Kings Langley crushed local rivals Sun Sports 7-0 on Saturday and sent a warning to their Premier Division title rivals, but joint-boss Richie Hanlon says it will mean nothing if they do not build on the victory.

Hat-tricks from Danny Hutchins and Nick Jackson ensured Kings emphatically ended Sun Sports’ hoodoo over them, taking a sizeable step towards the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division title in the process.

The game also saw Sun captain Ashley Lewis given his marching orders following two cautions, whilst three members of staff from the two sides were sent off late on as tempers boiled over.

Victory means Kings are now three points clear of AFC Dunstable in second place, having played two games less, and five ahead of Harefield United in third, with four games in hand.

But Hanlon says the win must be a starting point rather than the high point for his side.

He said: “It is all right beating Sun 7-0 but if you lose to a couple of mediocre teams then it means absolutely nothing. They have got to show that same level of attitude and desire in every game between now and the end of the season.”

Hanlon continued: “How do I put it? Our boys were fantastic; they really wanted to win that game. I am not sure if we caught Sun on a bad day or not but what I am sure of is that our boys were just completely at it and it showed from minute one.

“At 2-0 Sun had a really good chance and if they had taken that it might have changed the game. It was a really good chance. I can’t speak highly enough of the boys, they were excellent.”

The opener arrived when Alex Campana, who was enjoying his role wide on the left, floated in a pin-point cross from the left for Hutchins to direct a glancing header past Sun goalkeeper Ross Hampton.

Five minutes later Campana cut inside with a jinking run and Hampton could only tip his fierce shot onto the crossbar before Jackson netted the rebound.

It was 3-0 when Mitchell Weiss put a Sun defender and keeper Hampton under pressure. The ball ran free and Hutchins lobbed the back-pedalling Hampton from a position almost on the touchline.

Hutchins then picked out Jackson and the skipper controlled the ball, twisted past a defender and unleashed an unstoppable shot into the net.

A perfect diagonal cross-field ball from Weiss found Hutchins, who was similarly enjoying his wide right role, and he took the ball in his stride to complete his hat-trick.

Not to be outdone, Jackson rose to head home a Connor Toomey cross as everything Kings created turned to goals.

Home skipper Lewis was dismissed for a second yellow and as frustrations boiled over, a trespass in the away technical area by a member of the home bench resulted in a scuffle and three dismissals from the dugouts.

The rout was completed when Joe Debayo marked his debut with the seventh.

Kings travel to Holmer Green tomorrow (Saturday), whilst Sun travel to Leverstock Green looking to get back on track after Tuesday’s trip to London Tigers fell foul of the weather.