The past few days in the press:

It's still been fairly quiet, media wise, with the hot summer still with us...but here's the local press round-up...

There was nothing at all to report on Tuesday 30th June from the 'South London Press'; nor on Thursday 2nd July in the 'Southwark News'.

But there was lots to read in the midweek edition of the 'South London Press', which was published on Friday 3rd July:

Gavin Rose reckons his new contract gives Dulwich Hamlet protection from interested clubs-and eliminates any uncertainty over his future.
Rose recently signed a two-year deal with the Ryman League Premier Division side and is the club's longest-serving manager.
Since he took on the role in 2009 they have won the Ryman South title and come close to even reaching the Conference South-losing in the play-offs semi-finals to Margate on May. Dulwich also lifted the Isthmian Charity Shield in 2013 and are twice League Cup finalists.
When you throw in the surge in gates, largley down to the attractive brand of football played, plus the numerous players that have had their footballing fortunes turned around-some landing moves into the Football League-then it is no surprise that Rose is a hot property in the non-league game.
"I had a few offers last year and you do start thinking 'what does that mean?'," said Rose. "I felt it took away my concentration at times. And then the club had no say. I could walk out without any negotiations. Both myself and the club basically felt that's not ideal. Basically they came to the view that I'm an asset to the club and that they needed to look after an asset a little bit more than in the past. It is a two-year plan that falls in line with our new stadium build, which should be ready then. By then I can think about whether it is time to move on or maybe the club will feel that way-it could be new pastures."
Clubs in the Conference Premier and Conference South have sounded out Rose. "I looked at it and Dulwich is a growing club," he explained. "I feel that we can possibly help Dulwich get into the Conference South and be as big as teams that have shown interest. One of those clubs was Welling-pretty much everyone knew about that. No disrespect to them but if we were in the same league then I feel we'd be a bigger club. In two years' time it could be a different story. But Dulwich felt they needed to secure us as a management team. We're happy about that. We can just concentrate on what we need to do for the club going forward."
Hamlet are not one of the division's big spenders but the increase in gates-a 3,000 sell-out against Maidstone in the run-in - has boosted cash flow.
"Our budget has improved from last year-but not significantly," said Rose. "We are talking hundreds of pounds, which is still good because it gives us the opportunity to sign a couple of extra players that we'd not been able to do before. But even though it has gone up, we are still a cautious club. We want to make sure everything pays for itself rather than dig into the coffers. My long-term aspiration is to work as high as possible. At Dulwich we have always tried to better what we have done before. We want to test ourselves. You've got to take the challenges that come in life-we're no different. Myself, Junior [Kadi, assistant manager] and Kevin [James, coach] are very close to this community. We do a lot of community projects and there is our [Aspire] academy. Whether we are eventually not good enough or jump to a higher level, if we can leave that as an asset it will probably be our biggest contribution to the club."

There was also a smaller piece on the squad who may be on their way out...

Dulwich Hamlet have delayed announcing some of released players to help them negotiate better deals with other clubs.
Manager Gavin Rose revealed it is likely they will announce exits at th end of this week.
He said: "We decided to wait because it gives those guys a bit more lverage-that they are still at Dulwich but want to leave, rather than being released. If we'd already done that they might have struggled. The ones we haven't spoken about we have tried to give them an opportunity to get set up for next season. It might make them more attractive to other clubs."
Left-back Frazer Shaw-who played for England C last season-is on trial at Leyton Orient.
"We know he is not coming back," said Rose. "It's a short career and if he has the opportunity of going into the Football League or Conference he has to take it."

There was also a report, in the general main news section of Friday's "South London Press" regarding our groundbreaking 'pay your age' season ticket offer for teenagers:

Dulwich Hamlet Football Club have cut costs for youngsters to attend their games-with an innovative 'Pay your Age' season ticket.
The Ryman League Premier Division side introduced the scheme this summer for kids between the age of 13 and 18. Anyone younger than that already gets in free.
"We charge £4 a game for concession tickets so it means that if an U12 buys a season ticket then it has paid for itself after just three games," said Mishi morath, a leafer on community initiatives for the club. "An U16 has covered the cost after four games. It was initially part of the early bird offer, when we charge a cheaper rate for adult season tickets, but it was due to run only until the end of May. But we've already had a good take-up and have decided to keep it. It applies for all league games and friendlies. We can't do it for cup matches, because you have to share the gate receipts with the opposition. I saw my first game when I was seven-if you catch supporters young then they are normally hooked. We want to attract more fans and having a season ticket makes you fel more attached to a club. It's not about giving something away cheaply-it's about building for the future. We do a lot of work in the community and are a part of it. This is about putting something back in. If you look after the community then it looks after you-that can be seen by the way our crowds have been growiing. Fifteen years ago nobody was interested in Dulwich Hamlet. We were a laughing stock in the non-league game. That is not the case anymore. Dulwich also have an official charity partner for next season-Cooltan Arts, which is based in Walworth Road, Southwark. We've already raised a little bit of money for them but it is not just about raising a few bob," said Morath. "We are hoping to source funding to do a big mural with thm on a blank wall at the ground. They do a poetry workshop and we want to do a poetry football competition."
Anyone wanting more details on 'Pay Your Age' season tickets should visit the club's website or can pay for one at the ground.