#COYD - Come on You Dockers

Peacehaven 1 Newhaven 3, SCFL Premier Division match #20 Having worked hard to lead the league at the halfway stage of the season, the even harder work of staying there now begins. And with a number of teams – including Peacehaven – snapping at our heels, any slip-ups could prove costly. Having suffered a damaging defeat at Piddinghoe Avenue back at Easter, you can bet our local rivals would have been more than keen to shed some late Christmas misery on us this morning – and ensure that our time at the top of the league was fleeting.   Yet there seems to be a little more steeliness about the Dockers this season. Whereas last year, matches against the other front-runners proved to be out Achilles Heel, this time out results against the other top teams have been much improved. Yet Peacehaven away on Boxing Day, is as about as testing as it gets. A fast start was needed. A fast start is exactly what we got. In fact, as starts go, this was pretty much perfect. With just...

Eastbourne Town 1 Newhaven 2, SCFL Premier Division match #19 With Crowborough not in action yesterday, Newhaven headed to The Saffrons knowing that a victory over Eastbourne Town would put them top of the league at Christmas. They also knew they’d have to be at their best to secure those three-points, against an always competitive Eastbourne Town team. The match pitted the side with the best attacking record in the division – Newhaven with 53 goals – against the side with the joint-best defence – Town having conceded just 17 prior to kick-off, along with Peacehaven. Probably no great surprise then that much of the opening half of this match did somewhat resemble an attack vs defence drill. The Dockers started on the front foot, and almost made a perfect start when after only 15 seconds Lee Robinson’s effort bobbled just wide from a tight angle. On a tricky surface and up against a strong wind, Newhaven took the game to their hosts throughout the opening 25 minutes. Town’s go...