Wakey, wakey!

It's time to wake up from our 'Snooze' and give you the most recent coverage from the 'Southwark News'

A fortnight ago they covered the home victory against Billericay town:

Dulwich come from behind to maintain unbeaten run

Hamlet maintained an unbeaten run in the league, that extends to six games, after coming from a goal behind on Saturday to secure three points.
The Essex side took the lead just after the half hour mark when Glenn Poole headed home a Steve Sheehan long throw.
But just before the half time whistle Hamlet were level when a Frazer Shaw cross was headed home by Luke Wanadio, his first goal for the Pink and Blues.
The winning goal came in the 61 minute when Ashley Carew stroked home a free kick from the edge of the area, following a foul on Nyren Clunis by Sheehan.
Speaking after the Billericay game Hamlet boss Gavin Rose said: "We [the management team] were pleased not so much with the performance but with the way we came back once we were a goal behind. We didn't panic and stuck to our beliefs and got back into the game that way. We are obviously happy with the result but it was the mentality of the players that was the most pleasing thing on Saturday."
On Tuesday night Hamlet's unbeaten league run eneded when they fell to defeat against Leiston at Champion Hill. The visitors won out 2-1 thanks to goals from Danny Block and Craig Parker with Xavier Vidal netting Dulwich's solitary effort.

There was also a mention of the Dulwich Hamlet Supporters Trust meeting on potential fan ownership, which was to be held that night:

Fans' night about club ownership

Hamlet supporters will be able to pick the brains of numerous experts tonight as they prepare for the possibility of becoming a fan owned entity in the future.
The evening, organised by Dulwich Hamlet Supporters Trust, takes place in the Champion Hill bar and all are welcome to attend.
Trust chair Jonathan Hunt said: "We have experts speaking who have done it at clubs like AFC Wimbledon, Portsmouth and pioneering non-league clubs."
He added: "We are looking at options to be prepared if the opportunity to take over becomes a reality."

But the main feature was Gavin Rose , taking about when he first took over at Champion Hill, & the present:

ROSE WANTED CLEAN SLATE AFTER EDWARDS TENURE

Hamlet boss Gavin Rose wanted a clean slate at Champion Hill when he took over from Craig Edwards in the Dulwich hot seat, he told the News this week.
Rose got one over on Edwards, who now manages Billericay Town, on Saturday despite Dulwich falling behind to the Essex side in the first half.
When Edwards left Champion Hill almost six years ago Rose, who is now Dulwich's longest serving manager, cut the entire playing staff and recruited new faces.
Although Rose was keen to point out that this was no reflection on the abilities of his predecessor he went on the state that it was part of a larger plan to freshen things up in East Dulwich.
Rose said: "I did want a clean slate when we took over. That is not a slight on Craig [Edwards] as he has his own way of doing thing and so do we. Both ways work but when we came in we wanted to do things our way and starting things with a clean slate was the best way of doing that."
The curreny roster of players at Champion Hill could get freshened up again this week as Rose is mulling over the signature of two front men.
He added: "Two strikers have been offered to us and we are looking to get them in. The problem is the budget is quite tight and we don't want to let people go after the players have done well for us on the whole. We may talk to the 12th man scheme and look to them to help us. We will know more this week but we do want to bring people in to take the pressure off Harry [Ottaway]."
Rose had reason for extra cheer last week after being named the Ryman Premier League Manager of the Month for December. His prize will be a bespoke suit courtesy of sponsors Nicholas Rowe Tailoring.

Moving on to the 'Southwark News' coverage a week ago & there was more excellent Hamlet stories. The victory at Margate was covered:

Pinnock goal seals Margate double

A second half goal from centre back Ethan Pinnock saw Hamlet enjoy their away day to the coast and come away with a leage double over a Margate side many considered title favourites.
The victory now leaves Hamlet just a point off the team from the seaside town, after the weekend games, who made the brighter start on Saturday.
But there was little doubt Dulwich deserved their victory come full time and it was winger Nyren Clunis who opened the scoring at the wekend.
Ryan Moss equalised on the half hour mark, ten minutes after Clunis' effort, but Pinnock nodded home nine minutes into the second period to seal the deal for the Champion Hill outfit.
After the contest manager Gavin Rose said: "It's a fantastic result. All the staff are proud of the players, the way they applied themselves and the way they played football as well as the way they stuck together for the game. I thought we were the better team on the day, especially in the first half hour where we created lots of good goalscoring opportunities."
He added: "That might be our Achilles heel at the moment in that we create lots of chances and we are not converting as many as we should. But in a way that is not a bad thing as fixing that is something that is in our control."
Whilsr Rose was delighted with everybody who played on Saturday he picked out two players for special praise.
The Hamlet manger said: "It was good team performance but it is worth highlighting the performances of Ashley Carew and Nyren Clunis who worked hard and did play particularly well on Saturday."

Our goalie was also in the headlines:

Wilson is top December keeper

Hamlet number one Phil Wilson won the Ryman Premier League Golden Gloves award for December after keeping three clean sheets in three games.
The 31-year-old is the second Dulwich stopper to win the award this campaign after his understudy Oshane Brown picked up the same gong for October when he stepped in for Wilson when he was out injured.
But competition has clearly kept Wilson on his toes and he has put in a number of impressive displays since donning the number one shirt once he was fully fit.

There was also a good article on Gavin's thought's on the promotion run in:

Rose thinks everyone is chasing Maidstone

Dulwich manager Gavin Rose believes Hamlet are one of three sides who can deny Maidstone the Ryman Premier League title, and it is up to them to pressurise the Kent side into mistakes in the run in.
After Saturday the Pink and Blues sit three points off Maidstone in top spot, with Margate a point closer than the Champion Hill outfit.
But Rose also believes Hendon are still in with a shout at top spot, with the Met Police being outsiders to make a late run.
He told the News: "Hendon are still within touching distance of ourselves and Margate. The Met Police have games in hand but it could be a tall order for them to keep on winning. At the moment I would say ourselves Hendon and Margate will be chasing Maidstone. If all three of us keep on winning games then that will make Maidstone's job a lot harder this season."
Rose admitted that the win against tital rivals Margate had given the club a boost, but the loss against Leiston four days earlier meant those celebrations had to be tempered."
Rose said: "There is no point in pretending that the players didn't get a bit more out of the Margate win as they are a strong side this season and we have beaten them twice now. Not that Margate disrespected us before but I think they will look at us now as a team they do respect and that is good for us. But you don't get six points for beating Margat. We lost against Leiston, a game I thought we deserved the points, and then beat Margate but that is still only three points."
Dulwich and forward Omar Koroma have now parted company with Rose stating the striker had 'shown a lack of respect' for the club after going out on trial.
The hunt for a new frontman has taken a new twist this week as Dean Lodge has once again been sidelined in an injury ravaged season for the winger.
The Hamlet manager added: "Dean's bad run with injuries has continued as he has had problems with a fractured cheekbone. We need to respect Dean as he got injured playing for the club. But that means we will probably be looking for a different type of forward than we were. We maybe want one who can do two jobs, up front and wide, and we will be going in that direction now rather than getting in two strikers."

The last piece in the paper was a plug for our Foodbank Day tomorrow:

Hamlet fans asked to support foodbank

Hamlet fans are being asked to support their local foodbank by bringing donations along to the club's next home game on Saturday week.
Supporters are requested to brin non-perishable goods, or daily essentials like sanitary items, razor blades, nappies along to the match which will be collected by Southwark Pecan Foodbank volunteers.
Earlier this season Champion Hill tenants Fisher FC ran a similar day, with great success, but with Hamlet's larger home support hopes are high the foodbank could enjoy a bumper day.
A club spokseman said: We'd like Dulwich Hamlet fans to bring a few things along on Saturday January 31, when we are at home to Grays Athletic, when we are having our first ever Dulwich Hamlet Foodbank Day."
He added: "As well as collecting for them we are donating free tickets to the Grays match for people who use the foodbank, so they can come along and watch a game of top quality non-league football on their doorstep. We hope that as many of you as possible will take part, if you are able to afford a little something extra."
The club are inviting donations from any local businesses who may wish to contribute.
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And so onto the most recent news from the 'Southwark News'. Here are their stories from yesterday's edition. The match report concentrated on our defeat away to Hampton & Richmond Borough:

Moone strikes to leave Hamlet blue

A Charlie Moone goal was enough to stop Dulwich in their tracks on Saturday after the euphoria of the win over Margate last week.
The result the previous weekend saw Hamlet complete the double over one of the pre-season title favourites.
But last Saturday was a different matter and a pudding of a pitch meant Hamlet had to adapt their usual passing style.
They still created first half chances with Nyren Clunis hitting a post coming closest, but five minutes before the break Moone latched onto a long ball, turned inside the box and beat the dive of Phil Wislon to score the only goal of the game.
Hamlet worked hard and pushed for an equaliser in the second period, but it did not come despite the visitors dominance throughout the second 45 minutes.
Centre half Ethan Pinnock told the News: "We go into every game to try and get three points. The pitch was difficult to play on. But we should have recognised that and changed accordingly. We did at points but at other times we didn't play to the conditions and played as we normally do which was difficult on that surface."
He added: "Sometimes you have to compromise the way you play and we didn't do that enough on Saturday."
On Tuesday night Hamlet got back to winning ways when they travelled to Enfield Town and came away with a 1-0 win, with Serge Makefo netting on his debut.
The victory took Dulwich to second place in the Ryman Premier League above Margate who have two games in hand on the Champion Hill side.

There was also a big article on the centre half quoted in that 'Southwark News' report:

Ethan not at his Pinnock-le yet

Centre half Ethan Pinnock thinks Hamlet fans have yet to see the best of him despite establishing himself as a mainstay in the side this season.
With the departure of title winning skipper Peter Adeniyi last summer Dulwich had a big gap to fill in their back four.
But 21-year-old Pinnock, who had been a fringe member of the first eleven before this season, proved he was the man to take up the reins.
Pinnock told the News he never felt he was stepping in the same role as Adeniyi.
He said: "I never thought of it like that. Peter was and still is a great player. But I just had to concentrate on my game and do things to the best of my ability."
It says something about Pinnock's consistency level, along with fllow centre-back Terrell Forbes, that the post Adeniyi era has gone smoothly and the laid back youngster clearly brings a calmness to the defensive role.
But he admits himself that other responsibilities the centre back must take on did not fit so easily on his shoulders initially.
He said: "I have not really been a vocal player in the past. But as part of my development that is was something I could get better at. This season I have improved in that respect but you can always improve further. But game by game I feel I am getting better and better."
Pinnock told the News that as long as two years ago Hamlet manager Gavin Rose told him he had what it takes to play a pivotal role at the back.
"Gavin said from a year or two ago he could see me playing there but there were one or two aspects, leadership and communication, of my game that needed work on before I could be put in there," Pinnock said.
"He felt I could play elsewhere also but by working hard I think I showed him I could play at centre half."
Rose has rewarded Pinnock with a new contract in the last week that will see the youngster get some monetary reward for his consistent showings, as well as showing a two way commitment until the season's end.
The Hamlet manager also described the 21-year-old as a '...model of how a young player should behave...', praise Pinnock is delighted to hear.
He added: " He's [Rose] never too high or too low. He is on a level and is fair and tells you how it is. So to hear him say that makes me happy as I know he is a truthful guy."
Pinnock believes he still has a lot to learn but clearly has come a long way this campaign. Although he has no desire to leave Champion Hill he also stated that he now believes he can play at a higher level, although he is aware the road ahead will be difficult.
Consistency has become a byword for Pinnock's showings at the back this campaign but he was also quick to praise Hamlet fans, who he feels put in similar displays of consistency.
Pinnock said: "I think the fans have been excellent this season, both home and away and whether we win, lose or draw. They are always there and they are loud and I just think the support from them has been brilliant."
Pinnock has gone from a bit part player at Champion Hill to one of the first names on the team sheet very quickly, it seems he has found his role and his feet too and is clearly blessed with a fine attitude.
He may well be player on the up in the game as he hopes.

The last feature in the 'Southwark News' this week was about our ground-breaking friendly with Stonewall FC:

Hamlet play anti-homophobia friendly

Dulwich Hamlet are set to play a friendly fixture next month against Stonewall FC in a game aimed at promoting a welcoming environment for gay fans.
The club are trying to push the idea that Champion Hill is not just against any kind of homophobic abuse, but it is also a place where the gay community is welcomed.
The game follows on from other events such as 'Rainbow Laces Day', where special rainbow laces were worn by the players, ans Non League Day where the club was selected of one of four non-league clubs to act as ambassadors for the anti-racism and discrimination group Kick It Out.
Dulwich Hamlet Committee member Mishi Morath said: "This sums up the ethos of the club, we try to go that bit further."
The Stonewall game takes place on Wednesday February 11 and kicks off at 7.30pm.
Stonewall FC, who are the current Gay World Football Champions, break down barriers by competing in the Middlesex County League Division One which is step eight of the non-league pyramid.
Admission will be set at £3 for adults, concession £1. All proceeds from the game are being donated to the charity chosen by Stonewall FC, namely the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Eric Najib, manager of Stonewall Football Club added: "As a Club we are proud, honoured and pleased to take part in this game at Champion Hill and we really applaud everything Dulwich Hamlet are doing in terms of this match, and the ticket promotion for the Metropolitan Police game. It will be a great experience to play this friendly match, and we're all looking forward to it."