Faversham Town

Saturday 9th July 2011

Faversham Town 3 v Dover Athletic 1
Pre Season Friendly
Gate: £8 (ouch !! £4 too much ! i felt Fagin had pick pocketed me at the turnstile !)
Atten: TBC plenty of beer swilling guys from Dover
Food & Drink: had a delicious lunch in town
Ground: was only 2 sided today as stadium still not ready for new season 2/10
Match Enjoyment: had to wait one minute of new season for first goal ! but overall a non descript match 2/10


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I needed to get out for the day whatever sacrifices needed to be made and after having to cancel a few days in the lakes due to ill health a day on the Kent Coast was what the Doctor had ordered. My previous visits down there had all been successful ones. My choice was Faversham a market town , which to my deleight was better than i had imagined. The market place was a hive of activity in glorious sunshine. Getting here was problematic due to my arguments with 'Linda' - she had insisted we were to 'turn left here' i disagreed and saved us ten miles - even after three attempts to "make a U-Turn immediatly !!" Linda was not happy.

already a serious contender for "most delicious pre match meal" of the season.

Lunch was taken in the town centre market place and already has a vote for 'most delicious pre match meal of the season' ... Bubble and Squeek with the most moist a tasty ham carved off the bone and mango sauce and perfect freid egg. All washed down with coffee and a door wedge of home made Victoria sponge .. mmmm !

The ground was easy to find and for some reason i 'needed' to visit on a few occasions last season without success. But today i was here ! I was welcomed by club officials as the car park was full a bigger than average gate was due. I was ushered to the turnstile to pay only to learn it was £8 to get in   Ouch ! for a freindly i was suprised but then when i lowered my head to speak to the chap on the gate  in my head i saw .... Fagin !  trying to pick my pockets for the £8 ! ,
Fagin comes from Faversham !!!
So as i paid and entered i heard him rubbing his hands and laughing. I then imagined him singing "cheerio but be back soon ... you know we are gonna miss ya ....!" whilst playing his fiddle !.

I actually felt a bit cheated as Dover only came with academy players - not to inform the public in advance was naughty to say the least !. We only had to wait a minute for the first goal of the new season - a penalty a Dover player chopped in half an opponent , no disputes from anyone.
before the game started Faversham got in a  celtic style huddle !!! i have never seen that at a pre season friendly !!

The rest of the game was very average at best - but the day out was a good one as i had an excellent lunch , met Bob Geldorf , visited a lovely market town with great antique shops etc to browse around.
I had also learned that Fagin lives in Faversham !!!  the actual day was spoilt by a football match getting in the way !!



7 comments:

  1. Reynard The Fox10 July 2011 at 18:15

    £8! Perhaps they had heard Bob was in town. Nice shot of the ball in the net, but where are the players?

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  2. The Onion Bag10 July 2011 at 20:58

    they were invisible !!

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  3. Neil Jenkin17 July 2011 at 12:18

    Your thoughts on the cost of admission have been duly noted on the Faversham People website: http://tinyurl.com/6cbwufv
    By the way, where did you have your pre-match feast?

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  4. The Onion Bag17 July 2011 at 17:41

    no problem Neil i hope you were not offended by my comment - it was not meant in a bad way but it happens more and more nowdays when big name teams come to smaller clubs in friendlies they often do not send a full strength front side - many people feel it is misleading. Orient did the same thing at Ebbsfleet last thursday and i was charged £10 !! some clubs use the bigger clubs visits as some kind of 'marketing tool' in order to attract a bigger gate.
    The game itself was average apart from the 2nd Faversham goal a beautiful half volley across the goalie into the top corner - a lovely piece of skill. The only other was late in the game a superb 4 man move by Faversham resulting in a near miss, by then the game was won.
    The pre match feast was at a restaurant called "Haversham" i think , located right on the market square and was superb.
    I hope you have a great season.
    OBag

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  5. Neil Jenkin19 July 2011 at 09:38

    Offended? Not at all! I agree with you. The quality of the sides turning out for friendlies is down to the managers, and their thoughts are on preparing for a season ahead rather more than considering the entertainment for the spectators; I think admission prices for pre-season games should reflect this more closely!
    Well done for discovering Havisham's coffee house, they do a good spread there. There's lots more to discover about Faversham, some fine pubs and caffs: come back soon!

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  6. The Onion Bag20 July 2011 at 13:22

    no probs Neil - i liked the town and will be back for a competitive match.

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