Gary – We keep making the same mistakes. Fisher 1 – 3 Sheppey United
The Fisher manager Gary Abbott was left ruing an awful start against Sheppey United on Saturday, seeing his side go 1-0 down in the opening minute at St Paul’s – “Not a good start. One ball through the middle after 45 seconds. Not good, I’m not at all happy; we talked about defensive errors and we... Read More
Match Preview – Fisher v Sheppey United
On Saturday we welcome last season’s Kent Invicta runners up Sheppey United. Ernie Batten’s newly promoted side have started the season well, sitting 8th in table, 4 points ahead of the Fish going into the weekend. Alongside their promotion last season, Sheppey also won the Kent Reliance Senior Trophy – so Abbo and the team... Read More
Wonder goal from Taylor not enough – Abbott. AFC Croydon Athletic 2 – 1 Fisher
Gary Abbott was left to reflect on what could have been as the Fish went down 2-1 away at league leaders AFC Croydon Athletic on Wednesday evening, having been impressed with his side for large parts of the game. “Not a perfect night but the boys have done well. We started slow, they score after... Read More
Abbo – We’ll score goals against anyone in this league. Erith Town 2 – 3 Fisher
The Fish got the Non-League Day weekend started in just the right way by putting their first win of the season together away to Erith Town on Friday evening. After the game boss Gary Abbott celebrated his first win back in the dugout, saying it felt like a bit of pressure had been lifted. “It’s... Read More
Match Preview – Erith Town v Fisher, Friday Night Football
This evening the Fish travel to Erith Town’s current home at Oakwood for some Friday Night Football, though we can’t seem to find out which satellite channel are responsible for moving the fixture, or where our TV money for the game is… The Dockers have had a tough start to the season, currently sitting bottom... Read More
Gary – we just couldn’t keep that effort up for 90 minutes. Fisher 3 – 3 Corinthian 3
It was very much a game of two halves for the Fish against Corinthian on Saturday, with the home side racing into a 3-0 lead before the break only to be pegged back by a very strong Hoops side. Gary Abbott left the game understandably frustrated that his side couldn’t hold on for all three... Read More
Match Preview – Fisher v Corinthian
Ahead of this weekend’s busy round of matches, we preview Saturday’s home encounter at Corinthian. Gary and the boys will be looking to build on their unbeaten start to the season, and hopefully combine the scoring streak seen at Bearsted with the defensive strength shown last time out at St Paul’s. Corinthian have seen a... Read More
Fish on the Net – Centre Circle Publishing visit St Paul’s
The club are delighted that award-winning football photographer and writer David Bauckham visited St Paul’s for our opening league game against Rochester United, and has published a quite wonderful piece about the club. David’s photographs have won him praise for the way he captures the atmosphere around non-league football, not just focusing on the action... Read More
Abbo – Trey’s a 25 goal striker. Bearsted 3 – 3 Fisher
After a pulsating, and at points frustrating, afternoon at Bearsted which saw the Fish walk away with a point from a six goal thriller, Gary Abbott felt there were a number of positives to be taken from the performance. On the setup of the Fisher side, Abbo felt that there were clear signs of the... Read More
Match Preview – Bearsted v Fisher
This Saturday the Fish make the trip towards Maidstone to take on Bearsted, last season’s Kent Invicta League Champions. The Bears have come up to the SCE Premier on a wave of optimism, which was enhanced by an AET victory against Glebe in the pre-season Invicta Challenge Shield. The Bears came out 3-2 winners, goals... Read More