Maidstone fan’s message to keeper proper earlier than FA Cup objective caught on digicam
One Maidstone fan’s cheeky message to Stevenage keeper Taye Ashby-Hammond was caught on digicam on Saturday.
Non-league Maidstone produced the shock of the third spherical as far as they dumped out League One outfit Stevenage out of the competitors. Sam Corne was the person of the second as he transformed from the spot to attain the one objective of the sport.
However, as Corne ran as much as take the penalty, one younger fan could possibly be heard shouting “Let it in, I’ll offer you a tenner,” within the route of Ashby-Hammond. And soccer followers liked the remark.
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“He is getting that tenner,” one fan joked. While a second replied: “What a win for Maidstone United. Delighted for them!”
“Shame individuals needed to sit by way of that Crystal Palace and Everton borefest on TV as a substitute of this,” a third pointed out. And another added: “This is what the fa cup is all about! As if this wasn’t chosen for TV!!!”
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Ex-Wolves star George Elokobi, who’s now within the Maidstone dugout, was over the moon with the win. And he advised BBC Radio Kent: “If you’d been through what I’d been, in terms of my life when I was growing up in Cameroon, then you’ll understand where my resilience comes from.
“I used to be backed by our house owners. Some individuals may need thought they had been loopy and there have been some combined feelings. Some individuals did not imagine I may do it as a result of I wasn’t the glamourous selection.
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“I had people coming up and abusing me by the dugouts. I took it and it hurt, but what I wanted to do was restore pride at the football club and identity – and make sure we rebuild as a club.
“It was good to see after all of the harm that occurred final season for our supporters, they deserve this right this moment and so they had been unimaginable.”
