Tranmerekat on Tour: The Reds Go Marchin In

Newhaven FC away to AFC Uckfield at The Oaks in the SCFL Premier League

The Dockers visit the Oakmen on a warm Sussex night hoping to turn around their league form after a poor start to the season. A nice location, really tucked out the way and surrounded by woodland.

The pitch looked hard, brown and bumpy which wouldn't suit the Dockers passing football. The opponents had clearly developed a style of play to suit the pitch. Lump it. It was a fiesty game, again and the ref sometimes chose to let the play flow but it was a bit too random. The Dockers were playing well but couldn't hit the target until Conor (Sidders) Sidwell headed a corner into the back of the net on 37 minutes. It felt like the first goal might open the floodgates again as the Dockers got their heads up. Quite right too as it turned out and the half ended 3-0 to the visitors with goals from Marchin,44, and Robbo on 45+3. It looks all over apart from lots more moaning at the ref and lino. Nice easy team talk for the Gaffers again.⚽⚽⚽

The hosts came out fighting, almost literally, and it got very lively. They were passing and running instead of just lumping and threatened a few times though Jake wasn't really tested. Hosts brought on a couple of subs with awesome pace but it was far too late. They also got a couple of yellow cards and a sinbin for dissent. Cheeky Uckers!. Dockers made changes and super sub Marley got his goal on 74 and yet another injury time goal, this time from Ryan Watson finished the night on 90+2. Five to Dockers with five different goal scorers again. ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⛹🤸🧍🧎⛹

Defensive mistakes were too common and a better side would have made us pay. Luckily they weren't better. What an addition to the side Marchin is, awesome pace and a good all round player. Nice to see Marley get another senior goal.

Ref has probably had better days. And worse ones. To be fair, it was a fairly bad tempered game on a difficult pitch and it was the lack of consistancy that annoyed players and supporters alike. How there were still 11 Oakmen on the pitch was a mystery to most. Dave the lino on our side struggled to keep up with Robbo's pace on the break and got a bit of stick. The wooded setting caused problems for the ballboys, if you can call them that. The match balls were disappering into the trees faster than they could be retrieved leading to the occasional awkward pause in play while a ball was found.🌳⚽🌳⚽🌳 Please can we have our ball back mister.🙏

Scranometer registered a 6.5 for the lemon drizzle cake. 🍋🍰 Very nice.

POTM: It is difficult to call again as so many player well. Lukas ran himself into the ground on the wings so the prize it his today.

Back at Fort Road next week to see the new pitch for the first time. Can't wait. Time for bed now.

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