Sidley United manager Dickie Day is refusing to get too excited about his side's chances of clinching their first County League and Cup double.

Sidley clinched the John O'Hara League Cup with a 3-2 victory over Sidlesham on Good Friday, but Day knows there is a long way to go if they are to lift the title.

Sidley have three games in hand on leaders Burgess Hill and Day said: "It would mean an awful lot to this club to win the double especially as it has never been done before. It would be new ground for us.

"But there are ten games left for us and there is a long, long way to go. I am not getting too excited."

Burgess Hill look like Sidley's main rivals for the title but Day believes that other sides are not out of the picture.

Day said: "I have had a quick look at the league table. We have ten games to go and you only need a little bad spell and it lets other sides back in. Horsham YMCA won on Wednesday and we meet them tomorrow which makes life very interesting."

Sidley closed the gap on Hillians to seven points with Wednesday night's 6-0 win over Ringmer when Peter Baker and Peter Heritage got a brace apiece. The form of the two frontmen, along with Paul Balch, has been crucial in Sidley's rise.

Day said: "Heritage is great in the air and Baker is good on the deck. They work well together."

Burgess Hill are unhappy they finish their season almost a fortnight before Sidley and have asked the County League chairman Peter Bentley to revise their fixtures.

Boss Gary Croydon said: "We should not be penalised for getting our games on.

"I think Peter has done a fantastic job this season but I want to get this sorted out."

Croydon, whose side are unbeaten since Boxing Day, agrees Pagham and Horsham YMCA are still in the title race. He said: "There are four teams in the frame. It is ridiculous to think otherwise."

Justin Simmons could miss the rest of the season after cracking a bone in his foot in the Easter win over Hassocks.

Chichester could offer Hillians a stern test tomorrow, though they are likely to be without midfielder Paul Thomas, who is running the London Marathon on Sunday.

Pagham refuse to be ruled out of the running but boss Richie Reynolds admits it needs at least two teams to beat Hillians.

He said: "Selsey are looking an exceptional side at the moment and they could do it but there is no way Chichester are good enough to beat Burgess Hill."

At the bottom, Lancing need at least two wins from their last three games to have a realistic chance of staying up.

Whitehawk manager Steve Richardson is confident of avoiding the drop and believes his side are improving all the time. He said: "Three wins will make absolutely sure we stay up."