Sam Friskey signs and plays at Belmont.....Sam  Friskey newly signed from Erith & Belvedere plays his fist game at the Belmont tonight (Tuesday) in the Reserves Floodlit League. Town manager Marc Seager saying, ?now we have young goalkeeper Sam Mott in as cover for Marc Brown, the arrival of Sam  Friskey at Whitstable means that I have my squad sorted for this season. I believe we have the team sprit, the strength in depth through the clubs youth policy and Towns very strong reserves set-up managed by Simon and Peter to move the club forward. I am thrilled Sam Friskey has joined us, Andy Constable has just turned down a move, neither him or Sam were interested in the financial side, both players just want to play with quality players alongside them so that they can perform to the best of their ability. I feel we can offer them this at Whitstable.?  Friskey , previously an apprentice with Wimbledon FC was being chased by three other Kent League clubs, plus others at a higher level before signing for Whitstable.

? Constable clobbers Bay....? Whitstable Town 1 Herne Bay 0  Sat 26^th November 2005: pictue Andy Constable whose goal settled the tie: Andy Constable?s extra time goal finally settled the first of three Derby matches scheduled for this season between the two sides, if the other two league encounters, over the Christmas and the New Year are half as enthralling then football fans are in for a treat. Less you think this game was a football spectacle, it was not. But is was a true contest between two side when losing is more than just the result, in Whitstable?s case into the next round of the Lea Ray Cup, In the cups its as much about Monday morning at work and your side has just beaten the 'other lot' down the road. Who knows; the next encounters might go the other way, as we all know is when it?s a derby match; form, reputation, and some cases common sense goes out the window. This game had it all, an over fussy ref who seemed intent on blowing up for every transgression one minute, then letting bone crunching tackles go the next. 

Ex Whitstable player Owen Williams tussling with Andy Constable, after a tough challenge Williams then seemed more intent on his own version of wrestling?s WWF style holding Constable down instead of getting on with the game, the ref somehow deciding Constable had a part in the tussle, booking him as well as Williams was yet another lapse when the ref could have shown a more even handed view of the incident. A manager sent to the stands, in this case the visitors Jason Lillis who was eventually asked to stand behind the barrier, effectively he moved about two yards, such was the comedy surrounding some on the goings on. And there were also moments of neat football, although it has to be said, to coin an old football adage, the visitors ?hardly had a kick?.

Midweek Floodlit League:  Whitstable 2 v Sittingbourne 1: Tuesday 23^rd November 2005:
After going an early goal down to the visitors after 5 minutes Whitstable had the best of the first 45 minutes, the Sittingbourne keeper making some fine save, notably from Andy Martin who looked sharp throughout the game. Town went ahead early in the second half Robbie Summers scoring with a cross/shot from wide on the left, which evaded the keeper, just dropping inside the far post. The visitors had a better second half; Whitstable?s keeper also called on to make a couple of fine saves before Martin deservedly put Whitstable 2-1 ahead. The in-form striker beat the offside trap, slotting the ball under the advancing keeper, in a carbon copy move minutes before Martin was denied by the up right. Whitstable 2 v Sittingbourne 1

?Yong guns come good?  Greenwich Borough 0   v  Whitstable  Town 2:  KOS group cup.
Picture WTFC m.o.m. Tom Parker, never stopped running: A goal either side of half time, one from Arron Knight, the other a Stuart Harrison strike was enough to see off a spirited Greenwich side on a bitingly cold day in the suburbs of London. In an evenly contested first half it was Whitstable who went in ahead at the interval by the single goal, Greenwich unlucky not to be level but for great interception from Rob Thomas when emergency signed Whitstable keeper Sam Mott was stranded, Thomas clearing off the goal line. Town?s youngster Darren Budge,Tom Parker, Gary Sayer, Knight and Thomas all vied for the M.O.M for Town, Tom Parker just shading the vote for his 90 minutes of non-stop football.
I could have been so different had the dominance the home side shown in the first 10 minutes been converted into goals, both Gerome Steel and Chris Hubbard should have tested Whitstable keeper Mott with better strikes when wonderfully placed.

?Kier super strike not enough?? Whitstable Town 2 v Greenwich Borough 2:KOKL Premier Div group cup?Tuesday 15^th November 2005:

 ?We should have hung on for all three points.? Said Mark Lane ? we knew it would be a tough game with a few lads out through little niggling injuries it was the time to put in a couple of the younger lads.  Toby Roy and Alex Hossick had never played together in midfield before, young Budgie, (Darren Budge) deserved his chance after the way he has been playing in the reserves. And I thought they all did well, particularly in the first half when we took the game to Borough.

Seeing double?..

Fixtures can often raise an eyebrow or two, none more so than this weeks double billing against Greenwich Borough in group 'B' of the KOF Premier League Cup. Greenwich play Whitstable Town tonight (Tuesday 15th), for the first time this season, at the Belmont Road ground, kick off 7.45pm and then the two sides meet again in the same competition at Harrow Meadow on Saturday afternoon (19th). This is a rearranged fixture due to our scheduled opponents being active in the FA Vase. A tough couple of games in prospect then, last year in the league the sides won one each, strangely the away side winning in both cases.Whitstable Town reserves play away on Saturday 19th at eighth place Bromley. Thamesmead reserves 3-1 victory at Erith on Monday night lifts them to second place just three points behind the divisional leaders. Note the kick off is at 2.15pm.

Marshall on song.... Whitstable Town 2 v Erith Town 0  

Picture Steve Marshall (right) with player/manager Marc Seager presenting the hat-trick momento for Steve's three goals against Sporting Bengal: KOKL Premier Div group cup?Saturday 12^th November 2005...?We need to take more of the chances we create,? said Whitstable coach Simon Halsey, ? once again we have opened a side up, many many times, particularly in the first half when we could have easily been three or four ahead instead of just the single goal at half time. But, we are creating the chances and we can?t complain with the way we have been knocking them in theses last few games and another clean sheet to boot, which is always very pleasing.? Although Whitstable started brightly the first real chance came with the visitors Joe Fitzpatrick breaking into Whitstable?s area, but he was well marshalled by the home side?s Andy Kier sand Rob Thomas and did not manage to get off a shot.