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Towns bright start to new campaign:

Whitstable Town 3 Dartford FC 3: Towns bright start new campaign:
Pre-season match at the Belmont Saturday 22^nd July 2006: Picture Sam Prett scoered Whitstable's second goal: see More for match pictures
Whitstable struck first as the match, played at a good tempo in blistering heat was a reasonable test for both sides. The referee had said before the kick off there would be no rolling substitutions, which so often mar these early season forays. Both teams opted for a settled side for the first 45 minutes, with Town favourites Sam Prett and Steve Marshall leading up-front. It was Marshall; who when driving into the opposition box ghosted past two of three players before upping his pace and striking a well placed left footed volley in the 22^nd minute who scored the first goal of the 2006-07 season. The ?Darts? responded minutes later after some poor marking by the home side. However Town were back in front after Prett, from good work by Mickey Lane, then Marshall before he slotted in Towns second. Again the visitors responded this time after a corner was not cleared and Towns defence played head tennis instead of row z to clear the ball, new keeper Kevin Fewell was partially unsighted as Darts scored their second.

AUDIO...WTFC v Darftord pre-season game

Mark Lane AUDIO: Mark who with Assistant manager Simon Halsey took the 1^st team game against Dartford whilst manager Marc Seager went with the reserves away at the University of Kent where they faced Dartford reserves. The reserves loosing 2-0 to Dartford, Seager saying: ?Despite the scoreline all the lads played well, it was good for me to see some of the players I do not normally get the chance to work with except in training, under match conditions. Lee Jones came through 50 minutes without any reaction, how he is in the next 24 to 48 hours will a bench mark on his return to fitness after missing all of last season through a career threatening injury. Lee was annoyed when I called him off, which I took to be a good sign as it showed he has still the hunger to play, in all honesty he was due to have 20 minutes maybe half and hour but he looked fresh and sharp so I left him on longer than planned.? Lane saying of the first team, who drew 3-3 at The Belmont with a full strength Dartford: ?It was a good work out, I think we were good value for the scoreline, in fact keeper Kevin Fewell?s give away goal for their third aside and poor defending for their second I was quite pleased with the way the lads played.? See more for AUDIO: