Right, let’s not dwell on this one for too long. It was a 0-0 with precious few chances on goal. So dry, that at one point – I kid ye not – the hot topic of discussion in the away end was which brand of kitchen paper do you use?

That’s not to say we played badly. We certainly stuck with it, threw the bodies on the line, add your own cliché here. But both sides lacked that little bit of quality to make the difference on the day.

This was my first visit to Hendon’s new pad, an upgrade on the concrete jungle they used to share with Harrow Borough. This had fields as far as the eye could see, overlooked by a stunning white temple. Nigel Farage would have a fit.

And if you’re looking at the 3G and thinking it looks immaculate, like it was laid last Tuesday, that’s hardly surprising given that Hendon’s modus operandi is to whack it long to the big fella up top. The ball barely touched the surface when they had possession.

We tried to play when we managed to get the ball back to plastic level. Eddie Allsopp almost tricked his way through the backline in the first half; Ladapo pinged the bar from a tight angle; Hutchinson got through one-on-one with the keeper but could only stab the chance at the keeper; and Sablier had a low shot drift just wide. But overall, we probably didn’t do enough to score and neither did they, largely feeding off mistakes at the back to generate their own chances.

Once again, we managed to finish the game with only ten men, the fourth time in 18 games we’ve had someone warm up the showers, after Sablier (at Cray), Puemo (Bracknell Town) and Ojemen (Horsham). This one was harsh in my view, and remember I’m a qualified ref who has officiated matches at all the big venues: Moolsecoomb Rec, Hove Dogs Stadium and some tip called The Dripping Pan.

Parish Muirhead slid in late, and somewhat unnecessarily, for a challenge on the halfway line. It was a stonewall yellow, but red seemed an over-reaction. It was certainly no worse than a two-footed lunge on Jack Enkh in the first half, which only earned the miscreant a booking.

Still, we saw out of the final ten minutes in relative comfort, in a match that won’t live long in the memory.

Oh, and Blitz is the kitchen paper brand the Rooks fans mop up with. A red hot tip for the club’s commercial manager, Stef, when the toilet roll (deal) runs out.

Lewes: Bull, Warren, McIntosh, Puemo, Enkh (Mundele), Sablier, Muirhead, Allsopp (Antonio), Bassett, Ladapo (Botti), Hutchinson.

Subs not used: Elechi, Morris.

Supporters Club man of the match: Jack Enkh made a strong comeback from injury, particularly in the first half, but we’re giving it to big Jerry Puemo, not least for a cracking block in the first half.