season, the Daggers reached their highest ever position of eighth. They just failed to make the League Two play-offs after losing to Shropshire side Shrewsbury Town at home on the last day of the season.
The 2009–10 season saw The Daggers promoted for the first time in their history from League Two to League One. They achieved this by beating Rotherham United 3-2 at Wembley on 30 May 2010 with Jon Nurse scoring a 70th minute winner and a side that included Paul Benson.
They played only one season in League One finishing 21st and were relegated on the last day of the 2010–11 season back to League Two.
(For a more comprehensive history of the club, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagenham_%26_Redbridge_F.C.)