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Lewes FC manager Steve King shoots from the hip
And so it came to be that Oxford
United came to the Dripping Pan.
They let on that they would bring
900 fans down with them, so we
expected another sell-out, and
even had a temporary stand built
to accommodate them. In the end
only about 250 away fans showed
up, which was disappointing.
It Steve took King us “Crawley a while was to a settle dream draw” into
Steve King
70 minutes to get our first goal, the every game, single but player once was we magnifi- started
Lewes FC Steve Manager King and Oxford United manager and Jim we Smith didn’t before wrap the the FA Trophy game game
up to cent string that a afternoon. few passes Afterwards together
until deep into injury time. Hav- and their play manager our natural told me game, we were we
“As I write this we’re just gone ing said that they barely managed began the best to team dominate they’d proceedings. played that
halfway “It’s been through another October, amazing and month it’s to game create was a postponed chance, and due in to the a It’s season not by like a mile. we were peppering
been for Lewes quite a month, FC, and particularly I’m happy Cup waterlogged it’s not the pitch. performance By the time that their We made goal a with so-so shots, start but to the we sea- did
in to the say FA that Cup. as When I write you this read we’re counts, we got to it’s play the them, result. the I was draw very for create son, but half I think a dozen we’ve good turned chances. the
this enjoying you’ll an probably unbeaten know run the which pleased the next to round be in the had draw been for made: the Gary corner Holloway now. We’ve came won closest four out in
result stretches of the back Crawley to the game Darlington in next Oxford round. United at home. This the of the fi rst last half, five when games he with hit clean the
the game fourth in November. and final qualifying We’ve made The couldn’t FA have did us given no favours their players with post sheets. with The a daisy-cutter only hiccup that was had the
round up some of the ground competition, in the played league that, more pitching motivation, us against as Oxford’s Dorches- just the game keeper against well Bishops beaten. Stortford In the at
on - despite October a 28th. disappointing Whatever home the ter round away. the It corner was a from long Banbury, journey second home, which half we Wormy lost 3-2. fl ashed It was a
result, draw with getting Dorchester to play a - dream and we’ve to they’re play a the team local in rivals, the same and divi- as I volley a game on we the should turn just have wide, won and by
derby shown against our class our local by outplaying rivals sion said who before, had the made best a similar non-league start then a mile, hit but the their side goalkeeper netting with and a
from Oxford the Conference United, the proper best has non- to side the in season the country. as us. On They paper were it snapshot defence were from magnificent, outside the and box
been league quite team a result in the for country, Lewes at the looked playing like the anyone’s likes of Man game, United then: after while the we had keeper to work had bloody gifted hard him
Football Dripping Club. Pan I’m in the just FA sorry Trophy. that but and on Arsenal the pitch a few we years absolutely back in with for our the two ball. goals, Gary we gifted Holloway them
none of the games so far have battered the top them. fl ight, We with ended players up win- like had their a three. great The shot last defl goal ected in over the
been The at FA home, Trophy, so most for those of our of you ning John Aldridge 4-0, with and goals Ray from Houghton Juke the 87th bar, minute and was a Siggy a real header catalogue was
fans who haven’t don’t know, been is able the to non-league see us Box in the (Andy side. Drury), They’re Gary managed Holloby
brilliantly of errors. Leon saved Legge by their gave keeper. away
in equivalent the competition. of the FA Cup, and we way Jim and Smith, two who from ran Boothie Portsmouth (Paul They a needless didn’t free-kick, offer much Wilko in return, (Paul
We had started to play out in the with fi nal a modest qualifying vic- Booth). in the Premiership After a bit of only a dry a couple patch and Wilkerson) though they didn’t rallied get a enough bit in
tory round at Hendon. to get into It the wasn’t fi rst a round great at of the years start back. of the season, Boothie’s the men last in the fi ve wall minutes, and his I think position- they
game proper. against We were a team drawn which away is one at really hit form, scoring five goals were ing was relieved woeful, to take enabling us back their for
rung Banbury down - the a level league lower ladder, than and us in It was as many a tough games, game, and then, creating and we the guy replay to virtually in Oxford. pass the ball into
struggling in the pyramid at that system level. It - took but the us a went number in at half of assists, time at besides. 2-2, having But the net.
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gone a goal down in the fi rst
minute. But Paul Booth knocked
in a rebound, and we managed
to hold onto our lead despite a
kitchen-sink barrage from them
at the end of the game.