Did you get to count the attendance ?Ground number 38 last night was the slightly ridiculously named "Infinity" of SCFL 1 for their Sussex RUR Cup game with SCFL Premier side Midhurst & Easebourne.
Having dug around a bit on this club, seems like they originated in Hampshire and bounced from town to town like a nomad before settling in Sidlesham in 2022 and moving into the SCFL at the start of this season.
As a result it's a bit of an odd set up, Sidlesham is tiny so who is supposed to follow this lot?!
Anyway, entry was £6 which included yet another example of pitchside parking. In fact due to the blustery weather a fair few people were watching from the comfort of their cars. The ground is just off the road that links Chichester and Selsey so it's quite easy to get to. Being on that peninsula it's all very flat and open. On two sides it's surrounded by open fields and then a few houses on the other two sides
It's essentially a recreation ground that they've hastily converted to get it up to standard. There's a fence around the pitch which separates it from the rest of the park and a small stand on one side. Not sure what the minimum amount of seats is for this level but I bet it's the exact amount that they have here as it's only a few and the rest is standing.
The clubhouse is basically what appears to be the village hall. It's quite big therefore but VERY dated and there is absolutely no mention of Infinity in there at all. There was a few beers on tap but the whole thing just doesn't feel very football-y. No sign of Bovril either
To be honest, this whole place feels like they're just squatting here. If they're going to stick around they need to find some way of imprinting their identity on it. Just feels very weird
Anyway they held their own against a team from the league above but Midhurst won 1-0. Infinity had plenty of chances to score but couldn't convert.
They did have a player with 1 arm who was absolutely brilliant though, a really skilful player