Hythe Town
Given quite how close the Cannons came to the playoffs last time around they have to be pretty highly fancied to do even better in the new campaign. They’ve kept the majority of the squad together, and start their pre-season with the visit of Dover Athletic on Monday.
Here’s their programme:
Sevenoaks Town FC
Phoenix Sports
Sports sat just outside the playoff places for much of last season before falling away to finish in eleventh place, but that hasn’t dampened the optimism of the fine folk at the Mayplace Ground. The foundations continue to look solid, too, with the Academy side winning the Algarve Trophy a couple of weeks ago.
Here’s their schedule:
Three Bridges FC
Ramsgate
The Rams are building well for the new season, and have just announced the signing of striker Harry Stannard from Margate. Losing Alfie Paxman to Folkestone Invicta will undoubtedly be a blow, but there looks to be enough about Lloyd Blackman’s squad for supporters to expect an improvement on last years sixteenth place.
Sevenoaks Town
Last season’s Southern Counties East champions romped to the title, finishing six points ahead of runners up Whitstable Town and sixteen points clear of much fancied Crowborough Athletic, so expect them to be no pushovers during their first ever Bostik League campaign. They have a fantastic Kentish pre-season lined up, and we’ve attached their poster giving details.
Blakey's Shed!
Sittingbourne
The Brickies had a fantastic start to their South Division campaign last time out, and a fantastic finish. Sadly the bit in between wasn’t so good, and left them in fourteenth place, but if they start the new season how they finished the last one, who knows how far they might go?
Thamesmead Town
Magnificent Mead had moments last season where they truly lived up to that moniker, but they never quite managed enough consistency to trouble the playoff positions. They did, however, find the opposition net a staggering one hundred and three times- only Cray Wanderers got more- so their supporters were certainly admirably entertained, if perhaps living on their nerves as they conceded 81! Here’s their pre-season schedule:
Sevenoaks Town friendlies
Three Bridges
Bridges are back, after only a year away, and perhaps this will be the year when they achieve their highest ever League position? The best previous result was seventh in the South Division in 2014-15. Bridges finished second in the Southern Combination Football League (Sussex County) last season behind Haywards Heath Town, who they will meet again in the new campaign.
VCD finished seventeenth last season, but then they didn’t have the firepower of Charlie MacDonald! Well now they have, along with a number of other exciting singings, and you can get an early view of them at the following matches:
Whitstable Town
After two seasons in the SCEFL, the Oystermen return to the Bostik fold and will hope to better their best previous finish of 8th in 2015. Manager Scott Porter has strengthened the squad since last years second place finish, and supporters at the Belmont Ground will undoubtedly be feeling confident as the new campaign approaches. Here’s what that approach looks like:
Whyteleafe
Leafe had moments of absolute magnificence last season, and with more consistency could undoubtedly have troubled the playoff spots. Their eighth place finish was the best for three seasons. Their pre-season programme is almost all at home and will undoubtedly be a big test for a revamped squad.
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