As things stand today we have a squad of 29 pros, but of those five are first year pros, five are second year pros and one is a third year, with less than 10 appearances in the League between the lot of them. I suspect there may also be a handful of triallists and a couple of additional signings...
Can anyone beat 13 friendlies, including five days with double headers.
6th July - Folkestone (a)
7th July - Sheppey Utd (a)
10th July - Bromley (a)
10th July - Faversham (a)
14th July - Tonbridge (a)
14th July - Margate (a)
17th July - Dartford (a)
17th July - Welling (a)
21st July - Ebbsfleet...
I'm still awaiting a decent picture of ours.
They got announced at the Player Awards do, we've returned to blue and black stripes for the home kit and as it's our 125th anniversary we've gone with a replica of our (well New Brompton FC's) original home shirt which is black and white stripes...
Beat Preston 5-0 opening game of the 01/02 season to proudly sit top of the Championship. Would have been six if only Sean Gregson could have directed his header just inside his own post instead of hitting it. Hated (but sort of admired) that bastard.
Got smashed 7-0 by Shrewsbury in 08/09 but...
I can count on the fingers of one hand the pitch invasions we've had featuring more than a single individual in the last 25 years.
v Halifax to stay in the Football League (92/93)
v Sheffield Weds in the FA Cup when they were in the Prem (99/00)
v Rochdale in the play-offs to get to Wembley...
Lovell briefly managed to convince our players that they weren't a load of old shod and we scooted up the table sufficiently that relegation is realistically only an outside chance.
However, it would appear in recent weeks that the squad has remembered its limitations and returned to being the...