Margate under-23s boss Salim Usman has urged the club’s prospective new manager to give his title-winning players more chances in the first-team squad. Gate’s under-23s clinched the Southern Counties East Development East crown with a 3-0 victory at Bearsted last Thursday. The senior team are set to start the 2024/25 campaign in Isthmian South East after relegation and Usman conceded: “The gap is closer now that we have been relegated. “Obviously, that’s not ideal for us as a club. But, hopefully, whoever takes over as first-team manager – and the board itself – think ‘Maybe we need to have a …
