Match abandoned
The pre-season friendly between the Fleet and a QPR XI at the Kuflink Stadium this Wednesday evening was abandoned after half-time following a sudden rain deluge as the first-half closed out. Having allowed the first-half to proceed in drier conditions, QPR scored twice in quick succession but by then the skies had grown more ominous […]
September date for rearranged game
Ebbsfleet United’s hopes to reschedule the abandoned home game against Weston-super-Mare this coming Tuesday have been dashed after the clubs could not reach a mutual decision and the date has now been set by the National League. Vice chairman Peter Varney said, “Our proposal to the National League to replay the match this Tuesday (25th August) […]
Fleet fire quenched by floodlight failure
Ebbsfleet United may have rocked Weston-super-Mare with two goals in two minutes before half-time but had clearly unsettled the Stonebridge Road floodlights in the process as an electrical failure during the break put paid to any hopes of a conclusion to the match and an anticipated three points. The two lights at the Plough End failed seconds […]
Concord Rangers A-A Fleet (0-2)
Just when it looked as if Fleet’s play-off challenge had taken a turn for the better, the lights went out on Steve Brown’s squad – literally. It recalled a similar incident on a previous occasion when Fleet were battling for promotion and in the same part of the world with the same scoreline – back […]