Deal Town manager Steve King on running the rule over defender Sam Smith, a pre-season friendly 6-0 loss at Dover Athletic and a 4-0 victory at Hythe Town
Deal are running the rule over young defender Sam Smith.
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Folkestone Invicta offer positive update on installation of new 3G pitch at Cheriton Road; Isthmian Premier club to temporarily ground-share at Margate’s Hartsdown Park
Folkestone insist work to install their new 3G pitch is “full steam ahead” - despite confirming the surface won’t be ready for the new season.
Herne Bay player-boss Liam Friend hoping to have found long overdue No.1 as keeper Joe Coleman starts in pre-season friendlies against Hollands & Blair and Kennington
Player-boss Liam Friend hopes he has found a long overdue Herne Bay No.1 ahead of the new season.
Unsung Whitstable Town hero Ada Hubbard looks back at a kitman career which finished in FA Vase Wembley glory after spells at Ramsgate, Sittingbourne and Maidstone United under brothers Jim and Danny Ward
One of Kent football’s unsung heroes has been looking back over a career that ended in memorable fashion.
Whitstable Town dealt big blows with key midfielders Connor Wilkins and Mikey Dalton likely to miss the start of their season through injury
Whitstable have been dealt big blows with two key midfielders likely to miss the start of their season through injury.
Dover Athletic assistant and Academy manager Mike Sandmann on chairman Jim Parmenter and Whites reestablishing themselves in National League South
Chairman Jim Parmenter’s continued influence at Dover has been praised by assistant manager Mike Sandmann.
Deal Town boss Steve King on surprise of starting season at home to Hilltop in FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round; Hoops start pre-season with 4-0 midweek victory at Hythe Town
Manager Steve King is well aware of the threat their FA Cup opponents will pose - even if he didn’t expect the Hoops to be entered at this stage of the competition.
Pete Doherty - singer and guitarist from Margate’s shirt sponsor The Libertines - plays in Margate’s opening pre-season friendly against Tonbridge Angels but player-boss Ben Greenhalgh misses game
There was an eventful start to Margate’s pre-season - on and off the pitch - at the weekend.