After the euphoria of successive promotion seasons, the Summer of 2015 came as a rude awakening for Knole Park's elite.
First the good news, though - the second team stayed off the bottom of Div 5
and also avoided relegation next Summer, mainly due to being in the bottom division. Having to play the role of feeder squad for the struggling 1st team didn't help, but at least most of the faithful regulars were given a good run around for their money. Thanks to those who turned out week after week, even when injured.
The 1st team suffered badly from the flight to fresh pastures of two of their younger members - Pete Sykes and his wing-man Myles Williams. In spite of the sterling efforts of David Falconer and James Hall it proved tough to fill the gaps in the top order. Last place in Division 2 was inevitable from quite early on as the absences and injuries mounted.
As usual following a meteoric rise, the fall can be painful. Let's hope Knole can get over all of the knee and hip operations and return rested and refreshed from the Autumn layoff.