Whitstable Town manager Jamie Coyle pleased squad have added more goals to game as they back up 4-0 Kent Senior Trophy triumph with league wins over Erith & Belvedere and Snodland Town

Whitstable boss Jamie Coyle is pleased his side have added more goals to their game this season.

The promotion-chasing Oystermen earned a 1-0 win at Erith & Belvedere in the Southern Counties East League Premier Division last weekend.

Midfielder Bradley Schafer got the game’s only goal, adding to his brace in a 4-0 Kent Senior Trophy triumph at Holmesdale last Wednesday when Javaun Splatt also netted twice.

On Schafer, Coyle, speaking before Tuesday’s 5-1 thrashing of Snodland, said: “He has got 11 goals in all competitions this year.

“We knew we needed to add more goals into our side. Our leading scorer last season, with 17, was Harvey Smith.

“Then, he was followed by Nathan Jeche. We’ve tried to add more goals.

“Schafs came in midway through last season. He’s looking to add 25 to 30 goals this season and he’s on the right track.

“As a management team, we’re still thinking we could have got loads more goals than we have got but it’s been a good start.

“We’re averaging around two-points-per-game in the league. That’s what you will need to do to be in and around it in terms of competing for automatic promotion.

“If we can be a bit more ruthless in the final third, we will be in a really strong position.”

Victory over the Deres also saw Whitstable keep a first clean sheet of this league campaign.

Coyle said: “We played Holmesdale in the week and got a clean sheet there.

“As a manager that played at centre-half myself, it’s something I pride myself on.

“If we’re going to go on and get out of this league, we’re going to need a better record than two clean sheets in 10 games. We need to continue performing, defensively, like that.

“But there’s been some really promising signs we’re showing that we have started to be a bit