Life back in Sussex for new Midhurst & Easebourne boss Connor Hoare began with three points on Saturday afternoon at the expense of mid-table Roffey.

Hoare, who left Wessex League Premier Division side Petersfield Town in January, took over just a week and a half ago and returns to the division where he jointly-led the Rams to the play-off’s last season.

This time around his aim is to keep Midhurst in the division ahead of a big rebuilding project for the club and keeping their Step 5 status kicked off in style at the weekend.

Played at Horsham FC’s Fusion Aviation Community Stadium in some blazing and rare first half sunshine, the visitors wasted no time getting off the mark with just three minutes on the clock.

A good press and a swift break down the right hand side saw the ball into the box converted by Rudi Blankson, the left winger arriving on time to open the scoring.

The visitors doubled their lead on 17 minutes when Blankson burst clear through the middle of the pitch and this time fired past Monty Watson-Price from just inside the penalty area.

Just two minutes later the shell-shocked Boars conceded again, the offside trap broken on the right hand side and with three options in the box to aim for, Rob Tidway was picked out for an easy tap in and a commanding lead inside 20 minutes.

The hosts were not helped by injury to three players during the first half, disrupting Jack Munday’s pattern of play for the team, however they did come close to pulling one back, the assistant referee judging the ball didn’t cross the line headed towards goal from a corner.

The second half didn’t produce anywhere near as much as the first 45 with Midhurst able to sit on their three goal lead and pick off the counter attack moments as they arrived, Roffey unable to hit the target at the other end.

The visitors added a fourth five minutes from time, Harry Jackson hitting a peach of a curler into the top corner from all of 20 yards out to complete a good first afternoon for the new boss and a welcome three points to move away from the bottom two.

Both sides are due to be in action on Tuesday evening, Roffey hosting Crawley Down Gatwick (ko 7.30pm) while Midhurst entertain Eastbourne Utd (ko 7.45pm).