The first real feeling of victory for the Daggers this season did not actually come from the collection of three points. Going away from home and showing spirit to pick up something from the (often) long journeys up and down the country epitomises the minimum requirement to put a successful League Two campaign together.
The feeling of one point gained rather than two lost was certainly in abundance after goals from Michael Spillane and Sam Williams ensured the Daggers with a 2-2 draw from a team playing in League One last season-Rochdale. A slight weight had undoubtedly been lifted off the shoulders of the players. To fully realise the potential of increasingly good performances, the players needed to take the three points from the next game at home to Gareth Ainsworth’s Wycombe, and take three points they did. A convincing 3-0 win was long overdue and put some minds expecting the Daggers to have another season of struggle to rest.
Whatever ‘glamour’ teams can amass in League Two comes from a victory in front of a welcoming home crowd. Far from this glamour is a hundreds of miles round trip on a Tuesday night for fans and players alike when you're expected to lose to one of the form teams in the league. However, in the last away match against Port Vale the young fought valiantly to a 1-1 draw at Vale Park, brilliant away point. There was some luck in the goal from Luke Howell which I’m sure everyone that has seen it will agree with, but in football we know luck does come into play on both sides, good and bad.
The most recent pilgrimage to Victoria Road was one of the best games I have personally seen, not just in Dagenham terms but all games I've witnessed. Ironically it was the first time my friend had come to see a Daggers game with me, good omen perhaps? The 4-3 victory over Bradford was a thrilling game that more importantly the Daggers came out with the points from. Whilst the team showed naivety in the second half, the quality of goals was something you'd pay to see at any level of the beautiful game. Beating a club like Bradford is always a good victory regardless of circumstances in the match. I write this article as a very optimistic fan, and long may the optimism continue.
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