Gaz Hake

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PLAYER OF THE MONTH ⚽️ It’s that time again to choose your standout player across March! 👀 👉 strawpoll.com/XmZRQkpXLgd 🔴⚪️⚫️ #UpTheChats

GOAL OF THE MONTH ⚽️ Some great strikes across March — but which one is your favourite? Voting closes soon! 👉 strawpoll.com/GJn44RPebnz 🔴⚪️⚫️ #UpTheChats

⚽️ Boys & Girls Youth Cup 2026 ⚽️ Spaces are filling FAST for this summer’s Youth Cup at the Bauvill Stadium — don’t miss out! 🔥 9v9 format 🏟 Hosted at the Bauvill Stadium 💷 Just £60 per team Get your team involved for a brilliant day of football, competition and atmosphere! 👇 Secure your spot now: form.jotform.com/260072324289052 ⏳ Limited spaces remaining — once they’re gone, they’re gone!

Another @KentOnlineSport TOTW appearance for Nathan Harvey — who produced an outstanding save in the dying moments on Saturday to earn a fifth successive clean sheet in the @IsthmianLeague! 🧤 🔴⚪️⚫️ #UpTheChats

The next home game is just around the corner👀 The Chats take on Aveley Football Club at the Bauvill on the Bank holiday weekend! 👊🏼 You can purchase your tickets NOW online: 🎟️ shorturl.at/Y6zTb 🔴⚪️⚫️ #UpTheChats

It’s a big night ahead for Chatham’s own Moses Itauma, who takes on Jermaine Franklin this evening. 💥 Wishing you all the very best in the ring tonight — everybody at the club is behind you 👊 Go and do your thing 🥊

HE’S DONE IT! 🥊🔥 Massive congratulations to Moses Itauma on a huge win tonight — Chatham is proud of you 👏 A top performance and another statement made. 🫡

How to Watch? Want to catch Moses Itauma in action tonight? 🥊 Watch live here 👉 dazn.com/en-GB/p/boxing Don’t miss it — get behind our local Chatham boy. 🇾🇪👊

Another great win for Moses Itauma tonight. One step closer to being Medway’s World Heavyweight Champion #ProudToBeMedway

A huge congratulations to our work experience students this week, who completed their FA Playmakers awards with the club! Bright future ahead for them all 👏

CTFC COMMUNITY HOUR! 📍 West Drive, Davis Estate Community Centre + surrounding areas 🕛 Meet 12:15pm | Equipment provided Helping keep our community clean & welcoming + complimentary tickets to hand out! 📧 community@chathamtownfc.com We want you to join us 🫵

CHATS COMMUNITY HOUR 🙌 This week we were out on the Davis Estate, helping keep the local area clean and welcoming, while also handing out complimentary tickets to residents 🎟️ A big thank you to all the local businesses who supported us by displaying our April fixtures leaflets — your backing makes a real difference in helping us connect with the community 🤝 We’re proud to play our part ❤️ Stay tuned for where we’re going next — and a huge thank you to those who have joined us with this initiative so far. If you’d like to join us next week, email: 📧 community@chathamtownfc.com 🔴⚪️⚫️ #UpTheChats

😆 Did I? Nobody got paid at step 6? If you believe that, I can’t help you. And let’s not limit it to the playing budget. Did Haringey Borough provide the pitch for free? And then Tilbury? And then Bowers? And who paid for the marketing? The recording equipment, cameras and microphones? The merchandise? Coaching staff. Medical staff. Stewarding. Software, hardware. Training facilities. Kit. Equipment. Transport. Catering. I could go on. If you think anyone in the Eastern Counties Division One South had a bigger club budget than Hashtag United did in 2018, I’m afraid you’re mistaken. In fact, I’d be pretty confident in arguing that point all the way up to around 2023/2024. And good for them too. Dream big. Why not? But don’t then patronise the non league community by saying things like ‘Football's governance is lacking’ and ‘the finances are unsustainable at every level’ and ‘football has been sold to the highest bidder’ and ‘football is broken’. You broke it! Hashtag inflated the market time and time again, to the detriment of every other club, up and down the pyramid. So spare me the pity. There was no marketing campaign or budget? I’m calling bullsh?t.

Absolutely pathetic. Opening statement says there was no budget that drew people in. I watched you play Step 6 football with players capable of playing step 3/4, blasting teams for fun and making a mockery of clubs that have been establised for over 100 years. Promotion after promotion, all as a result of having more cash than anyone else and turning non league footballers into martyrs, pimping themselves out to the highest bidder. And now you talk about not being able to compete with clubs on a budget. There are hundreds of clubs up and down the country, many with years and years of history, and crucially, an actual home ground. But they are repeatedly shunned for the sake of £50 and the chance to play football in someone else's home ground. And until the FA do something about all of the "new" clubs flocking into non league football with just a wide eyed owner and a YouTube handle, with no ground, no following, no history and no proper plan for sustainability, we will keep seeing it happen over and over and over again. Zero sympathy from me. Sorry.

Congratulations to Simon Cooper, who was awarded MOTM by tonight’s matchday sponsors, L&S Carpentry. 👏 🔴⚪️⚫️ #UpTheChats

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A huge congratulations to Nile Ranger, who was awarded MOTM by our matchday sponsors, Smoothflow! 👏 🔴⚪️⚫️ #UpTheChats

🫵 Join the Chats Community Hour Following the success of the past two weeks, we’re proud to be out in the community every Thursday giving something back where it matters most. Players, club staff, Academy students and volunteers are coming together to make a positive difference across our town — and we want you to be part of it. This week, a big thank you to Arriva for joining us and supporting the initiative. Together we’re tackling real community challenges — from litter picking and street clean-ups to projects that help improve local spaces for everyone. So far, the Chats Community Hour has made an impact across Kitchener Avenue, the White Road Estate, Bournville Avenue, Palmerston Park and Magpie Hall Road — and we’re only just getting started. Whether you’re looking to get active, give something back, or represent your business in a positive way, come and join us on a Thursday. The more people involved, the bigger the difference we can make together. Contact us: community@chathamtownfc.com Where should we visit next? Let us know. 📍 Next location announced soon 🤝 Volunteers and local businesses welcome One Club. One Town. One Hour. ❤️

A huge congratulations to our U15 Chats boys who lifted the @KentFA Merit Under-15 Plate Trophy — defeating Larkfield & New Hythe on penalties. 🏆👏 Future is bright 💫 🔴⚪️⚫️ #UpTheChats

TOTW 🌟 Congratulations to Reece Butler, who features in the @KentOnlineSport Team of the Week following his goal and clean sheet v Hashtag this weekend! 🤝 🔴⚪️⚫️ #UpTheChats