Now 1-2 to Welling.... Clarke header

THE BLONDE KID IN A HOODIE wrote:

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How far is the ground from the station?

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 Try google - I find that a very uselful tool and answers lots of questions.

Off the pitch it looks good. but they screwed up the visitors list for several people and the co owner was rude and ignorant to our case and didnt listen at all, he also said  we weren't on the list and he didnt care (he said he wasnt interested in what we had to say more than once) or want to see the email on my phone confirming it.

Having hit a brick wall we paid and as i had filmed there a few times for their youth team and also a ladies game, i went to the media level where he came to us again saying we cant film, we arent media and we arent on their list.

Bill Williams however is a man of great class as were the match day officials/announcer who eventually sorted it while we were on the end of another rant from the co owner in the press area, Bill Williams and the Match Day announcer came up and apologised as it was Maidstones fault (and thanked us for the money in paying to get in as they needed it),  the lady on the pass gate apologised later on to Spills when she heard that Maidstone had confirmed it but not added us to their list.  The co owner didnt apologise however and the whole experience  left a nasty taste as when trying to explain we were being talked over with im not interested. I feel if he had looked at the confirmation it would have shown we werent trying it on as thats how we were made to feel.

No problem with Maidstones administration error, it happens,  but not being listened to and being talked over and told he wasnt interested in seeing the confirmation on my phone when later others apologised and admitted their fault was not nice. Off the pitch they need to improve and its important to listen to someones problem, then make an informed correct decision.

Enjoyed the game last night. Pitch played pretty well although there was plenty of dust flying about at times.

Good performances by One Joe, KHM and Obo in particular for me although they all played pretty well.

The young lad Corne also looks like he is going to be more than decent when he is older/stronger.

JgFc wrote:

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Pitch is superb, it looks in a right state from a height but when you are on it its a carpet. I dont agree with them as i think Stones have a huge advantage on and off the pitch. If all clubs had one i have no problem with them. But its the haves and the have nots with clubs being forced to pay 500k if they want to compete on a level playing field.

Im convinced if Maidstone go up soon that they will have to rip it up and play on grass or defer promotion.

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 And I am convinced that they would never had spunked the money on installing it in the first place unless they felt they have a watertight case to continue to use it at a higher level......

JgFc wrote:

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Interesting, As you currently cant use it in the Conference or higher or the proper rounds of the FA Cup, i dont see any water tightness. I think it was put in to make money in the belief that the FA would allow them and other clubs to play on them at a future date without restrictions by leagues.

There is a lot of lobbying by them to get the surface allowed. I think its a gamble, it maybe a good gamble but its a gamble non the less.

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 It's only a gamble if you don't think you will win....