And that’s it. In the end, Croydon barely even deserved anything from the game, with just so many basic mistakes and passes to the opposition. 2-1 to the Monarchs.

Into added time now and honestly Croydon don’t look like scoring again and Staplehurst don’t need to.

GOAL! The Replacement Buses bring on several replacements, and for the first time in a while look hungry to get to the ball first. Great cross, great finish, and the lead is halved. 2-1 Staplehurst.

Goal - and ruthlessly, with their second decent chance of the match, Monarchs have their second goal. Massively against the run of play, and the Replacement Buses should have had a penalty just beforehand, but if you miss the number of chances they have, you’ll probably lose.

Goal - and of course, Staplehurst have scored. Both defences look wide open - hardly surprising as even running in this wind is difficult and unpredictable- but a series of random bounces all going the way of the visitors leaves an open goal for Monarchs and its fired in. 0-1.

BORING EVERYONE IS FREEZING STATS! This is match seventy at ground number 88. I’m 100 matches exactly since my last 0-0, this would be 101…but in these conditions you’d be quite impressed if anyone manages a goal.

The weather, impressively, is getting worse. It’s hardly helping the football either. Seconds until half time, still goalless.

The Buses have had most of the possession and all of the chances so far, and should have scored from one of them, but it’s goalless. They’re in their usual blue quartered shirts, and Monarchs have come as 1985 Everton away.

I’m here, briefly, at the Arena, where Staplehurst are the visitors at the home of the Replacement Buses (Trams return in a fortnight). It’s absolutely hideous weather, not quite Kev at a football match levels of rain, but with strong winds instead.