The Bees turn from Giant killers to Giants when they entertain Dorchester Town in the second round of the FA Trophy. You can see the Wembley arch from The Hive and the Trophy represents an excellent chance for Barnet to return to the National Stadium for the first time in 46 years. Back in 1972 Ted Heath was in number ten and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards at number one as Stafford Rangers broke Barnet hearts.
Last weeks heroics at Bramall Lane have made the Bees the afocus of national attention with a fourth round FA Cup tie to come against Brentford. Despite his transformation of a previously underachieving squad Darren Currie is still officially Barnet’s Temporary Head Coach but with a record of two wins and a draw fans will be shocked if his permanent appointment is not confirmed shortly. Today Currie will have to decide whether to rest some of his first team against opponents who play their football two levels below his side.
Dorchester have never gone beyond the third round in the competition and have already proved giant killers knocking out National South side Eastbourne Borough in the last round. Despite being 16th in the Evo Stik League Premier South the Magpies are in reasonable form unbeaten in four and arriving fresh from a local derby win against Poole Town. They have already played five games in the Trophy to reach this stage and in Ben Seymour with five goals can boast one of the top scorers in the competition.
We’ll have live commentary on the match from Pete Hill and Garry Lakin at The Hive as well as all the local football news on HRB Saturday Sport from 2:45pm ⚽️⚽️
Dorchester Fact: The Dorset Naga grown in Dorchester is the hottest chilli in the world registering 970,000 on the Scoville Scale
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