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Hythe manager Clive Cook features in our latest edition of Beat the Pundit

It's time to get your predictions in for our latest installment of Beat the Pundit.

Clive Cook, manager of Bostik South Hythe, is in the hotseat this week. He's up against Mark Stokes from the KM sports desk, while Dover supporter Russell Poperepresents the fans.

It's three points for a correct scoreline and one point for the right outcome (win, lose or draw).

Hythe manager Clive Cook Picture: Paul Amos
Hythe manager Clive Cook Picture: Paul Amos

Last week saw Dartford supporter Gary Clark score five points to extend the fans' advantage at the top of the table.

Kent fans: 22 points
KOL sports desk: 11 points
Kent football managers: 10 points

This week's predictions are below, don't forget to join in using the comments section below with your own guesses.

Blackburn v Gillingham (League 1)

Clive Cook: There's lots going on at Gills right now and Bradley Dack will want to do well against his old club. Blackburn need to pick points up and I can't see anything other than a home win. 2-0

Mark Stokes: A week ago it would have been hard to see any result other than a comfortable Blackburn win, but the first Gills squad picked by caretaker boss Peter Taylor showed good resilience in Tuesday's goalless home draw with promotion chasing Scunthorpe so it could be tight at Ewood Park. 1-0

Russell Pope: Gills probably did the right thing in parting company with Ady Pennock after a torrid start to the season. Despite the departure of Pennock I still think Gills will struggle against a good Blackburn side, including former Gills player Bradley Dack. 2-0

Dover v Solihull Moors (National League)

CC: Dover are going very well at the moment. Considering how many players Chris Kinnear lost in the summer, he's done a great job in getting them gelled together. I think they'll be right in the mix at the end of the season. 3-0

MS: Dover have been a bit hit and miss at Crabble this season, with two wins, two draws and two defeats, but they were impressive in despatching Chester 4-0 in their last home league game and I can see Chris Kinnear's men wearing down struggling Solihull to keep up their early promotion challenge. 2-0

RP: Dover have started the season very well, surprising most. Over the last couple of seasons Dover's downfall has been losing the games seen as winnable, but the defence this season looks the strongest it has been in a while, coming up against a Solihull side who have struggled so far this season. 2-0

Folkestone Invicta v Aylesbury United (FA Cup third qualifying round)

CC: Neil Cugley had a few big losses in his squad but he's brought in some good players. Folkestone are always a hard team to beat because Cugs knows how to grind a result out. Ade Yusuff is playing particularly well up top and Joe Taylor's scoring so Invicta should go through. 3-1

MS:Folkestone are absolutely flying at the moment with nine successive wins in all competitions and should ease past their Evo-Stik South East opposition to reach the fourth qualifying round for the first time since 2007-08. 4-1

RP: Folkestone have looked decent so far this season, they've been scoring goals frequently, defensively they have conceded more goals than they would have liked but the firepower they have up front should see them over the line 3-1

Margate v Herne Bay (FA Cup third qualifying round)

CC: Herne Bay are going well and they've got nothing to lose. They can express themselves whereas it's a must-win game for Margate. I've watched Herne Bay, they're a good side and I like what they've done there. It'll be close and I wouldn't be surprised if Herne Bay nicked a draw. 2-1

MS: Bostik Premier Margate are unbeaten in eight and have quality all over the field but under joint bosses John Embery and Jermaine Darlington Bay have been one of the surprise packages in Bostik South this season so expect goals in the Kent tie of the round. 3-2

RP: Margate and Herne Bay have both had an on par season so far. Both teams have shown they are more than capable of putting the ball in the net. Margate have already got one over Herne Bay in the Cup this season winning 3-1, and I'm going to plump for the same result this time round. 3-1

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