Whitstable Town didn’t do a lot wrong on Tuesday night - but they are still lacking a ruthless edge. The team are playing well and picking up Southern Counties East League points - beating Rusthall 3-0 on Saturday before drawing 1-1 with Lydd in the week - but they are having enough chances to be even better. “It was such a tough one,” said assistant boss Craig Coles after their midweek point. “After the game we reflected on it as a management team and didn’t feel like we had put a foot wrong during the game. “I know we conceded a goal, but with the amount of chances we created we should have probably been out of sight. “Unfortunately it’s been the story of our season with regards to that, not taking the chances that we’ve created. “In one way it is a good thing, we would be worried if we weren’t creating any chances at all and at that point we would be thinking we need to do something different. “But at the moment we are creating the chances, it is just a case of trying to put those chances to bed, turning losses into draws and draws into wins.” Harvey Smith put the Oystermen in front after 37 minutes of their Premier Division match against Lydd but the visitors hit back nine minutes after the restart.
Coles said: “We didn’t lose, which is a positive, and Lydd are a very good side. “You have to give credit to them, they were outstanding, especially off the ball. “You only have to see that they have beaten Faversham twice already, they are no mugs.
From our point of view we played well, it is a case of trying to put the game to bed a little more often than we are at the moment. “In the last nine games though we have won seven, drawn one and lost one, so actually when you look at it from that perspective it isn’t that