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Captain Josh Hill has called on Dartford’s squad to “grow up” as their miserable form continues.

The Darts lost for the sixth straight game in all competitions on Saturday, going down 3-2 at home to Wingate & Finchley in Isthmian Premier after they had found themselves 3-0 behind inside 21 minutes.

Defender Hill issued a passionate post-match interview, describing the recent performances the club have delivered as “disrespectful”.

“It’s six weeks since we won a game,” he said. “We have pretty much beaten ourselves in the first 15 minutes every single game, apart from maybe the Dulwich game.

“I thought we battered them and were unlucky and maybe apart from the previous week here against Hendon where we battered them and were unlucky. But that’s two games out of six that we have not won. It’s just not good enough.

“There will be a lot of talking. We spent 30 minutes after the game on Saturday, with a lot of talking and a lot of voices, but we don’t hear it on the pitch enough.

“We need to grow up as a team. I’m including myself in that, I’m including every single player - no matter how old they are and where they have played.

“I can’t remember exactly when I was last interviewed but, even then, I said we need to change and we need to change quickly. So, there’s even more pressure now.

“A lot of people are treating it like they are going to be here forever. They can just turn up, do what they do and have a kick-about on a Saturday afternoon. But I think that’s disrespectful.

“There’s a few younger players, a few older players - there’s quite a good mix - but it’s disrespectful when we have 800, 900 or even 1,000 fans come every week. They pay their hard-earned money and even travel around the country.”

But Hill reckons

Thomas Reeves