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.