Boss Steve King won’t get carried away at Deal – despite a near-perfect pre-season. The Hoops have won the first seven of their warm-up fixtures as they prepare for life in Isthmian South East. Deal were 3-1 victors at last term’s Southern Counties East Premier Division play-off finalists Corinthian at the weekend, as Wes Hennessey, Josh Vincent and Morgan Page found the target. King, whose team beat a young Gillingham XI 4-1 thanks to goals from Ben Chapman, Ashley Miller, Kayden Jefferys and Alex Smith last midweek, said: “Pre-season is pre-season, isn’t it? “You cannot read too much into it…
