July 27 2020
Belmont Banter (episode 6) The Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.
Today’s guest is Mark Lane ex Whitstable Town manager, goal keeper and present assistant manager alongside First Team Manager Lloyd Blackman who he rates as a really good manager for Whitstable Town. Mark originally lived in Manchester where his early love of sport, in particular football developed into his career, then after leaving University at eighteen he spent two years coaching in America. Upon his return to the UK he secured a good job down in Kent where he eventually settled, combining his coaching with playing Sunday football when he was approached on the A2… by John Roseman manager of Sheppey to join the club, (John Roseman also managed Whitstable). It was as the goalkeeper for Sheppey that Mark won the Kent League at a time when the league numbered 24 or 25 Kent sides.
A knee injury curtailed his playing career and from then on, apart from the odd time helping out between the sticks he concentrated fully on work and on coaching. He mentions recent Whitstable Town player Shaun Welford as one who he would always have in his side, naming Dave Powel from his early Sheppey days as the best player he ever played with, before going on to mention that he could easily name a pretty good eleven from all the ones he’d played with over the years. Admits that he feels comfortable at Whitstable Town having been around the club as player, coach and manager for a number of years. In 2010 he stepped in as manager and won the last four matches saving the club from relegation that season. Rated Mark Mundey as a really good manager but says things did not work out for him during his time in charge. How he had a great working relationship with managers Marc Seager and the recently departed Scott Porter, he speaks about hoe he loves working with the younger players and the different characters and banter in the dressing room and much, much more.
New Episodes every Monday… with extra episodes added during the season…
Belmont Banter Ep95: AARON JARVIS: Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep94: MARTIN MILLS: Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep93: RICH & STEVIE XMAS CHAT: Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep92: PETER GUISE: Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep91: KEVIN SUGRUE: Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep90: MIKE GREEN: THE GOALKEEPER WHO WORE GLASSES: Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep89: JOHN AKINDE: From non-league to Pro-League: Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep88: ANDY THOMAS: From The Scouts to ENGLAND: Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep87: JASON LILLIS: Jason THE MANAGER: Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep86: JASON LILLIS: Jason the Footballer: Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep85: STEVEN LLOYD: From the Bay to Town: Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep84: Tommy Sampson: THE STROKE: ‘Three Seconds that Changed his LIFE’ Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep83: Tommy Sampson THE VASE RUN Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep82: STEPHEN BARTLEY Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep81: JAKE GESS Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep80: GARY LOCKYER Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep79: TOMMY SAMPSON the MANAGER. Whitstable Town Football Club
TOMMY SAMPSON…the PLAYER: Episode 78
Belmont Banter Ep77: ADAM & LOUIS. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep76: BEN JENNINGS. Whitstable Town Football Club
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