FLEET’S RISING STARS FACE EAST GRINSTEAD IN THE FA YOUTH CUP…

Ebbsfleet United’s Under 18 side take on East Grinstead Town, the Wasps, in the FA Youth Cup at 7.30 pm on Thursday, September 25, at Stonebridge Road.

In the last round the Fleet youngsters, under the stewardship of Paul McCarthy and Ian Docker, swept aside Redhill 14-0 to set up the clash with East Grinstead next week.

The Fleet’s youth system has already produced Luke Moore, the senior side’s leading scorer this season who has also just scored his first international goal for England C in Bosnia, as well as Kwesi Appiah, another member of the first-team squad. This time last year John Akinde was a member of the youth team before stepping up to make a huge impact in the Blue Square Premier which led to a