Join Bartholomew Hall as we look back over a history-making weekend for Maidstone United as they reach the fourth round of the FA Cup. Plus, we speak with International Squash player Dylan Roberts from Dartford as he returns from the British Junior Open.
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00:00 Hello and welcome along to Invicta Sport, the only show on your TV dedicated to wrapping
00:20 up all of Kent's sporting action.
00:22 I'm Bartholomew Hall and here's what to expect on this Monday 8th January.
00:28 Olympic Maidstone United reach the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time ever.
00:35 Safety in numbers, 150 joined together for mass cycle in Tunbridge.
00:40 And an Olympic hopeful, we speak with the Dartford youngster battling it out in international
00:45 squash.
00:49 But of course we start this evening with a huge weekend for Kent's sides in the FA Cup.
00:53 Sixth tier Maidstone welcomed League One's Stevenage to a packed out Gallagher Stadium
00:59 on Saturday with the hopes and dreams of forcing a huge cup upset.
01:04 A few miles north and Gillingham were ready to kick off against their Premier League opposition
01:08 Sheffield United.
01:09 Here's how our teams got on at the weekend.
01:12 It was the biggest game of their careers.
01:15 Sixth tier Maidstone United went into Saturday's game against League One's Stevenage with nothing
01:19 to lose.
01:20 They'd already reached the third round of the FA Cup for the first time since the club
01:24 reformed in 1992 and were the lowest ranked side still in the competition.
01:29 The 12.30 kick-off was met with a sell-out crowd at the Gallagher Stadium and the action
01:34 got underway quick with both sides putting in their all and struggling to settle on the
01:38 ball early on.
01:39 69 places between these two sides on the football pyramid and Maidstone held their own in the
01:44 first 20 minutes, negotiating well against a stronger and bigger opposition.
01:49 United's big moment came in first half added time when Jacob 'Berkeley' Adepong was tripped
01:53 in the box.
01:54 The referee pointed to the spot and Sam Corn stepped up for his club.
01:57 A confident smash put the Stones ahead going into the break and the upset was on.
02:03 Maidstone weathered a heavy second half pressure with Steve Evans making two changes to his
02:07 Stevenage 11 but the visitors just couldn't get past the stonewall defence of Lucas Cavagnari
02:13 in goal.
02:14 Jubilation at the Gallagher with hundreds of Maidstone fans storming the pitch to enjoy
02:18 the win with their club as they reached the fourth round for the first time.
02:23 "We did the work in pre-season with them and we set out today to make sure history was
02:33 made.
02:34 We told our players, I told the players before they came out today to enjoy every bit of
02:37 it, leave everything on the football pitch and have no regrets at the end of it.
02:42 But I told them there was one more step, there was one more step and we could cause an upset
02:46 today, a big one."
02:47 Meanwhile at Priestville, Gillingham didn't have quite the same luck against their Premier
02:51 League opposition Sheffield United.
02:54 Another Kent upset looked unlikely at half-time with Will Sula scoring twice to put the visitors
02:59 two goals up.
03:00 A near-miss header from Max Zemer almost brought Gillingham back into it before James McAtee
03:05 added a late double for a 4-0 scoreline.
03:07 "Probably a little bit disappointed with the goals we conceded today.
03:11 I wouldn't like to concede them in League 2.
03:13 We can always moan about goals, etc. but I think the boys will be disappointed as well
03:18 when I've mentioned that to them in the dressing room.
03:21 But Sheffield United, they're worthy winners and good luck to them in the next round."
03:25 Elsewhere and league action continued for Kent's sides with Ebbsfleet starting the new
03:29 year with a much-needed three points.
03:31 They beat Weldstone at Stonebridge, marking the relegation Threshingside's first clean
03:36 sheet in 26 games and their third win in 21 National League matches.
03:41 In the National League South, just Tunbridge won out of Kent's playing sides, beating
03:44 Weymouth 2-1.
03:46 Bottom sitters Dover lost out 2-0 to Truro City and Dartford levelled with Western Super
03:51 Mare with Gillingham loanee Matty McArthur making his scoring debut for the Darts.
03:56 And finally down in the Yidsmeum Premier, no winners this week with second-placed Chatham
04:00 Town failing to find an equaliser against Bognor Regis.
04:03 Folkestone found a draw with Wingate and Finchley and ten-manned Margate suffered a last-minute
04:08 own goal to deny them a point.
04:12 So what a result that was for Maidstone, through to the fourth round for the first time ever
04:17 in their history.
04:18 And we'll find out just after Invicta Sport comes off air this evening who it is they'll
04:23 be facing with the draw set to take place on the official Emirates FA Cup channels at
04:27 7.50.
04:28 Now earlier today I caught up with Maidstone manager George Ilakobi and started by asking
04:32 him what is going through his mind right now.
04:35 It's not about what's going through my head.
04:38 I'm quite calm, taking everything in, but more so what is going through everyone connected
04:45 to our football club, our players, our staff, our owners, my management team and also everyone
04:54 that worked tirelessly behind the scenes around this environment to ensure that Saturday was
05:00 a success.
05:01 We all know this is history.
05:05 We've created history.
05:08 My job now, obviously, there's a lot of distractions going on.
05:12 I can't begin to tell you how overwhelmed the messages I've had have been all over the
05:17 globe.
05:20 Messages from countless messages in the UK, from Africa, from the United States of America.
05:29 So there's lots of people that have reached out again from former bosses, former owners
05:37 that I've worked with, that I've been employed by in terms of when I was playing.
05:41 Everyone is so, so delighted for myself.
05:44 However, we have a game tomorrow.
05:46 I know the draw is in a couple of hours' time and fingers crossed we'll get that big tie
05:52 hopefully away from home that we all wish for.
05:55 I have to try and get everyone's feet back on the ground because we have an important
06:00 game against Dartford tomorrow night here at the Galaga Stadium.
06:04 Absolutely.
06:05 I was going to ask about that.
06:06 There's so much buzz around Maidstone at the moment and you're in really good league form
06:10 too.
06:11 Obviously, you know all about that.
06:13 How will this affect your league approach then?
06:15 Because it's got to put some fire in the bellies of your team if it wasn't already there.
06:21 Our approach has been one game at a time and we have to be realistic like you touched on
06:26 it.
06:27 Yes, we've had a fine first half of the season and now we're going into the second half of
06:32 the season.
06:35 The FA Cup is a fantastic, fantastic distraction to have as a football club.
06:41 The boss is never going to leave because we are in the fourth round for the first time
06:46 in the FA Cup.
06:48 You can't deny our players, you can't deny our supporters that feeling.
06:54 But also as a manager and the management team, we have to make sure we keep reminding our
07:00 players that the league is our bread and butter this season.
07:05 Anything on top of that is a bonus.
07:08 We have to be professional and we have to enjoy this occasion because it's important.
07:13 It comes tomorrow, we'll be focused and we'll be ready for the game against a good side
07:19 in Batford.
07:20 Of course, and you mentioned as well the occasion, it carries on tonight.
07:24 You're going to have your team around you and some fans as well, I believe, at the club
07:29 bar.
07:30 What do you hope for with the draw?
07:33 You said a big team would be great.
07:34 What about Wolves?
07:35 What about your former club?
07:37 I always have to lean towards Wolverhampton, Mondres as my former club.
07:46 I call that my second home.
07:48 But definitely, they are at the top of my wish list.
07:53 I can't speak for some of our players, I can't speak for some of our fans, I can't speak
07:58 for our owners.
07:59 I think if we can draw one of the big teams in the Premier League, that would be a befitting
08:07 tie for us, not disrespecting all the other teams that are obviously still in the fourth
08:13 round.
08:14 But if we can draw one of them, we're looking for the jackpot tie here, which is going to
08:20 help us financially massively.
08:24 I'm sure, but mostly it's to give our players that experience of going away and playing
08:29 against a Premier League club.
08:33 For them to be able to experience the feel and learn from that experience, which is why
08:41 I'm hoping it's a big one for us today.
08:44 So again, fingers crossed.
08:48 Fingers crossed indeed.
08:49 I think it's all eyes on that draw at 7.50 this evening.
08:53 Well, whatever happens, I wish you the best of luck in the next round and of course in
08:57 your league endeavours this week too.
08:59 Thank you so much for joining us, George.
09:01 Thanks for having me.
09:02 Thank you.
09:03 What a man, George Ilakobi there.
09:06 And if you were wondering, Maidstone have ball 30 in the draw this evening.
09:10 I'm sure football fans across Kent will be hoping for a draw against one of the big Premier
09:14 League teams.
09:15 But of course, it was commiserations for Gillingham this weekend too, with their FA Cup run ending
09:20 against Sheffield United.
09:22 With the tensions turning now to the January transfer window, I talked to David Garth from
09:26 the Gillingham FC Supporters Club today and I started by asking what he thought of Saturday's
09:31 loss.
09:32 Yeah, I think obviously we're all disappointed.
09:35 Everyone would like to go through to the next round.
09:39 Realistically, it was always going to be a bit of a long shot.
09:42 But the one thing that did impress a lot of people, I think, myself included, was the
09:48 style of football that we played was probably better than we played against these sort of
09:54 sides for a long, long time.
09:56 And it's quite important as well because that Cup exit marks the exit of all the Cups now.
10:01 It's just the league ahead of us.
10:04 What do you make of this kind of position you're in now going forward?
10:07 Two wins on the bounce in the league.
10:09 Where do we go from here?
10:10 Yeah, I mean, we're only one point off the playoffs at the moment.
10:16 So it's still a very realistic aim, I think, to go forward.
10:20 It's really a matter, I guess, of what's going to happen in the transfer market.
10:24 There's already lots of rumours and speculation about who may or may not be coming in.
10:29 But we all know the obvious problem here is scoring goals.
10:33 I mean, I think in the last three games we've had about 50 chances, which is pretty exceptional.
10:42 But we're only putting away one goal a game, if that really.
10:46 So we need to get somebody somewhere that's going to actually benefit from the amount
10:51 of chances that we get.
10:52 And of course, as you mentioned, they're so close to the playoff positions, don't want
10:56 to move too far away from it if points have to be lost.
10:59 Thank you very much, David, for joining us.
11:01 You're very welcome.
11:02 Thank you.
11:03 Now, very shortly, it'll be time to head to a break.
11:06 But before we go, don't forget, you can keep up to date with all the latest Gillingham
11:10 FC news by reading Kent Online.
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11:34 alert for you to sign up to as well.
11:36 Now, I'm sure lots of you will be following Maidstone's journey throughout the rest of
11:40 the season in the National League South as well.
11:42 Now, we've reached halftime, which means it is time for a break.
11:45 But coming up, we'll be speaking with the organiser of a mass cycle ride in Tunbridge,
11:49 plus the man, the boy who has just returned from the British junior Open of Squash.
11:53 See you in a few minutes.
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15:08 Hello and welcome back to Invicta Sport
15:10 live on KMTV.
15:12 Now, next, over the Christmas period,
15:15 more than 150 cyclists
15:17 took to the streets of Tunbridge
15:19 to celebrate the method of active travel
15:21 and to encourage more people to take it up
15:23 as a form of commuting to school
15:25 or work. Earlier today, I spoke
15:27 to Alice Thomas, the organiser of the
15:29 Kittical Mass Cycle event about what
15:31 they aim to achieve.
15:33 Kittical Mass is a global movement,
15:35 so there have been over 400
15:37 Kittical Mass rides
15:39 across Europe and UK,
15:41 all with the sole goal
15:43 of promoting
15:45 safe cycling,
15:47 safe cycle infrastructure for children
15:49 and commuters alike,
15:51 to use cycling as a form
15:53 of transport from A to B.
15:55 And of course, we saw from all those
15:57 pictures and videos, lots of people enjoying
15:59 themselves, lots of smiles on faces.
16:01 So what did you find then with Tunbridge's
16:03 roads, about the usability
16:05 of the roads and any cycle lanes that were there?
16:07 Yeah, well,
16:09 Tunbridge,
16:11 it lends itself to being
16:13 a great place for more cycle
16:15 infrastructure. It's relatively flat,
16:17 it's already got
16:19 a couple of cycle routes
16:21 in and around the town,
16:23 but there definitely is
16:25 huge congestion on the high street,
16:27 so everybody
16:29 really enjoyed themselves. We had over
16:31 115 riders
16:33 join, which
16:35 was amazing, and they all enjoyed
16:37 themselves. It was great. We had young kids,
16:39 there were about two or three
16:41 on balanced bikes. We had older people
16:43 on their tricycles.
16:45 It was
16:47 a great event that brought the community together
16:49 and it just showed how many people really
16:51 enjoy cycling and would like
16:53 to cycle from A to B, and there'd be more
16:55 cycle routes in the town.
16:57 I think that's it, isn't it? You mentioned the young
16:59 children there, obviously it's called the Kiddercall Mass
17:01 Ride, so you had a lot of youngsters coming
17:03 out. What is it
17:05 about the safety in numbers,
17:07 having this big group all cycling together
17:09 that builds people's confidence for
17:11 maybe wanting to then go on and cycle on their own?
17:13 Yes, exactly.
17:15 So we had over 10
17:17 marshals
17:19 that helped with the ride
17:21 and it really gives all the kids
17:23 that confidence to ride together
17:25 because at the moment there isn't that
17:27 cycle infrastructure in place, so
17:29 the children don't necessarily have
17:31 the opportunity to cycle within a big group.
17:33 So it was great for them to come
17:35 together.
17:37 It just felt
17:39 quite powerful. Everyone
17:41 was just so happy, even all the
17:43 locals, the bus drivers were waving
17:45 and there is
17:47 definitely a huge
17:49 sort of anti-cyclist
17:51 movement.
17:53 There is a lot of negativity,
17:55 especially in the media around cycling
17:57 or cyclists, but
17:59 it was just an amazing event and it just
18:01 showed how many people do really
18:03 enjoy cycling and then also
18:05 it just gave people, even
18:07 pedestrians that were just walking on the side of the road
18:09 a big smile on their face. So it was
18:11 just a really positive event.
18:13 I think that's really interesting, what you
18:15 mentioned there about some of the negative sides of it.
18:17 I think that, we've spoken
18:19 about, we mentioned a few months ago
18:21 about people choosing to cycle,
18:23 whether it's to work or to school or just the
18:25 general commuting. I think there's
18:27 kind of, from what we found, there seems to be a bit
18:29 of a barrier, not with everyone, but between
18:31 people on kind of, maybe the
18:33 motorist side, maybe a minority
18:35 who see cyclists and
18:37 maybe because they haven't tried it out themselves
18:39 wouldn't understand
18:41 that maybe it is safe, it is
18:43 a really good benefit,
18:45 not just for yourself, for your health, but for
18:47 other people as well in terms of the environmental
18:49 benefits. What would your message be to
18:51 somebody who hasn't thought about cycling
18:53 and maybe 2024, New Year
18:55 and New Year's resolutions and everything
18:57 could maybe give it a go?
18:59 Definitely
19:01 it's never too late, whatever age
19:03 or ability you are,
19:05 you know, there's often
19:07 we think there's a lot of barriers, you know,
19:09 maybe in our mind or like physical barriers
19:11 but just get out there and do it.
19:13 There's many groups,
19:15 especially locally around Tunbridge,
19:17 whether you want to cycle
19:19 in a group,
19:21 whatever level you are, there's many groups
19:23 out there and I just think it's
19:25 a really great way to cycle from A to B
19:27 and it is safe.
19:29 One thing that's key is
19:31 getting to know the balance on the
19:33 bike, so, you know, if you aren't
19:35 too confident, then go to
19:37 where there are cycle lanes and just have
19:39 practice before you go on a road where you are
19:41 will be with traffic.
19:43 It's never too late to get out on the bike.
19:45 Never too late, absolutely. Alice,
19:47 thank you very much for that. Just before we go,
19:49 what are the plans moving forward?
19:51 Because I understand there might be something in the pipe work
19:53 for doing another critical mass ride,
19:55 maybe even more than 150 people could come along.
19:57 Yes, that's great.
19:59 Yes, so I do a lot of work with
20:01 the Tunbridge Bicycle user
20:03 group, they are doing another mass
20:05 ride for the A26
20:07 cycle route in the bid to
20:09 try and get that. It should be in
20:11 May or June, so
20:13 keep your eyes peeled on social media
20:15 for that ride. In terms of the
20:17 next steps for critical mass
20:19 in and around Tunbridge, we haven't
20:21 got a set date yet, so please follow us
20:23 on the Facebook
20:25 group, Tunbridge Critical Mass,
20:27 and we'll put updates on there for the
20:29 next ride. Absolutely, we'll all stay
20:31 tuned. Alice, thank you very much for joining us.
20:33 Thank you very much, thank you for having me.
20:35 And
20:37 finally, what did you get up to this
20:39 weekend? Maybe you watched some of the football,
20:41 took part in some local sport,
20:43 while our next guest from Dartford spent his
20:45 weekend representing England as
20:47 he competed in one of the most prestigious
20:49 international competitions
20:51 in his sport of squash.
20:53 Dylan Roberts has just returned from the
20:55 British Junior Open held in Birmingham,
20:57 where he competed in the boys under
20:59 17's category, and he joins me
21:01 on the line now to tell me all about it. Dylan,
21:03 thank you so much for joining us.
21:05 Welcome onto the programme. Now,
21:07 first of all, tell us, how did it all go
21:09 at the weekend?
21:11 So, the weekend,
21:13 it didn't go how I was hoping to go.
21:15 So, I was still quite tired
21:17 from the week before in America,
21:19 where I finished in the top 10.
21:21 This weekend,
21:23 in Birmingham, I came 20th,
21:25 so it wasn't too bad, but
21:27 I was hoping to do a bit better.
21:29 20th, that is fantastic
21:31 to hear, and obviously, as you say,
21:33 you do go around the
21:35 world competing. You do have quite
21:37 a busy schedule, and I understand before
21:39 you went into this competition,
21:41 you'd won the under 13's English
21:43 Junior Championship back in 2020.
21:45 So, what is your
21:47 kind of routine as you go into these tournaments?
21:49 Do you have a kind of usual
21:51 kind of... What's your kind of motions as you gear up
21:53 towards a tournament?
21:55 So, in the lead-up
21:57 to tournaments, I'll try and
21:59 play a lot of matches
22:01 just to build up my confidence
22:03 before the tournament. So, I'm going in there
22:05 feeling confident, feeling like
22:07 I'm going to do well, and then
22:09 a couple of days before,
22:11 I'll slow that down a bit
22:13 and take a day off,
22:15 maybe, so that my body
22:17 has time to relax, and then
22:19 we'll go into the tournament from there.
22:21 And, tell me, how was it
22:23 that you got into squash? Because it's not exactly
22:25 the most mainstream of sports,
22:27 but am I right in saying that your dad actually
22:29 played squash before you?
22:31 Yeah, so my dad
22:33 played squash around the corner from our house
22:35 at Bexley Park.
22:37 And I used to just go down there with him,
22:39 and then I'd try and get on court,
22:41 and he just got me really involved.
22:43 But, I mean, it's such a fast-paced
22:45 sport, and we just saw on the
22:47 screen there some clips, and it's really starting
22:49 to pick up some traction, because
22:51 it's actually going to be included in one of the next
22:53 Olympic Games. Not this year in Paris,
22:55 of course, but in the 2028
22:57 Los Angeles Games. So,
22:59 you're competing
23:01 in these junior competitions.
23:03 You're an Olympic hopeful now.
23:05 Is that the kind of dream for you?
23:07 Yeah, so that's always
23:09 been a dream from a young age, and now
23:11 that it's been put into the
23:13 LA 2028 Olympics,
23:15 that's going to be my goal
23:17 for the future. So,
23:19 that's what I'll be working towards in the next few years.
23:21 Absolutely.
23:23 And, I mean, it must give you
23:25 quite a boost as well to hear. I mean, it wasn't too
23:27 long ago that it was actually selected
23:29 as one of the Olympic sports for
23:31 2028. It must feel so good
23:33 as a player to have your
23:35 sport have such a boost, to hear
23:37 that more people are going to be interested in it.
23:39 Yeah, it's really good
23:41 to hear that the sport's getting a lot more recognition,
23:43 because it feels
23:45 recently like it hasn't been
23:47 heard enough
23:49 and watched enough, so it's been really good.
23:51 And you've heard a lot more
23:53 people talking about it, and hopefully it will get
23:55 a lot more funding into the sport as well.
23:57 Of course. Now, you,
23:59 as well as playing internationally, you must play
24:01 locally as well. What's the kind of scene
24:03 in Kent like?
24:05 So, the scene
24:07 in Kent is actually really good. The standard
24:09 is really high.
24:11 Recently, it's been improving.
24:13 We're trying to get a lot more juniors
24:15 involved in squash,
24:17 so that's where the
24:19 programme's at now. Oh, fantastic.
24:21 Now, I haven't played squash before,
24:23 I must admit. What would be your
24:25 advice to somebody who's trying it out? Because
24:27 it is very fast-paced, as we've already said.
24:29 It's not like playing tennis.
24:31 To
24:33 start with playing squash, I'd just say give it a
24:35 go, because it's a good way to...
24:37 It's a good workout, and it's
24:39 fun. You can socialise with other people.
24:41 So, just really give it a go.
24:43 Well, Dylan, maybe we'll have to come along
24:45 and meet you in person,
24:47 and then you can show us exactly how to do it.
24:49 Dylan, thank you very much for joining us. All the best
24:51 for the future.
24:53 Now, before we go this evening, we're going to take
24:57 a quick look at Action Replay.
24:59 It's the segment where you, the KMCV
25:01 viewers, send us in pictures of you taking
25:03 part in sport, wherever you are.
25:05 Today's Action Replay is a
25:07 shivering start as folks brave the
25:09 Boxing Day dip on the beaches of Folkestone,
25:11 Sheerness and Deel.
25:13 The annual event to raise money
25:15 for local charities features costume
25:17 dippers braving a five-stroke
25:19 wind challenge in waters as cold as
25:21 eight degrees, with some of dubious
25:23 sanity even completing the challenge.
25:25 Next up,
25:27 a previous guest of Invicta Sport
25:29 and British champion of big air
25:31 kite surfing, Jeremias Cuxma,
25:33 just achieved a new personal
25:35 best. Captured by
25:37 the Infinity Sport is the moment Jeremias
25:39 topped it.
25:41 And lastly,
25:43 we're not kidding when we say
25:45 the Kittical Mass Ride in
25:47 Tunbridge was a big success.
25:49 Unbothered by the dismal weather
25:51 and wet roads, these intrepid
25:53 cyclists rode a two-kilometre
25:55 circular route around Tunbridge with
25:57 pride and determination.
25:59 And from these smiles, they're more
26:01 than happy to ride any distance to
26:03 promote their mission to have an inclusive
26:05 space to cycle all.
26:07 Well, that's it for this week's Action Replay.
26:09 Don't forget it. It could be
26:11 you in next week's edition. Just send
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26:21 And just like those taking part in
26:23 the Mass Cycle Ride,
26:25 you can also appear in Action Replay
26:27 if you send in your clips to
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26:31 or to any of our social media
26:33 accounts. Now, that's it from full, that's
26:35 it full time on today's episode of
26:37 Invicta Sport. If you want more, you can watch
26:39 our website, kmtv.co.uk.
26:41 But for me, we'll have another episode on
26:43 Friday. I'll see you then. Bye-bye.
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