Sunday 20 October 2013

Priestfield is Lillywhite

Football in Kent is not Premier League but still enjoyed. The Mems Priestfield Stadium is nice enough if you avoid the open air stand; a temporary affair named in Brian Moore's honour. I paid out 28 pounds for a half line seat in the lower part of the Medway stand. It is a bit of a maze of a stand but roomy enough and the staff were helpful and friendly.

I parked in the town centre and walked the short distance to the ground. Another club with Cheer Leaders and a target competition at half time. The home supporters were very quiet and only livened up when the Gills scored what was to be a consolation goal. They had left it too late to pull back from the two goals Preston managed in a quick spell after the break.
They had a meal deal of chips, hotdog and hot drink for seven quid. Chips were more like fries but almost the british chip too. Anyway tea was PG or Tetley; I forget. They may well survive in League One but not much more.
Nice enough ground, nothing special but nothing terrible either.