Frome Town vs. Dorchester Town: Preview and Ticket Info

Steve Jupp, BA11's Club Historian, contemplates our Good Friday clash.

It’s not easy being a Frome Town fan these days, especially after suffering the frustration of FIVE one-nil defeats on the spin. Close, but not quite close enough.

Following the latest near miss last weekend at Swindon Supermarine, the Scarlet Runners languish five points adrift of safety with only three fixtures to play and the first of these is a daunting one with the visit of promotion-chasing Dorchester Town to Badgers Hill on Good Friday.

The Magpies pulled off a vital victory last week over Walton & Hersham to move into fifth spot, just a single point clear of play-off rivals Havant & Waterlooville who were held 1-1 at Taunton.

They are, without doubt, the division’s draw specialists, particularly on the road where they have shared the spoils an eye-opening THIRTEEN times in nineteen trips. No side in the league has lost fewer away games yet only Marlow (with two) have registered fewer wins on opposition soil. Perhaps there is a way for The Robins to end that barren run.

It was a day to forget when the teams met at the Avenue Stadium back in September with Frome never recovering from going two down as early as the eighth minute. A pair of red cards and an eventual 4-0 mauling made for a miserable afternoon in Dorset.

Robins v Magpies - head-to-head in the Southern League

Season               Competition          Home       Away

2014-15               Prem                           L 1 – 3        D   1 – 1

2015-16               Prem                          L 0 – 3        D   0 – 0

2016-17               Prem                           L 0 – 4        L   0 – 3

2017-18               Prem                          W 3 – 1       W  4 – 1

2018-19             Prem South               L 0 – 1        W  1 – 0

2024-25              Prem South                     ?               L   0 – 4

A couple of games ago, a target of seven points from the remaining matches for survival was mentioned but even a final total of 44 may not be enough to avoid the drop.

The odds are long and the prospects bleak, but the Badgers Hill faithful would love to see their side finish the season with a flourish, whatever their final position. That joyous feeling of celebrating a goal - please bring it back!

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The latest information on ticketing which can be bought on the Fanbase app or website is as follows:

Adult - £12.00 

Concession (65+, NHS and Military) - £9.00

Student - £4.00

U16s - £2.00

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/ChooseQuantity?ticketId=7016&fixtureId=8379

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Listen to the latest episode of the Dodge The Question podcast!

Steve & Zeb chat to friend of the show, and Frome Town FC finance director, David Parry.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EM8d8IxZsRFUzR6IBb29q?si=65da2a85cb924059

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-46/id1751186747?i=1000703790824

You can also listen on Frome.FM radio every Friday at 5pm (repeated on Saturday 3pm)

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Secure your entry and make the most of hospitality packages for all of our games at Badgers Hill on the Fanbase app and website!

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Dashboard