29th May 2006. 7.00pm

Management duo Alan Walker and Lloyd Hume delivered the first of their promised summer transfer signings on Bank Holiday Monday when they secured the signature of central defender Errison Ahwan from Beckenham Town.

Alan Walker was delighted with his acquisition saying "We have signed an outstanding player in Errison. He is 26 years of age and supporters can expect to see a central defender in the mould of Mario Celaire."

"He is strong aerially and is very comfortable on the ball and prefers to play to feet rather than long. He is very similar physically to Mario, in that he is well over 6 feet tall and he also has immense physical presence."

Ahwan has played previously in the Isthmian League for both Croydon and Dulwich Hamlet. Stones fans may well recall that Errison scored for Beckenham Town at Bourne Park during the classic 4-3 Kent League Cup Quarter-Final last season when he rose to head home Becks' first goal.

The club has also arranged two further friendlies against Erith & Belvedere and Aveley. The revised programme is now:

Saturday July 15th vs Hythe Town (a) 3-00
Tuesday 18th July vs Thamesmead Town (a) 7-45
Saturday 22nd July vs Bournemouth (a) 3-00
Tuesday 25th July vs Erith & Belvedere (a) 7-45
Saturday 29th July vs Bly Spartans (a) 3-00
Monday 31st July vs Folkestone Invicta (a) 7-45
Thursday 3rd August vs Lordswood (a)
Saturday 5th August vs Beckenham Town (KL Challenge Shield at Bourne Park)
Saturday 12th August vs Aveley (a) 3-00

25th May 2006. 9.00am

New joint manager Alan Walker was able to confirm today that the Stones were in the hunt for two new signings which they hope to make an announcement on in the next 48 hours.

However, Walker would not be drawn on who Lloyd and himself were in negotiations with as a number of other clubs were also involved. Speaking today Walker said; "We have been concentrating on identifying players where we feel there are weaknesses in the current squad and these players will meet this criteria, but with other clubs interested, we are going to have to work hard to secure their signings."

"A big plus for us though is that all of last years squad have expressed a desire to stay with the club next season and we feel that as things stand we would certainly give a good account of ourselves next season. One thing for sure though is that with this years re-organisation, next years league will be a lot stronger and speaking to people in the league, there are a lot of clubs going for it next season and many clubs are throwing money into a promotion bid. We are not one of those clubs as we'll be looking to consolidate next season, but we too will be aiming as high as we can next season and with the squad we have already, I believe we can compete."

22nd May 2006. 9.00am

Maidstone United chairman Paul Bowden-Brown has announced that Alan Walker and Lloyd Hume will jointly manage the first team next season.

Lloyd Hume has been in charge of the team for two seasons, with Alan Walker overseeing coaching duties. By joining forces Paul Bowden-Brown believes it will offer the newly promoted team the best possible start: "They are both talented individuals and work together really well. By combining their strengths I think it will offer real leadership to the players as they face the challenge of a higher league."

Alan Walker commented: "Lloyd and I have worked together for many years and are totally committed to Maidstone United Football Club, as are all the coaching staff. It's going to be an exciting season for everyone at the club and as a champion side I hope we'll hit the ground running and make our mark in the league."

Lloyd Hume added: "Consolidation is what we will be looking for in this our first season and a mid table finish would be OK. Although in saying that, our personal expectations will always be to win whatever league we are competing in."

Maidstone United won the league and cup double last season and have secured promotion to the Ryman League Division One South. Next season there will be a host of mouth-watering local derbies against Ashford Town, Chatham Town, Cray Wanderers, Dartford, Dover Athletic and Sittingbourne.

21st May 2006. 4.00pm

Stones were able to today announce their pre-season programme ahead of their debut season in the Rymans League. The fixtures are as follows:

Saturday July 15th vs Hythe Town (a) 3-00
Tuesday 18th July vs Thamesmead Town (a) 7-45
Saturday 22nd July vs Bournemouth (a) 3-00
Saturday 29th July vs Bly Spartans (a) 3-00
Monday 31st July vs Folkestone Invicta (a) 7-45
Thursday 3rd August vs Lordswood (a)
Saturday 5th August vs Beckenham Town (KL Challenge Shield)

It has also been confirmed that the Isthmian League Season begins 19th August.

11th May 2006. 9.00pm

Stones found out who their opponents will be next season as the Ryman league announced it's constitution for next season.

The league which will be known as The Ryman League Division 1 South will see no less than 6 all Kent League derbies for the Stones with perhaps the biggest game likely to be against Dover Athletic. The constitution lines up as follows:-

Ashford Town (Kent)
Burgess Hill Town
Chatham Town
Corinthian Casuals
Cray Wanderers
Croydon Athletic
Dartford
Dover Athletic
Dulwich Hamlet
Fleet Town
Godalming Town
Hastings United
Horsham YMCA
Kingstonian
Leatherhead
Maidstone United
Metropolitan Police
Molesey
Sittingbourne
Tooting & Mitcham United
Walton Casuals
Whyteleafe

Meanwhile, the club will soon be announcing it's pre-season programme although one date is conformed as 5th August which is the Kent League Charity Shield. The game is usually between the Kent League Champions and the League Cup winners, but with the Stones having done the double this season, the opponents will be the League runners-up Beckenham Town.

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