Bri sees red

IT took a few choice words from manager Brian Dennis, plus an inspired second half display, before Hailsham were able to defeat a spirited Redhill team.

Due to illness, one of the assistant referees failed to arrive and the Sussex FA gave permission for Hailsham stalwart Mervyn Walker to run one of the lines at the Beaconsfield on Saturday.

On a pitch suffering from the effects of the weather, football was at a minimum during an abysmal opening period in which only the visitors seemed able to produce any thrust.

Only two fine saves by Graham Bannantyne denied Nathan Hartigan and Stephen Gillett from opening the Redhill account.

Then a deflected shot struck the Hailsham bar, but although the home side were shaken, they could not be stirred out of their bondage.