Rocks Review: Margate 3 Rocks 0 ... two more depart from squad

And the Rocks’ weekend didn’t get any better when it was revealed former skipper Ben Andrews and goalkeeper Nick Jordan were the latest two players to leave Nyewood Lane.

The game at Margate was in some doubt just hours before kick-off but the referee ruled the pitch playable - although the surface was very difficult for both sides.

With the Rocks still suffering from the hangover of sickness in the squad and on-going injuries, it was always going to be a difficult game and within the first minute, Margate nearly took the lead when Tommy Whitnell latched on to a defensive error - but his fierce shot was put over for a corner by Bognor keeper Nick Jordan.

The next ten minutes saw chances fall to both sides, but the home side opened the scoring on 15 minutes when Kezie Ibe slotted the ball into the net following a goalmouth melee.

Bognor responded and chances fell to both Terry Dodd and Harvey Whyte but with no end result - and in the 29th minute, Margate scored a spectacular second goal when Whitnell, who was proving a real handful for the away defence, managed to fire home with his back to the goal with a superb overhead kick.

Once again, Bognor did not lie down and tried to take the game to Margate and Whyte was causing problems for the home side.

The beginning of the second half saw Bognor really trying to reduce the arrears and a shot from Dan Kempson on 46 minutes went just wide .

The visitors forced three consecutive corners and Sam Pearce had an almost open goal but headed just over.

Margate responded with several chances of their own created by a midfield who were now dominating the game. Midway through the half, they also forced three corners on the trot and it was no real surprise when Whitnell got his second goal of the