Belmont Banter

March 24th 2022: Belmont Banter Episode 95 AARON JARVIS Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

Aaron played local football in and around the area but says he is having the best of times after becoming involved with Whitstable Town Youth. He is the manager/coach of one of 30 teams registered at the club.  At Belmont Banter we like to feature the youth so that they can let all the youngsters in the area know just what is happening at Whitstable Town.

Arron is often down at the club, particularly on a Saturday when the first team have a game. He is usually joined by wife Bo and his daughters Jess and Grace as the whole family love their football. Jess plays for WTFC U12’ Girls which is the team managed and coached by Aaron, Jess is also registered with the WTFCU12’ Boys. Arron’s enthusiasm shines through as he talks about how proud he is that Jess who has scored 26 goals for the Girls U12’s so far this season and Jess has made the big step up to play with the U12’s Boys team. 

February 21st 2022: Belmont Banter Episode 94: MARTIN MILLS Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

Martin, one of very few players who was rewarded with a testimonial by Whitstable Town, he played almost his whole career at Whitstable. Now a coach of WTFC Reserves; Martin Mills has some great stories to tell about many local players and managers over the last 30-40 years or so. His stand out player in local football was Ernie Batten, chairman of Sheppey United when asked about his choice Martin’s reply was because of the way he read the game, he had so much time on the ball and scanned the game looking at the whole ’picture’… it’s another great listen from Belmont Banter

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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Football payers, Managers and others from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 100 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...

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DECEMBER 23rd 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 93 RICH & STEVIE XMAS CHAT Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

From Belmont Banter this is The LAST PODCAT of 2021 …we will be back in the NEW YEAR:                   

This week Rich and Stevie join Tony to chat about all things Whitstable, from over fifteen years ago when there was NO PROMOTION out of the KENT LEAGUE. The present day with Three Up Three down, who we think will join us from the SKEFL League, and chat about the threat of COVID there could be no away game against HERNE BAY over Christmas and lots more. HAPPY XMAS & A Very HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM US ALL…it’s another great listen from Belmont Banter

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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Football payers, Managers and others from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 100 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...

DECEMBER 19th 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 92 PETER GUISE Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

Peter is such a well know voice as far as local radio is concerned as you will have heard hi reporting on local football in KENT at all levels and cricket, covering Kent Cricket Club all over the country for the B.B/C. Peters connection with football and sport in general started when he was about elven when his grandfather took him to watch West Ham who beat Spurs 3-0. A few days later his grandfather took him to watch the opening game of the 1966 World Cup England v Uruguay at Wembley which Peter says was a very boring 0-0 draw. Peters football skills he discovered were verbal, behind the mike, not with the ball at his feet. Like a lot of broadcasters, he honed his skills on Hospital Radio, then worked for Invicta Gold. He has commented at every Test Match Ground in the Country and two FA VASE Cup Finales, and there is still more to tell… Much more…it’s another great listen from Belmont Banter

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DECEMBER 12th 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 91 KEVIN SUGRUE Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

Kevin started off in football with aspirations of becoming a footballer but a sending off by a teacher in a school game brought a halt to his football when he was fourteen. He started again after he left school at about seventeen and played for the district side. The years not playing meant that others were now better than he was and ever the organiser, at nineteen Kevin started running teams. His first job on leaving school was for the council and he found himself running the sports department, says he was the blue eyed boy, and started Southwark Sports but that changed when the councils merged.   Kevin moved to Beckenham took a few of the boys with him as part of Beckenham Town, the remainder who were Southwark Sports which became Dulwich Hamlet. He says they were ahead of Chelsea and all the other as they were to first club to have a ‘pathway to the first team ‘says Beckenham was the start of the Academy’s.

DECEMBER 5th 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 90 MIKE GREEN Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

Mike played in goal wearing glasses when he was very young, then changed to contact lenses when he was a bit older. But apart from school football and playing with his mates Mike’s real love was when his dad finally gave into his persistent request to go and watch Gillingham. In time Mike’s other love became Arsenal after he persuaded his Dad to take him to a match. As it turned he had a relation who lived close to the ground and they were able to park a short distance from Highbury and walk to the ground.  Mike’s football came to an end after he developed a stomach ulcer which burst, and he stopped playing football all together. This turned into a passion for radio, more to the point football on the radio which became not only Mike’s hobby but turned into a part time career for him as he followed ‘The MEDWAY BEARS Ice Hockey Team’ and reported from almost every ground in Kent and many further afield. Mike tells some great stories, one when he followed Whitstable Town to North Ferriby FC, another when he followed DEAL TOWN all the way to WEMBLY. Mike has also reported on Cricket, The OPEN GOLF and Superbikes from BRANDS HATCH in a long radio career.

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Belmont Banter Ep89: JOHN AKINDE: From non-league to Pro-League: Whitstable Town Football Club

NOVEMBER 28th 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 89

JOHN AKINDE Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

John moved from London to the Medway area when he was eleven and started playing football with his mate’s but was soon playing for Gravesend Spartans and was picked for Kent Schools which John says was a really a good time. At fifteen he joined Gravesend and Northfleet …now EBSFLEET they offered him a place of the PACE scheme, similar todays Academy set up. He was picked for the first team at seventeen, in his first season he scored ten goals in twenty starts and won the FA Trophy at the old Wembley.  During that sixteen to eighteen period, he was loaned out, the first was at Whitstable Town, (John scored on his debut) In his second loan spell was also at Town, then went onto Margate. John then drew interest from Peterborough United.  As he was driving up he discovered that Bristol were also interested so he ended up there. John has played for a number of club, Bristol City came in for him and he signed for them. John played for Barnett, and others including Dagenham & Redbridge and Lincoln City and then Portsmouth before moving back to Kent where he now plays for Gillingham FC. John puts the record straight behind him crashing his car days after he moved to Bristol and the Sky Sports ‘chair on the Bus’ story… After John hangs his boots up which he says is not anytime soon he wants to get into management currently he is taking his UAFA B coaching badges and spent five years studying for his business degree: It’s another great listen from Belmont Banter…

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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Football payers, Managers and others from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 90 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...

NOVEMBER 21st 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 88

ANDY THOMAS Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

At a young age Andy Thomas Started out playing for the Scouts at Swanley, the was a part of Kent that was to feature strongly in his football journey. From there he played for the team at the Bank where he worked, at that time a lot of the branches had their own teams representing the branch. At the branch were Andy worked they had a very successful team; coming first in a tournament out of 80 odd branches. Then he decided wanted to push himself and play football at a higher level, Andy played for Alma Swanley for a couple of seasons then moved on to Cray Wanderers. At training he picked up a bad injury and struggled to get into the Cray side and moved to Swanley Town F.C. who played in the London Spartan league. His injury cut his football career short, then taking up Vets football until his son Will expressed an interest and like all Dad’s he got more and more involved. Taking on one of the teams along with one of the other Dad’s they were very successful Staplehurst Monarchs. So much so that his exploits in management came to the attention of Maidstone Utd right at the time they moved to the Gallagher Stadium where to this day he runs Maidstone United’s U18’s... It’s another great listen from Belmont Banter.

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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...

Belmont Banter Ep87: JASON LILLIS: Jason THE MANAGER: Whitstable Town Football Club NOVEMBER 7th 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 87

JASON LILLIS ‘The Manager’ Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

Janson Lillis; now a full time coach at Gillingham Football Club says that his coaching and management career started in the most bazar of fashions, he took over a club at half time after the manager was sacked during the game. This was first taste of management; then Jason took on as the manager of Herne Bay where he stayed for three years. He then took a couple of years away from football saying he ‘fell out of love with the game’ until encouraged by his wife they went to watch match at Corinthians. After the game he ended up at Lordswood Social Club close to where he lives. There was meeting going on and he was asked to go and have a chat with the committee ended up as manager of Lordswood FC. Then when Nicky Southall took over as Whitstable Town manager Jason joined him as coach, had a great run in the FA Vase reaching the last sixteen, but did not agree with those in charge at the time. He then joined Neil Cugley at Folkestone as coach winning promotion and bringing in some really good players. Jason next went to coach in America before returning to the UK and taking up the post as First Team Coach at Gillingham Football Club: It’s another great listen from Belmont Banter.

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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...

Belmont Banter Ep86: JASON LILLIS: Jason the Footballer: Whitstable Town Football ClubOCTOBER 31st 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 84 JASON LILLIS Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

Janson Lillis; now a full time coach at Gillingham Football Club says that without the full support of both his parents he would never have had a career as a professional footballer. It was all down to my Mum and Dad and the way they drove me all over the Country as a youngster, playing for Kent Schools, then County before he joined Gillingham F.C. on youth forms, turning professional at sixteen and scoring away at Brighton in the F. A. Cup. He tells so great stories of his football journey, playing for Walsall, Maidstone United, and Sittingbourne about how he met and played with some great players… PART TWO OUT NEXT WEEK when Jason talks about his coaching and time in management: It’s another great listen from Belmont Banter.

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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...