You probably already know this but, in case you don't, Mike Thomas was announced as winner of the Michael Lucas Sporting Hero award at last night's CI Sports Personality of the Year extravaganza at the Hotel de France in Jersey.

Mike couldn't attend the awards night as he's lounging around Grand Anse beach sipping Clarke's Court Pure White, but if you go to the Guernsey FC website you should find a video of him being presented with the award in the dressing room at the ARS by Tony Vance.

Tomorrow we're to Three Bridges where we won quite comfortably last season through 4 goals from Ross Allen. The half time team talk in the home dressing room could be heard by almost anybody within a half mile radius of the ground, it could have been written by Andy Murray's other half.

They're 1 place and 1 point behind us and their last 6 matches have seen 2 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draw. The wins include a 3-0 at home to Tooting & Mitcham on 20th January. We beat them 8-1 at the ARS earlier this season but, notwithstanding we've won 5 on the bounce, expect it to be closer tomorrow.

There's no Cockers or Strawbridge and, at the moment, just a 14 man squad. No problems with the names travelling but a change in the centre of defence is never particularly welcome, neither is a short handed squad (there's a chance another name will be added though). Could be one of those games where throwing caution to the wind pays off, especially in an effort to get an early goal or two. Anyway, here's the squad:-

Tardif, Mahon, Mackay, Steel, Dodd, Winch, de la Mare, Black, Dyer, Loaring, Rihoy, Heaume, Mcgrath, Allen.

If you're travelling tomorrow you can find essential info here. Given the early kick off a train to Three Bridges then a rest in the Plough is probably a good compromise. Decent clubhouse at the ground, though, which makes up for having to stand in the carpark for one half of the match.

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A couple of stories you may not be aware of concerning fellow isthmian south clubs.

Firstly, Corinthian Casuals were in Brazil last week. They played in front of a few more than they're used to down in Tolworth. Click here for the story and a few photos courtesy of the Surrey Guardian.

Meanwhile down at Horsham where years of work in finding a new home for the football club looked to be bearing fruit when the local planning officers recommended approval. Then the local politicians got involved as you can read here. Difficult to disagree with the views of one Horsham FC fan here.

Don't ya just love (local) politicians.

Three Bridges preview tomorrow including, most importantly, where we'll be for a pre-match refresco.

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Not a bad night for GFC in the Isthmian South. Second placed Faversham beat Chipstead 2-1 in front of 133 souls, South Park lost 2-3 at home to Horsham and Walton & Hersham played out a 1-1 draw with Herne Bay at Stompond Lane. Which is about as good as it could have been for us tonight.

Eric Watch now and if you were planning to line the Bridge in support of him tomorrow you can stand down. Unfortunately due to a family bereavement tomorrow's walk has been postponed. The upside for you, of course, is that you can stay in the Mariners.

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Speaking to the enigma that is Penfold of the Press after the Tooting match Tony Vance mentioned the matter of 3 away games in a week starting next Saturday. "We're in a good run of form and have got another important win but, if we don't come out of those 3 games with a positive return, we will be a mid-table team" he said to Penfold. It's not that long ago when we would have said yes please if offered an end of season place in mid-table.

Vancie went on to say that we were fortunate to get the win and, after Badiali was sent off, Tooting & Mitcham looked like the side with the man advantage, not us. You do have to wonder if the ref saw Crusher grabbing the 'keepers shirt, surely a freekick to them if he did, albeit still a sending off for what a rush of blood to the head, to put it mildly.

Just three mid-week games in the Isthmoan South this week, all of them tomorrow:-

Faversham v Chipstead ; South Park v Horsham ; Walton & Hersham v Herne Bay.

Wins for Faversham and Horsham and either a draw or home win at Stompond Lane would be ideal.

Back tomorrow with the results and 'Eric Watch'.

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Dave Rihoy opened the scoring at the ARS after just four minutes, Crusher McGrath got a second from the penalty spot after a headbutt bythe Tanners 'keeper, who saw red for his trouble. Each time the visitors pulled level through Frankie Sawyer. The ten men of Tooting and Mitcham played like 12 for much of the 2nd half only for Crusher to get his second and the winner after 81 minutes.

So another important 3 points for us and one or two interesting results elsewhere in the Isthmian South:-

Burgess Hill 1 Sittingbourne 0 ; Carshalton 3 East Grinstead 1 ; Chipstead 1 Walton & Hersham 1 ; Faversham 1 Whitstable 3 ; Herne Bay 1 Worthing 0 ; Ramsgate 3 Three Bridges 3 ; Redhill 2 Hythe 2 ; Walton Casuals 0 Horsham 2 ; Whyteleafe 1 Merstham 5.

Which leaves us sitting in 9th, 9 points behind Worthing in the final play-off spot with a game in hand and we still have to play them at the ARS.

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