The Bees travel to East London looking to salvage something from a festive campaign that turned into a plate of the coldest turkey at Boreham Wood on Boxing Day. Not only did they fall to their second consecutive defeat to a goal in the last ten minutes of a match but the lack of attacking presence made it a frustrating visit for the 977 Barnet fans.

Tomorrows match has been given added importance by the fact that it will be the first without John Still in the managers dug out. His comments on the clubs website suggest that Darren Currie will be in charge of the squad at the Chigwell Construction Stadium. Currie spent two seasons as a player at Dagenham as well as being part of John Still’s coaching team at the club.

The problem facing the caretaker boss is that so far the seven recognised strikers in the Bees squad have only managed 14 goals between them. In contrast last time Barnet were at this level John Akinde had surpassed that total on his own by the middle of November. It will be interesting to see which attacking options Barnet’s 5th manager of 2018 picks against a Daggers side who currently top the divisions form league.

Under the wise eye of Peter Taylor Dagenham have won seven out of their last eight since going down 1-0 at Sutton on November 3rd and beat league leaders Orient 2-1 on Boxing Day. Things are looking up for the club off the pitch as well after being taken over by an American consortium which includes former Everton keeper Tim Howard.

Bees have only won one once at the newly named Chigwell Construction Stadium Luke Gambin and Michael Nelson scoring the goals in February 2016. The teams met earlier this season when Barnet recovered from conceding a goal in the opening minute to take the points courtesy of goals from Wes Fonguck and Jack Barham.

We’ll have full live commentary on the match from Pete Hill and Garry Lakin starting at 2:55.

Dagenham Fact: Famous people born in Dagenham include Dudley Moore, Sandie Shaw, Sir Alf Ramsey and Terry Venables.

Just 24 hours before taking on his old club Dagenham and Redbridge Barnet boss John Still has announced his retirement from football management. Only appointed in the summer Still moves upstairs with the team in 15th place in the National League table having won just one of their last four league games. A statement on the clubs website quotes the 68 year old as saying “I have managed in over 2,000 matches and had a fantastic time in the game to date. I look forward to embracing my new role and supporting my young protégé Darren Currie in his growth as a Coach.” Darren Currie will be in charge of the team for tomorrows visit to the Chigwell Construction Stadium.

John Still’s Managerial Record:

Barnet: Matches 253 Wins 95 Draws 63 Defeats 95