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Tony Burman looks to build on Dartford's good away form at Hendon

Dartford manager Tony Burman
Dartford manager Tony Burman

Dartford look to get back into action after a fortnight of inactivity with a Ryman League Premier Division trip to Hendon on Saturday.

Tony Burman’s side had won back-to-back away games at Canvey and Cray before seeing games against Boreham Wood at Princes Park on Tuesday and at Margate on Saturday postponed due the weather.

Darts’ impressive away form now shows nine wins from as many games and they are in a commanding position in the Premier Division, lying 11 points clear of second-placed Hastings with four games in hand.

However, Burman admitted: "The fact that we have such a good away record was not planned – it has just happened. We perhaps try to do what other teams do to us, try and catch them on the break when they have to come at us."

Burman said he did not expect to know whether Saturday’s game at Hendon’s temporary Wembley home will go ahead until the 11th hour.

He said: "We’ll wait and see. We’ll prepare as if the game was on but normally after the thaw pitches get waterlogged."

"It is another away game against a team who we have beaten at home but they are a good footballing side. They also have all kinds of problems off the field so they do well under the circumstances.

Lee Burns will start a three-match ban on Saturday while Lee Noble sits out one match, meaning Adam Burchell and Joao Carlos could feature. Billy Burgess is back in training after an ankle knock but Elliot Bradbrook (ankle), Allan Tait (calf) and Jay May (knee) remain out.

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