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I SENSED IT WOULD BE SPECIAL – BOSS JAKE

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Matt Badcock
11 May 2025

DARTFORD 0 DOVER ATHLETIC 2
By Matt Badcock

JAKE LEBERL was expecting a quieter summer than the one he’s about to have with Dover Athletic.
This season was mainly about bringing back the enjoyment factor to their corner of Kent following a tricky few years that has seen relegation from Non-League’s top flight to the Isthmian Premier.
How Leberl – in his first job as a number one – and his staff have done that.
Goals from Ruben Soares-Junior and Alfie Matthews saw the Whites win 2-0at Dartford on Monday to seal an instant return to the National League So...

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