Stones fans upset Wood chief
BOREHAM WD MAIDSTONE
Boreham Wood chairman Danny Hunter accused Maidstone fans of rudeness before the sides’ FA Trophy tie last Saturday.
Mr Hunter angered supporters at the league game in August by charging Stones Live radio to broadcast from the ground.
It caused a stir, with travelling fans boycotting the catering facilities.
Mr Hunter, writing in his programme notes, said: “Today’s visiting supporters are loyal and I have had huge respect for them in the past.
“But I feel since their promotion, they have been quite rude, vociferous and unfair to our club on both their fans’ forum and Twitter.
“They were it seems upset about our decision here to charge a broadcast fee to any outside companies for either a radio or video broadcast.”
The first half was quiet in terms of chances but there were several decent performances in the Maidstone side.
Dan Sweeney was on his game in midfield, Jack Evans added bite and Tom Mills and Callum Driver defended well against Wood’s dangerous widemen.
Boreham Wood looked to force the early pressure – Bruno Andrade in particular a tricky customer on the right – but they looked vulnerable on the break, both from balls over the top and when United played through midfield.
Bobby-Joe threatened a Taylor couple of Report: times for Maidstone, space opening up for a 30-yard drive that went inches over and then a strike from a similar distance was kicked off the line by keeper Grant Smith as it picked up pace off the wet pitch.
Earlier, Wood’s Jamie Lucas headed over the best chance of the half after Andrade fed Angelo Balanta.
Driver wasn’t only defending well, he looked a threat bringing the ball into midfield.
But when he fed Taylor, who was floored without a foul being given on the hour, it gave Anthony Jeffrey a free run up the left with the Wood man firing over.
The pace in both sides came to the fore as the game became stretched midway through the second half although for Maidstone, as at Bromley last week, the final ball was the problem.
They did get it right moving into the final 15 minutes, Jamar Loza skinning his man and squaring for substitute Ben Greenhalgh, who was denied by Smith. Maidstone: Worgan, Driver, Mills, Coyle, Lokko, Evans, Sweeney (Rogers 84mins), Taylor, Odubade (Greenhalgh 69mins), Loza, Flisher. Subs not used: Acheampong, Capel, Parsons. Attendance: 201.