Our reserves recorded a great win on Saturday beating Hailsham reserves 2-1 at the Caburn. A lot has been said about our reserves this season and I hear that it wasn’t too pretty in this hard fought battle - who cares a? - I don’t care how we did it to be honest. We moved 3 points closer to safety and although it’s a long way to go, it was a move in the right direction. Well done to all involved especially Neil and Geoff who have not had it too easy of late.
Our first team travelled to Surrey (Sussex County League? I’ve never understood that one) and we met a Redhill side now managed by John Crumplin, the ex Ringmer manager. John strikes me as a manager who desires football management at a higher level - hardly surprising when you consider his playing experience I guess. The Redhill side is geared up to have great pace - particularly up top. We lost the game 2-1 and not actually due to their pace as we matched them in every department. I think a draw would have been a fair result but because of a defender unfortunately losing his footing a draw was not to be.
The Ringmer haters (in particular the train spotters on the Nonuthin Forum), will tell you we’ve won 3 from 10 but if you look at the statistics you’ll see that all teams are winning and losing hence our league position which is now third from top. Lets not forget too we don’t pay wages either - yeah we pay expenses but the majority of players could play for clubs and earn wages but they choose to stay with us. I hear of one County League side playing £300 a week for one player and I’m reliably informed that the average County league weekly budget is £700 a week now. Incredible huh? I spoke with one manager recently and he commented that he was disgusted that at the end of a game (which they lost) he’d have to pay his players when quite clearly he felt that his players weren’t worth the big money being paid.
There’s two training sessions this week. On Tuesday night 7.30 till 9pm at Falmer for a workout then on Thursday night at the club. It may well be a training game again, we’ll see.
Next Saturday our front side play Wick who will come to the Caburn having lost to us earlier in the season. 3 points in this one could see us move back to top place and yes, it would mean 3 points closer to safety too (yawn).
Our ressies travel to Arundel to play the Sussex Int Cup game postponed from a few weeks ago.
See you all on Tuesday night.
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