Ashford are facing a big test in Danny Kedwell’s first league game as manager. The Nuts & Bolts open the Isthmian South East campaign at league new boys Erith Town on Saturday (3pm). The Dockers won promotion via the Southern Counties East Premier Division play-offs and also lifted the Challenge Cup and Kent Senior Trophy last season. It’s never easy opening against a newly-promoted side, while Adam Woodward’s men showed they mean business again by thumping Pagham 6-2 in the FA Cup extra preliminary round last weekend. “They’re on a high from promotion,” said Kedwell. “They’ve had a good pre-s…
