Episodes
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
OCTOBER 24th 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 84 STEVEN LLOYD Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.
At the age of ten Steven was scouted by QPR where he spent two years before being signed by Millwall on a Youth Contract. When it came to the end he was released, “let go” was the term they used and he says it was hard to come to terms with at such a young age. He then joined Sturry Blues before meeting up with a couple of friends and joining Herne Bay Youth, it was not long before he was in Herne Bay Reserves but it was not long before he was picked for the first team and made his First Team debut at the age of fifteen. Playing as a centre back it was not long before he was approached by Ramsgate who were flying high in the old Kent League but decided to stay at the Bay. Stephen then joined Whitstable Town and played under five or six different managers as Town went through a difficult time. Then had a spell back at the Bay then back to Whitstable, before ending his time in football in his late twenties when he changed careers and joined the Met Police. It’s another great listen from Belmont Banter.
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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...
Sunday Oct 17, 2021
Sunday Oct 17, 2021
OCTOBER 17th 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 84
TOMMY SAMPSON ‘THE STROKE’ Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.
You have listened to Tommy the Player and Tommy the Manager and Tommy the VASE RUN which were the first three of four parts of the football journey of Tommy Sampson. We now have PART FOUR Tommy Sampson: The Stroke: ‘Three Seconds that changed his life’. Amazingly Tommy’s first words to Belmont Banter were: “I was blessed, truly as I was very, very lucky that I still retained the power of speech” however he goes on to say how he could not have survived these last fourteen years without the unfailing support of his wife Sandy. “We have fought, we have argued and I have been in the deepest darkest bouts of depression; we have called each other names, none of which I am proud of; but she has been by my side all the way. I have fought this evil disease with every ounce of strength and I am thankful to Sandy and all the friends who have supported me along the way.” It’s another great listen from Belmont Banter.
LINK TO Tommy Sampson’s book ‘Sudden Exit’
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sudden-Exit-Tommy-Sampson-ebook/dp/B0792LVLG2
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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
OCTOBER 10th 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 83
TOMMY SAMPSON ‘The VASE RUN’ Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.
You have listened to Tommy the Player and Tommy the Manager these were the first two of four parts of the football journey of Tommy Sampson. We now have part three Tommy Sampson and The FA Vase run from the first game Tommy takes us on his incredible journey as he guides hi Deal Town side all the way to the Twin Towers. From the very first game when seemingly down and out they manage the win that game which was the first big step on the road to lifting the FA VASE. There are lots of twists and turns on the way and Tommy relives every moment of that historic day when…. Oh well, I think it’s best you listen to Tommy’s story. It’s another great listen from Belmont Banter
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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Belmont Banter Ep82: STEPHEN BARTLEY Whitstable Town Football Club
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
OCTOBER 7th 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 82
Stephen Bartley: BONUS EDITION Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.
Stephen Bartley. Hear Stephen’s story of a He FELL IN LOVE WITH FOOTBALL DURING LOCK DOWN, this is a man who by his own admission never played the game, in fact even as a youngster hardly kicked a ball, Yet, two years later, Stephen who lives in our town is now the opposition scout for Whitstable Town. Listen to his fantastic two journey, as Stephen travels to away fixtures and says that his opposition reports to the Whitstable Town Manager are to a Premier League standard. Podcasts from Belmont Banter, if you have any questions regarding Belmont Banter… Contact us: questions@whitstabletownfc.club
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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Belmont Banter Ep81: JAKE GESS Whitstable Town Football Club
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
OCTOBER 3rd 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 81
JAKE GESS: Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.
The early years for Jake were playing with his brother using two dustbins and a scaffold board for a goal around where he lived in Hales Place. He played school and district football until the age of eleven when he was picked up by Wimbledon FC after taking part in a trial at Kennington FC. He stayed at Wimbledon until he was released at sixteen and the disappointment knocked his confidence until he joined the Kent side, which he says he…” walked into”. He then played at Littlebourne FC and Canterbury U18’s for two years up until at nineteen, he then decided to take a year out and just played Sunday football. Jake saying that the ‘disappointment of not progressing affected him for years and at one stage he received twelve yellow cards in one season’. He then joined Whitstable Town playing in the reserves under the then manager Simon Kay for a year before being asked to join the first team where Marc Seager was manager. Saying that… ‘Simon installed confidence in him and ‘Seags’ was a great man manager, the two of them brought out the best in me’. I had those great three seasons or so, Seags left and my form dropped off. He tells a great story about an end of season trip to Spain when he was at Town, leaving out some of the more ’interesting’ bits. Simon Halsey who was by then Herne Bay manager asked him to join them where he stayed for a season and a half. He then joined Canterbury City for nearly three years which he enjoyed. He then joined Deal Town for a while then finished up his football at Deal Sports which he said he enjoyed on a par with his time at Whitstable but added, that it was just with his mates, it was fun…Check it out; even if you’re not involved in WTFC it’s another great listen from Belmont Banter Podcast.
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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Belmont Banter Ep80: GARY LOCKYER Whitstable Town Football Club
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
SEPTEMBER 26th 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 80 GARY LOCKYER: Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.Gary Lockyer. Like most young lads Gary started playing with football with his mates, at the age of nine one of his friends invited him along to Kennington Juniors (Near Ashford) which was local to Gary. He Stayed with them until U13. During this period, he played in the Kent Youth sides all through his junior career. After leaving Kennington he joined Gravesend and Northfleet (Now Ebbsfleet) Whilst trying to find his feet in football he went to a soccer school game and was spotted by Jimmy Ward who was manager of Ramsgate at the time, He stayed nearly two years but found the level a bit too much for him as he was still in his early teens. As part of his development Jim Ward sent on loan to a couple of Kent clubs before, plus he had trials at Charlton and Aldershot, he later concedes that if he had the right attitude back then things could have been different. He had a very successful five-year spell at Lydd FC, before re-joining his boyhood club Kennington FC where he is to this day, after back to back promotions with Kennington FC reaching the Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division. Check it out; even if you’re not involved in WTFC it’s another great listen from Belmont Banter Podcast.
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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
SEPTEMBER 19th 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 77
TOMMY SAMPSON the MANAGER: Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.Tommy Sampson who had a very successful playing career hung up his boots well into his thirties, saying "My knee had gone, well in truth they had gone years before but I loved playing and kept going as long as I could.” SHEPPY UNITED came calling and offered Tommy his first taste of management. From there he moved onto HERNE BAY, then to DEAL TOWN, with whom he won the prestigious FA VASE at WEMBLEY. There were other clubs as well, Tommy says he never had an interview for a Management job, if he was wanted fine, if not he was not going to sit through an interview. But the move from the Bay to Deal was the one that has always been shrouded in controversy, here Tommy sets the record straight and the way events unfolded were not as it seemed. Check it out; even if you’re not involved in WTFC it’s another great listen from Belmont Banter Podcast.
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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...
Monday Sep 13, 2021
TOMMY SAMPSON…the PLAYER: Episode 78
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
SEPTEMBER 13 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 78
TOMMY SAMPSON…the PLAYER: Episode 78 The Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C. This week we are delighted to have TOMMY SAMPSON the DEAL TOWN FA VASE winner when we find out about Tommy’s time as a player. And what a playing career he has had spanning over 20 years until he took the step into management, (that episode is up soon) then all about the journey to Wembley winning the FA Vase and then the few seconds that changed his life forever when he suffered a life changing stroke. But Tommy is a fighter he leaned to speak and has a fantastic memory, he tells some wonderful tales about the clubs and all the players he has played with, from Millwall, Dartford, and others with a tale to tell about every one,
Check it out; even if you’re not involved in WTFC it’s another great listen from Belmont Banter Podcast.
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Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Belmont Banter Ep77: ADAM & LOUIS. Whitstable Town Football Club
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
SEPTEMBER 1st 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 77
ADAM REVELEY & LOUIS WHITTINGTON…the Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C. Two for the price of one this week as we meet Adam Reveley & Louis Whittington who are joint manager/coach of Whitstable Town U18’s the side which plays in the Premier Division of the KENT LEAGUE. We have a very strong youth set up at Town and they both tell me that they really do have a very good, strong side well capable of winning the league this year. Two of their players have both played in the last couple of first teams matches. Check it out; even if you’re not involved in WTFC it’s another great listen from Belmont Banter Podcast.
Podcasts from Belmont Banter, if you have any questions regarding Belmont Banter… Contact us: questions@whitstabletownfc.club
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It’s the Podcast they are all talking about We are on… YouTube, Twitter, Audible, Apple Podcast and Apple Play, Podbean, Facebook, Amazon Alexa, Google Podcast, Player FM, Siri, Spotify, Twitter and Listen Notes and other media outlets… just search ‘belmont banter podcast’
Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Belmont Banter Ep76: BEN JENNINGS. Whitstable Town Football Club
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
AUGUST 22 2021: Belmont Banter Episode 76 Ben Jennings…the Official podcast of Whitstable Town F.C.
This week we have Ben Jennings who is now heavily involved with Whitstable Town, primarily the youth but today is also involved in the first team, infect in every aspect of the cub. He tells us he did not take football seriously when he was very young, but the at U10’s while he was at Faversham’s Abbey School he started to enjoy football. Then had a few years at Faversham Town until aged sixteen he fell out of love with football and girls became the big thing in his life. For the last ten years’ Ben’s life went on around the youth at Whitstable Town; primarily because of his son’s desire to play local football. Until today when he at times has devoted four out of five evening during the week days then ferrying his and other parent’s children to matches on weekends. Check it out; even if you’re not involved in WTFC another great listen from Belmont Banter Podcast.
Podcasts from Belmont Banter, if you have any questions regarding Belmont Banter… Contact us: questions@whitstabletownfc.club
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It’s the Podcast they are all talking about We are on… YouTube, Twitter, Audible, Apple Podcast and Apple Play, Podbean, Facebook, Amazon Alexa, Google Podcast, Player FM, Siri, Spotify, Twitter and Listen Notes and other media outlets… just search ‘belmont banter podcast’
Belmont Banter Podcast where each week we chat to local Kent Footballers from the not so distant past about their time in local football. With nearly 80 episodes so far; if you have played, or supported almost any team in the South East then chances are we will have chatted to a player that you know, check it out. It's a great listen...