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View from the Gantry: Stones v Stones
Stones Live’s Jon Crowther gives his thoughts on Tuesday night’s game. Pictures by Helen Cooper. The game started brightly and was end-to-end for the first 20 or 25 minutes. Folkestone were offering just as much of a threat as Maidstone,…
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As one rivalry nears the plug hole, is another born?
MAIDSTONE UNITED 1 FOLKESTONE INVICTA 1 Where do Folkestone really rank on the derby scale? The level of animosity usually hinges on factors like geographical proximity, status, and violent incidents in games, such as, to take a random example, a…
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Maidstone 1 Folkestone 1: As it happened…
Really good game and a very encouraging performance by Maidstone who had the better chances and were unlucky not to win. Ref getting pelters from both sets of fans. Report and reaction tomorrow! FULL-TIME: 1-1. Folkestone have a good couple…
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Relief all round as Stones stroll in Surrey
WALTON & HERSHAM 0 MAIDSTONE UNITED 3 By Tom Rogers The Stones eased to a much-needed victory over a woeful Walton & Hersham side this weekend, with Leone Gravata, Riley Court and Ryan Hanson finding the net in a comprehensive…
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Stones crash on opening day
MAIDSTONE UNITED 1 FARNBOROUGH 2 This wasn’t awful, but it was a Men v Boys encounter and the men won. Maidstone did ok in patches, but only in patches and they were undone by a streetwise side who were more…
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Rivals
The Back Page’s “Guide” to the other 23 teams in National South this season. PLAY-OFF LOSERS: A lot of people are expecting them to go up because they are (admittedly) massive, but Torquay are still coming to terms with being…
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2026-27: the ins and outs
A rough guide to the changes that have taken place since the end of last season … ON THE BENCH The mood might be slightly less intense this year. George’s demands were too much for some players, who struggled to…
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The way to do business?
In 2015-16, Maidstone were in the same division as the team formerly known as Gravesend & Northfleet in a league fixture for the first time in a mind-boggling 33 years. A rivalry was rekindled that year, culminating in the infamous…
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