WHAT a difference a day makes!

Unusually for us, our midweek action took place on a Wednesday this week, as we welcomed Coggeshall Town in the Thurlow Nunn League Cup.

It’s played havoc with our programme deadlines and, of course, the match being played on a Wednesday also means I’m unable to talk about the outcome in this column.

But after two previous defeats to Coggeshall already this season, hopefully it was a case of third time lucky at the Bowl.

Halloween 2017 didn’t pass entirely without incident for us all at FC Clacton, however, but while many were thinking about ghouls, our focus was purely on goals, with the club announcing the signing of forward Tom Holdstock late on Tuesday evening.

Having come through our youth system, Tom made 42 appearances for the club between 2013-15, scoring ten goals, and we’re delighted to welcome him back to the Bowl.

Saturday saw us travel to the New Croft to take on Haverhill Borough, for what was a first-ever meeting between the two clubs.

Two Kevin Coyle penalties either side of Harry McDonald’s goal gave us a comfortable half-time lead and we were all feeling pretty good about bringing the points home.

Then the second half happened!

Billy Wales was sent off within a couple of minutes of the restart and, after the two teams traded goals, the hosts pulled it back to 4-3 with just over ten minutes left on the clock.

Being over 40 miles away, with only Twitter updates to rely on, made things no more comfortable for me than they were for Kieron (Shelley) and Mike (Wallace) at pitchside, but credit to the boys - they held firm and saw the game out for an important victory.

Last Friday saw the club celebrate its 125th birthday, with the first public meeting that was held to discuss the forming of a football team for Clacton having taken place on October 27, 1892.

There seems to be some debate over the date of our first match, however, with a recent trawl through the archives suggesting the game was played on December 3 that year, going against our long-held belief that it took place on December 2.

When you’re looking to commemorate the exact anniversary, what a difference a day makes!

Come on you Seasiders!