There is a buzz around the Belmont: the appointment of Peter Nott seems to have lifted everyone at the Club (except Kevin 'Wonder'-Fewell, who sadly, as decided to call it a day after his 218 appearances for The Oystermen. Cheers Kev: I'm sure you'd be welcome back any time). That buzz was transmitted into this game against Leatherhead. Whitstable's record against the visitors was not good: played 6, lost 4, conceding more than two and scoring less than one goal a game. But, the opposition st...

The team is going through a transformation of personnel: new signing Lloyd Blackman partnered Pulman up front; Gooding played on the right hand side of midfield, and put in a good shift with Yianni on the opposite flank; Sherman captained the side playing slightly deeper than Wisker and in front of loan signing Groombridge and new signing TJ Monkur in centre of defence; Morris played at right back and Cornhill at left back and Fewell was back between the sticks despite Smith's man of the mat...