Huddersfield Town 2 Dover Athletic 0: match report
Read a full match report pf the FA Cup third round game between Huddersfield Town and Dover Athletic at the Galpharm Stadium on saturday Jan 8 2011.
By David McVay 9:08PM GMT 09 Jan 2011
Two football departures of a diametrically opposed nature prompted Martin Hayes to a philosophical mood at the Galpharm Stadium.
The Dover Athletic manager, a fine servant to Arsenal during his playing career two decades ago, had seen his side's valiant FA Cup exploits curtailed by Huddersfield Town, ending the ambitions of the lowest ranked team in the competition.
Dover's priority of promotion to the Conference remains intact, however, as does Hayes' own hope to manage further up the football ladder, an aspiration put in perspective by the rather more high profile exit of Roy Hodgson from Liverpool.
"Of course I'd love to prove myself at the higher level," said Hayes as the managerial merry-go-round welcomed back Kenny Dalglish's tiresome old face to the Anfield helm.
"But it's up to chairmen really. Do they gamble and give good, ambitious young managers a chance or just carry on appointing managers who have been sacked before.
"The fans want a big name but as a player, if you are given a few good gos and keep failing, you end up further down the scale. In management, it's different."
The 1500 travelling Dover fans had their day out but their Cup run effectively was over after early goals from Scott Arfield and Gary Roberts.
Despite a plethora of adverse comments recently, Huddersfield manager Lee Clark continued to pay homage to managerial glitterati by sporting a blue and white club scarf around his neck in the manner of Manchester City's Roberto Mancini.
The Italian has style...the Geordie hasn't. Before ridicule sets in Lee, time to lose the fashion accessory and to give the neck a good airing.qtdz
Telegraph.co.uk
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