Original sentence: By the time Maidstone United won the Conference again in 1989, automatic promotion and relegation had been introduced.In 1988 the Stones left their ground in Maidstone having sold the land on which it stood to MFI.Maidstone United was formed in 1897 and played in various Amateur leagues such as the Corinthian, Athenian and the Isthmian League.The ground was not considered large enough for League football, so they switched to ground-sharing with Dartford for their home matches.The next manager was former Blackpool and Northampton Town boss Graham Carr.They joined the Southern League, the major semi-professional league in southern England, in 1971/1972.This caused average attendances to fall from around 2,400 to 1,400
Edited sentence: By the time Maidstone United won the Conference again in 1989, the promised automatic promotion and relegation had been introduced.Carr favoured a direct approach to football,an idea which is usually accepted by football fans so long as it is successful - sadly for Carr, at Maidstone it wasn't, and ugly football combined with some poor results led to a rapid disenchantment on the part of the fans.In 1988 the Stones had left their ground in Maidstone having sold the land on which it stood to MFI; they switched to ground-sharing with Dartford for their home matches.Maidstone United was formed in 1897 and played in various Amateur leagues such as the Corinthian, Athenian and latterly the Isthmian League before joining the Southern League, the major semi-professional league in southern England, in 1971/1972.The next manager was former Blackpool and Northampton Town boss Graham Carr; he'd enjoyed some success at the Cobblers, winning promotion a few seasons before