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 Ep35: Adrian Burroughs. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep34: Lloyd Blackman Whitstable Town Football Club. Lockdown Chat
Belmont Banter Ep33: Andy Kier. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep32: LOCKDOWN CHAT TWO. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep31: Stuart King. (Part Two) Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep30: Mark Munday. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep29: Keith McMahon. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep28: Geoff Record. (part two) Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep27: Stuart King. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep26: Andy Constable. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep25: Lockdown 2. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep24: Jason Bragg. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep23: Steve Sodje. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep22: Justin Luchford. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep21: Jim Ward ex Whitstable Town manager.
Belmont Banter Ep20: Supporters Rich & Stevie. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep19: Message From Belmont Banter
Belmont Banter Ep18: Geoff Record. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep17: Josh Algar. Whitstable Town Football Club
Belmont Banter Ep16: Darryl Farley. Whitstable Town Football Club
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