Lewes FC wins some praise (off the pitch)

Lewes is known as a bit of a haven for prandial pleasures, nationwide football grounds have a less than tempting reputation for the hungry.

However, on Wednesday the food at the Dripping Pan (not the most appetising name) got an honourable mention in The Guardian's Food and Drink section in an article on food and football grounds:

"Outside the Premier League, it's pretty much the same story. My friend Neil, who has been on an heroic journey of trainspotting futility over the past few years in a bid to visit every football ground in the country, reckons that the organic burger he had at non-league Lewes is the best fast food he has come across so far.

"The club spends more on its chefs that it does on players," he reckons. The Lewes fans might say, "not hard"."

Not bad, when – in my experience – over the years the half-time grub was only to be braved after a few pints of Harveys, and I will not mention the state of the kitchen some years ago - less I am libelled - but whilst volunteering during the time of a change-over in catering I helped clean them.

Now, however, and in spite of the recent managerial strife down at the Pan it seems at least one thing is going well.