Extra game could be an advantage in play-offs

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extremely tough game.

‘We’ve not scored there this season and were 2-0 down in the abandoned game and then lost 1-0 there and we didn’t create loads of chances either.’

Underwood and Baker are attempting to guide Slough to a third promotion in seven season - and all via the play-offs.

In their first season, 2013/14, the Rebels won promotion from the Southern League Central division, and in 2017/18 they went up from the Southern League - having lost in the play-offs the season before.

In all, this is the pair’s sixth playoff campaign in eight seasons, having twice reached a similar stage with Godalming in their last two seasons at the club.

In the first of those two seasons, 2011/12, they lost to Bognor Regis on penalties in the Isthmian Division 1 South play-offs.

Hawks have recorded a second round of negative covid-19 tests.

As a result, the squad were due to start full contact training this week.

They will train on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday – one extra session compared to last week.

All South division clubs taking part in the play-offs have returned full rounds of negative tests so far.

Former Hawks striker Jason Prior, above, was among the scorers as Dorking won 3-1 at higher tier Notts County in a friendly at the weekend.

Dorking are due to travel to Bath City for their South play-off quarter final next Sunday. The winners travel to Weymouth in the last four.