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No Dr Feelgood factor for Lewes
Jan. 28 | “”You have to have the rain before you can have the rainbow” In just 24 hours I would be walking along Santa Monica Pier in SoCal as us surfers know it, the sunshine on my face and the sand between my toes. You can’t beat a bit...
Last minute .com again
Jan. 26 | After the cup exploits last week against AFC Sudbury, it was back to earth with a very big bang, complete with a “Kiss Me Quick Hat” on Saturday as five second half goals sunk the Rooks at Margate. The journey back from a day out at the...
On the gravy train again – From New Eltham to New Pudsey
Jan. 22 | “Northern Steve loves gravy”…He held the T-Shirt aloft that I bought him for his birthday and chuckled a Northern laugh. My Brother-in-Law is not predictable – he is married after all to CMFS (Current Mrs Fuller’s Sister)...
The magic of the Alan Boon Cup
Jan. 19 | Deep down any football fan of a lower level team (and by lower level I mean anyone apart from Man City, Man Utd or Chelsea) wants to see their team play in a cup final – yes Arsenal and Liverpool fans I am also talking about you. We all say “who...
Duffed up
Jan. 15 | It is rare that I go to a game and do not whip out my camera or my phone to record the action but yesterday as the referee blew the final whistle at The Dripping Pan I realised that I hadn’t taken one picture. Not that there wasn’t any action...
500 Reasons to love football
Jan. 8 | If you have been living in North Korea recently then you will have missed the launch of 500 Reasons to Love Football back in December. The original brainchild of the genius of David Hartrick to celebrate those moments in the game that make you laugh...
Running up that hill
Jan. 3 | With the Lewes v Horsham game all done by 2pm, and my agreed ETA back at TBIR Towers 5.30pm I had a few options as to where I could lay my hat for the afternoon. My initial plan was the Kent derby between Landlords Sittingbourne and tenants Maidstone...
A Hornets sting in the tail
Jan. 2 | The world changed for Lewes FC in July 2011 when Brighton & Hove Albion moved into the American Express Community Stadium, located just one train stop or 4.7 miles from The Dripping Pan. We always knew that there would be an exodus of fans to the...
Terrors on the Northern Line
Jan. 2 | Don’t panic. The headline is not meant to scare anyone. It just sums up an evening of football in SM4. The Terrors in this instance refer to Tooting and Mitcham United, the Northern Line, well, that black tube line that runs down from Borough...
