Pure DFC Archive

Not a day for the faint hearted to watch a game, especially a meaningless friendly. Well done to those who do go hopefully they are entertained enough to help keep out the cold. For others it could a chance for some Xmas shopping leaving next Saturday free to watch the Darts at home.
There have been posts with fond memories of Watling Street of late. Doubtless older Tonbridge fans will have the same feelings for their old town centre ground, I enjoyed a few visits there. Once being a regular host of Kent county cricket matches the changing rooms were in the old pavilion. I think there were some old railway sleepers to form some terracing & a shelter that I think has been transferred to their new ground. The ground was handily placed almost opposite the railway station which was very handy for those of us travelling down from London for a midweek match, then a hitched ride home after the match. Cricket came to an end when the ground was taken over by the military during the second world war as a depot & was left unsuitable for cricket post war so the football club moved in. Unlike us the Angels didn't get much help from their council & I believe the dispute finished in the high court before they received the help they had been promised, but the football flag has been kept flying in Tonbridge so well done to those who have kept the club going over the years.

Don't know why they can't just kick off early and play behind closed doors.
As much as I enjoy the occasional visit to the Longmead Stadium I'll wait to see if we meet them next season when there might be something to play for.
I could find a competitive match elsewhere for £7.
Apart from that, it's not really the best day of the year to drive unnecessarily to an away game unless you want to find yourself stuck in traffic along with the eat, consume and die brigade.

0-0 half time,Dartford missed a pen.

Thanks for the update! Who was it?

3 hours ago Ryan wrote the circus continues ...shambles ....what’s going on there this afternoon ?

Vose, Onyemah, Johnson, Wynter, Bonner, Vint, Hayes, Bradbrook, Roberts, Greenhalgh, Darbyshire
Subs: Noble, Coker, Onyemah, Philpot and Sheringham. I will update with Goals only!

This is our team and subs

Ryan's Twitter was nothing to do with football I believe. Try looking at the thread.

I did lee burns replied what happened ...that was it

Finished 2-0 not the best of games to watch but the conditions played a big part of the game.

But minutes for the players!

Dartford Knight wrote:I did lee burns replied what happened ...that was it

Yes nothing to with the game it was posted long before the game kicked off!