Those three games, plus three more at Paddington Rec, have taken me up to 70 for the season and a colossal, not to say ridiculous, 4,962 all told. They were Visa v Sotheby’s (5-1), Maida Vale Wanderers v UBS Warburg (1-3) and Alba v Philosophy Football (0-2). I go to football, therefore I am? Descartes would’ve approved.

Eastbourne, "Pearl of the East", was bathed in warm sunshine for The FA Cup First Round Qualifying tie between Town and Gosport Borough. The crowd of 160 was well above the league average for a meeting between two clubs who have never played in The Cup’s Competition Proper. But both of them once reached the final qualifying round.

It was one of those rare games I would’ve been happy for either team to win, having watched Eastbourne since the ‘80s and Gosport (a four-minute ferry ride from Portsmouth) since the ‘60s.

There is a family connection with both. Town were "buzzing" in the first half on Saturday, scored once and should have had three or four.

Then Borough’s Jamie Laidlaw, who had already notched eight goals in this season’s FA Cup, sent two left-footers soaring into the top corner to win it 2-1.

It was back to "The Saffrons" on a muggy Sunday morning to see Town’s Under-18s take on St Margarets. The 32 people present saw an entertaining but goalless first half before Town fashioned an early goal in the second period.

The ref awarded the visitors a penalty, then changed his mind after consulting a linesman (the Town one) to cause a prolonged sulk amongst most of their team. One of them, the No.4, wouldn’t stop querying the ref’s decisions and ended up being red-carded. Have a word with him!

An hour or so later Eastbourne Town Ladies started their first ever home tie in The FA Women’s Cup. Their opponents in the First Round Qualifying were Whitehawk from Brighton and they included Angela Banks, former England international and Cup winner with Arsenal, in attack.

It was a torrid first half for Town, a goal down after two minutes and 6-0 in arrears at the break. "Amy", their slightly eccentric ‘keeper, made a string of brave stops and the final score of 9-0 could have been of more embarrassing proportions.

The ‘keeper’s parents were watching from the stand and asked her how many goals she had conceded. She had lost count. I think most people had.