Match preview: Fisher v Snodland Town

October’s not been the best of months for the Fish. Despite starting on a high with a convincing 2-1 SCEFL Challenge Cup win at home to Kent Football United [match report: http://www.fisherfc.org/fixture_and_result/scefl-challenge-cup-1st-round/] we struggled to assert ourselves during the following game with Forest Hill Park

What should have been a comfortable win for the Fish against a struggling FHP in the table eventually turned into an unexpected defeat at home [match report: http://www.fisherfc.org/fixture_and_result/fisher-vs-forest-hill-park/]

This perhaps had a knock-on effect as the Fish went down against Cray Valley 3-0 the following week in another cup game, this time Kent Reliance Senior Trophy [match report: http://www.fisherfc.org/2017/10/16/match-report-cray-valley-3-0-fisher/]. It was a disastrous game and there are really no excuses, the Fish can and should do better than this.

With a dip in confidence and back-to-back defeats, the long trip down the Thames to Sheppey in yet another cup match didn’t look like an inviting prospect. It was though the fighting Fish we know and love that took to the field in windy Sheerness. Not only was it a strong, gutsy performance from the lads, battling against the odds, it was a game we could and should have won.

Let’s hope the frustrations of previous games aren’t on show today as we play host to an in form Snodland Town. The Kent side are riding high in the table and will obviously be coming to St Paul’s to consolidate their position in the top three. The Fish though are back to full strength fitness-wise and if we can hold our nerve and focus on the positives – if we win today we can potentially move up into fifth place, and return to our winning ways.

Fisher vs Snodland Town
Saturday 28 October 2017
3pm kick-off
SCEFL First Division

Location
St Paul’s Stadium
Salter Road
London SE16 5EF

Prices
Adults (16+) – £7 (£6 for members)
Concessions* – £4 (£3 for members)
Under 16s (unaccompanied) – £1
Under 16s (accompanied) – FREE

* concessions applies to:

seniors (60+)
full-time students
unemployed (JSA claimants)
NHS staff & Blue light services
serving members of the Armed Forces
(valid ID for concessions may be requested)

Map and directions
The stadium is roughly 10 minutes walk from Rotherhithe Station on the London Overground, and 15 minutes walk from Canada Water Station for the Jubilee Line.

The 381 and C10 buses both stop adjacent to the stadium. Nelson Dock Pier is 15 minutes walk away, served by River Bus 4 from Canary Wharf.

Bus routes map