Supermarine crash (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

Supermarine crash

SUPERMARINE came crashing back down to earth to start the new year in depressing fashion with a 4-0 Western Division home defeat by Clevedon.

The Hunts Copse side had kept a clean sheet in their previous five matches but they finished a well beaten side.

High-flying Clevedon had to fend-off early pressure but by half-time had moved into a three goal lead.

Jack Pitcher grabbed a brace in the 25th and 33rd minutes and on the stroke of half-time King was beaten again but this time by Leon Hapgood.

To add to Supermarine's woes Tom Jacobs added a fourth from Pitcher's pass.

"We didn't really turn-up," said a very disappointed Marine boss Mark Collier. "We weren't at the races.

"They had two very good forwards and after we missed a couple of chances early on they struck twice while the third goal killed us off.

"Hopefully there will be a reaction at Thame (today) and this was a one-off and we put it down to a bad day at the office," he added.