1st Pre-Season Game announced

[jharris]

let's have Mark Beeney and Mark Gall as guests for this one !!

 

[SeafordBHA]

If Vicente does sign on next season we won't be seeing him there with the 3G then!

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Maidstone United have been nomadic for many years. Far too long. Its good news they are back in the town. How they have managed to survive & maintain a fan base is incredible. It has to be at least 20 years since they left The old London Road ground.

 

[maidstoneseagull]

Looking forward to this, Maidstone United deserve their place back in the town. They've had a real battle to get back.

Plus I'll be able to walk to the game!

 

[Notters' Dad]

was about to say has to be a new stadium as they used to play at Ashford United ground.

Good luck to them

Would really like to go to that, as used to watch them 50 years ago. But will be in France.
Shared with Ashford Town?? Used to watch them before Maidstone!

 

[Notters' Dad]

New ground + not far from the train station , looking forward to it already.

Maisstone East or Maidstone West?

 

[Deleted member 18477]

I don't get this 3G stuff ... I play on a new 3G facility midweek and it scratches you up if you slide about.

It's beautiful to play on, but my legs are covered in nasty grazes and scabs

Nowhere near as good as grass. Hurts my heels and joints. Grass never does that. Players need to be careful not to get injured!

 

[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

Apparently the Worthing friendly is also back on this year according to officials at Woodside Road

Game is scheduled for Wenesday 1st August at Woodside Road, so after the Portugal pre-season training.

Rebel Rebels - Unofficial Worthing FC Forum - Brighton Pre-Season Friendly

 

[Braders]

Maisstone East or Maidstone West?

Looking at the map it's East

 

[Falkor]

Would really like to go to that, as used to watch them 50 years ago. But will be in France.
Shared with Ashford Town?? Used to watch them before Maidstone!

Yeah they shared before the start of this season Ashford Town folded and where banned by the FA, they then the reformed as Ashford United. I was helping out when Maidstone played there. Had a very good following.

 

[fataddick]

That wiki page claims they're playing Charlton on 14/7, were we second choice?

Afraid so. Maidstone v Charlton was announced as their stadium opener way back on Feb 1st. We cancelled in the past couple of days in favour of a Spanish tour (due to a complete rethink on pre-season as the Met are now refusing to allow home friendlies for London league clubs due to the Olympics). Glad to see they stuck with the idea of a fellow nomadic (and Gillingham hating) club though...