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Join Finn Macdiarmid with a roundup of Kent's sporting action.
We take a look at Gillingham FC as they pulled out their reserve goalie after an early injury against Salford City, and we meet Daniel Forrester, the man walking to Ghana in honour of his late wife.
We take a look at Gillingham FC as they pulled out their reserve goalie after an early injury against Salford City, and we meet Daniel Forrester, the man walking to Ghana in honour of his late wife.
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00:00Hello and welcome along to Invicta Sport, the only show on your TV dedicated to wrapping
00:26up all of Kent's sporting action.
00:28I'm Finn McDermott and here's what you can expect on Monday the 27th of October.
00:37There we are.
00:38First of all, we'll have a look at all your football news from across the county.
00:44Oh, and we'll also catch up with Daniel Forrester, a man who is walking from London to Ghana,
00:53all in honour of his late fiancée.
00:55We'll be catching up with him later on in the show.
00:58And we'll have a look at Sobuto.
01:00I went down to the Europa and Champions League competition for it.
01:06But first, here are your sports headlines.
01:09Gillingham FC had their reserve goalie Jake Turner take over after Glenn Morris suffered
01:14an injury during their game against Salford City.
01:17Turner came off the bench for the Gills on Saturday to fill in for Glenn Morris.
01:21Though Morris was assessed and given the green light to play, his game was over after he took a goal kick in the first two minutes.
01:27Turner made a good save at 2-0 down, but unfortunately, the game ended 2-1 to Salford.
01:32The club said if Morris is sidelined again, the likely cornered keeper Tate Holtam will play Newport County this weekend for the first round of the FA Cup.
01:40We can hear from assistant manager Richard Dobson, who spoke after the match.
01:45Yeah, yes, we need to be a little bit more clinical when we get the chances.
01:50You know, I thought Salford scored and I think it was a good save, actually, that was given us a goal kick.
01:55But, you know, we've got into good areas.
01:57It's not like we're hoping for 25 yards to end up in the top corner.
02:01We've got through, you know, and we've seen the whites of the keeper's eyes and we haven't put the ball in the back of the net.
02:06You know, if Dackey scores that one, when we've got a little bit of momentum with the penalty, then, you know, it's probably a very different game.
02:15But you miss the penalty, and as so often happens, you miss the penalty and then shortly later, you know, they break away and score.
02:22And all of a sudden, what should be 1-0 turns into 2-0 and you've got a mountain to climb.
02:27Next, it was heartbreak for Canterbury as they lost to Bury St Edmunds at the National League in rugby.
02:32Last weekend, they lost 40-43 to Bury St Edmunds in the first home loss of the National 2 East season.
02:40The game started strong for Canterbury, who by the end of the first half were leading nine points ahead.
02:44The players lost the momentum in the second half after three yellow cards.
02:48Bury took the lead on the cusp of half-time.
02:50At the last quarter, pressure increased after another penalty and a final touchdown from Gary Jones was not enough to save the game.
02:56Canterbury's next league game is on November 8th.
03:00Now, Kent County hopes were dashed in the £20,000 final of the Premier Greyhound Racing Kent Derby at Central Park Stadium in Sittingbourne.
03:09Trainer Jack Russell, who won last year's derby, placed third, while Suffolk's Patrick Janssens claimed his third Kent Derby win.
03:16This makes Janssens the first trainer to win a Kent Derby hat-trick, winning this year's edition with the Greyhound Romeo Tomcat.
03:23This marked the eighth open race win in a row for Tomcat, who has since gone unbeaten since July.
03:28This is the second major win of his career after he previously won the Yorkshire Derby just last month.
03:34And over the weekend, Martha Trust held a charity golf day at Prince's Golf Club in Sandwich.
03:38They raised £12,000 in the process.
03:4222 teams took part in the golf challenge in aid of the Martha Trust, a charity that supports people with profound disabilities.
03:48By the end of the day, £12,000 were raised in total, £3,900 of which was raised through a charity auction.
03:55The Trust's team said they're incredibly grateful to Prince's Golf Club and the golfing community for running around and helping them stage such a special day.
04:03Now, let's take a look back at this weekend's football results.
04:05Salisbury has stumbled out the gate this season.
04:09However, they've picked up form, winning two of the last three games, and looks continue as they come to Northfleet to face Ebb Fleet United.
04:17However, they'd received an early warning as the fleet thought they'd found an opener just eight minutes.
04:22Peaked whipped delivery found Quessi Appiah, whose shot turned in from close range by Don Samuel, who strayed into offside position.
04:29After a tussle, Finlay Barnes skipped through Salisbury's midfield to release Appiah, whose chipped efforts bobbled just wide of the post.
04:40After a nice passage of play put Samuel in on goal, leading to the striker firing his shot straight at the keeper.
04:47However, their efforts didn't come in vain, as ten minutes into the second half, Chapman's deep delivery into the box flicked onto the head of Jake Hessenthaler,
04:55whose looping header left the Whites' keeper helplessly scrambling.
05:00Deep into stoppage time, Salisbury were desperate to salvage a point.
05:03Unfortunately for them, Buys was caught in possession by substitute Max Manketlau, who calmly converted from range, sealing the three points for the home side.
05:14Also in the National League, Tunbridge and Western Supermare drew 0-0.
05:18Maidstone beat Slough Town 4-1, and Worthington beat Dover Athletic 3-1.
05:24In League Two, Salford City narrowly beat Gillingham 2-1.
05:27For the FA Trophy, Chatham Town beat Waltham Abbey 2-0, and Folkestone over Burgess Hill Town 4-1.
05:36In the Isthmann Premier, Dartford tops Cray Wanderers by two, and Ramsgate and Carlston drew.
05:45Coming up in the FA Cup, Newport will face Gillingham, Buxton will face Chatham Town, and Grimsby will face Eppsfleet.
05:50Coming up for the National League, Maidstone faces Tunbridge Angels, and Dover will face Chelmsford.
05:58And finally, Averley faces Ramsgate, Dartford faces Welling, and hashtag faces Folkestone Invicta.
06:04And that's it for our football roundup.
06:09And for more on the Gilles result at the weekend, I was joined by local fan and student journalist Tom Fullegar to talk us through how the match unfolded.
06:16Well, Tom joins me now. So, Tom, talk to us a bit about the game.
06:20I'm aware ahead of time you noticed in the line-ups there were three strikers starting up front.
06:25Tell us about how that actually unfolded during the match.
06:27Well, it was just pure chaos ball. At the end of the day, they're all big lads.
06:31They're not very quick as well, so it was hard when they were playing on the wings.
06:36Yeah, I don't think it worked. I think the formation was very attacking.
06:40I think the midfield was left overrun.
06:42The two goals from Salford came from counter-attacks and really easy runs through the middle.
06:49I'm not sure how easy that was made.
06:53And, yeah.
06:54You mentioned it was very attacking there.
06:56Obviously, we did get that Josh Andrews goal.
06:58Describe to us a bit about how that got.
07:00I'm aware you said it was a bit out of nowhere.
07:01Talk to us a bit about that.
07:02Yeah, it just took me right by surprise.
07:04I mean, a great flick to set himself up and just, yeah, caught it really well.
07:09I think the ball came from a cross.
07:12That was just, yeah, totally by surprise.
07:14You know, it's a shame we haven't got more like that out of him from this season.
07:19So, yeah.
07:20And I'm aware, obviously, the match before we had two red cards.
07:24Tell me, it was Gale and Hutton, I believe.
07:27Is that right?
07:27Yeah.
07:28Yeah.
07:28So, this game, Hutton got his red card repealed.
07:32Did he have an impact on the game?
07:33Yeah.
07:34I think it was definitely the best out of the back four.
07:37But it wasn't hard to beat.
07:40Yeah, the defence was clearly missing Gale at the back, tracking the runs.
07:47Shad Rakhogi is really, I think, struggling a little bit at the moment.
07:52And it's really hard to see that because I think we know he's a good player.
07:56But it's just a little bit of the composure on the ball that we need.
07:59And a bit of defensive awareness, I think, is needed.
08:02Absolutely.
08:03You speak about defensive awareness there.
08:05Bring back last game, again, with Gale's suspension.
08:08Do you think, had he not been suspended, that it would have improved that back four?
08:12Gale, yeah, definitely.
08:13Definitely.
08:15He's so quick at getting back.
08:17I think, especially if you're going to play all attacking, you've got to have someone that's able to get back and deal with the threats.
08:24And that second goal showed that, especially, yeah, just really missing him, missing his physicality.
08:32Definitely.
08:32And we talk about missing players.
08:34I mean, if you had to pick a player to, you know, have an injury early on in the game,
08:39I think the last one you'd want is Glenn Morris in the net.
08:42How do you think he did, sorry, how do you think his replacement, I should say, did?
08:45How did Jake Turner do when he took up his place between the sticks?
08:48Well, I think everyone knew he was going to struggle, I think, because it was such a surprise, the first kick, pretty much, of the game.
08:56He looked like he'd done his groin.
08:58Not sure how serious it is.
09:01But Jake took a while to warm up, I think, because, you know, he just wasn't ready to come on.
09:07And I still think, even when he was on, he wasn't ready to be there, which is totally understandable.
09:12The distribution from him was bad, I think.
09:18Three big strikers and he was constantly going out of play.
09:22And, you know, for the two goals, if Glenn would have been there, would he have done better?
09:27Maybe.
09:29You know, definitely the second one.
09:32So, yeah, really missing him.
09:34Absolutely.
09:35I mean, you know, if you take a keeper out that early and you're not prepared to come out, I think, because obviously both of those two goals from Salford were very early on in the game.
09:45How much of this do you think is also on the shoulders of Dobson?
09:48Obviously, he's had to take over because of Ainsworth's recovery from heart surgery.
09:53How much do you think rests on his shoulders in terms of playing?
09:55Well, I think this game, especially with the players that are out, it was always going to be hard selecting the team.
10:01I believe he's never going to fully replicate the passion Ainsworth brings.
10:08I think he does inject that little bit of enthusiasm, a bit of, you know, aggression as well.
10:14And I think he's a good assistant manager, but I think at the moment, really, really missing Ainsworth.
10:21I can't wait till he's back.
10:23No, I don't blame you there.
10:25But I think, you know, it speaks to a wider problem within the squad.
10:29And I'm quite curious because obviously Gillingham started the season very well.
10:33Obviously, top of the table for a period when we had that 21 unbeaten run.
10:38Is this now the Jill's curse, where we start the season so strong, but then circumstances, whether it's cards or injuries, just drag us a bit further down?
10:45What do you make of that?
10:46Well, we're not totally out of it just yet, I think.
10:48We've got to keep our heads up.
10:51I know these have been some easy games, which we should have got more out of, but we have been unlucky.
10:55I think in that Grimsby game, we were, in my opinion, robbed by a poor officiating.
11:01But, yeah, keep our heads up.
11:04It's so early in the season still.
11:07You know, a lot of the teams near us didn't get great results on Saturday either, so we're not losing loads of ground.
11:14And I believe, you know, once he's back, we're back.
11:18Brilliant.
11:19Still hope then for Jill Stans.
11:20Well, thank you so much for joining us, Tom.
11:24Time, which means it is time for a break.
11:27But coming up, you'll meet Daniel Forrester, the man walking to Ghana in honour of his late wife.
11:32Also, I went down to the Sabuto Champions and Europa League in Faversham, and we'll have a look back at the man walking to all 92 football clubs.
11:42Obviously, we caught up with him when he arrived at Priestfield, but he has continued his journey, now passing Southampton.
11:47All this after this very short break.
11:50See you just after this.
11:51Bye-bye.
11:51Bye-bye.
11:58Bye-bye.
12:07Bye-bye.
12:11Bye-bye.
12:14Bye.
17:54And that's not possible.
17:56Fair enough.
17:56I think I thought, really?
17:58I don't have a...
17:58that's not possible.
18:00Fair enough.
18:02As I was saying, I thought, really?
18:04120 miles a day?
18:06well listen a couple of a couple of days after caroline's funeral
18:13i was in a very dark place i was having one of those days where i'm on the sofa
18:17the curtains are drawn i'm not going anywhere and i had bought a um book online about a long
18:23distance walker a guy that had walked from london to rome and like i said i'm on the sofa i'm having
18:28a bad day and it's the postman arrived with this book and i started reading it and it was just
18:35the just i needed to get off the sofa that day and thought no i'm not going to do this today i'm
18:39going to go for a walk so that day i went for a walk and i walked to my mom she lived six miles away
18:44um i was really happy with myself because i'm was pretty lazy before i'd like drive to the shops like
18:50two two minutes around the corner so that was six miles and then the next walk a couple of days later
18:5710 10 miles and 15 and 20 now i'm regularly walking 30 35 miles in a day um 60 miles back to back 80
19:10miles over three days that sort of thing so yeah i've been doing a lot of walking i see and tell me
19:16talk to us more about where this money for your fundraiser is going and how much are you hoping to raise
19:21well um i'm hoping it's an infinite amount i just want to raise as much money as possible the proceeds
19:31um from the fundraiser will be going to saint francis hospice the hospice that looked after caroline so
19:38well and um prior to caroline's passing and during while she was in the hospice itself um obviously
19:46for about a year before they were coming out and you know the community community nursing team and
19:53the palliative care team like looking after her and for myself they gave me counseling so yeah so
19:59that's that's what i'm raising money for saint francis hospice romford i see thank you so much for your time
20:06today daniel all right cheers
20:09now if you grew up in kent during the 50s and 60s you might have spent your saturday afternoons
20:17playing out fa cup ties on your living room floor with sabutio it's a tabletop football game but now
20:22it's grown from a game into a worldwide sport with players from across europe coming to faversham
20:26for the champions and europa league i went down to faversham to watch some of the matches
20:31your two favorite teams fighting it out they play whenever you arrange a cup tie in your own home every
20:38day
20:44sabutio was invented in tunbridge wells in the late 1940s but don't let that fool you since then it's
20:50gone on to become a renowned modern sport with leagues across europe and following the success
20:54of a world cup last year hosted in kent it's having its champions and europa leagues held in faversham
21:00now sabutio has most of the same basic ideas as normal football even including a version of the
21:05offside rule but the game mostly hinges on angles and strategy rather than the power or physicality
21:11of regular football think more flicking less kicking i think a lot of people probably see it as
21:16the game that you had and played in your living room and you might you know your dad might go for
21:20christmas and that's probably how most people recognize it where abroad it's definitely taken
21:24more as a sport um there's a lot more technical aspects to it in terms of the chess you're thinking
21:28like five six steps ahead a lot of the time if not more and then you've got a kind of a pool aspect
21:33where you're looking at angles the players are on flat bases now not curved bases so they all go in
21:39straight lines they don't fall over anymore really now it might not look like the normal champions league
21:44you're familiar with but i assure you it is just as intense italy austria malta spain and portugal
21:50they've all sent their best down here to faversham to compete and since england are the host nation
21:55that means we get one more team than normal and two of them are based right here in kent hoping to make
22:00it past the group stage and into the final tournament i would say across the country kent is a kent and
22:06victor is the number four team in the country uh langton green the other kent team is number one because
22:10they've just got such a wide berth of good players um all of ours are very local so you know we've been
22:16very proud to sort of build that up um got a very strong sense of community in our team and we're
22:20very welcoming to newcomers we're very good at building up both the youth scene and the development
22:24scene for new players and that's kind of our specialty so as a result any new players who wish
22:29to get involved i mean we're the best team to go to for that so we're very proud of that now what
22:33surprised me most about the game was its speed i managed to watch a match featuring the world ranked
22:38number one player carlos flores who would run around the table at points to get a shooting angle
22:43some flicks were so fast it actually almost looked like a sort of dribbling with the figures
22:47kent and victor's aim for the tournament was to get past the group stage but they ended up losing
22:52against their first few opponents finishing 12th out of 19 teams in the end the front runners italian
22:58club lazio won the europa league with spain's aft turia and belgium's racing white voluer in second
23:04and third this means just like football played on a pitch rather than a table we were held back from
23:09a trophy by italy and spain but at least like england's world cup qualifiers no matter how the
23:14sabutio teams perform they'll always be top of the table finn mcdermott for kmtv in fabisham
23:24now how much do you love your football team enough to walk from your home to their ground for some of you
23:30who live near the stadium it's probably the case but do you love the game as a whole would you walk
23:34from one stadium to the next and to the next until you've made a circle around the whole country
23:40starting in cardiff and ending in plymouth well that's what one man has done and if you like to
23:46keep up with all the latest sports news interviews and features from here on invictor sport you can
23:51head on to our website and click on the sport tab and you could find out some stories like this one
23:55about a man walking to all 92 professional football clubs in 92 days if he succeeds he'll be the first
24:03to do it in history and as far as i know i think he's around southampton so he's getting quite close
24:08to his goal let's have a look and i talk to him at priestfield how much do you love the beautiful
24:15game enough to walk 1600 miles the equivalent of 61 marathons every day for more than two months
24:21no me neither but that's what one football fan xavier wiggins is doing walking across the country to
24:26each of the 92 professional stadiums in 92 days and if he succeeds he'll be the first in history to
24:32complete the challenge and he's just arrived at priestfield making it his 71st stadium all to
24:37highlight the work that football clubs do for their community i'm on day 74 here jillingham is ground 71
24:45i think it's 1600 miles um about three and a half thousand three and a half million steps
24:52um and i'm doing it specifically to shine a light on the good stuff that football is doing because
24:58they're not bankrolled by the football clubs whether it's the manchester united foundation or
25:02gillian they're not bankrolled they're standalone charities and they need the support of the community
25:07because they're supporting that community as well if i were to go up to a random football fan on the
25:12street and ask them how is your club doing at the moment they might tell me about the growing injury
25:16list their concerns with the new manager or maybe last saturday's result away but what jills and xavier
25:22are keen to change is they want people to be more aware of the charity and community efforts that
25:26their clubs are doing off the pitch um there's community programs going on um that's working with
25:32a variety of different entities around the around the community um as xavier mentioned whether that's
25:37kids football where we want to create um a lasting habit of enjoying physical activity and have a
25:42lifelong association with the national game um whether it's in schools encouraging um positive
25:47behavior and fulfilling their potential through the educational routes or um can be a real positive
25:51impact on bringing communities together that need a bit of support with actual mental health
25:57or various other challenges in their life and football can bring those people together
26:00the gillingham foundation are still in the process of applying for charity status
26:04but are focusing on their community efforts including holding a yearly grassroots youth football
26:08tournament at priestfield savier's got 21 football clubs left to go after the jills and so far he's
26:14raised more than 13 000 pounds towards his 20 000 pound goal all going to football-based charities
26:20he'll be ending his walk at plymouth's holm park which would make him the first to visit the 92 stadiums
26:25in 92 days finn mcdermid for km tv in gillingham
26:29and that is full time on today's episode of invictor sport if you want more from kmtv you can head on to
26:39our website kmtv.co.uk where all of our special shows like this one are available to watch back on
26:45demand well that's all the time we have for tonight see you very soon goodbye
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