Belmont Banter

April 14 2021

Belmont Banter Episode 55 Rob Thomas: Bonus Edition. The Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

Local lad Rob Thomas was between six and seven when he began his football career playing by the garages at the back of his house. He then played with his mates at Joy Lane infants before joining Whitstable Town as a nine-year-old, but says he was a shy boy and took a step away from the club then joining Sturry Blues. Before long he re-joined as his mates Sam Denley, Darren Budge and Andy Martin were in Whitstable U10’s. He stepped away from football at thirteen for a while concentration on athletics, but he was soon back at Whitstable under Peter Budge and Andy Raines. Rob, who was an integral part of Marc Seager’s promotion and cup winning side, says he played with some great players and managers at Whitstable Town. Managers like Simon Kay, Jason Bragg, Matt Toms and others Rob was a one club lad and tells some great stories (we had to cut the X-rated ones) which are bound to have you laughing  

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April 11 2021

Belmont Banter Episode 54 GLEN BARLOW The Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

When Glen was about eleven his passion was Judo and it was not until he was in his early teen that he decided that football was to be his sport. First playing for his school team then a local junior side, Thamesview, when he was 16 joined Sittingbourne that’s where his football really started. But he could not progress as fast as he wanted so joined Faversham and it was when he played in a match at Gillingham’s’ stadium that he knew football was his dream. He then played for Canterbury City, then Sheppey, before joining Chatham were his football career changed due to a sending off. (it takes a big twist) Glen’s is a journey of up ‘and down’s and some great football adventures along the way. Management was something he never considered, and says when it happened it gave him a whole new look at how a non-league team works. Glen has had a long and successful time in football with some great tales to tell. Remember it’s FREE to listen and there is a new Podcast out every week with bonus editions as well…

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April 7 2021

Belmont Banter Episode 53 Lockdown Chat 3 The Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

This week supporters Rich and Stevie join Tony to chat about football in general and a few things we think should be changed. We discuss the crazy £40,000 fine levied on Dover plus points deduction who have already said publically they are in financial difficulties due the ban on spectator’s due to the pandemic. Is the football pyramid working for Non-League, or is just from the top down looking after the big boys? We talk about possible changes to the rules of the game regarding the points system to encourage more attacking play, both home and away. Remember it’s always free to listen to the Belmont Banter Podcast.

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April 4 2021

Belmont Banter Episode 52 DEAN BOWEY The Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

For this Bank Holiday weekend DEAN BOWEY joins us at Belmont Banter, Dean who has played for a number of clubs around Kent scoring nearly 300 goals in his long career, however things did not start well for young Dean. At the age of three he broke his leg playing football with his elder brother, he says “maybe that’s why I am almost two footed as I grew up favouring my left leg.”  He did not get into semi pro football until he was 22/23 so he was a late starter but he certainly made up for it, started off playing Sunday morning before joining Darenth FC in the Kent League under Micky Watts, in fact over the years he became known as ‘son of’ as every time Micky Watts took on another club Dean joined up with him. He then joined Gravesend and scored in his debut against Dartford in front of 3,000. There is so much more to come in yet another great listen from Belmont Banter.

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April 1 2021

Belmont Banter BONUS EDITION (episode 51) Dave Gilham ‘Gilley’ The Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

In this bonus edition we catch up with Dave Gilham (‘Gilley’) as he is known to everyone in the Whitstable, Faversham and Herne Bay area. Gilley first taste of football came at 15 years old when he joined Faversham but he did not take to it at first, but a year later he was back. Scored on his debut at 17, and he loved it, so much so that over 50 years later he is still playing football. Gilley stayed at Faversham for 9 years during which time they won the league and numerous cups and trophy’s, then he joined Whitstable under Bill Craig. Says that at Whitstable, Gerry Allan and Phil Sullivan were some of the best he ever played with and tells some great stories. Turned down Southern League Football with Canterbury as he did not fancy all the traveling. Still plays Vets Football for Whitstable and says he can’t stop, he loves the game.

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March 28 2021

Belmont Banter (episode 49) DARREN AMOS The Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

Darren tells us that he was 10 years old when he first fell in love with football playing with his mates and his parent’s grounded him as he was late home; he was not allowed to play again until he was 12 years old. Darren then joined a local junior club Athenlay F.C. in Peckham, then playing with some mates they entered a national five-a-side tournament when they went all the way to the final, coming out winners and Darren getting Player of the Tournament. He then joined Ten-Em-Bee and Darren tells us he was always compared to Ian Wright as he was so quick and had an eye for goal. At a time of great unrest he joined Faversham Town youth and suddenly all of the youth side were parachuted into Faversham’s first team. From there he joined Fisher Athletic, then he and Neville Gordon joined Whitstable… but that’s not the end of the story, trials at Nottingham Forrest and Darren has much more to tell, like all our chats it’s full of twists and turns… this is not to be missed…

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March 21 2021

Belmont Banter (episode 50) LEE BOSSUN The Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

This week Lee Bossun explains the number of times that he joined and left Whitstable Town and Snowdown F.C. (his home club), his falling out with a Whitstable Town manager (his father) a prolific goal scorer LEE won the Kent League Golden Boot winner scoring 48 goals. Lee also played for Bromley, Sheppey, Deal and Canterbury City amongst a number of others. He had a period when as he describes as his ground hopping days when he went from club to club. Lee says despite the number of clubs I have been to that Whitstable was always ‘My Club’. When Lee finished his playing career he spent two years as manager of Canterbury City and finishes by telling us how at the end time in football he ended up driving a ‘Pink Double-decker Bus’ working with the Pussy Cat Dolls….

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March 15 2021

Belmont Banter (episode 48) DALE WICKETTS The Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

Dale was signed by Gillingham while not even 15, his first game was against a Brighton Youth side, next up was away to West Ham and the match was played at their Chadwell Heath training ground. Harry Roadmap was manager with the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard Neil Ruddock, we were all a bit star struck. We ended up losing 12-0 but what an experience. Then he signed for Sheppey Utd, played in the FA Cup at just sixteen, then played in the Kent Cup and was chosen as the last player to take penalties, missed his and ended up all over the back pages of the local papers. Signed by John Roseman at Whitstable, had a couple of great years at Town, missed out on being it the FA VASE winning Deal side under Tommy Sampson, fate worked against him in a strange way. Dale tells of John Roseman’s bizarre ritual in preparation for a cup finale, (you will not believe what the players had to do), and much more

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March 6 2021

Belmont Banter (episode 47) JOSH MAINE The Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

Josh starts off his chat saying... “my best times in football were at Whitstable during the Seags Years, such a great bunch of lads” and when asked about his earliest football memory it was with Sam Denley playing underneath the stands at some ground, could have been Town but I don’t know where. As a local lad his first team at about seven years old, was with Tyler Hill. Then at nine he joined Whitstable Town under Paul Gardener, then Pete Budge took over at WTFC U16, then Peter took on as manager of WTFC U18’s, saying; “We had a great side”.  He talks about the community feel of Whitstable’s club which is much the same as where he is now, living in Sweden. In his early years. Josh touches on the impact that people such as Dave McFall and Simon Kay had on his early years, then it was all about his time at Town. He then talks about his time under Marc Seager, then basically as a one club man (he played a season for Herne Bay) after traveling the world with his job Josh suffered a life threatening injury… there is more to tell this is another one not to be missed…

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February 28 2021

Belmont Banter (episode 46) DAVE GEAR The Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.

This week we chat to ‘Geary’ … Dave Gear who fractured his skull against Tottenham whilst playing for Canterbury City, but as you will find out with Dave’s story there is a lot more to him than a tough tackling no nonsense centre-half. Dave started his football at Aylsham and had spells at Thanet United, Ramsgate, Margate, Canterbury City and a good four-year spell at Ashford, in between two spells at Whitstable Town where his committed style of play won him many admirers. He also played for Deal and Hythe, when asked ‘why so many clubs’ Dave replied… ‘They wanted me, I moved on because other clubs wanted me.’

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