Only two more games for the superfan - Eastbourne Town v Cray Wanderers in the Ryman League Div One South and Charlton Athletic v Swindon Town in The FA Youth Cup.

Last Wednesday and Thursday nights were much too cold for going out. Sunday morning in Eastbourne was dry and sunny but there was nothing doing at any of the five pitches that I tried.

Dynamo Lodge, who’ve usually used the ground in Paradise Drive, were down to play Newhaven Conservatives in the local paper – but five minutes before kick-off there was no sign of any players, referee, supporters or even cars in the car park. Pretty conclusive, I thought.

Given the choice of going to a game in extreme heat or extreme cold, I’d plump for the former. I saw Ramsgate play Sevenoaks four years ago when the temperature in Kent on that August weekend soared to 100 degrees. But I just sat in the shaded part of the stand and sympathised with those poor chaps rushing around with eggs frying on their heads.

The coldest I’ve felt during a game was probably at Poole Town v Aylesbury United in a Southern League fixture in the ‘80s. Although it was April, a raw wind blowing into the stand made it almost unbearable. The only place with any semblance of warmth was the tea hut and I spent the second half with my head as close as possible to the sizzling burgers.

There’s always a discernible buzz in the town when Eastbourne Town are playing at home. Particularly in Mothercare, I’ve noticed. On Saturday a superior Cray Wanderers side won a forgettable game 2-1. There was a sign that read "Please do not stand in front of the seats" that quickly became invisible with so many people standing in front of the seats.

Dad took me to my first game at The Valley in 1962, Charlton beating Derby 2-1 in an FA Cup tie. I was waving a little rattle that cost nine old pence and it broke into several pieces as I celebrated Charlton’s winning goal. For the next few minutes everyone around us in the stand was searching for the bits on the floor, some using cigarette lighters to help them see.

Last night’s Youth Cup tie was effectively over as a contest as early as the 25th minute, by which time the home side had established a 4-0 lead. Charlton were said to have a talented young Danish forward and from the team-sheet I’d worked out that it was either Clark, Long or Rygaard-Jensen. My money’s on Clark.