Lovell: I’m your man
K Sports Gillingham
Bailey Pearce scored the winner against his old club as K Sports came from 2- 0 down to upset Hollands & Blair in the Kent Senior Trophy first round. It was a sweet moment for Pearce as Division 1 high-fliers Sports beat top-flight strugglers Blair 3-2 on Saturday. The hosts finished with eight men but take nothing away from Sports who levelled through Sam Reed and a Caine Smith penalty before Pearce struck. Sports boss Kris Browning said: “Blair are struggling and I’m not surprised with the way they behave. “Bailey was told he was no longer wanted there last season, so he enjoyed getting the winner.” K Sports are out to upset another Premier Division side when they travel to Canterbury, who groundshare with Deal, in the FA Vase first round on Saturday. Browning said: “We’ve had Canterbury watched and they’re a good side but we’ll give it our best. “I fancy our chances of maybe nicking a draw and getting them back to our place.” K Sports were at Snodland last night (Wednesday) and host Lydd on Tuesday, subject to an FA Vase replay. Snodland are out of the Kent Senior Trophy after a 3-2 defeat at Premier Division Tunbridge Wells. Dave Sherwood cancelled out Wells early opener but they were 3-1 down by the time Tom Clackett added a late second. Town visit Holmesdale on Saturday.
Ten-man Bearsted’s Kent Senior Trophy challenge is over after their 4-1 home defeat by SC Thamesmead. Bears took a 20th-minute lead through Matt Garner but Ryan Minnott levelled. Bears had Rob Lyall sent off, with Josh Patrick scoring the penalty. Mudiago Wanogho and Minnott’s second completed victory. Bears host Rochester on Saturday. round: Ashford Cavaliers 2 Maidstone International 1, Headcorn 0 Denton 14, Langley Ath 2 New Ash Green 3, Loizors 5 Barming Colts 1, Marden Minors 1 Kings Park Rangers 0, Troggs 1 East Malling Res 2. Kent Sunday Junior Trophy second round: Bromley Green Res 6 Sutton Valence Ath 1, Cranbrook Town 1 Willesborough Ath 2, Oakleigh Rovers 2 Red Heathens 6, Park Royal Res 4 Coxheath & Farleigh 1, Weavering 6 Ashstone Galacticos 6 (aet, 5-5 at 90mins, Weavering won 4-3 on pens). Kent Sunday Premier Cup second round: East Malling 4 K Sports 1, Kennington Sunday 6 Aylesford 2, New Ash Green Res 4 Walnut Wanderers 2, Simla 3 Park Royal 2, Tonbridge Origin 1 Fishermans Arms 3. Fixtures: Kent Sunday Premier Cup second round: Brewmaster High Halden v Invicta Rangers. Challenge Cup: K Sports v Weavering, Snodland Town v Sutton Valence Ath. Premier Division: Fishermans Arms v Aylesford, White Horse v East Malling. Division 1: Barming Yth v Headcorn, East Malling Res v Maidstone International, Langley Ath v Marden Minors, Whitehawks v Kings Park Rangers. Division 2: Coxheath & Farleigh v Maidstone Kestrels, Park Royal Res v Swale Magpies, Walnut Wanderers v Crosskeys. Division 3: Barming Blues v Maidstone Tempests, Invicta Sunday v Barming Colts, Vinters v Oakleigh Rovers, Whitehawks Res v White Horse Res. Vinters ............. 3 Aylesfrd Ryls .... 5 Lenham Wndr .. 3 Leybourne ....... 4 Ditton Minors ... 4 Kings Hill ......... 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2 13 0 10 1 10 1 8 0 8 1 3 1 4 3 4 9 9 9 9 7 7 Barming Yth ..... 3 Hartley D S ...... 4 Sitt Lions ......... 2 Range Rovers .. 5 Boro Grn Jnr .... 5 Loose Lions ..... 5 Rochester ........ 4 Vinters Valley ... 3 RKenilworth ..... 4 Vinters Rgrs ..... 5 Swale Mags ..... 2 Kings Hill Clts... 3 S’land Twn N ... 4 Barming Clts .... 5 Snodlnd Twn.... 4 Bearsted .......... 4 K.Sports........... 3 Larkfield .......... 4 Lenham Wndr .. 5 S’hurst Mons ... 3 Kings Hill ......... 3 Swale Mag ...... 3 Sitt Ath ............ 4 S’hurst M Yth ... 5 Instead Utd ...... 4 Chatham Twn .. 2 Kings Hill Clts... 4 1 0 0 0 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 5 7 14 1 11 0 10 3 22 3 0 0 0 0 26 8 15 1 18 7 12 1 23 11 9 1 11 6 6 1 5 4 5 3 6 15 4 1 6 7 3 2 1 6 1 3 6 18 1 4 8 28 1 0 11 4 12 0 35 2 10 0 9 1 9 1 15 8 9 2 11 11 7 1 21 2 6 1 19 4 6 1 7 7 6 3 14 13 3 4 4 19 3 4 3 14 0 2 0 16 0 4 4 52 0 Kings Hill ......... 5 4 1 0 23 7 13 M P E Sports .... 5 4 1 0 12 5 13 Yald & Ladd ..... 5 3 1 1 17 14 10 Larkfield Bys .... 4 3 0 1 15 4 9 Barming Blue ... 5 2 0 3 12 11 6 Roseacre Rdr ... 4 2 0 2 12 11 6 Kings Hill Rgr ... 3 0 1 2 5 9 1 Barming Yth ..... 3 0 0 3 4 11 0 Boro Grn Jnr .... 3 0 0 3 3 14 0 Rochester ........ 4 0 0 4 6 25 0 Results: Under-18 Ron Hamer Cup second round: Chatham Town 1 Kings Hill 12, Kings Hill Colts 1 Snodland Town 8, Staplehurst Monarchs 5 Borough Green Juniors 0, Sittingbourne Ath 0 Bearsted 16, Swale Magpies 12 Rochester 0. Under-18 Division 1: Lenham Gillingham chairman Paul Scally is closing in on a new manager and Steve Lovell hopes it’s him. Ahead of Tuesday night’s game against League 1 leaders Wigan, which the Gills drew 1-1 under caretaker boss Lovell, Mr Scally had narrowed his shortlist down to four people. The Gills have been without a permanent manager since parting company with Ady Pennock last month. Former Stevenage and Preston boss Graham Westley was in the Priestfield crowd, as was ex-Crystal Palace caretaker manager Keith Millen. Both have been linked to the job. Westley spent the week as the bookies’ odds-on favourite. Lovell (pictured right) has taken four points from two games against high-flying opposition and hopes a decision is made soon – one way or another. He said: “I think something might have to be done, sooner rather than later, because as players and coaches you want to be settled. “You want to know yourself where you are going and what you are doing. “It is mainly the boys. I want it to happen for them so they can focus on one person and that Wanderers 4 Larkfield 0, K.Sports Utd 5 Istead Utd Colts 1. Under-18 Division 2: Barming Yth 1 Kings Hill Rangers 3, Kings Hill 3 Barming Blues 0, Larkfield Boys 6 Yalding & Laddingford 0, Roseacre Raiders 2 MPE Sports 4. Under-16 Kent Cup first round: Sittingbourne Lions 1 Tonbridge Juniors 3, Swale Magpies 0 Ditton Minors 1, Kings Hill 0 Crockhill 7, Borough Green Juniors 1 Dartford 12, Holland & Blair 5 Rochester 0. Under-16 Division 1: Aylesford Royals 2 Hartley De Sales 0, Range Rovers 0 Leybourne 2. Under-16 Division 2: Rainham Kenilworth 3 Barming Colts 1, Vinters Rangers 1 Loose Lions 5. Fixtures: Under-18 Division 1: Chatham Town v Istead Utd Colts, Larkfield v Sittingbourne Ath, Snodland Town v Staplehurst Monarchs Yth, Swale Magpies v K Sports, Staplehurst Monarchs v Lenham Wanderers. Under-18 Division 2: Barming Blues v Kings Hill, Borough Green Juniors v Larkfield Boys, Kings Hill Rangers v Roseacre Raiders, Rochester v MPE Sports. Under-16 Mike Shirley Cup second round: Barming Colts v Borough Green Juniors. Under-16 Division 1: Aylesford Royals v Leybourne, Sittingbourne Lions v Barming Yth. Under-16 Division 2: Rainham Kenilworth v Loose Lions, Vinters Valley v Snodland Town Nomads.
EXPRESS CABS MAIDSTONE PRIMARY LEAGUE Under-12 Challenge Cup: Castle Colts Ath 0 Range Rovers Colts 2, Coxheath & Farleigh 3 Sittingbourne Lions Blues 1, Ditton Minors 14 Sittingbourne Ath 0, Kings Hill Colts 0 Bearsted 2, Longfield Tigers 3 Sittingbourne Yth Stars 7, Maidstone Utd Yth 11 Sittingbourne person can get their teeth into it.
“I just hope that person is me because I know I could take them forward. I know I can make it work.”
Mr Scally, in his programme notes, said that he had four people on his shortlist.
He wrote: “I am aware of the names that have been ci rculat ing in the media, h oweve r, our club is Lions Reds 1, Paddock Wood 4 Roseacre Raiders 1, Rainham Kenilworth 9 Loose Lions 0, Range Rovers 0 Ditton Minors Yth 8, Roseacre Rovers 1 Larkfield 8, Sittingbourne Colts 8 Larkfield Juniors 2, Sittingbourne Lions White 3 Borough Green Juniors 1, Staplehurst Monarchs 4 Vinters Rangers 6, Vinters Valley 2 Snodland Town Nomads 3, West Kent 8 Tonbridge Juniors 1, Woodcoombe Yth 0 Sittingbourne Lions Purple 2. Under-13 Challenge Cup: Aylesford 5 Barming Yth 0, Barming Blues 1 Coxheath & Farleigh 7, Bearsted Rangers 1 Hartley De Sales 1 aet (Hartley De Sales won 3-1 on pens), Ditton Minors Rangers 1 Kings Hill 7, Borstal 1 Maidstone Utd Rangers 15, Hartley De Sales Colts 0 Woodcoombe Yth 12, Iwade Herons 12 Vinters Valley 0, K Sports Utd 11 Range Rovers 0, Kings Hill Rangers 5 Sittingbourne Lions Whites 1, Lenham Wanderers 3 Kings Hill Colts 1, Leybourne Yth 20 Aylesford Royals 1, Rochester 5 Castle Wanderers 4, Snodland Town Nomads 0 Ditton Minors 3, Vinters Park 2 Castle Colts Ath 0, Vinters Rangers 1 K Sports Colts 6. Under-14 Challenge Cup: Borough Green Colts 0 Kings Hill Colts 7, Chatham Corinthians 3 Borough Green Yth 5, Hartley De Sales 0 Ditton Minors 10, Larkfield Juniors 3 Coxheath & Farleigh 9, Longfield Tigers 20 Sittingbourne Ath 0, Maidstone 1 Barming 2 aet, Roseacre Rovers 1 Vinters Green 5, Sittingbourne Lions Purple 2 Rochester Ath 7, Staplehurst Monarchs Yth 6 Ditton Minors Yth 0, Woodcoombe Yth 2 Borough Green Juniors 0. Under-15 Challenge Cup: Barming Yth 2 Vinters 3, Ditton Minors 8 Longfield Tigers 1, Hartley De Sales 0 Woodcoombe Yth 6, Loose Lions 2 Chatham Town 5, Sittingbourne Ath Colts 2 MPE 3, Vinters Green 1 Istead Utd Colts 3, Yalding & Laddingford 7 Loose Lions Rovers 0. not run by what is said in the press and ultimately, I will pick who I believe is the right person to lead the team going forward.” Mr Scally has already approached Mansfield for the services of Steve Evans, who after back-to -back defeats, met with his own board this week. Speaking before their midweek draw at Barnet, Evans said: “I had a fantastic meeting with the chairman and the chief executive, and they wouldn’t wish for anyone else to lead this campaign forwards.
“You don’t turn things around by talking to the media and allowing yourself to get distracted with other things around you, you have to keep focused.”
Gillingham, who won 1- 0 at Peterborough last Saturday, welcome Northampton to Priestfield on Saturday (3pm) in League 1.