Somewhere between jimmygreaves, steveparsons and myself, there lies a jinx: I’m pretty sure none of us have witnessed many if any wins this season (come to think of it, I saw the win against Croydon towards the beginning of term). On the other hand, such talk is pure superstition and detracts from the real causes of yet another average performance (if only I had seen the apparent brilliance against Chipstead). Some of those causes have already been identified: some very odd selections, hurr... Continue reading ...
Tommy Martin is delighted with the second goal
This was a six pointer that Whitstable was in danger of throwing away. The first half display by the Oystermen was dire - the only saving grace being that it did not look like Chatham was going to score: Whitstable's back line was relatively solid despite the lack of control in midfield, and Chatham seemed to have left their finishing boots in the dressing room. But for the vast majority of the first half, Whitstable was pegged down in their... Continue reading ...
On arrival at Walton Casuals' ground set near a leisure centre, river (or canal) and a couple of massive reservoirs, there was a general sense of optimism in the air - like Whitstable Town FC were exuding belief from the dressing room before even entering the pitch. It helped tremendously that there was a hard core of singing Oysterboys and girls in good spirits behind the Walton goal.
 This game bore some of the hallmarks of the phrase heard bandied about pre-season: that in the Ryman leag... Continue reading ...
Posted by Per Laleng on Friday, November 6, 2009,
Fair play to Seags, he said he would turn it round, and he did against Horsham YMCA on Saturday. Still reeling from the FA cup exit against Thamesmead last weekend, he made a number of changes to the team that limped out so ineffectually from the greatest cup competition in the world with the two most significant changes being the relegation of Steven Lloyd and club captain Marcos Perona to the bench, with Tommy Martin donning the captain's armband: a bold and surprising move given that Tom... Continue reading ...
Steve Marshall and Ian Pulman
General Seager started his relegation battle with new signing Dave Cory joining his former Ramsgate strike partner, Ian Pulman, up front. With Sam Denly out with an injury and Tommy Martin having won his place back anyway after his outstanding performance against Chipstead last week, the midfield looked much more balanced: Jake Gess and Tom Parker out wide and Marcos Perona shoring up the middle with Martin.
Tommy Martin - nice shape
and loving the determinatio... Continue reading ...
(Jake Gess at right back crosses infront of the dugout)
Tuesday 6th November was a great night for football fans, especially supporters of Liverpool and Whitstable Town. Whilst history was being made at Anfield with the Red Men putting an historic 8 goals past Besiktas in the Champions League, the recently struggling Oystermen put on an impressive performance against Croydon Athletic - a team they had last met in the FA Cup qualifiers last season and beaten 1-0 at home. The results warmed ... Continue reading ...
I wasn’t sure whether to go to this game after recent performances, but I am glad I did even if Liverpool's success against United had put me in a good mood (and even if I sat in the car listening to the game not knowing that SKY was showing in the club house!). This was a much better outing from the Oystermen. It may sound like a cliché, but this was a game of two halves and in the second, there really was only one team in it, and that was Whitstable. Seags lined up with a 4-4-2 forma... 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...
Croydon Athletic turned up not only in a very nice coach, but also with a couple of potentially tasty players in their team: Mark De Bolla (ex Ebbsfleet) and Simon Osborn (ex Palace). Osborn displayed his qualities throughout until cramp set in late on and scored an excellent individual effort 18 minutes into the game. He had already made his mark three minutes earlier with a beautiful cross-field pass to Clayton whose shot was parried by Fewell. The goal came shortly after Liam Quinn (of...
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