Catching up on the news...

Here's all the stories about The Hamlet from the printed press over the last fortnight

Back on Sunday 5th November the 'Non League Paper' reported on our win at Thurrock:

Dulwich extended their lead at the top of the table to six points when Reine Allassani's excellent strike five minutes before half-time decided this tight encounter.
however, the home side, recovering from an FA Trophy replay drubbing by Kingstonian in midweek, will feel that they could have snatched a point.
The first half saw both sides showing attacking intent and force a number of corners.
And Thurrock went close when Ronnie Winn hit the side netting early on.
Dulwich made the breakthrough after 40 minutes when Allassani turned inside and wrong-footed Oshane Brown in the Thurrock goal to give them the lead.
Thurrock nearly came straight back but somehow Lewwis Spence's perfectly hit volley was cleared off the line.
The second half was even again, with both teams having chances.
Hamlet had a shot which came back off the crossbar. And Thurrock's best chance fell to the impressive Jeremiah Kamanzi. But he shot just wide.
STAR MAN: Jeremiah Kamanzi (Thurrock)
ENTERTAINMENT *** (out of a possible five stars)

The Tuesday 'South London Press', two days later, headlined with our recent good form:

Reise Allassani score his fifth goal for Dulwich Hamlet as they extended their unbeaten run to 12 matches with a 1-0 win at Harlow Town on Saturday
[Newspaper error--it was at Thurrock!]
Gavin Rose collected the Bostik League's Manager of the Month award for October and his side have won 10 of their last 11 fixtures in all competitions.
Hamlet are six points clear at the top of the Premier Division with Allassani's 40-th minute goal sealing victory at Ship Lane.

On Thursday 9th November the weekly 'Southwark News' report alluded to our funding problems:

Hamlet continue red-hot form despite off-field problems

Dulwich Hamlet put their off-field worries to one side to start November the way they ended October and claim their sixth successive win at the weekend.
Reisse Allassani scored the only goal of the game five minutes before half-time at Thurrock to keep Hamlet top of the Isthmian League Premier Division table.
allassani's goal made it eleven wins in twelve games in all competitions for Gavin Rose's side to leave them five points clear of Metropolitan Police in second.
Although Thurrock started quickly they failed to test Hamlet goalkeeper Preston Edwards and it was Allassani who had the games first shot on goal but it was saved by Oshane Brown.
In the eighth minute Edwards made a block to deny Dennis Oli before Rionnie Winn shot wide and alliassani again saw an effort deflected over.
Thurrock were succeeding in stifling their opposition but the visitors almost took the lead when Nana Boakye-Yiadom fed Sanchez Ming but his shot was saved by Brown.
Dulwich then hit the woodwork before their pressure finally paid off when Allassani cut in from the left before firing past Brown at his near post.
Rose's side had an escape on the stroke of half-time when they cleared the ball off their own line.
In a tight and fraught second half Allassani and Ming went close to giving their side more breathing space before James Scannell-on for injured stopper Brown-denied Nathan Ferguson.
But a goal was good enough for all three points as Hamlet closed the game out with Edwards relatively untroubled.
Hamlet will look to continue their blistering form when they take on Harlow Town in the second qualifying round of the FA Trophy on Saturday. Kick off is at 3pm in Harlow.

The day after the 'South London Press' carried a large report on our funding crisis, which we will re-produce on here tomorrow in a 'stand alone' feature'.

So to Sunday 12th November & it was the FA Trophy defeat at HarlowTown that was one of the main featured ties in the 'Non League Paper':

Harlow Town withstood heavy pressure in the second half to cause an upset and send beleaguered Dulwich Hamlet out of the FA Trophy.
All three goals came within an action-packed ten minutes in the first half.
The Hawks started brightly, pressing high up the pitch, and went ahead through top-scorer Alex Read on 27 minutes, the striker getting the slightest of touches on andrea Mayasi's to direct it into the Dulwich net.
Six minutes later Hamlet's Reise Allassani restored parity with a long-range effort, finishing off his run from midfield with a low shot that crept inside the post.
The respite was short-lived, and with 36 minutes played Harlow re-took the lead when Hamlet's Quade Taylor diverted Read's low cross into his own net.
Harlow had to defend more in the second period, but Dulwich were wasteful in attack as they failed to create clear-cut chances.
The best opportunity fell to Nathan Green, whose shimmy inside the box created space before he blasted over.
With 15 minutes left to play the Hawks could have made it more comfortable.
Reece Dobson set Alex Read behind the defence, but his cross was inches away from Junior Dadson who couldn't stretch to turn into an open net.
The visitors threw everything at it in the final minutes, but despite them having most of the possession the Hawks defended stoutly and Dulwich were left frustrated.
Harlow Town boss Danny Chapman credited his side's defensive performance, saying: "In the second half we knew it would be tough. To a man we dug in and threw our bodies on the line. As much as Dulwich had the majority of the second half, David Hughes hasn't had a save to make."
Hamlet manager Gavin Rose was disappointed with his side's inability to turn their pressure into chances. He said: "As we went on in the second half we just needed to grow into the game but our decision making around the edge of the box-maybe shooting too early or the final pass-wasn't great today."
STAR MAN: James Baker (Harlow Town)
ATT: 363
ENTERTAINMENT: *** (out of a possible five stars)
REFEREE: Thomas Hancock 7/10

Last Tuesday the midweek 'South London Press' reported on that Trophy loss:

Despite rampant Reiss Allassani scoring his sixth goal in as many games, Dulwich Hamlet went out of the FA Trophy after they lost 2-1 away to Harlow Town in the Second Qualifying Round.
Ex-Palace winger Allassani equalised for the Hamlet just past the half hour mark when he was given far too much room by the Harlow defence. Channelling his inner Eden Hazard, Allassani beat the one reluctant defender who got tight and fired a beautiful finish into the bottom left corner from 25 yards.
Worringly for Dulwich, the physicality of the Harlow defence proved too much for Allassani as he limped off in the 65th minute.
Hamlet manager Gavin Rose said: "He's got a little knock. We thought it was best to remove him at that point because he was struggling to move."
Harlow had taken the lead not long before in the 27th minute.
Top scorer Alex Read met Andnea Mayasi's whipped free kick from the right with a glancing header past the diving Preston Edwards.
The hosts reclaimed the lead in the 36th minute when Dulwich defender Michael Chambers misjudged a ball over the top. Read collected the ball in behind the back-peddling defence and slipped a low cross from the right which Junior Dadson bundled in.
Rose was disappointed with the performance, saying "It was a frustrating afternoon. The two goals we conceded were poor by the standards we've been setting ourselves of late. They were the sort of goals we don't expect to give away. Allassani took his goal well and his all-round play was okay but he's got more in his locker than he showed today."
Goalscorer Allassani said: "It was a really tough game because they're very direct and physical. I'm enjoying playing for Dulwich a lot. I'm scoring and the teams winning so I'm really enjoying it."
The Hamlet also enjoyed the return of Nathan Green, who made his second start back from injury.
Rose said: "Green's still lacking fitness. You could tell he was a bit tired by some of the decisions he made, but that'll come with minutes and time."
The returning Green said; "It was tough getting back into things fitness-wise, but I was just enjoying playing again"

Thursday's 'Southwark News', concentrated on the Tuesday win at home to Harrow Borough:

Second-half double secures Hamlet points

Almost 1,200 people turned up at Champion Hill on Tuesday night, the majority of them to show support for Dulwich Hamlet as the club deals with off-field problems, and they weren't disappointed as the hosts ran out 2-0 winners over Harrow Borough.
It was an impressive show of support on the same night as England played Brazil, and second-half goals from Ashley Carew and Marc Weatherstone sealed a fifth successive league win.
Huge credit must go to Gavin Rose for keeping his players focussed amid financial problems affecting the club.
Hamlet lost 2-1 at Harlow Town in the second qualifying round of the FA trophy last weekend, but bounced back against Harrow and are five points clear at the top of the Bostik League Premier Division table.
This Saturday's clash against second-placed Metropolitan Police is perfectly set up.
Dulwich didn't produce their most convincing display on Tuesday, but it's games like this that will determine whether they are in the promotion mix later in the season and they showed they have the resilience to dig out a result when they are not at their fluent best.
Still, they could have gone ahead in the second minute when Gavin Tomlin's effort went wide before Michael Chamberlain headed over.
Shaun Preddie then nodded off target from a good position for the visitors before Tomlin hit the woodwork in a dour first half.
The hosts finally took the lead in the 58th and it was Tomlin again involved as he was fouled in the box. Carew tucked home the resulting spot-kick.
Carew then turned provider with seventeen minutes left when he lofted a corner into the area and Weatherstone-who had come on earlier for the injured Chambers-powered home the second. Reise Allassani was twice denied late on as Hamlet pushed for a third, but they had to be satisfied with two as they go into Saturday's crunch fixture with their confidence high.

Whilst on Friday 17th November the 'South London Press' also let with that Harrow borough game:

Ashley Carew was the key man for Dulwich Hamlet as they beat visitors Harrow Borough 2-0 in front of a bumper Tuesday night crowd of 1,199-the largest midweek crowd in the Bostik Premier this season.
The result keeps the Hamlet top of the league, five points ahead of second-placed Met Police, and maintains their 11-game unbeaten streak.
Despite both teams seemingly playing for the win, a surprisingly turgid game was only given life when Harrow needlessly gave a penalty on 59 minutes.
Winger Gavin Tomlin was brought down on the edge of the box as he dribbled away from goal, and Carew unerringly dispatched the resulting penalty.
The game was then put beyond doubt in the 73rd minute when Carew delivered a corner which hung in the air before being headed in by the ever-reliable Marc Weatherstone.
As the crowd serenaded Dulwich manager Gavin Rose and "his pink-and-blue army", the man himself was full of praise for their opponents.
He said: "Harrow rose to the occasion tonight. They enjoyed playing in front of so many fans, put a shift in, and made it really tough for us. we weathered what they brought however, and it never really looked like we were going to concede in open play. There's an expectation that we should be amazing every week, which I don't think is realistic. We need to understand that teams are going to make it particularly difficult for us, like Harrow did. The boys are learning how to wing games without playing brilliantly. On Tuesday night, we found a way to win with an average performance which is all credit to the team-we know we've got a lot more in the locker than this."