Mick Barry ranted at his Upper Beeding team at half time during their West Sussex League Premier Division match against Ferring. He ranted so much he blistered the changing room paint. However it did the trick, because after his men had surrendered a
Rottingdean Village U-13s are looking smart in their new red and black stripes. The Sussex Sunday Youth League club were the winners of our JAKO kit competition. It has been a successful season so far for the youngsters, who are leading their division
Wipe you feet and keep away from the animals was the expert advice being given to footballers using Waterhall and Braypool this weekend. Brighton and Hove Council made a U-turn this week and reopened the venues after initially cancelling all the games
Cuckfield Wheatsheaf have an international fan club. The Mid Sussex League Division Four team have branches in Britain, North America, Scandinavia and Lapland, East Africa and the Indian Ocean, India and New South Wales. Club chairman Paddy Feeny, who
A road worker is today recovering in hospital after being trapped for seven hours in a trench. 38-year-old Peter Thompson suffered chest and leg injuries after the trench he was digging collapsed on him. He was taken to Conquest Hospital in Hastings for
To some extent, Micky Adams is quite right to hope that the Albion faithful do get behind the players. However, he should also be grateful that between 800-1,200 faithful fans also follow the Albion away. All other third division clubs would welcome that
The Preston bandwagon rolls on. The Egham Trophy team has reached the semi-finals of the national mixed inter-club championship. On a neutral Bournemouth green they beat Bridgewater BCL 88-65 having three winning rinks. Preston were in the semi-finals
So who needs a new Wembley? That surely must be the question for football fans after our first week of major fixtures since the demise of the Twin Towers. While expensive efforts to construct a new super stadium on London's congested western fringes seem
For the first time, and at the age of 76, Bill Smithers has qualified to play in the national championships. In the area final of the fours at Victory, Steve Hawkes, Smithers, Eric Pidgeon and Keith Cruise went 15-1 up after five ends against Worthing
Since reading the comments from young Ashleigh Slaughter in Park Life I'm concerned his image has suffered. Ashleigh is a lad I respect and admire as a fellow referee, but I could not believe what he was saying. There was talk of issuing cards and sending
Matt Wicks fears it will be third time unlucky for a showdown with his father. A recurrence of hamstring trouble is threatening the Albion central defender's hopes of tackling Barnet, where Dad Steve is the assistant manager. Steve's first home match
It looked like a marriage made in heaven. Now Gerry Armstrong is hoping it doesn't end in a messy divorce. Darren Freeman's mentor is keeping his fingers crossed that the Brighton-born front man is still playing for Albion next season. Freeman made a
Derek Leck was a valued member of that remarkable Northampton Town side which rose from relative obscurity in the bear pit of the Fourth Division status in successive seasons. The feat was unique and a genuine story of rags to riches. An equally mind-blowing
In sub-zero temperatures, Simon Clark was the only member in the Crawley Winter Championship fourth round who enjoyed himself. It was on the mill pond at Gossops Green and Simon got mainly three bream on the feeder. One he took on single red maggot and
A trio of Steyning youngsters have been picked to compete for Great Britain teams in indoor international meetings this month. Matthew Hales, who became the youngest ever winner of the AAA of England senior 10km race walking championship in the summer
Andy Gander has set his Lancing side a survival target of four wins from eight games. But he fears that may be a tall order given they had won just four out of 30 ahead of today's home clash with Sidlesham. The Culver Road outfit were poised just above
Sammy Donnelly reflected on Worthing's nightmare mid-season slump and insisted: "We are still moving in the right direction." The former Ryman promotion chasers have won just once in 13 games and were kicking their heels today when the game at Bedford
The Sussex stable of Gardie Grissell is really firing on all cylinders and punters are taking the hint. Following the high profile successes of novice hurdler Maximus and staying chaser Real Value in the past few weeks the Brightling yard completed its
The Snowflake races at Chichester Yacht Club were preceded for the first time by an overnight snowfall last Sunday. In cold conditions with a light and frustratingly variable north-westerly breeze blowing, the Fast Division, with 22 starters, was won
East Grinstead II were held to a 3-3 draw by City of Portsmouth in the 2nd XI Premier League Divi-sion One. In the same division Lewes II were outclassed by leaders Havant, losing 9-1. Chichester II maintained top spot in Division Two with a 4-1 win over
Rottingdean Village U-13s are looking smart in their new red and black stripes. The Sussex Sunday Youth League club were the winners of our JAKO kit competition. It has been a successful season so far for the youngsters, who are leading their division
Wipe you feet and keep away from the animals was the expert advice being given to footballers using Waterhall and Braypool this weekend. Brighton and Hove Council made a U-turn this week and reopened the venues after initially cancelling all the games
Cuckfield Wheatsheaf have an international fan club. The Mid Sussex League Division Four team have branches in Britain, North America, Scandinavia and Lapland, East Africa and the Indian Ocean, India and New South Wales. Club chairman Paddy Feeny, who
A road worker is today recovering in hospital after being trapped for seven hours in a trench. 38-year-old Peter Thompson suffered chest and leg injuries after the trench he was digging collapsed on him. He was taken to Conquest Hospital in Hastings for
To some extent, Micky Adams is quite right to hope that the Albion faithful do get behind the players. However, he should also be grateful that between 800-1,200 faithful fans also follow the Albion away. All other third division clubs would welcome that
147 Club B whitewashed Pot Black A to extend their lead in Division One by one with Simon Dent the star of the show as he rattled in a 60 break. 147 Club A's 4-1 over The Hyde A featured breaks of 49 from John Gillard, 32 from Michael West and a Tony
The Preston bandwagon rolls on. The Egham Trophy team has reached the semi-finals of the national mixed inter-club championship. On a neutral Bournemouth green they beat Bridgewater BCL 88-65 having three winning rinks. Preston were in the semi-finals
So who needs a new Wembley? That surely must be the question for football fans after our first week of major fixtures since the demise of the Twin Towers. While expensive efforts to construct a new super stadium on London's congested western fringes seem
A flukey shot saw Grattons members Ralph Lonsdale, Ted Cousins, Mick Law and Simon Pettingel into the last 32 of the National Fours championship finals week at Melton Mowbray. When the area finals were played at Denton Island on Tuesday evening, they
Sussex will take their first tentative steps towards the new County Championship campaign on Wednesday night. Around 50 hopefuls have been invited for a squad session at Lewes in preparation for what could be a rather interesting county campaign. Ordinarily
It takes a long time to make a famous football club. Perhaps 100 years for dreams and memories to slowly accumulate, for teams to assemble and disperse, for managers to come and go and for stadiums to be built, improved and perhaps replaced. Generations
Derek Leck was a valued member of that remarkable Northampton Town side which rose from relative obscurity in the bear pit of the Fourth Division status in successive seasons. The feat was unique and a genuine story of rags to riches. An equally mind-blowing
The fishery carp record was equalled at Tanyard Fisheries Specimen Lake Two last week when John Cockwell used hair-rigged luncheon meat to catch a mirror of 34lb. While playing the fish, his line became tangled with his reel so he finished the battle
A trio of Steyning youngsters have been picked to compete for Great Britain teams in indoor international meetings this month. Matthew Hales, who became the youngest ever winner of the AAA of England senior 10km race walking championship in the summer
The Sussex Winter league has been thrown into chaos by the wet weather. And organiser Nick Greenwood believes the season will be the longest he has known. Just under half the 550 fixtures involving men's and the ladies have still to be played. And Greenwood
Gavin Geddes is recovering at home after a neck injury scare. Horsham's topscorer was taken to hospital moments before Thursday's Senior Cup replay against Lewes, the side he almost joined recently. Geddes was named in the Horsham side, despite a neck
It was almost gold for Hove-based Helen Armour aboard Logica in the fourth leg of the BT Global Challenge. The race for 12 identical yachts sailing around the world the wrong way. Armour, who lives and works in Hove, and the rest of the Logica team led
The Snowflake races at Chichester Yacht Club were preceded for the first time by an overnight snowfall last Sunday. In cold conditions with a light and frustratingly variable north-westerly breeze blowing, the Fast Division, with 22 starters, was won
East Grinstead II were held to a 3-3 draw by City of Portsmouth in the 2nd XI Premier League Divi-sion One. In the same division Lewes II were outclassed by leaders Havant, losing 9-1. Chichester II maintained top spot in Division Two with a 4-1 win over
Crowborough passed the 100 goals for the season mark as they crushed Brighton IV 10-1 in the Premier Division of the Sussex Open League. Although they are second in the table, Borough remain favourites for the title as they have a game in hand on leaders
147 Club B whitewashed Pot Black A to extend their lead in Division One by one with Simon Dent the star of the show as he rattled in a 60 break. 147 Club A's 4-1 over The Hyde A featured breaks of 49 from John Gillard, 32 from Michael West and a Tony
A flukey shot saw Grattons members Ralph Lonsdale, Ted Cousins, Mick Law and Simon Pettingel into the last 32 of the National Fours championship finals week at Melton Mowbray. When the area finals were played at Denton Island on Tuesday evening, they
Sussex will take their first tentative steps towards the new County Championship campaign on Wednesday night. Around 50 hopefuls have been invited for a squad session at Lewes in preparation for what could be a rather interesting county campaign. Ordinarily
MONDAY: Micky Adams slams fans who booed the team off at the end of the 1-1 draw against York at Withdean. He says: "If you look at our Withdean record this year what have they got to moan about? "They have got short memories. Two or three years ago we
It takes a long time to make a famous football club. Perhaps 100 years for dreams and memories to slowly accumulate, for teams to assemble and disperse, for managers to come and go and for stadiums to be built, improved and perhaps replaced. Generations
The fishery carp record was equalled at Tanyard Fisheries Specimen Lake Two last week when John Cockwell used hair-rigged luncheon meat to catch a mirror of 34lb. While playing the fish, his line became tangled with his reel so he finished the battle
The Sussex Winter league has been thrown into chaos by the wet weather. And organiser Nick Greenwood believes the season will be the longest he has known. Just under half the 550 fixtures involving men's and the ladies have still to be played. And Greenwood
Gavin Geddes is recovering at home after a neck injury scare. Horsham's topscorer was taken to hospital moments before Thursday's Senior Cup replay against Lewes, the side he almost joined recently. Geddes was named in the Horsham side, despite a neck
It was almost gold for Hove-based Helen Armour aboard Logica in the fourth leg of the BT Global Challenge. The race for 12 identical yachts sailing around the world the wrong way. Armour, who lives and works in Hove, and the rest of the Logica team led
Crowborough passed the 100 goals for the season mark as they crushed Brighton IV 10-1 in the Premier Division of the Sussex Open League. Although they are second in the table, Borough remain favourites for the title as they have a game in hand on leaders
Mick Barry ranted at his Upper Beeding team at half time during their West Sussex League Premier Division match against Ferring. He ranted so much he blistered the changing room paint. However it did the trick, because after his men had surrendered a
For the first time, and at the age of 76, Bill Smithers has qualified to play in the national championships. In the area final of the fours at Victory, Steve Hawkes, Smithers, Eric Pidgeon and Keith Cruise went 15-1 up after five ends against Worthing
Since reading the comments from young Ashleigh Slaughter in Park Life I'm concerned his image has suffered. Ashleigh is a lad I respect and admire as a fellow referee, but I could not believe what he was saying. There was talk of issuing cards and sending
MONDAY: Micky Adams slams fans who booed the team off at the end of the 1-1 draw against York at Withdean. He says: "If you look at our Withdean record this year what have they got to moan about? "They have got short memories. Two or three years ago we
Matt Wicks fears it will be third time unlucky for a showdown with his father. A recurrence of hamstring trouble is threatening the Albion central defender's hopes of tackling Barnet, where Dad Steve is the assistant manager. Steve's first home match
It looked like a marriage made in heaven. Now Gerry Armstrong is hoping it doesn't end in a messy divorce. Darren Freeman's mentor is keeping his fingers crossed that the Brighton-born front man is still playing for Albion next season. Freeman made a
In sub-zero temperatures, Simon Clark was the only member in the Crawley Winter Championship fourth round who enjoyed himself. It was on the mill pond at Gossops Green and Simon got mainly three bream on the feeder. One he took on single red maggot and
Andy Gander has set his Lancing side a survival target of four wins from eight games. But he fears that may be a tall order given they had won just four out of 30 ahead of today's home clash with Sidlesham. The Culver Road outfit were poised just above
Sammy Donnelly reflected on Worthing's nightmare mid-season slump and insisted: "We are still moving in the right direction." The former Ryman promotion chasers have won just once in 13 games and were kicking their heels today when the game at Bedford
The Sussex stable of Gardie Grissell is really firing on all cylinders and punters are taking the hint. Following the high profile successes of novice hurdler Maximus and staying chaser Real Value in the past few weeks the Brightling yard completed its
