The Dorset Walking Football League 65s division returned to action for the first time since Christmas in mid-January for Round Three in Dorchester. We arrived at the 1610 Sports Centre with the bare seven players. That meant no subs and with a stand-in keeper as well, the level of expectation was realistically lower than normal,…
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The first tournament after the Christmas excesses is always an interesting one to see who’s looked after themselves (or not!). All nine teams were represented at what was the third league tournament of the 2024/25 season. We were lucky with the weather – no rain and a relatively mild day for the start of January.…
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Not being a fashion critic, or very good at football (walking or otherwise), I’m in no way qualified to review our new kit! However, being someone who always has an opinion, I just can’t help myself! Please bear in mind these are my views and not those of Dexter Sports Walking Football Club or any…
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In the last Dorset Walking Football League tournament of 2024, the team headed for the Littledown Centre in Bournemouth. The squad were looking to build on an unbeaten Matchday One (W1, D2, L0). Among the eight man squad was Paul Gillis. Usually seen captaining the Dexters 50s team, Paul was making his 60s debut. Also…
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After encouraging signs in the first matchday of the Dorset Walking Football League in October, the Dexter’s 65s squad travelled with confidence to Littledown in Bournemouth for matchday two. In that first round seven points were bagged (from five matches), with wins against Bournemouth Whites and Weymouth, as well as a goalless draw with Dorchester.…
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This was the matchday where the fortunes of Storm and Thunder really separated! One team secured seven points, two wins and a plus four goal difference, while the other didn’t! The teams arrived at the Littledown Center with 14 players – so again just one sub per team, and a manager (in Andy Madden) who…
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To mark Movember, we take a look at men’s mental health, and how you can have conversations which can make a big difference to someone’s life. Men’s Mental Health: Spot the signs… We’re men right? Strong and able to cope with stuff, yeah? NO, absolutely not. Everyone has struggles and tricky situations to deal with,…
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The 60s tournament brought the first round of Dorset Walking Football League fixtures to a close after the 50s and 65’s earlier in the month. That’s 16 matches, across four teams in three age categories Dexter Sports. The 50s opened the season with two teams competing for the first time, followed by Dexter Sports WFC’s…
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The DSWFC 60s squad travel to Dorchester this weekend to start their 2024/25 season in the DCFA Walking Football League. Squad In the lead up to the start of the season, Terry Clark has pulled out of the squad for Round One with illness. After that withdrawal, we’ll be tackling the opening round of fixtures…
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With a squad of eight players, the squad made their league debut in the Dorset Walking Football 65s League and got off to a positive start. The tournament was held in Dorchester on Thursday 17 October 2024. Clive Robinson and Jonathan Martin made their full debuts in midfield and both performed very well. The rest…
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