Once again our round up from or local rags, for the benefit of long distance Hamlet fans & our multitude of fans abroad

Before we start on the local reports, we were once again one of the main feature reports last Sunday, in the 'Non League Paper':

Bognor Regis 4 Dulwich Hamlet 2
REF INSTINCT SETS ROCKS ON ROAD TO COMEBACK

Bognor produced a sensational finish to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against a Dulwich side on the brink of topping the table.
And the game was turned upside down thanks to a penalty decision borne out of the referee's "gut" instinct.
In the 87th minute, Dulwich led 2-1, but defender Mathieu Boyer saw red for a foul in the box on the Rocks Ben Johnson,who converted the resultant penalty. And stoppage time goals from Craig Robson and Terry Dodd gave the hosts victory which seemed unlikely just seven minutes earlier.
Shell-shocked Hamlet boss Gavin Rose revealed: "We spoke to the ref and he says he went with his gut. Well his gut has cost us three points." And Rose told The NLP: "The penalty and the sending off swung the game. If you lose a man to a team as good as Bognor, it's going to be hard."
The result put an end to Dulwich's six-game winning streak in the league. But Bognor boss Jamie Howell had fearws the worst. "It was a really topsy turvy difficult gmae," Howell said. "We're a resolute bunch, and we've scored a lot of late goals. I was concerned, but I did think we've got players with quality who might be able to conjure something up and they certainly did today."
One of the conjurers was Bognor captain Kane Wells, who had a storming game. And Howell admits he is lucky to have him. "He's been excellent all year. To a man, we played very well but he played exceptionally well today."
Bognor sub Arron Hopkinson opened the scoring on 66 minutes, wjen Wills' through ball found him in space and he slotted past keeper Phil Wilson. Five minutes later the scores were level after a majestic ball from Erhun Oztumer cut open the defence for an onrushing Dean Lodge, who cheekily lobbed Rocks' keeper Mark Zawadski.
With 15 minutes left, the Oztumer-Lodge duo linked up again, with the same result, as Lodge dinked it over the onrushing Zawadski after catching onto a sublime through ball.
However, with three minutes left, Boyer's challenge on johnson inside the box was worthy of a red card and Johnson levelled matters from the spot.
In the 90th minute, Bognor went ahead after Stuart Axten;'s long-range shot was parried into Robson's path, who tucked the ball away. And three minutes later Johnson picked out Dodd, who finished the game off.

The midweek edition of the 'South London Press' on Tuesday concentrated on the Bognor defeat as well:

Dulwich let a lead slip away

Dulwich Hamlet conceded three times in the closing minutes as they were beaten 4-2 at Bognor Regis Town on Saturday in the Ryman League Premier Division.
It was only the third time that the South Londoners have lost in the competition and they are only two points behind leaders Maidstone.
The Sussex club took the lead in the 66th minute through Arron Hopkinson but Dean Lodge twice scored Dulwich as they led until the closing stages. But three minutes from time Bognor won a penalty and Mathieu Boyer was dismissed. Ben Johnson converted from the spot before Bognor scored twice in injury time.

Yesterday the weekly 'Southwark News' also reported on the Bognor loss:

Referee's call critical despite Lodge brace

A late penalty and the sending off of Mathieu Boyer was a 'bad decision' and decisive in Saturday's game against Bognor, Gavin Rose told the News.

Proceedings were far from ideal all day for Dulwich as they got stuck in traffic on the way to Bognor,causing a delay of kick-off, which also meant they could not warm up as they wished.
Hamlet boss Rose believes this played a key role in their sluggish first half display but he felt his team were in control after Dean Lodge scored twice in response to the openinggoal from Town's Arron Hopkinson.
But with four minutes remaining Bognor's Ben Johnson won and converted a controversial penalty, which saw Boyer red carded, before Craig Robson and Johnson netted after that to bag the home side victory.
Rose said: "In the second half I thought we were by far the superior team, and there was only one team who would win the game. The penalty decision was decisive in deciding the game. I thought it was a penalty from where I was but the lads, and they are honest and will hold their hands up when they are wrong, to a man said there was no touch so you have to say it was a bad decision."
He added: "I spoke to the ref and he said he felt it was a foul and he went with his hunch. We now have to pay twice for that as it affected the result on Saturday and Mathieu has a three game ban. We have had the same referee in the past and he has been quite good but on Saturday he made a decision which was a bad one for us."

There was also a feature in the "Southwark News" on the forthcoming Concord Rangers FA Trophy game this Saturday:

Concord good barometer Rose says

Hamlet gaffer Gavin Rose says whatever the result of this weekend's FA Trophy clash with Concord Rangers he will learn something sbout his players.
Dulwich take on 'The Beachboys' at Champion Hill on Saturday, a 3pm kick off, knowing that the last time the pair met the Essex side prevailed denying Hamlet silverware in the League Cup final last season.
Rose insists that he and his team set out to win every time they pull on a pink and blue shirt, regardless of the competition, and this weekend will show how far his team have come since the two sides last met.
The Hamlet manager said: "With teams Concord Rangers we will get a sense of how we are doing as a team as they are going to be a strong outfit."
He stated that at the last meeting, where Rangers prevailed 3-2 in extra-time, the odds were stacked against his team but things could be different this weekend. "The League Cup game was different as we were almost out on our feet at half-time in that game, as we had played so many games in a short period, but it was still a good game. I think they will be stronger now than they were then but I do believe that we can get something from the game too."
Both sides have won promotion since that last outing, with Concord now operating in the Skrill South division, but Rose says a defeat will still leave his management team with plenty to ponder.
Rose added: "We lost in the FA Cup to a strong Hemel Hempstead team and on another day that result could have been different. But we learnt from that game and even on Saturday against Bognor, who we have a lot of respect for, we learnt something in defeat as they always present us with a different problem. But we can get something from Saturday's game."

And, lastly, from the 'South London Press', weekend edition, which went on sale today, another focus on the Concord tie:

GROUND CONCORD

Dulwich Hamlet boss Gavin Rose fancies his side to pull off a shock by beating Conference South side Concord Rangers in the FA Trophy third qualifying round tomorrow.
The sides met in last year's Isthmian League Cup final, before Concord won the Ryman League Premier division play-offs and Dulwich won Division One South, with Concord winning 3-2 after extra time. As the gap between the two sides is the same, Rose feels his side can run the Beach Boys close again, or even go one better.
"I don't know if they have changed many players but I am sure they will be just as organised and strong," Rose said. "Both teams have gone up a level, so not much has changed in that respect. It was tight last year so there is no reason why we should fear them. They will respect us as much as we respect them."
Ellis Green (hamstring) will be the only absentee but he has started running again and will be involved in the squad in the next two or three weeks.
Dulwich will be looking to get back to winning ways after a distastrous six minutes in the closing moments if their league game at Bognor Regis on Saturday, which saw them surrender a 2-1 lead and lose 4-2 to halt a five-game victory streak. Dean Lodge's brace, scored in the 70th and 76th minutes, looked like it would be enough but with three minutes of normal time remaining, Mathieu Boyer was sent off after he was judged to have fouled his man in the penalty area. Ben Johnson equalised from the spot and the hosts scored two more late goals as 10-man Dulwich pushed for a winner.
Rose was disappointed with the result but was pleased with his side's display up until then. "We knew they were capable of beating us but the circumstances of how the result came about was harder to take," he said. "At the time we accepted it was a penalty and a sending-off but both sets of players said afterwards that it wasn't even a foul. I spoke to the referee afterwards and he said he went with his gut, which is fair enough-he is only human. One decision cost us on the day. You can't legislate for them but they happen to everyone so we mustn't harp on about it. Mentally, the boys were in the ascendancy and so we strill tried to go out and win the game with 10 men and left ourselves open to the counter-attack. In hindsight, we should have shut up shop and taken a good point, but we always go out to win every game. We don't try and hang onto points and sometimes what happened is a consequence of that. We just have to forget the past and focus on Concord Rangers now."