Hailsham Town 0 Newhaven FC 0, FA Vase First Qualifying Round What a difference a few days make! Earlier this week, I wrote a match report which waxed-lyrical about the joys of non-league football. Tuesday night’s FA Cup replay against Sheppey was everything you want from a match at this level. Two good teams going at each other. Loads of chances. An open game. Great entertainment. Even if, from my perspective, the result ultimately didn’t go the way I wanted it to. Today’s trip to Hailsham featured none of the above. It was dour. A 90-minute attack vs defence training drill. Virtually zero entertainment was on show. Very much a game to forget for the spectator. Even though, from my perspective, the result went the way I wanted it to. Things started off okay. Well, okay-ish. After Newhaven had got themselves into a couple of early dangerous positions without being able to produce a final ball, Hailsham went close to taking the lead. A long pass into the area found their strike...