ISTHMIAN PREMIER
By Jon Couch

CHATHAM Town will undoubtedly start among the favourites to win a first ever promotion to Step 2 – but first Chris Hake’s men must banish the memory of their playoff heartache.
The Chats were closest rivals to runaway champions Hornchurch last season and, after edging past Horsham on penalties in their playoff semi-final, were strongly fancied to get past Enfield Town in front of a sell-out 3,000 crowd at the Bauvill Stadium and earn a place in history.
The Towners, though, hadn’t read the script, winning 3-0, leaving Hake having t...