Margatesaint

An insight for all travelling to the Medway towns for the game. Gillingham, Chatham, and Rochester form the Medway towns. Rochester was the home of Charles Dickens. A lot of history there and a pleasant place to visit with many decent pubs along the High Street. The railway station is a short walk away, with regular trains running through from the ‘Smoke’ stopping at both Chatham and Gillingham. Beware, Chatham is a dump. Known as ‘Brown town’, origin of the term ‘Chav’ and where the term ‘Chatham pocket’ came from. Full of ‘Scagheads’/Heroin addicts. Hence, being referred to as ‘Brown town’. The Chatham bottom is where they stash their drugs to avoid Police search powers. Gillingham is just as bad. Kent is known as the Garden of England. When I was exiled here in 1997, having moved from Southampton to Margate (even worse than the Medway towns) I was told that this ‘Garden’ has a few cesspits, Medway, Thanet and Gravesend/Dartford. Trust me that about sums it up. The ‘cockney’ accent originates from the Medway towns. Before the East London docks were formed, Chatham housed the docks for the merchants shipping for London. When trade moved further up the Thames, the Dockers from Medway filled the jobs in the East End. Probably a reason that North Kent houses so many Wet Spam & Millwall fans here. Gillingham FC is the Kent club. It is a shame that most of Kent support London clubs or other big Prem clubs (Liverpool and Man U mainly), Tight little football ground situated in a residential area within back -to -back houses. It reminds me of the Dell and the houses along the Milton Road. Similar to where Nottarf Krap is in that place east of our great city. For all travelling enjoy the game. A nightmare trip from the South coast for you but the easiest one for me (for a change). COYS ‘We March On!’

As my profile name suggests. Buried away in deepest East Kent. Southampton born and bred leaving Hants for work and stayed away. Get to the occasion games, home and away just to get away from the plastic Man U, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham (loads of them here) so called supporters living around me. There are a few Saints around here, occasionally seeing shirts being worn (with pride) and Saints 'We March On' car stickers. COYS

Four Kent Saints travelling down with an early start from snowy Margate

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Is there any suggestion that the phones are not being answered until the queue has been served as being the priority?