Squads announced for SYKO CHALLENGE

Chris Kinnear’s Reds will include former Margate favourites Phil Collins, Martin Buglione and Jay Saunders as they take on Clive Walker’s Blues in the SYKO CHALLENGE on Sunday, 30^th April at Margate’s Hartsdown Park.

Clive Walker, manager of Dover Athletic, will have former Gillingham team-mates Mark Saunders (now at Folkestone Invicta) and Andy Hessenthaler (Barnet) to call on for the match.

The full squads for the SYKO CHALLENGE are as follows:

KINNEAR’S REDS

Martin Buglione (Great Wakering Rovers)
Phil Collins (unattached - formerly Margate and Cray Wanderers)
Bill Edwards (Margate)
Karl Emmerick (unattached - formerly Margate)
Wesley Hammond (Deal Town)
Mark Harrop (unattached - formerly Margate)
Chris Kinnear
Paul Lamb (Folkestone Invicta)
Charlie Mitten (Margate)
Mark Munday (Ramsgate)
Paul O'Brien (unattached - formerly Margate)
Iain O'Connell (Great Wakering Rovers’ player boss)
Aaron Perry (Whitstable Town)
Graham Porter (unattached - formerly Margate and Gravesend & Northfleet)
Jay Saunders (Gravesend & Northfleet)
Lee Shearer (Folkestone Invicta)
Pat Sykes
Peter Sykes
Mo Takaloo (Maidstone United)
Lee Turner (Southend United goalkeeping coach)
Lee Williams (unattached - formerly Margate)
Dean Yorath (Hythe Town)

WALKER’S BLUES

Richard Avery (Dartford)
Steve Best (Chatham Town)
Ryan Briggs (Dartford)
Adam Flanagan (Folkestone Invicta)
John Guest (Welling United)
Steve Hafner (Dartford)
Anthony Henry (Dartford)
Andy Hessenthaler (Barnet - formerly Gillingham)
Tony Kessell (Folkestone Invicta)
Scott Lindsey (Maidstone United)
Steve Marriner (Hinckley - ex Dartford)
Karl May (Chatham Town)
Phil Miles (Chatham Town)
Andy Morris (Ashford Town‘s reserve team coach - formerly Folkestone Invicta)
Steve Norman (Folkestone Invicta)
Tommy Osborne (Dartford)
Darren Penfold (Dartford)
Steve Robinson (Dartford)
Mark Saunders (Folkestone Invicta)
Paul Sawyer (Dartford)
James Simpson (unattached - formerly Dartford)
Kevin Watson (Folkestone Invicta)


Former Margate boss Kinnear was confident of victory ahead of the game saying that he thought they had the better players. Walker did confirm that he thought the Reds were the slight favourites.

Speaking of their involvement in the SYKO CHALLENGE, Kinnear said: “It’s a privilege (to be involved). He was a great lad, he did great for Margate and for Kent football.”

Walker added: “I had him at Dover and I knew him as a kid when he was at Gillingham. He was a terrific lad, great in the dressing room. I had a lot of time for him.”

Kick-off for the SYKO CHALLENGE is at 3pm on Sunday 30^th April. Gates open at 1pm. Admission prices are £5 for adults and £1 for children under 16 years of age. Programmes will be on sale at £2 each.

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