Hassocks hope home comforts can get them closer to Isthmian safety
Hassocks FC are putting up a tremendous fight to stay in the Isthmian League – and boss James Westlake hopes this Saturday’s final home game can carry them closer to safety.
They enjoyed a fantastic 3-1 win over AFC Croydon at the Beacon last Saturday – ending the visitors’ title hopes and boosting their own bid to get out of the Isthmian South East drop zone.
With two games left, the Robins are two points below the safety line and must aim to win their final two, at home to Sittingbourne on Saturday and at Ashford a week later.
Westlake said they’d be giving it their all and were delighted to see off AFC Croydon. “As a group, we believe we can win any league game at The Beacon,” he told us.
“The spirit among the management team and players has always been positive and we will keep fighting right until the end.
“The most pleasing part of our win against Croydon was how we managed the game in the second half.
“The third goal came at the perfect time and we should have gone on to win the game by more goals.
“We have been winning games at half-time a lot this season but not managed to finish the game with a positive result, so Saturday was extremely pleasing for us.”
As for the final two games, Westlake said: “All we can do is focus on ourselves and the result against Sittingbourne at home.
“We can’t control results around us so we will focus on the task in hand on Saturday and go from there.
“The fans have really stuck by us as a group this season and they played a massive part in getting us over the line on Saturday.
“They have been great all season and we are so grateful for their support. Please come down for one last time this season to cheer the lads on to another three points!”