Ashford United
Last season the Nuts and Bolts participated in their first Bostik league campaign following promotion, and overall their side made less impact on the pitch than their supporters did off it! The forthcoming season, given the quality of the signings made by manager Gary Alexander, may deliver an entirely different outcome.
Faversham Town pre-season programme
Pre-season looks like this:
Cray Wanderers
Wands came agonisingly close to promotion last season, leading the South Division regularly before falling to Walton Casuals in the Playoff semi-final; but as all at Hayes Lane would tell you, it’s their application to build a new ground that’s the priority at the moment. Hopefully City Hall will be delivering a positive outcome to their planning application in the near future.
Haywards Heath Town: 2016-17 double winners
They’ve a comprehensive pre-season programme, including a match against landlords Bromley.
East Grinstead Town
Last season wasn’t great for the Wasps, but manager Matt Longhurst has made some rather impressive signings over the summer. Perhaps 2018/19 might be their best campaign yet? Preseason looks like this- and they also host two matches for professional neighbours Crawley Town.
A Massive set of flags!
July
Faversham Town
Nineteenth place last season perhaps wasn’t what the Salters Lane fans expected, but there’s an optimism that next season will be better! We’ve attached the poster for the pre-season campaign, but the highlights look to be matches against Gillingham and Tonbridge Angels.
Greenwich Borough
A few members of the Lardy Army
Borough won’t have to play Corinthian-Casuals in the new campaign, and for that they will undoubtedly give thanks as the side in pink and brown have ruined their chances in the playoffs two seasons in a row! They’ll have to manage without striker Jack Barham, who departed for Barnet, but Borough will still expect to be a force in the forthcoming season. Third time lucky? There’s only one way to find out!
Guernsey
Everybody’s favourite away trip- unless it’s on Boxing Day or at New Year- the Green Lions had to cope with the loss of prolific Ross Allen last season- and a large number of injuries. They put their faith in youth and rallied well, finishing the season in eighteenth place.
Sadly their pre-season schedule is not yet on their website. We’ll add it when it arrives!
The Wasps Army- not ambivalent about Three Bridges
Hastings United
Whisper it, but Hastings United might well be amongst the favourites for promotion this year. Their youthful side came together brilliantly towards the end of last season, scoring for fun and making many Bostik League watchers sit up and take notice, and with the majority of that side still in place and some good new additions, perhaps this may be their year! You can watch them in pre-season as follows (and there are so many games you will be spoiled for choice!):
Haywards Heath Town
Many Haywards Heath Town supporters will be approaching their first Bostik League campaign still believing it should be their second- it’s a long story- but it will be a new ground for many of our supporters, who should look forward to the trip because they will be made very welcome. Shaun Saunders boys line up as follows:
JULY 2018
Herne Bay
There were moments last season where, had Bay been able to find some consistency, you’d have thought they’d be challengers for the playoffs. However they managed only to be consistently inconsistent- but perhaps this may be their season?
Horsham
The Hornets will start the new season at Lancing FC, but will be very much focused on their return home, their new ground at Hop Oast on the outskirts of the town moving forward at speed. They might even- say it quietly- have the keys before Christmas. Pre-season includes a trip to the Cornish seaside!
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