Browsing Archive: September, 2009
In successive seasons, Whitstable have now left Walton & Hersham's ground feeling that they should have got something out of the game. Surely? The home side looked distinctly ordinary in the first half and their game was beset by internal strife and arguments. The classic line of the game came from the returning No.11 who, referring to the Oystermen, shouted at his team mates: "there are two of them everywhere!" One would have thought this was a good sign - something that the players in yello...
Walton & Hersham were relegated last season and had proved a tough opponent to crack at their place on 25 August. AC went off injured in that game and the long grass rendered Whitstable's passing game nugatory. Whitstable succumbed to a 2-1 defeat against a side that really looked nothing special. The return leg was a different affair as Whitstable welcomed their former striker, Jon Neal, back to The Belmont.
Walton & Hersham, who famously beat Brian Clough's Brighton 4-0 in an FA cup replay,...
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I don’t think anyone saw that result coming, but there was an element of karma at work here: not only had the Bromley management and administration apparently treated our management and team with a certain degree of disdain and lack of respect (suggesting they would use the game as a training session), but I was also kept outside the ground for a good ten minutes as my “name wasn’t on the list”. In three years of following local football and taking photos for the local press, I... Continue reading ...
Posted by Per Laleng on Friday, September 11, 2009,
We lost 3-0. The score flattered Cray slightly, but they were the better team. We didn't play as well as on Saturday and I think I'm right in saying we had one shot on goal in the first half, which the Cray keeper saved very well. In the second, we played better, but were hassled out of possession when we got it (which wasn't very often).
Much more attacking in second half. Two Town goals disallowed in the game. At least one was good. Cray always looked like they would win it. I thought all ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Per Laleng on Friday, September 11, 2009,
After Whitstable's performance against Dover at home last Saturday, confidence should have been running high. Alas, the footballing display did not evidence any such confidence at Thamesmead Town in this FA cup qualifier. Whitstable started reasonably brightly but Mead took control of the game from early on. When Josh Maine scored on 30 minutes it was against the run of play albeit well-deserved personally for Josh given all the hard work he had been putting in.
So, it came as no surpris... Continue reading ...
Despite Chatham being the only team to have beaten Dover at home this season; and Whitstable being one of only 3 teams to have drawn with them, many (including me) had this encounter down as a likely thumping by top of the league Dover. Perhaps in part inspired by Hessenthaller's insistence on spelling his name "Mark" in the match-day programme, Marc Seager must have given his side a hell of a team-talk, because in front of a bumper crowd of 1116 (their 2nd largest crowd of the season), Whi... Continue reading ...
I don't normally write up cup game, but because of the current problems with the forum, I thought I would say a few words about last night's game at Princes Park.
This was going to be a difficult game. I predicted a 3-0 loss and changed my mind at the last minute to a 1-0 win! Dartford are top of the Ryman North division and won 6-1 on Saturday. But they fielded a largely under 21 side which should have made the ask easier. However, there were no signs in the Whitstable side of Liam Quin...
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Pullie collected an award for his hatrick earlier in February A game between these two sides usually produces a goal-fest. This one didn't, and it was no classic spectacle. But I disagree with comments suggesting that it was boring. And a point and a clean sheet are not to be balked at even if this was a game from which three points could have been bagged. Having said that it wasn't that boring, it's equally true to say that it wasn't exactly peppered with incidents. And given that the game ... Continue reading ...
This was never going to be an easy game, but last season this game away at Dulwich Hamlet proved to be the turning point as Whitstable took all three points after a fantastic 3-2 victory against a team flying high in the league. Tommy Martin's free kick was the pick of the bunch in that game. On a blisteringly cold night at Dulwich with sheets of sleet hammering at the players, many fans decided to take advantage of the warmth of the fantastic bar. But a hard core of travelling Oysterboys, w... Continue reading ...
Whitstable travelled to Dulwich Hamlet on Saturday - a nice stadium built courtesy of Sainsbury's. Despite challenging for the play-off places, Dulwich had lost their influential captain to Kingstonian the day before this game and their recent results had been somewhat erratic. That said, they had recorded an impressive 2-0 victory against the Oystermen when the teams met at The Belmont on 10 November. Their pace had proved to be Whitstable's undoing on that occasion. In front of a respecta... Continue reading ...
(Shape, where is your shape?)
The last time Whitstable started a game with a pre-match group huddle was in the Kent Senior Trophy final against Bearsted last season. This season, that gesture of togetherness has been distinctly lacking. Other teams in the Ryman who start this way, tend to do well against the Oystermen. Not always, but generally. Perhaps it signifies a team spirit and understanding currently eluding Town? Of the two teams on the pitch yesterday, Dulwich certainly played with...
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