Posted by Per Laleng on Sunday, April 25, 2010,
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 The game had a bit of an end-of-season feel to it, but as it was a beautiful day, I don't think many minded. More importantly, Town's record against the Police had been truly atrocious: played 5, lost 5, goals for 2, goals against 17. So this result was on the face of it, remarkable. Part of the explanation lay in the the fact that this was the poorest Police team I've ever seen: promotion contenders last term, mid-table mediocrity this. However, this is not to say that Whitstable didn't des...
Posted by Per Laleng on Wednesday, April 7, 2010,
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It may be too early to make the suggestion, but this game was a "classic". Whitstable were 3-0 up within the first fifteen minutes and Sittingbourne scored two in the space of a minute in the second half to set up a heart-stopping finale in which the Oystermen triumphed.
Dave Cory won himself a penalty in the first five minutes. The tackle was just outside the box, but the lights at the home end were dreadful, so it's hardly surprising that the ref didn't see that the foul happened just... Continue reading ...
Posted by Per Laleng on Sunday, March 14, 2010,
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I didn't make it to the game at Croydon mid-week. Apparently, the youngsters played really well with Heald putting in a particularly impressive debut. Their reward? To find themselves on the bench as the 'experienced' players regained their places for this bottom-of-the-basement fixture. And what did experience bring to proceedings? Nothing. Once the youngsters eventually came on, Whitstable actually looked vaguely threatening. But by then, it was too late. The first half was utterly forg... Continue reading ...
Posted by Per Laleng on Saturday, March 6, 2010,
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An attacking formation by
Munday’s Oystermen coupled with a new-found ability to pass the ball (at one
point, we counted 6 consecutive passes) ensured an ultimately comfortable win
for the home side in this ‘six-pointer’. Munday fielded a fluid 1-2-4-1-2 formation
with Vahid and Pulman up front and Cory in the hole. This left Parker and
Gooding in the middle of the park and the rest of the line-up as before, GS
sweeping up imperiously at the back as per usual.Whitstable played some...
Posted by Per Laleng on Sunday, February 28, 2010,
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After a long absence from the stands, a return to the happy hunting ground of Walton Casuals was the perfect tonic even if Whitstable really should have won with a more comfortable margin.
The pitch was slippery and cut up badly after the recent inclement weather which made attractive football unlikely. And neither team disappointed. Whitstable proved most effective down the right hand side with Cornhill threatening throughout. With GS sweeping up at the back, the defensive frailties on both ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Per Laleng on Sunday, January 24, 2010,
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It's been a while, but well worth the wait! Whitstable emerged victorious on a heavy pitch after recent postponements, and on balance, the win was deserved. Walton & Hersham probably displayed better technique, passing and composure on the ball, but Whitstable's solid defending masterminded by GS and desire shone through here, especially in the second half. Whitstable started brightly enough and took the game to the visitors, but within the first few minutes it became clear that most of ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Per Laleng on Wednesday, December 9, 2009,
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What a dreadful evening at Chipstead! As cliches go, this was a great example of a game of two halves. For the first twenty minutes it was difficult to work out who were the worst team as the ball spent most of the time in the air or bouncing off players ping-pong like in the middle of the park. No sooner had that thought crossed the mind, when Chipstead scored their first and then scored twice more in the space of two 7 minute intervals. All three goals were contributed to by defensive err...
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Posted by Per Laleng on Sunday, December 6, 2009,
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Games against Dulwich usually end
up high scoring, and Saturday was no exception. It was a good game, and the
better side on the day won. Quite simply, Dulwich had more pace, more
technically gifted players, and as the game wore on, more stamina. Although Whitstable
battled hard, a point would probably have been unfair on the hosts.
Whitstable came out firing on all
cylinders and took control of the game from the outset. They worked the ball
forward with some nice one touch footbal...
Posted by Per Laleng on Sunday, November 29, 2009,
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Mundz made one change from the side that beat Eastbourne last week: he dropped himself to the bench and put Gooding back into the centre of the park alongside the less experienced Ben Smith and Joe Hitchings. Of the three Hitchings was the standout performer: creative, busy, willing to get stuck in, and great composure infront of goal to crown his performance with Whitstable's third goal of the afternoon. This was a spirited team performance from The Oystermen against a fellow struggler - a... Continue reading ...
Posted by Per Laleng on Wednesday, November 25, 2009,
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After an horrendous run of results and tensions spilling onto and off the field, finally some happy news: a win against a team from which which we've only taken one point in four attempts, which thrashed top-of-the-table Worthing 3-0 in their last game and in a similar league position as ourselves. Not only that, but we played pretty good football in blustery conditions for the most part.
Munday put himself in the middle of a central midfield trio including Hitchings and Ben Smith, flank...
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Posted by Per Laleng on Sunday, November 8, 2009,
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The scoreline suggests we were hammered. And we were in terms of result, but at least four of their goals can be explained by defensive errors - and one was a real shame as it followed some really neat, short, crisp passing and moving on the deck by the Oystermen culminating in one loose ball from debutant Ben Smith, who otherwise had a pretty good game, which was intercepted, leaving Tanner flat on the floor and a Met player successfully one-on-one against Fewell. Maybe there is an argumen... Continue reading ...
Posted by Per Laleng on Sunday, November 1, 2009,
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There was a degree of optimism on the terraces before the game that last week's performance might have marked a turning point in Whitstable's season. The result against Corinthian-Casuals suggests not - although there are grounds for renewed optimism provided The Oystermen play like they did in the last 20 minutes for an entire game. What turned the game in Whitstable's favour was the introduction of new signing Dean Grant, a former youth player at the club and recently of the Dover Academy... Continue reading ...
Posted by Per Laleng on Wednesday, October 28, 2009,
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Whitstable played some good football yesterday against a team of a pretty even standard. Apart from the giant 'Tinkerbell' in goal, few of the players in yellow really stood out - though their Nos.8 and 11 were by far their best players. And as they attacked down the left hand side all night, it was perhaps a little unfortunate for the Oystermen that their biggest weakness on the night was in the right back area. Smith had an ok game, but he had to handle two of Whyteleafe's best players -... Continue reading ...
Posted by Per Laleng on Tuesday, October 13, 2009,
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There is discontent on the terraces. Fans rightly have high expectations. It is understandable, especially in times of recession. For 70 odd minutes, this was a shocker of a game. Make no bones about it. The last 15-20 minutes were better. Oysterman of the match, by some distance, was Paul Lamb. At least he showed he wanted to win for the full 90 (or most of it) no matter what the score. But, what, if anything, can we take from the game beyond the doom and gloom afflicting the Whitstable fai... Continue reading ...
Posted by Per Laleng on Sunday, October 11, 2009,
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Whitstable had a relatively good record against Leatherhead before this game, and for most of it they were in control. Signs that Leatherhead might snatch victory however were apparent in the first minute after winning their first corner: how a completely unmarked number 10 headed over from point-blank range remains a mystery. On balance, the Tanners’ 3 points were achieved against the overall balance of the game and courtesy of one bad pass and a failure to mark properly when temporar...
Posted by Per Laleng on Sunday, September 20, 2009,
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It was a hot, sticky day in Surrey. And hazy. It’s always hazy at Walton & Hersham. But the grass was shorter than we’re used to. Short on support too, mind. And players. Dan Tanner arrived late and was warming up whilst the rest of his team-mates had their pre-match talk. With Gess and Wisker on suspensions and no sign of Dom Elmes, Munday played the same formation and team as last week except that GS and Tanner swapped round at the centre of defence.
Both sides came into the gam...
Posted by Per Laleng on Sunday, September 13, 2009,
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Stuart Vahid celebrates his goal
Oh the magic of the Cup! On paper, Carshalton should have thrashed Whitstable. The Swans had had a pretty decent run in the league above the Oystermen, but Whitstable just raised their game and played some good football for 75 minutes. Loan signing Ben Brown played wide right in what looked like a novel 4-2-3-1 formation with Clint Gooding, captain for the day, in the ‘hole’. Gareth Cornhill dropped back to right back and was joined at left back by Ste...
Posted by Per Laleng on Wednesday, August 19, 2009,
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It's a shame to start the new website with a report on such a heavy loss. But, I think we may have seen the league winners in action tonight. After their 7-0 drubbing of Ashford on Saturday, Croydon Athletic continued where they had left off tonight, hammering the Oystermen 5-0, and deservedly so.
It wasn't that bad a game, Croydon were just far too good: quick, clever and hungry. They also talked to each other throughout and wanted to win both halves. As they in fact did: the first by...
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