Close, but not quite close enough. Words that adequately describe the Dockers’ 2021/22 campaign. Despite being in contention for a treble right up until the last week of March, Newhaven ultimately ended the season empty handed. Proof if it were ever needed that, in football, you don’t always get what you deserve. It says much for the strength of the Southern Combination Football League (SCFL) Premier Division that, despite losing only four league games all season, the Dockers still ended up 11 points behind eventual champions Littlehampton Town, and seven behind runners-up Saltdean United. It also says much for the spirit of the Newhaven squad that they were able to get this close to what were, it has to be said, two very good sides. Especially given the budgetary differences between the three teams! Absences to important players at key stages of the season (not always through injuries) didn’t help the Dockers in their trophy chase. Nor did their, shall we say, rather incons