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✍️ Maidstone United are delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Ryan Hanson from Dover Athletic.

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Too subtle?

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30 years old and fucking off to a club down the road …

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Katie McCabe is set to join Chelsea following her exit from Arsenal ➡️

The 30-year-old left Arsenal after her contract expired, having made 305 appearances during an 11-year spell ⚽️

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The @TheSpitfire account is locked again, so here's last night's report from Lord's - cricket fans would be doing us a huge favour by sharing this.
https://t.co/bxeXF1m9dG

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@Stones_Vietnam @ntnhan_017 @MUFCWomen @acerhelen Twitter is a young person's game.

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Our covers for the 2025-26 season by @ntnhan_017 of @MUFCWomen - images by @acerhelen and Steve Terrell.

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🚨Maidstone Attendances ⬇️ 15%!!🚨

I’ve noticed it, you’ve noticed it. The numbers confirm it. Maidstone United attendances for 2025/26 Men’s first-team games across all competitions has dropped by 15% Vs. 2024/25.

This is despite exactly the same number of games (25) being played there across all competitions.

Whilst there were 3 extra midweek games this year, 2 of these related to KSC cup games where lower attendances are expected anyway.

The stats (all comps):

Total Attendance: 4️⃣9️⃣,7️⃣9️⃣0️⃣
Avg Weekend: 1️⃣,9️⃣9️⃣2️⃣
Avg Midweek: 1️⃣,4️⃣3️⃣9️⃣
Highest: 3️⃣,3️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ (Worthing, NLS)
Lowest: 3️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ (Charlton U21’s, KSC)

For context, last year the total attendance across all games was 58,794 with average weekend attendances being 2,435.

For me, there’s a couple of reasons that could explain this decline.

1. The match day experience just isn’t what it was. The food outlets have changed. The smoking/non-smoking saga also caused huge upset (I don’t smoke for the record). Prices have gone up slightly.

2. Club vision. There isn’t one. We say playoffs every year and National League promotion and have the playing budget of a mid-table side. Fans are clearly no longer getting on board with that.

Hopefully some things can move over the summer to make sure we start getting the numbers we used to. Because on its day, the Gallagher can absolutely roar!!

COYS! 🖤💛

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- The Stones Quiz: Jurgen Dahmer on Counterfeit Stones
Anf finally The Back Page: We’ll be back.

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The @stevenwatt555 column: The play-offs were the minimum target.

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- Alex’s Corner: the end of the Elokobi era and what happens next by @justafan1m
PLUS: Saidou Khan could become champion of Tunisia?!

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For the final edition of the season.
- Craig’s List – Key players stay but 11 are released
- Bath Bombed: Stones get a Ken Loach ending at Twerton Park.

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For the final time this season. Edition 36 is, in the words of the immortal Murray Walker, GO! GO! GO!
https://t.co/EhkIXZBu7w
And on Adobe
https://t.co/Pq3ccWgBLj

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See you all at the friendlies ... or the cricket.

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Cover design, as always, by @ntnhan_017 of @Stones_Vietnam
Pictures by @acerhelen and Steve Terrell.

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And @paulfurst is our web legend.

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- The Stones Quiz: Jurgen Dahmer on Counterfeit Stones
Anf finally The Back Page: We’ll be back.

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The @stevenwatt555 column: The play-offs were the minimum target.

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- Alex’s Corner: the end of the Elokobi era and what happens next by @justafan1m
PLUS: Saidou Khan could become champion of Tunisia?!

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For the final edition of the season.
- Craig’s List – Key players stay but 11 are released
- Bath Bombed: Stones get a Ken Loach ending at Twerton Park.

[The Stones Back Page @StonesBackPage]

For the final time this season. Edition 36 is, in the words of the immortal Murray Walker, GO! GO! GO!
https://t.co/EhkIXZBu7w
And on Adobe
https://t.co/Pq3ccWgBLj