In praise of Harry Beck

Mar. 14 | Every day millions of Londoners see the imagination, creativity and genius of Harry Beck, yet few know who he is. Harry Beck created one of the most iconic images of London back in 1931 when, as an engineering draftsman in the signalling office at London...

We ate all the pies

Mar. 10 | Peters and Lee, Strawberries and Cream, Katie Price and anyone….Classic partnerships that all the family know and love.  For us blokes we could throw in the likes of Pamela and Anderson or Natalia and Velez (what do you mean who???  HER!)…but...

Revenge is a dish I’d rather not have to eat

Feb. 25 | The term “after the Lord Mayor’s show” could not be more apt this weekend as Lewes play their first home game in a month. On Tuesday night I followed proceedings in the Ryman League Cup semi-final, using the Twitter equivalent of the...

Who wants to win the cup anyway?

Feb. 23 | Saturday’s horrific home defeat to Cheltenham was a mortal blow for Dagenham & Redbridge as well as their fans.  However, like falling off a bike it is best to get straight back on it, and so our very own Brian Parish focused on the distraction...

Twenty one days of pain and frustration

Feb. 19 | Twenty one days ago the sun was shining. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky as Lewes kicked off against Canvey Island. Twenty four hours later I landed in Los Angeles to temperatures that would have had The Sun trumpeting as “Phew, what a scorcher”...

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...

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...

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...