Moneyfields 0 - 1 Tanners

One-nil doesn't quite tell the full story. Leatherhead played without the kind of fear that has previously allowed Moneyfields to bully us, and instead with a level of dominance and control that really ought to have produced three or four goals.

 

One thing I wasn't expecting on arrival was the club's new crèche set-up. Apparently, on matchdays you can drop off your ten-year-old and they'll be entertained with loudhailers and Anglo-Saxon language. Leatherhead, meanwhile, kept Moneyfields pinned back in their own half, so, like any under-10s match, the kids simply followed the ball. They tried watching from behind our goal, but were swiftly moved on by the stewards.

 

Then came the breakthrough. Breckon latched onto a clever through ball, broke free, and ran clear on goal. In strode their cocky number 6, who brought Breckon down in the box. He was the last man, but the referee decided — conveniently — that it was a genuine attempt to play the ball and only showed a yellow. Back came the kids to try to put off Hogan, but there was only one winner. 1-0.

 

Moments later, Kane got tangled in the box and Moneyfields' number 5 took exception. As he got up, he "accidentally" kneed Kane in the back of the head. The ref saw it and, despite us receiving a red card for less in the same fixture last year, let him off with a warning.

 

Dickson was a standout in the first half, but he picked up an injury late on. I worried we'd lose momentum, but Seb came in and did well. We went into half-time 1-0 up.

 

In the second half, the Moneyfields we know and love turned up. They hadn't had much chance to play-act while they were chasing the game, so they made up for it by screaming louder and rolling around more dramatically in the hope of forcing us into card trouble — and the ref lapped it up.

 

At one point, two of their defenders went down in a synchronised display of dying, and they must have been disappointed that only one yellow was issued. Meanwhile, Breckon was being manhandled every time the ball went up to him, but because he left the Oscar performances to Hollywood, he got nothing from the referee.

 

When we were allowed to play, Leatherhead dominated and missed chance after chance. Hogan could have added two more: first from a cross that found him alone in the box (and then again from the follow-up), and later from a shot that nearly dipped under the bar. But we couldn't find the second goal to give ourselves a vital cushion.

 

I don't remember seeing a board for added time in either half, so we were left guessing as Moneyfields rallied for a late equaliser. A cheer went up from some of the travelling support at news Westfield had conceded late, just as a cross dropped to number 5 alone in front of goal. Thankfully, he ballooned it over, and the referee blew shortly after, sparking wild celebrations behind the far goal.

 

A steward then came over to advise us we needed to stay inside until they dispersed the prepubescent ultras. It's happened to me before, but I was away at Steaua Bucharest over 20 years ago — so it was strange to have the same thing at a non-league match in Portsmouth. When we eventually left, they were still outside with flares, so the move felt somewhat futile.

 

Somehow, we got out of the ground alive and look forward to the trip to Raynes Park Vale on Tuesday…

Travelling Tanners

Three times we have played Moneyfields and three times we have lost. Everytime we, and the referee, get sucked into their perfectly executed game of the dark arts; and if they score, forget about it.  They will be flopping down all over the pitch.  Let's hope for better today when we travel down to Portsmouth to face our third place rivals.

We appear to be travelling in numbers, and the pub to be is the Jolly Taxpayer.

Kick off at 3pm.  Directions can be found here.  See you there!

Tanners 3 - 1 Egham

While sipping a pre-match drink, I was handed the team sheet and noticed something strange: the away team had been allowed to play in lime green while we were also in green and white. Talk turned to Manchester's grey-kit debacle at Southampton, but who would be the ones ruing this decision? Luckily, Leatherhead's own Ken Monkou, Neil Shipperley and Matt Le Tissier were on hand to make sure it wasn't us.

 

The opening 25 minutes were everything the vast majority of last Saturday's game wasn't: high tempo and ruthless. The opener came after just ten minutes when a penalty was awarded for handball. Harsh on the defender, who had his arm outstretched to break his fall as he dived to block the shot, but the ball struck it and the referee pointed to the spot. Hogan stepped up for his 21st goal of the season. 1-0.

 

Jacob Breckon hasn't been on the scoresheet much recently, so it was good to see him cleverly make room for himself inside the box and fire into the bottom corner on 16 minutes. Mark Waters made it three when he pounced on a loose ball at the far post and side-volleyed in from a tight angle just six minutes later. 3-0.

 

With 25 minutes gone, a group of home supporters started the chant: "Can we play you every week?" It was far too early for such gloating, and Egham scored on the break. IDIOTS! 3-1. That shook Leatherhead a bit, and we had to work hard to regain control and see the half out.

 

Despite only three minutes being indicated, the referee allowed an extra three or four before Egham finally sauntered out for the second half. They had the manner of a group about to undertake a 45-minute spell of gardening rather than a football match. It was as if they had decided to topple their king over and declare, and we gratefully accepted. The second half was not much of a spectacle. We only had two shots: one from Kane that went just wide, and a dipping free kick from Hogan.

 

On 60 minutes, the Egham 'keeper went down with the kind of mysterious cramp the league should keep an eye on. All too often, an opposition 'keeper collapses holding his leg to receive "treatment" while the rest of the team have an ad hoc coaching session and a drink, only to play on without so much as a limp.

 

Three points notched up, though, and now we prepare for the trip to Moneyfields on Saturday…

Egham are coming!

A big night for the Isthmian South Central as 1st plays 8th and 3rd plays 10th at home in a wonderful piece of footballing symmetry.

Our guests have been chugging along quite nicely, only losing to Westfield and Portchester this year.

Kick off at 7.45pm. See you there!

Tanners 2 - 1 Fareham

As was the case when we met in November, Leatherhead needed a last-gasp goal to take all three points against a bottom-of-the-table side.

 

There was something not quite right about Leatherhead's performance. For long spells it was flat and lacked the urgency needed to maintain our position at the top. We did force the Fareham defence — and their TikTok 'keeper — into a few saves in the first half, but we went in at 0-0.

 

The second half started in much the same way until we gifted Fareham their chance. Wheeler completely mishit a pass straight into a striker. It looked like we'd survived the initial scare, but the ball was eventually smashed into the top corner from a tight angle. Just two minutes into the half, and it was 0-1.

 

Leatherhead continued to huff and puff, but we still created chances. When Anas scored his winner in November, there was a touch of luck in how the ball got to him, and the same was true here. A hopeful through ball should have been cut out easily by two well-placed defenders, but they both left it to each other and Anas was allowed to run on. The TikTok 'keeper dived towards his 360-degree camera for likes, and Anas sent the ball the other way. 1-1.

 

In the first half, Wheeler was booked for politely enquiring why he wasn't allowed to play on after an offside decision. No Fareham player was booked for similar "discussions" with the ref about why Anas wasn't deemed offside.

 

Leatherhead still looked flat until about ten minutes to go, when Kane started to lift the side by the bootstraps. He drove us forward and raised the tempo as we searched for a winner. Someone from Moneyfields must have texted the Fareham bench to ask why the TikTok 'keeper hadn't gone down injured for no reason, and down he went to receive "treatment" with only a few minutes of normal time left.

 

We went into stoppage time, and the news that Westfield had conceded an equaliser looked like it might be a silver lining — until Gallagher broke down the right. His cross found Hogan and, despite a Leatherhead player being dangerously close to blocking the effort, he placed his shot into the side netting to send the home support crazy.

 

Fareham slumped to the floor. Their valiant effort to cling on for a point — one that would do little to change the course of their season — had come to an end, and we could head home still top. Three points secured, but we can't repeat a performance like that and expect to get away with it, especially with Egham coming on Tuesday and a trip to Moneyfields on Saturday…

Fareham are coming

Bottom-of-the-table Fareham come to The Grove today, like a slippery banana skin threatening to ruin the results of last weekend.

This team have previous with us, only losing in the last minute following a fortunate flick on by a newly introduced Fareham sub.

Kick off at 3pm. See you there!

Ascot 1 - 2 Tanners

"A place for everything, and everything in its place", as my mother used to say — and this was a well-balanced Leatherhead side, with the key players in the positions that cause (and limit) the most damage. Well, almost everyone: Waters was absent, so Paget stepped in and did a good job. Importantly, Anas was back and out wide, alongside Hogan.

 

As the players came out of the tunnel, someone shouted, "Keep it cool, Sonny," to our 'keeper, who turned and laughed. It lightened the mood, but it was a shadow of last year's game in terms of the home crowd. Their run of results has kept the floating supporters away, though those who were there were welcoming.

 

Initially, Ascot set themselves up to defend robustly at set pieces. Their number 2 decided Niran needed some manhandling and began a series of pushes and nudges. The ball came in, and number 2 was suddenly on his backside. He didn't try that again. It's good to have Niran back.

 

Leatherhead settled the nerves of the travelling support after just seven minutes. A cross was floated in and found Hogan unmarked in the middle, where he caressed the ball into the side netting. 1-0.

 

The second goal came in similar fashion. A corner was lofted in and this time Cameron Black was on hand to place the ball into the same corner. Two goals from lofted balls dropping to unmarked feet in the area tells you all you need to know about why this Ascot side has been struggling at the moment.

 

In the dying minutes of the first half, we swung in another cross that Breckon met, but his stooping header went just wide. 2-0 at half-time.

 

Early in the second half we nearly got off to the perfect start again, when Anas broke free on the right but shot uncharacteristically wide. At 2-0 we still looked comfortable, and we could spend the game glancing at other results and seeing things go our way.

 

Then came that sinking feeling: an Ascot player let fly with an ambitious shot-cum-cross from a tight angle and it found the top corner. 2-1. By then, Paget had to move back to right-back and we had the less defensively minded Logan Coles (sponsored by The Lip!) on, so Ascot had their tails up and started to press. The ref found seven minutes of stoppage time — which makes a mockery of the six that were awarded on Tuesday night, given the lengthy spells of timewasting Moneyfields enjoyed — but we held on for the win to move back to the top.

 

Onto Saturday, then, when Fareham come to the Grove…

Travelling Tanners

With some overnight rain, it is a relief to be travelling to a 3G pitch with some assurance the game will be on.

On the form guide, our hosts sit bottom with just one point from six games.  Let's not get carried away, though.  We only have seven…

Kick off at 3pm.  Directions can be found here.  See you there!

Tanners 0 - 1 Moneyfields

Leatherhead played out a game that was as depressing as it was predictable, as Moneyfields executed their usual game plan to perfection.

 

We started with a fluid shape. Players were popping up everywhere, switching sides and rotating constantly. It was like watching the balls bounce around inside a lottery machine, but Moneyfields didn't roll over. From start to finish they frustrated us with players falling over, screaming in pain at the slightest touch, then jogging off for a drinks break while someone received "treatment". That's fine if the referee adds the time on, but he didn't.

 

Leatherhead have the tools to deal with this, but too many players looked out of place. Bancroft has shown he can cause defenders problems when bursting into the box; he also showed he lacks the pace and trickery to pull off a winger's role. When he eventually settled out wide near the halfway line, we effectively lost the right flank. Hogan is our top scorer and is most dangerous when starting wide, yet he was used through the middle. And Waters has been influential both in breaking up play and creating chances, but here he was positioned too deep to do the latter.

 

At least Sonny Wheeler was where he should be, but he was powerless to stop Moneyfields' second-half goal. A low corner was cut out too easily and they scored on the break, despite two defenders getting back and attempting to stop the attack.

 

It could have been different. Breckon let fly with a powerful left-footed shot towards the near post, but their 'keeper stuck out a foot and saved it. He also struck the bar in the dying minutes.

 

The referee didn't cover himself in glory either, allowing blatant play-acting and timewasting without properly adding it on at the end. In the second half, one player needed five minutes of treatment and walking-off time, yet only six minutes were added despite numerous other stoppages, substitutions and a goal. To add insult to injury, the ref then wasted time explaining to the Moneyfields defenders how to jump in the wall, and blew up around ten seconds short of the six minutes he'd indicated.

 

That result sees us drop to third place — the first time we haven't been top since August. But we go again on Saturday, away at Ascot, looking to make amends…

Moneyfields are coming!

Portsmouth comes at Leatherhead hard and fast, with our second team in a week from the south.

Our guests are breathing down our necks, level on points but having played more games.

Kick off at 7.45. See you there!

Tanners 1 - 2 Hayes & Yeading

Is there a world where we can win a game without Anas and Nathan? I hope so, but on the evidence of a few second-half collapses — and this one, after Nathan was withdrawn — it feels doubtful. With Anas away and Nathan nursing a midweek illness, it all compounded a leggy display that suggested last Tuesday had taken its toll.

 

Hayes & Yeading brought more fans than I remember seeing at their place when we played them last year. Perhaps they were there then, but had little to shout about as we ran away 5-0 winners. This time they certainly had more to celebrate, as their player cut across the face of the box, evaded three challenges, and blasted powerfully past Sonny Wheeler. 0-1.

 

Second half and Leatherhead needed to step it up, as Nathan made way for fresh legs. The change had an immediate impact as their 'keeper failed to deal with a ball into the box and Hedley prodded it home from close range. 1-1.

 

We started to look much livelier and nearly took the lead when Bancroft broke free for a one-on-one with the 'keeper. Twice before he'd had similar chances, but from the left of goal, and checking back for a right-footed shot gave the defence time to recover and block. This time he was on the right, so he could send the 'keeper the wrong way and drive a powerful effort towards the near post. It rattled the post and bounced into a dangerous area in the goalmouth, but no one was there to follow up.

 

Not even a trip to the toilet could conjure the decisive goal we needed, and with ten minutes to go it got worse as Hayes & Yeading scored on the break. 1-2. Any energy we had left soon dissipated, and they held on for a win that keeps us looking over our shoulder.

 

Onto Tuesday and another tough game, with the visit of Moneyfields…

Hayes & Yeading are coming!

Another tough game, today, as sixth-placed Hayes & Yeading come to the Grove today.

We beat them 5-0 earlier in the season and just lost to the same score line to AFC Portchester, but you don't sit in sixth without posing a threat.

Kick off at 3pm. See you there!

AFC Portchester 0 - 3 Tanners

Leatherhead pulled off a statement result with a fine 3-0 win away at AFC Portchester. After a pre-match pint in one of the two bars serving supporters, I emerged into the new ground to hear their manager had just been presented with Manager of the Month. The kiss of death had been administered.

 

The first half was a cagey affair, but it sprang into life when one of their players saw red for a high tackle. Did the AFC Portchester player make significant contact with Massango? I don't care. He dived in with the ball out of reach, straight leg, knee height. The red card however, if anything, prompted a robust response from the hosts, and Leatherhead did well to stand up to it.

 

In the second half, it was difficult to tell who had ten men as AFC Portchester pegged us back. Sensing we needed a goal, I hauled myself from my spot behind the goal to a new position out wide, near the toilets. The switch brought my third goal in two games as Hedley headed in a Paget cross.

 

The second goal was karma served on a plate. AFC's number 6, Jack Lee, spent much of the game bullying and diving rather than playing football—a tactic that worked for him at Moneyfields last year, when one of our players was sent off following his playacting. This time, a corner was swung in and Lee was so preoccupied with trying to win a foul off Kane that he failed to notice Cameron Black steaming in. Black met the ball cleanly and thumped it into the net.

 

At 2-0, AFC Portchester probably felt they had us exactly where they wanted us and fancied a route back into it, but we found a third to kill it off. Bancroft was brought on, this time as a straight swap for Breckon, keeping the structural integrity of the formation that was working so well intact. With renewed power and pace up front, he calmly ran onto a long diagonal ball, brought it down, and poked it into the far corner. 3-0.

 

A great win, and a relatively easy midweek drive home—without the Hindhead Tunnel closing on us. Onto Saturday, and the visit of Hayes & Yeading…

Travelling Tanners

The New Ground Klaxon sounds with a trip to AFC Portchester this Shrove Tuesday.  And I will be flipping annoyed if we conspire to give up a two goal lead again.

Our hosts have hit some form, so we will need to be on our game for the whole 90 minutes.

Kick off at 7.45pm. Directions can be found here.  See you there!

Hanworth Villa 3 -3 Tanners

Another squandered lead yesterday, when it looked like we were well worth all three points.

Leatherhead dominated the first half and missed two good chances before Hanworth grabbed a goal against the run of play. Hogan rattled the crossbar and Breckon blasted over from close range. Typical that our hosts scored with their first shot on goal. 0–1.

As the half was drawing to a close, I decided that walking around for a cup of tea would bring Leatherhead goals, and I was not disappointed. First, Anas latched onto a cross and fired it into the roof of the net, and then we won a penalty that Hogan slotted away. 2–1. You're welcome.

In the second half, we were soon in table-topping dreamland as Hogan bore down on goal and slotted a long-range effort into the bottom corner. 3–1.

Then it all changed. Up until the 68th minute, we had dominated midfield with three in the centre and two explosive wingers who were posing a threat (and scoring). Then off came Anas (not sure why), and on came Jacob Bancroft, leaving us with only four in midfield. He put himself about a bit, but the midfield battle was starting to be lost and the pressure grew.

Just eight minutes later, Hanworth scored to set up a nervous ending. To help out, Bancroft moved into a left-wing role but lacked the pace to pull this off. Jordan Gallagher was so keen to get involved that he pretended to take a corner while warming up and got booked. Interestingly, the Hanworth player who attempted to pull Anas off the pitch when he was subbed off only got a talking-to.

The game wore on and finally we could see light at the end of the tunnel. We were past 90 minutes and through the four minutes of added time when Hanworth won a corner. The referee treated the time like the final drive in rugby and played on, and the resulting corner was swung in and met by a Hanworth header that was thundered in. The ref blew his whistle no sooner than the ball had hit the back of the net. 3-3.

Disappointing and entirely avoidable. Again. Onto Tuesday, and the New Ground Klaxon sounds again with the trip to AFC Portchester.

Travelling Tanners

Love is in the air, as we travel to Hanworth Villa this Valentine's Day.  Something that isn't in the air, rain.  Which is ironic given this is a weekend the elements would find hard to spoil as our hosts have a 3G pitch.

It's second vs. first.  Kick off at 3pm.  Directions can be found here.  See you there!

Corinthian-Casuals 0 - 5 Tanners

This was my second trip into Woking for football in four days, after watching a Binfield, that side tore into us only a couple of weeks ago, fluff their first-half chances, and then lose convincingly to Westfield on Saturday.

 

Working in Woking and being desperate for a game, I jumped at the chance to get to this friendly and realised, as I walked through the leisure centre, that I had the added bonus of ticking off a new ground.

 

Corinthian-Casuals were probably grateful for the friendly at first, but football came at them fast as a strong Leatherhead side raced into a 4-0 lead. Quick goals from Anas, Sapsford (I thought it was Hogan at the time), Hogan (penalty), and Breckon made this a non-event inside 25 minutes. If we learned anything from the first half, it's that tackles still hurt in friendlies too—Mark Waters took a couple of hefty ones.

 

I counted eight changes in the second half, which slowed our goal rate considerably. Jordan got our fifth when he ran onto a cross (one Corinthian-Casuals really should have dealt with) and smashed it into the top near corner, having just given the 'keeper "the eyes".

 

With Saturday looking in doubt, it was good to get a game under the belt, and with fixture congestion forecast as well, maybe we should appeal to the league to classify this as a league match and take the three points…

Harrow 0 - 2 Tanners

A crash on the M25 turned a one-hour journey into something a lot longer. Was I worried about getting back in time for the panto I was due to see that evening? Oh yes, I was.

 

In the opening minutes, our debutant, Sapsford, dived in for a tackle and, while making contact with the ball, also landed on the Harrow player. A lengthy delay then ensued while the player received treatment before being stretchered off to hospital, and Sapsford escaped with only a yellow card.

 

Once the game restarted, Leatherhead comprehensively dominated, but it took set pieces to score the vital goals. Nathan Hogan swung in a free kick that, as soon as it began its downward trajectory, looked destined for the net. The ball dropped between the defenders and the 'keeper with such pace that it invited either a Leatherhead header or a panicked clearance that risked an own goal. Breckon was first to it and headed the opener. He was then denied a hat-trick by two offside decisions.

 

Then, in the 11th minute of the 13 indicated, Anas sent in a corner and Black rose to head it past the 'keeper. Up until that point, Anas' corners had been somewhat lofty, but a demand for "flatter" was obeyed, and it proved far more deadly.

 

Into the second half, and the inevitable collapse and concession of three goals? Oh no they didn't. Leatherhead went on to deliver a thoroughly professional performance and left Harrow with nothing but scraps.

 

All of this played out against the backdrop of some really poor officiating. Harrow were obviously upset not to get their "stonewall" red-card decision, while Leatherhead were frustrated with assistant referees who refused to flag for fouls right under their noses, gave Harrow anything for falling over while we got little, and failed to give a back-pass decision for one of the most obvious infringements of its kind I've seen.

 

A fine win, though, and a further chance to build on this form with a visit from Chipstead on Tuesday (weather permitting)…

Travelling Tanners

A blip turned into a wobble and over two second half performances we lost 8-1… the kind of performance that creates offers of free drinks to the supporters only for that to be later retracted…

Today we travel to ninth placed Harrow Borough, a side that beat Hayes & Yeading on the week.

Kick off at 3pm.  Directions can be found here.  See you there!

Leatherhead 4 - 5 Binfield

Leatherhead suffered the kind of capitulation rarely seen outside of Day 2 of the Ashes, as we conceded five – five! – second-half goals to Binfield.

In the first half, this all seemed so easy and straightforward. Anas set up Breckon for a tap-in. 1–0. Hogan shot with his right, then followed up the rebound with his left. 2–0. Then Anas scored a fine goal. 3–0. Leatherhead's potent trident were in full effect.

Half-time brought a moment to sit down with a cup of tea and contemplate how many more we would score… then things started to unravel.

At half-time, Massango made way for Charlie Kennett at left-back and things seemed OK. Binfield came out looking for a way back into the game, but we were comfortable. Their opener was perhaps a little fortuitous, taking a massive deflection to beat Sonny. Nothing to worry about: 3–1.

Then we made a double substitution that probably turned the game. Gallagher and Hogan went off. Suddenly, all of the swagger and potency left the pitch, and our left-hand side were new to a game where the pace was about to step up. Three quick goals followed from Binfield, all attacks down their right, fired in with a pace that Leatherhead seemed unwilling or unable to deal with. 3–4.

With 15 minutes to go, even with the shock of now losing a game we had looked certain to win, I thought we could bounce back… but then we gave away a penalty and the visitors made it 3–5, despite Sonny diving the right way.

To Leatherhead's credit, we tried to salvage a point. Hedley headed home, and Binfield survived two scares when they were able to head the ball off the line and their 'keeper dived sharply to his left to stop a deflected shot from creeping in.

This is the kind of result that, had we seen Moneyfields, Westfield, etc. do this, we would have wet ourselves laughing. As it is, we are the wetees and not the wetor.

Tanners 2 - 3 Horsham

Leatherhead didn't have enough in the tank to see the job out against their National League South opposition after taking a first-half 2-0 lead.

 

Over 1,600 fans came to see the showdown, and Leatherhead not only avoided a perhaps expected early battering but took the game to Horsham. The first goal came after just seven minutes when Anas was allowed far too much space on the ball to run into the box and pick out Hogan. His finish was crisp, to the near post, and beat the hapless 'keeper with ease. 1-0.

 

With Hogan playing through the middle, Jordan Gallagher was given the freedom to play down the right, and he relished the task. Like Anas, the Horsham defence found him difficult to handle, and on 36 minutes, he drove into the box. Two or three defenders tried to stop the attack, but none of them fully committed, and with the 'keeper also coming off his line, Jordan simply rolled it into an open net. 2-0.

 

Moments later, Jordan attempted to curl one into the same corner from further out. Had it not been just a foot wide, a 3-0 lead might have been too much for Horsham to bounce back from. But wide it went, and we went into the break 2-0 up…

 

The second half was a very different story. Horsham had regrouped and came out with purpose, whereas we largely looked like we only wanted to defend our lead. That lead was halved just four minutes into the half when some tight passing through the middle freed a striker to advance on goal and coolly finish. 2-1.

 

On the hour mark, it was all square when Horsham broke away from our corner. We had just gotten back into the game and were applying pressure when Anas completely mistimed a shot, allowing the ball to be stolen and pushed up the pitch. During the pre-match warm-up, Horsham had exhibited some of the most clinical practice shots I've ever seen. I barely feared for my face or cup of tea once. One player stood out in particular—Ola Ogunwamide—who fired a powerful, dipping shot over Sonny and into the side netting from the edge of the box. 2-2.

 

The game remained even, and just as we debated which end penalties would be taken at, disaster struck. A well-worked move down the left allowed for a cross across the face of our goal, and a Horsham player was on hand to slide in and prod it home. 3-2.

 

So, the FA Sodding Trophy adventure ended exactly how I feared it would: losing to a local rival we know too well, as opposed to the delight of losing 5-0 away at Carlisle or somewhere similar. Now we can get back to the business of trying to win the league, and I wonder how many of the Leatherhead-based 1,600 will be donning two pairs of socks for the visit of Moneyfields on Tuesday…

Horsham are coming!

Trophy fever comes to The Grove today, as we host old friends Horsham today.

Their manager complained of being to the "bare bones" due to injuries in the week, but given their place in their league I'm sure they have good bones.

Kick off at 3pm. See you there!