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Recorded after the historic FA Cup Fifth Round tie with Coventry City, the Stones Aged Podcast returns.
Special Guest: George Fowler
We discuss:
- The Stones' amazing FA Cup achievement
- George Fowler's cup highlights
- Fowler face masks and Nando's
- Player superstitions
- Ticketing for future big games
- How the FA Cup run should boost investment and ambition
- Time to focus on the League
Join host Steve Hemsley with panel guests Tony Lawless and Emily Knowles.
Don't forget to tune into all our podcasts.
The Original Podcast By And For Fans Of Maidstone United
It wasn't a dream - it really happened.
In this special Stones Aged podcast we digest what happened at Portman Road and relive that amazing day.
Join host Steve Hemsley and co-presenters Brian Wakefield and Tony Lawless alongside special guest, Maidstone Captain Gavin Hoyte.
We also chat to Seb Brown from the Ipswich Town podcast Blue Monday about this incredible FA Cup result.
The Original Podcast By And For Fans Of Maidstone United
Join player Sam Bone, co-owner Oliver Ash and podcast host Steve Hemsley, with Brian Wakefield and Tony Lawless as they discuss Maidstone United's magical FA Cup journey.
- How the players, directors and fans felt during and after the Stevenage Third Round Tie
- Looking ahead to Ipswich and reaction to the draw
- How the clubs are connected
- What might be...dare to dream
Tune in now.
The Original Podcast By And For Fans Of Maidstone United
Always a Stones fan first and club executive second, Bill Williams joins the Stones Aged Podcast to discuss the club's hopes for the 2023/24 season.
He tells us about:
- The new recruitment 'panel' set-up to find the best players
- His relationship with Big George
- How his role is changing at the club and his replacement at the top table
- What kind of players he wants to see at the Stones
- The search for a striker and goalkeeper
- Ground improvements
- His own managerial journey over the years
- ....how sad he is about our relegation and what went wrong
Join Bill with hosts Steve Hemsley and Brian Wakefield.
The Original Podcast By And For Fans Of Maidstone United
The Stones have had a dreadful season - so what went wrong?
In the latest Stones Aged podcast, co-owner Oliver Ash gives his take on this season and next following a club management meeting this week.
Some exclusive news re:
- New management panel to improve player recruitment
- News on ticket prices for next season
- Next season's playing budget
Oliver also responds to the club's critics relating to the Stones' ambition, the appointment of George as manager and he accepts that the club has been poor at communicating with fans this season and promises that this will improve.
Also, why did the takeover fall through and why is there no food for home fans at the Genco end?
Tune in now.
The Original Podcast By And For Fans Of Maidstone United
It's all change at Maidstone United and the Stones Aged Podcast returns with an insightful chat about the club's latest big announcements.
- Thanks and goodbye to Hak
- Welcome Alan Manchett
- The future for Terry and Oliver
- Thoughts on the rest of the season
- Good luck Big George
On the panel this month are Brian Wakefield, Tony Lawless and Fred Atkins.
Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley
The Original Podcast By And For Fans Of Maidstone United
So good to get our midfielder Sam Corne on the latest Stones Aged Podcast.
He chats about:
- The season so far
- The hair products that make his barnet so magnificent
- When Chelsea and Millwall came knocking
- His message to the fans
- Why golf is a passion and why Regan is a bandit on the fairways
- Goal targets
- Being involved with England 'C'
Join Ruth Pettifer, Brian Wakefield and host Steve Hemsley.
Joining the panel on the September Stones Aged Podcast (dedicated to the retiring Stones Legend Alex Flisher) is the delightful Jerome Binnom-Williams.
This is a fun one as he discusses:
- How joining the Stones restored his confidence
- How he hopes to be back on the field within weeks
- That celebration at Hemel last season
- Why he doesn't want to leave The Stones
- His "dangerous" love of crisps
- Why you must choose your pizza carefully
- His love of Rascal Socks
- The time Hak and Terry thought he was having a panic attack in the changing room when he was doing his breathing exercises
- Why dancing is a passion and how Luque convinced him to go Spanish with his playlist
- Who is the best (and worst) dressed Stones player (in his opinion)
- Why despite being born withing touching distance of Selhurst Park, he is an Arsenal fan!
Join Jerome and The Stones Aged podcast panel of Tony Lawless, Paul Pettet and Ruth Pettifer, plus host Steve Hemsley.
Join the hundreds of Maidstone United fans who already tune into the hugely-popular Stones Aged podcast.
On this latest episode we are delighted to be joined by midfielder Regan Booty. He discusses:
- Those sendings off last season
- Living with Luque and the Spanish God's legendary paella
- His career at Huddersfield Town, Aldershot and Notts County
- Who is the new dressing room DJ now Michael Phillips has left
- His connection with the BBC's Last of The Summer Wine
- Why he prefers golf to gaming
- Who is in charge of collecting the players' fines which pay for the Xmas party
- Why he wants to take the penalties
- How the role of the holding midfielder is under-appreciated in football
Join Regan and our panel of Brian Wakefield, Tony Lawless and Paul Pettet in another entertaining Stones Aged Podcast.
Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley
In the first Stones Aged Podcast of the 2022/23 season we are joined by Maidstone United co-owner Oliver Ash.
He talks openly about:
- The challenges the club faces this season in the National League
- The need for realism
- Managing fans' expectations
- Club budgets
- The need for more financial investment
- Why the National League is known as the Division From Hell when it comes to money
- Essential ground improvements only this season
- The on-going segregation dilemma
- Why the Stones struggle to get glamour friendlies
Also, our panel members give their own predictions for the season and their views on the new squad.
Host Steve Hemsley is joined by Tony Lawless, Jon Crowther and Paul Pettet
In the April Stones Aged Podcast we are joined by super Jack Barham who discusses:
- The buzz of scoring hattricks
- How pleased he was to prove Dartford wrong
- How he started his career as a right back!
- Being National South Player of the Month
- Will he stay or will he go at the end of the season?
- Being a new dad
- Hopes for the rest of this season
- His ambitions to play in the Football League
Join host Brian Wakefield and Tony Lawless and Ruth Pettifer for another podcast talking all things Maidstone United.
In the latest Stones Aged podcast we talk in depth to Stones' leading scorer and Spanish magician Joan Luque.
He chats about:
- His career at Maidstone
- His experiences playing in the Football League
- Living with Regan Booty
- Who's winning the players' Formula One computer game championship
We are also joined on the podcast by Stones' match reporter Ruth Pettifer and discuss with her what it has been like writing about the Stones for almost 20 years.
She is joined by regular guests Tony Lawless and Brian Wakefield.
Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley
After some time away the Stones Aged Podcast team return to discuss the season so far and have a fun chat with Stones living legend Joe Ellul, recently named National League South player-of-the-month for January.
Joe reveals:
- How he almost played against England at Wembley in a Full International
- How he fell out with the one and only Harry Wheeler
- The time he scored 29 goals in a season - playing as a striker
- How gutted he was when Jake Gallagher left the club
- What really happened in the Stones' dressing room when they heard 'that' Luke Jenkins interview before the Tonbridge game
The Podcast team also discuss:
- The season so far
- Hak bringing back the feelgood factor
- Ground improvements
- The need to strengthen the squad
Join host Steve Hemsley with Tony Lawless, John Bunyard, Brian Wakefield and newbie Paul Pettet.
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.
Great to see our co-owners Terry Casey and Oliver Ash behind the goal with the Stones' Barmy Army at Chelmsford.
Stones Aged Podcast host Steve Hemsley caught up with the Dynamic Duo after the 2-1 win.
In the latest Stones Aged podcast, sponsored by Mango Creative, we talk in-depth to co-owner Oliver Ash. We ask the tough questions and find out more about one half of the Stones' Dynamic Duo.
You will appreciate his honesty and passion for the Stones.
We discuss:
- How he and Terry will move on if the right investor comes along
- Does he regret the Board’s decision to sack Jay Saunders?
- Does he regret appointing Harry Wheeler? How did Harry end up with the job and who was the board’s first choice
- How ambitious is he for the club?
- Ground expansion plans
- Where communication with the fans has not always been great
- This season’s budget. Higher or Lower?
- What has been Oliver’s favourite period with the Stones?
- The on-going ELF 3g battle
- The NL funding scandal and why he thinks the NL should be scrapped altogether
- …and how it all began when he met Paul Bowden-Brown and how he met Terry Casey
Tune in today to this must-listen interview.
In the latest Stones Aged podcast, sponsored by Mango Creative, we have a fun chat with Stones legend Alex Flisher.
We discuss:
- His time at Maidstone
- Why he really left
- THAT injury
- The team spirit as the Stones climbed the leagues. Who was the Stones' very own Dermot O'Leary in the changing room?
- How missing an open goal possibly cost him a move to the Gills
- The secrets of the long throw
There is even a short Flish Quiz.
Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley with regular guests Tony Lawless and John Bunyard.
(apologies for some of the sound quality as Flish's microphone was not fantastic)
Enjoy!
Forget Meghan and Oprah, if you listen to one in-depth interview this year it must be our podcast chat with Stones legend Jay Saunders.
The former manager opens his heart as he talks about his time at Maidstone United and how he was gutted when he was sacked.
He talks with honesty and passion about:
- What happened on the day he lost his job with the Stones
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Why The Stones remain so close to his heart
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How tough it was in the National League Premier
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Why he would still love to take the Stones into the Football League
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His relationship with the Board
- How he felt when Harry Wheeler was appointed and what happened when he and Harry met at the Bromley game
- How he became manager in the first place and his great relationship with Bill Williams
- Moving from playing to managing
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His favourite games in charge and the best players he signed?
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The truth behind the Macclesfield job
And we ask the big question: would he like to come back one day?
Tune in!
In the second Stones Aged podcast, sponsored by Mango Creative, we are joined by guest fans from Dover and Dartford.
Matt Gerrard, from Radio Kent and The Kent Nonleague Podcast, talks Dover and the Stones, while Gavin Smith brings a Dartford FC perspective.
They join presenter Steve Hemsley and Stones fans Brian Wakefield and Tony Lawless to discuss:
- The end of the NLS and NLN mini league adventure
- What next for Dover and the 'marmite' character of Whites chief Jim Parmenter
- Next season and the need for more local players
- Local rivalries and previous local derbies
- Segregation in the NLS - should it stop?
- Why the Maidstone manager's job is perceived as the most sought-after gaffer job in Kent
We also mention Tonbridge, Ebbsfleet, Welling and even our friends over Blue Bell Hill.
Tune in and enjoy.
It's been a long time coming but finally a podcast for the fans by the fans.
Hosted by Steve Hemsley, our fan panel comprises supporters who have been watching the Stones for decades:
John Bunyard - Curator of the Maidstone: United in Football exhibition
Tony Lawless - a fan since the Seventies
Brian Wakefield - whose first match was Stones v Charlton in the late '70s.
Excellent knowledge and insight on being a Stones fan today, yesterday and tomorrow.
We discuss:
- Null and void
- Would this Stones side have got promoted anyway?
- Is the future part-time of full-time?
- Do we need more local players in a Stones shirt?
- 3G or not 3G - that is the question
Get your Stones fix.