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ran to woods ADRUNKranfor thewoods inthe middle of the night when he was caught at thewheel of a transit van in a caravan park nearMaidstone, a court heard. JohnCasey (41), of PelicanCourt
was challengedbypolice at 2.45am on January 4, afterdriving at speed in theAllington area andemerging fromthe 2020 business park. Officers activatedblue lights and
sirens but Casey drove on to a car- avan site in Coldharbour Lane. Maidstonemagistrates heard he
triedto run intowoods butwasde- tainedbypolice.He refusedto give a breath sample and screamed: “I amnot giving you f*** all.” He later recorded a reading of
43mg, the legal limit being 35. Casey apologised for being “stu-
pid”, and chairman of the bench, Nigel Cox replied: “You’re dead right there.” Mr Cox asked Casey how he
wouldbe affected by a fine and12- month ban, andCasey admittedhe did not like public transport. He said he did not work but
“helps outwith the family”. Casey was given a 12-month driving ban and a £265 fine.
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Still returns to Stones to keep teamin league
RELEGATION- threatened Maidstone United has turned to an old friend in its time of crisis. Former Stones boss John Still
(right) has come out of retirement with an 18-month deal asHead of Football, andwill be in charge for the crunch match against Leyton Orient thisweekend. Mr Still (68), retired from the
game last month after leaving Barnet FC, but senior manage- ment at Maidstone persuaded himto take on the challenge of re- taining the club’s position in the highest tier of non-league English football. Hewas theman in charge of the
Stones when they briefly entered the football league 30 years ago. His career spanned more than
40 years, 2,000 matches and he haswon theNational League title a record three times – firstly with Maidstone and then with Dagen- ham (2007) and Luton Town (2014).
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Williams said: “I am absolutely delighted that John has agreed to join us. He’s one of the bestman- agers to ever grace the non-league game and his record speaks for it- self. “For those who followed the
Stones in the 80s, John’s place in our club’s history is assured and nowa newgeneration of our sup- porters will get to see the enthu- siasm, passion and skill this man has for the game.” JoiningMr Still at theGallagher
StadiumisHakanHeyrettin,who will be the first teamcoach. The pair worked together at
Luton Town for two and a half seasons, during the timewhen the Hatters secured promotion back into the Football League in 2014. A midfielder in his playing
days, Mr Heyrettin has spells at clubs including Barnet, Cam- bridge United and Wycombe Wanderers. He moved into man- agement in 2003 and, either side of his time at Luton, managed at WalthamForest, Thurrock,Grays Athletic and Braintree Town. Completing themanagerial trio
is SimonWalton, who takes up a player/coach role within the new set-up.
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