In the end, the new kit did get a bit of its shine back.
Us, as spectators, have to be grateful to the groundsman and his volunteer helpers, for the fact we had a game to watch at all, without their hard work and dedication from early morning on Saturday, no way would the pitch have been playable.
Only four matches survived on Saturday in the end, AFC Croydon Athletic v Sevenoaks Town, Oaks winning that one, 1-0, and of course we travel to play the Rams next Saturday.
The other three were Canterbury City v Fisher, the Fish winning that game 2-1, Deal Town v Erith Town and I guess Erith Town wished it hadn't been played as they lost 7-0 and then there was our match against Erith & Belvedere.
Therefore, apart from the 3G which Canterbury City use, you can see some clubs benefited from their hard work, not just on Saturday, but over a few years by looking after their pitches and investing in them.
I think it would be fair to say that the match we witnessed on Saturday will not linger long in the memory of the 107 spectators who braved the elements and it probably won't be one many of the players of either side will look back on with fond memories either.
That's not to say it was a very bad game to watch or play in, however, many passes went a stray, too many times the ball was in the air for far too long and eventually ran through to either goalkeeper or out for a throw in or goal kick.
Everyone would agree that the playing conditions were difficult, the wind picking up just as the match started and no one would argue that players from either side weren't trying, it was that there seemed to be a lack of quality when it came to gathering the ball in and holding on to it.
Too many times the ball was allowed to bounce away from the player it was intended for and it led to the relevant opposition getting possession of the ball back without really having to work that hard to get it.
Shots at goal were not plentiful and those that were tried often went high or wide, or in a couple of cases, never even reached the goal due to the wind, which benefited the Deres in the first half and the Crows in the second half.
The first half probably belonged just to the Crows, based on possession and better chances, Boddy had a header from a Rich corner cleared off the line in the 7th minute although Everest, the Crows centre back, had to clear a dangerous cross with a Deres forward waiting to pounce in the 13th minute.
It was no accident that the first real bit of quality play led to the first goal of the game, Ridley setting Biddlecombe on a run at goal, leaving the defenders in his wake, he riffled the ball home in the 15th minute to make it 1-0 to the Crows.
Another chance came Biddlecombe's way in the 20th minute and his shot come cross hit the bar and rebounded out to safety.
The Crows had the better of it up to half time, the Deres cause was not helped by the fact they had to make a substitution as early as the 31st minute, Fray going off injured, to be replaced by Reed.
Half time was reached with the score at 1-0 and many spectators went off to get their required refreshments in the hope that the second half would be a lot more exciting than the first, although the majority of spectators were happy that the Crows were at least winning.
It was pleasing then that indeed, the second period was more exciting than the first and it started with the Crows on top, I'Anson had to make a great save from the Crows danger-man Biddlecombe and from the resulting corner, Clarke the corner taker, hit the bar, the resulting rebound was headed wide by Everest.
The half then became a bit staccato, broken up by too many free kicks, yellow cards and substitutions, thus it never really flowed at all and became like an orchestra with no conductor, a mishmash of individuals trying to play but with no control or rhythm.
The Deres substitutions definitely helped them as they started to press the Crows back four more and more and they eventually equalised in the 64th minute, Faith saving a shot down low to his left, however, he was not able to hold onto it and following a goalmouth scramble, Pinnock knocked the ball over the line for 1-1.
Their equaliser seemed to increase the tempo of the game a bit more for both sides, Gayle hitting a post for the Deres in the 66th minute and with 20 minutes to go, Carrington replaced Matthews, who had been moved from his usual left back role to a position further forward on the left hand side.
Even with the tempo heightened, the quality was still missing however, Ridley did hit a post in the 80th minute however, even if it had gone in, Carrington was flagged off side and then Clarke went off to be replaced by Gonnella as the Crows searched for a winner.
In the end, it finished 1-1 and overall you have to say it was a fair result, both sides could have won the game but the other side would have felt aggrieved if they had come out with nothing, the Deres just about shaded the second period, the Crows had just shaded the first half.
The unanimous decision in the clubhouse after the game was that Kev Everest was the Crow's Man of the Match as he had an outstanding game throughout whether defending or up front when he supported the forwards at set pieces.
More quality from either team and the result could have been different but in the end any real quality was missing and us spectators had to settle for warming ourselves up in the clubhouse bar just as the rain, once again, started to fall by the bucket load, drenching anyone who was unfortunately left out in it.