New Eastbourne Borough boss Steve King's dream start lasts just 30 minutes in Ebbsfleet defeat

New Eastbourne Borough boss Steve King's dream start lasts just 30 minutes in Ebbsfleet defeat

"That's it then!" Within an hour of the final whistle, a terse three-word comment on one of the Eastbourne Borough social media groups summed up supporters' disappointment and resignation, after a 3-1 home defeat to Ebbsfleet United on Tuesday night.

Eastbourne Borough 1-3 Ebbsfleet United

Fleet fans got the three points they wanted and another three goals to follow on from the weekend as back-to-back wins kept Josh Wright’s side in fourth place. Despite falling behind, Mustapha Olagunju’s equaliser brought the visitors to life and they ran out easy winners in the end. Kwesi Appiah had the first chance of the game with a looping effort from the edge of the area which Rohan Luthra collected comfortably whilst Matt Hall made a comma…