Last week’s results were: Eastbourne United 2 Hassocks 2, Eastbourne Town 2 Bexhill United 1 (Youth) and Maidenhead United 0 Stafford Rangers 2. I was all set to go to an FA Vase replay at Ruislip Manor on Monday but it was cancelled due to the wet weather. That’s 72 games for the season and 5,204 altogether.

Sadly we also lost Ferenc Puskas, the legendary "Galloping Major", last week. I didn’t see him play but was in the seat directly in front of him when England played Hungary in a European Championship qualifier at Wembley in 1983. At half-time I had people trampling all over me trying to get his autograph. A few years later, when we were at Lancaster Gate, a lady called me to ask how she could contact him.

Why? Because she was going to call her cat "Puskas" and she wanted the great man to know.

I happened to walk past our old offices yesterday and you might be interested to know that "16 Lancaster Gate" is now the Economic and Commercial Section of the Chinese Embassy.

Last weekend had begun inauspiciously. Friday night’s fixture was a local derby between Eastbourne Town Reserves and Hailsham Town Reserves at The Saffrons. There had clearly been lots of rain – and it was still chucking it down – but I was encouraged to see the floodlights on at full blast as I passed the Town Hall about 50 yards from the ground.

I walked through the gate and the lights were immediately switched off, shadowy figures soon emerging from the darkness to confirm that the game had been postponed. I wondered if Saturday’s local fixtures would also be affected and it didn’t look promising when the nets were up, i.e. wrapped around the crossbar to indicate no play, at both Larkins Field and Princes Park.

But I slid through the muddy back entrance to The Oval, home to Eastbourne United, just after two o’clock and saw a few Herberts in all-red strips out on the pitch. So, yes, we were in business and despite monsoon conditions for most of the afternoon, United and Hassocks fought out an excellent 2-2 draw in the Sussex County League Division One.

Before the kick-off I had a vile cup of tea in the tea bar while reading the programme and was rebuked by a club official for using the referee’s personal toilet.

Maidenhead failed to reach The FA Cup’s Second Round for the first time since 1886 – when I was just a lad – but last night's attendance of 1,934 compared favourably with their average of around 250. The Magpies missed a penalty and had chances to win the tie. It was bitterly cold in the last few minutes but that didn’t stop a streaker, wearing just his shoes, from running across the pitch. Excuse me while I yawn.