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With regular goalkeeper Kevin Fewell out through work commitments and Rob French being recalled by Liam Daish to sit on the bench throughout their game at Blue Square Premier game at basement club Droylsden, which ended in a 1-1 draw, goalkeeping coach Mark Lane, 47, came out of retirement.
Lane had replaced Fewell during a Kent Senior Trophy tie at Greenwich Borough last season.
And Seager paid tribute to the Whitstable Town “legend”. EXCLUSIVELY to www.kentishfootball.co.uk this
“47-years old, he keeps himself really fit,” said Seager. “He does all the pre-season with the boys and he’s a fantastic goalkeeper coach and a massive part of my coaching staff - it’s a team within the team, me, Simon (Halsey), Laney (Mark Lane) and Graeme (Brown).
“I knew he was a little bit nervous before the game, worried about letting people down but I knew he wouldn’t let anyone down.
“He’s a great keeper and used his experience and came through it.
“The term legend is used too loosely around football and Mark Lane is a legend.
“We’re not talking about Sunday League football and playing for the Dog and Duck, this is the Ryman League against a quality side like Ashford, and is testament to him and his ability.
“He was unlucky not to get to the penalty (when Mitchell Sherwood equalised for Ashford after 88 minutes to make the score 2-2), he had a great game.
“He’s a great lad and a great character and a big part in the success at Whitstable.”
Whitstable end their campaign with a trip to Croydon Athletic tomorrow before welcoming Whyteleafe to Belmont Road seven days later.
“We wanted to try and have a good end of the season and we want to do that,” said Seager.
“After the win at Sittingbourne, I said to the boys we wanted to end the season unbeaten.
“It will be a fantastic end to the season if we win our next two games.
“No. I don’t want it to end. I wished we had 22 games because the form we’re in we’re playing like a play-off side.
“That’s two defeats in our last eleven games - that’s play-off form.
“The boys have bounced back from some criticism, from supporters and myself and they’ve reacted in the right way.
“They’re getting their just rewards for their efforts. The form we’re in at the moment we don’t fear anyone and we want to end the season on a high.”
Despite Croydon Athletic presently sitting in 14th place - one place and one point better than the north Kent side - both sides go into the game on good form.
And Seager said: “Croydon are the inform side at the moment. If you look at the form guide us and Croydon are in the top four or five.
“It will be a great game, two teams that have dabbled with relegation fears this season and have climbed into good midtable respectable positions and I’m expecting a good game.”
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