MORE LEWES HUMOUR

OK, before I write anything sensible, first let's all laugh at Lewes (again)!

And praise the mighty Eastbourne Borough!

First, Eastbourne. Quarter Finals of the Sussex Senior Cup (the top trophy for Sussex teams) and Borough are at home to Crowborough Athletic - what should be a fairly risk-free game for Boro', as CA are threedivisions below them and not doing very well. Day before the game, due to financial problems, the manager and his assistant were sacked, and six first team players walked out. Any chance CA had, barring a miracle, was gone.

No miracles on the night - enough to say Eastbourne won 11-1, and the score did not flater them. If anything, it flattered Crowborough! Fair play, their 16 year old keeper didn't play badly at all, at a few of their players (shirts 4,9 and 11 especially) looked better than half-decent players, and the whole team, even when down by double figures, kept playing football, kept attacking and did not resort to fouls, cheating or give in to despair. But Borough were on song, and even a full strength CA side would have been badly mauled. As it was, Boro notched up a record winning margin for the club at senior level football, and a great day out was had by all.

Lewes were playing the same night in the FA Trophy, against a team from one division below, Lewes at home, and their visitors' being, at best, in rather indifferent form. Result? Well, Lewes were 3-1 up with ten minutes to play! A miracle of Biblical proportions indeed! Final score 3-3, Lewes have a reply at Histon (bye bye Lewes, the dream is dead for another year) and, best of all, the two late goals came from players Lewes sold in the close season! O, how one giggles whenever Lewes are mentioned. The words 'Lewes' and 'managerial ability' are rarely used in the same sentance, and when they are, the words 'lack of' are normally present as well!