IS Dorchester Town's season back on track?

The Magpies pulled off an excellent comeback to earn their spot in the FA Cup third qualifying round.

And the 2-1 win at Newport County in midweek is their first in 12 games - an extremely poor statistic given the amount of enthusiasm and optimism around the Jewson Stadium during pre-season.

The victory in Wales, particularly after going a goal down, should breath new life into the Magpies' stuttering campaign but it's important not to get too carried away as the last time they won a competitive match Dorchester had to wait until now, some seven weeks later, for their second triumph.

At the point when Ryan Moss fired his spot-kick home to make it 2-0 last Saturday in the original cup meeting, most, including myself, thought that was it, and that Dorchester would surely hold on. But they did not.

Newport were poor that game but were handed a get out clause when they were awarded a penalty and then poor organisation in the Magpies' wall allowed Danny Rose's free-kick to find its way past Gareth Stewart to set up Wednesday night's replay.

Dorchester though, displayed the never-say-die attitude that was sorely missing last season and did not let the manner of Saturday's draw affect them.

A good cup run can work wonders at non-League level, just ask Havant & Waterlooville, and the Magpies have a great opportunity to make it through to the fourth qualifying round after landing a home tie with Gosport Borough this time next week.

The Magpies visit Maidenhead United today (3pm) in what will be a difficult fixture for Shaun Brooks' side.

The partnership of Rocky Baptiste and Richard Pacquette, which proved so fruitful for Havant & Waterlooville last season, could be a real handful for the county town defence this afternoon.

The Berkshire Magpies struggled last term and were involved in the relegation scrap until the final few games.

But now they sit fifth after nine games with 12 more points than the Dorset Magpies and an unbeaten home record.

If Dorchester win today it will be proof that they have given their season the jump start it needed. A defeat, but more importantly a lacklustre display, will show that Brooks still has a lot of work to do in order to turn things around.

THE issue surrounding the repayment of ex-director Ian Pollock's £1,000 loan to the club is far from being resolved.

Northampton Crown Court has ordered that the club repay the money but chairman Eddie Mitchell has stated that it is not he who owes Pollock the money so will not be forking out personally.

Therefore, it appears that Mitchell is not prepared to budge and will instead wait to see what course of action Pollock takes next.

The ex-director can either wait until the club is in credit, which doesn't look like happening any time soon, recover the £1,000 through bailiffs or issue a winding-up petition.

In terms of the last option, it could be somewhat of an emotional dilemma for Pollock. Would he be prepared to see the club go into administration, especially after having such a close tie with the Magpies, in order to get his money back? Only time will tell.