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Rain men 25 Aug 2013 | 04:02 pm
At full time, a huge cheer went up from the 70 or so Lewes fans congregated behind the goal. The torrential rain had left us soaked but our spirit wasn't dampened. This was an excellent rear-guard per...
Daggers welcome the Football League new boys 25 Aug 2013 | 01:31 pm
The Daggers had been reasonably active in the transfer market over the summer. Not on the scale of £90+ million for one player, but there had definitely been a reasonable turnover of the playing staff...
It will Always Be Copenhagen 22 Aug 2013 | 04:44 am
My claim to fame for the evening is spotting Kim Milton Nielsen, the referee that sent Beckham off in the World Cup finals in 1998. Well, when I say, spotted, I meant Ivar spotted him after quite a fe...
A strange case of Mimi Labonq 21 Aug 2013 | 05:34 pm
It's games like these that make a successful season. The Lewes of old would have wilted in the setting sun, uneasy with the direct pressure the East Thurrock team put us under. But these days they are...
The Journey to Wembley starts at the pit face 20 Aug 2013 | 01:24 pm
Although Roofing have been to the second qualifying round of the FA Cup, as well as an FA Vase semi-final, it’s the ex-Hebburn contingent of co-manager Paul Bennett and the players who crossed South T...
I’m alright Jack(s) 18 Aug 2013 | 01:11 am
But that was then, and this is now. Saturday. Match day. And I was back in Lewes. Did it miss me? Of course not. 516 hearty souls saw the game on Tuesday night, just 5 supporters short of the best cro...
To get the Dream you need a sleep 17 Aug 2013 | 04:12 pm
The winners of tonight's tie would face the daunting trip to the winners of the tie taking place 20-odd miles up the A10 between Hoddesdon Town and St Margretsbury. There are no easy games at this lev...
Coming soon…may I introduce you to The Football Tourist 16 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
Two years worth of travels around Europe (and let's not forget our cousins in the United States of America) condensed into 20 chapters of disaster, strange and mysterious characters and the odd footba...
Ade-ous Essex 11 Aug 2013 | 01:49 am
Ninth place!!!! A 100% record and all we get is ninth place. Welcome to the ridiculous world of opening day league tables. Let;s not take anything away from the Rooks today. An opening day win, away t...
Ocho Santos… 4 Aug 2013 | 01:49 am
The only thing that made me a bit nervous about booking this one would be what kind of team Barcelona would be fielding. With those that appeared for the Spanish national team in the recent Confederat...