Deal Town Football Club

Deal go into Saturday's crucial match at Beckenham on the back of three straight league defeats but bouyed by their performance in the last 15 minutes versus VCD.

Deal held (or were held, whichever way you want to look at it) 0-0 in the home fixture and the team battled well for their point. The corresponding fixture last season saw Deal victorious and Derek Hares will be looking for more of the same tomorrow.

Aaron Robinson played his way into contention for a start with his performance as a sub last week and Derek Hares will have influential midfielders Jack Collins and Andy Hadden available again and will check on the fitness of Andy Miller.

Hares is in talks with a possible new signing who would add pace and power to his attacking options.

Beckenham were defeated in the KST quarter final last week at KIL Hollands and Blair in a bad tempered affair and will be lookig to bounce back quickly to keep in touch with run away leaders Herne Bay who have a tough game at VCD.

Elsewhere, Canterbury host Erith & Belvedere, Corinthian play Holmesdale, Greenwich Borough and Cray Valley face off at Bromley and Woodstock have a local derby with Lordswood.

Our reserves have a tough home fixture with Herne Bay.

On Tuesday, we face Folkestone in a friendly.