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Hake’s Chats have learned from woe of fine margins

Kevin Hake believes ‘fine margins’ have so far denied Chatham Town a historic rise to Step 2 – but is backing his Chats to wise up ahead of the new campaign.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 August 2026

By Jon Couch

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Kevin Hake believes ‘fine margins’ have so far denied Chatham Town a historic rise to Step 2 – but is backing his Chats to wise up ahead of the new campaign.
The Kent club have finished in the Isthmian Premier play-offs in two of the last three seasons, beaten in the final by Enfield Town in 2023-24, then edged out in last season’s semi-final by Billericay Town.
Now they are ready for their next assault and Hake believes the club’s previous near misses have only spurred his players on furt...

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