What a cracking game of football! Whitstable had not really expected to get this far in the competition and they should be credited for this acheievement: the first outing in this Final in their history. Although the score-line suggests a rout, as has been said elsewhere, that score-line may be a little deceiving because The Oystermen kept playing until the end - and had they put their chances away, this game could have looked more like a rugby score. The players were clearly disappointed ... Continue reading ...
Pullman seeks solace from the ref
after failing to claim the match ball.
Horsham feel the heat.
Whitstable went into this six-pointer on the back of a good win in a friendly against Ryman Premier side Folkstone Invicta midweek, and the team seemed to be oozing confidence and determination from the first whistle. Horsham YMCA had notched up a mere 5 wins before this encounter. That included a double against newly promoted Eastbourne Town, who in turn had beaten and drawn with the Oystermen. For ... Continue reading ...
After the four-nil pasting by the excellent Tooting on Saturday, tonight's game should have been a comfortable win against bottom of the league Chipstead. A member of Tooting management had suggested to the Oysterboys that although Chipstead were a physical side, we should beat them even playing as poorly as we had against Tooting. This six-pointer did not go to plan - if indeed there was one.
In the first half, Whitstable were plain awful. No other word will do. There was not a single shot ...
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 The first game in the Ryman League for Whitstable Town in its 122 year history was always going to be an exciting occasion and the oystermen generally acquitted themselves well. They came out of the blocks, firing on all cylinders, and scored early from a set-piece. Veteran striker, Steve Marshall, held up the ball and set it up for captain Marcos Perona to fire a scorcher home from about 25 yards (left).
After the goal, Whitstable seemed to go to sleep for most of the rest of the first half. ... Continue reading ...
Cor Blimey! 
With both the inspirational team captain and the impressive youngster, Cornhill, suspended, Seags was forced into making changes for this important 'six pointer'. Some of those changes raised the odd eye-brow before the game: Marcos Perona was pushed to right-back, Gooding found himself in the berth vacated by Quinn and Tom Parker got the captain's armband for the day.  Tom Parker, captain for the day  Marcos Perona is dispossessed infront of his manager Danny Tipple remained at l...
Despite the freezing conditions, or perhaps because of them, this was on the whole a good game of football. The impartial observer would also probably agree that Whitstable were unlucky not to get anything out of the game after Worthing scored from the spot in the dying minutes of injury time. But had Jake Gess scored from the spot in the 10th minute on his 100th appearance for the club, the final result may have gone the other way completely. It has been suggested elsewhere that the penalt... Continue reading ...
You Reds!
By most accounts, Whitstable acquitted themselves very well against promotion contenders Tooting & Mitcham United last weekend despite the unflattering 3-1 loss. Saturday's game against Worthing was a different proposition altogether as an unsettled Worthing side paid it's first visit to The Belmont for a while...
Seager moved Denly back into the centre half position after Lloyd's outing at Tooting. Say what you will about Lloyd's undoubted qualities, especially in the air, but it...
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Posted by Per Laleng on Saturday, October 17, 2009,
 Kingstonian’s visit to the Belmont was always going to be a stern test for Whitstable irrespective of their stuttering recent form. Two 3-1 losseson the bounce, and facing an established Ryman side lying third in the table, a team that doesn’t seem to lose away, who score twice as many as they give away the signs for Whitstable were inauspicious. Their cause was hardly helped by the recall of Big John Akinde by Ebbsfleet United just before the game. But as one chapter ends another begins:...
Gold at the end of the Rainbow
The return of Andy Constable to the Belmont in a blue shirt coincided with Town's first real "six-pointer" of the season.
(AC considers the new Whitstable partnership of Lawrence and Neal)
Chatham were one place and a point above Whitstable before the game and their away form was remarkably similar to the Oystermen's home form - pretty unremarkable on both scores.
(AC returns to the Belmont in a blue shirt)
Seager picked the same team that had acquitted itself so we...
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 ...
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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(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...
Liam Quinn is congratulated by his team mates on a well-taken header
Contrary to my earlier predictions where I suggested that Leatherhead were too far away to be caught, Whitstable went into this game zooming past Leatherhead and catching up with their fellow promotees Chipstead. Seager changed his formation for this encounter, with three centre backs, two wing backs, and Bagley partnering Cory upfront. The whispers were that Pulman was late turning up and that's why he found himself on the b... Continue reading ...
Absolutely atrocious conditions and I think I'm right in saying that most of us were a little surprised the game was not called off at some point. But fair play to the referee who let it continue despite the puddles. It was bad enough walking from one end to the other, so credit to the players who stuck to the task in hand. Whitstable's goal was a carbon copy of the goal scored against Crowborough with Liam Quinn powering a great header from a free kick. If we can reproduce a few more of...
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