Will we get Boxing Day with the in-laws?

[David Holden]

Dover are at home to Eastbourne Borough on Boxing Day, so we may not be able to play the Homeless Ones.

[Alan W (GNFC)]

Or will the fixtures get reversed??

[northfleet nigel]

Might be a bit crowded with Dartford playing at Stonebridge Road on the same day. Next alternative please ?

 

 

[FleetFanatic]

We get awarded the game 2-0 :-)

[David Holden]

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northfleet nigel said:
Might be a bit crowded with Dartford playing at Stonebridge Road on the same day. Next alternative please ?

Lose 50 points for poor research Nigel.

A quick check of the Dartford website says that they are playing on Saturday 27th, although I suppose it could be a typing error!

[David Holden]

Margate's replay with Grays tomorrow has been switched to Ashford as Dover won't let them use the Hoverspeed Stadium until a deal is agreed for the rest of the season.

[Alan W (GNFC)]

The Gate fans get ever more annoyed with Dover, looking at their message board - one can scarcely blame Dover for getting what they could from the deal - you can bet your bottom dollar that Margate would have done the same had the positions been reversed (no doubt we'll get Gate fans denying this, but would anyone really not get as much as poss from such a deal?) - And Gate must have looked at other options at the time, so if Dover was too expensive, they could have gone elsewhere, if cheaper alternatives were available.

 

And no-one forced Gate to "build" (if thats the right word at the moment) a new stadium after all.

 

Mind you, its apparently half the distance to Ashford than it is to Dover, from Gravesend (according to a post on the Gate board) so a help to us on Boxing Day anyway !!

[David Holden]

Well at least Ashord are away on Boxing Day, but can you honestly see the pitch being fit to play on in December.

 

Besides Ashford is nowhere near being close to Conference Standard, so I can't see that Margate will be allowed to play league matches there. If they are then it makes a complete mockery of all the work that other clubs did to get their grounds fit for promotion.

 

I think this matter is a long way from settled.

[Alan W (GNFC)]

The Margate forum suggests it could be Conference standard quite easily, although another post suggests the capacity there is much less than 4000 to start with.

[matrix]

Why would we want to spend Boxing day with Dave's in-law's? Unless you have something nice planned for dinner or a few prezzies.

[David Holden]

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matrix said:
Why would we want to spend Boxing day with Dave's in-law's? Unless you have something nice planned for dinner or a few prezzies.

It's so that you can keep them occupied while I slope off somewhere.

[jc]

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David Holden said:
Margate's replay with Grays tomorrow has been switched to Ashford as Dover won't let them use the Hoverspeed Stadium until a deal is agreed for the rest of the season.

I don't know which source is correct on this one Dave, but confguide claims that according to Margate, a deal is in place to play at the Crabble until December, but it excludes cup ties, and they couldn't agree on a one-off fee for the Grays replay.

[Alan W (GNFC)]

I believe Confguide is correct. Margate are meeting with the Conference again this week to discuss the position, before they can get back to Dover about a deal for the season beyond December (according to their messageboards and official website)

[David Holden]

Well according to the Margate secretary and the Dover trust there is no agreement which is why they had to go to Ashford tonight.

[Alan W (GNFC)]

I bow to your better knowledge, Dave !!