Dartford manager Steve King reacts to 3-2 win over Dorking Wanderers and praises George Porter

Dartford boss Steve King has urged George Porter not to let his standards drop after a dazzling display against leaders Dorking Wanderers.

Porter scored twice and was rightly named man-of-the-match as he enjoyed his best day in a Dartford shirt on Saturday.

Not only was Porter an attacking threat, he also did a vital job for his team by keeping the influential Darren Oldaker quiet for the visitors.

“George has got that but he needs to produce it, he was outstanding and ran himself into the ground,” enthused King. “He was a menace and did a great job on Oldaker in the first half. We felt he could do that job.

“He showed a lot of quality in his finishing but he’s got to keep that standard, don’t play to that level now and then drop.”

There were plenty of eyebrows raised when Porter’s name appeared on the team sheet, but King didn’t feel he was taking a chance.

“It wasn’t a gamble,” stated the Darts boss. “George is a good player but he needs to find the form that he’s capable of. On Saturday, he found the form that I know he’s capable of. Now he needs to produce for the last 10 games.

“He did a job, that was first and foremost, he stopped their playmaker. You can see the quality Oldaker has, some of the things he did getting out of tight areas was outstanding, but he didn’t deliver that killer pass as George marked him out of the game.

“We played a certain way as we felt we needed to stop the way they build up their play, and most of that comes from Darren Oldaker. We sat George in on him and stopped him getting the ball until the last 20 minutes when he showed the quality he’s got.”

Porter’s finishing was of the highest order – only the excellence of keeper Dan Lincoln denied him a hat-trick – while the best goal came