Here is all the news on The Hamlet from the press over the last week...

Not a local paper to start with, but last Sunday's 'Non League Paper' has our loss at home to Wealdstone as their Ryman League Premier Division feature match:

STONES SEND MESSAGE AS RIVALS ARE CRUSHED

Wealdstone 'sent a message to the rst of the league' with this ruthless demolition of fellow high-fliers Dulwich.
Those were the words of felighted Wealdstone boss Gordon Bartlett after his side dismantled Hamlet with a three-goal blitz in the ten minutes before half-time.
Bartlett told The NLP: "There won't be many sides who come here and win 4-1. I have to prasie every one of my players today, they were outstanding. Today's result and performance is very important for us. The gameplan was to catch them on the brek and it worked."
Hamlet boss Gavin Rose labelled Wealdstone 'probably the best team in the league' and felt their performance set the bar for his own side. "This result shows what needs to be done to compete at the top of the division," said Rose. "We controlled a lot of the game but were punished every time we lost the ball. They have a lot of experienced heads and they made their chances count."
Dulwich were certainly on top for the first 30 minutes and had several chances. The best fell to Erhun Oztumer but the impressive playmaker's shot was well saved by Jonathan North. The hosts looked the more likely winners at that stage, but Wealdstone enjoyed a dream ten-minute spell when they put the game beyond shell-shocked Hamlet.
Luke Pigden broke the deadlock on 34 minutes when his header deflected off Lewis Gonsalves and looped into the net. Wealdstone doubled their advantage just htree minutes later, and this time Little got on the scoresheet. His cross-shot from 18 yards looped over Phil Wilson, although to judge by his sheepish reaction he hardly meant it.
There was no such doubt about Little's second, scored in first half stoppage-time. He dribbled half the length of the pitch before lobbing the advancing Wilson from 18 yards; a goal of Football League quality.
Dulwich reduced the deficit on 47 minutes when Oztumer collected Nyren Clunis' pinpoint pass and swept the ball home. Hamlet dominated the next 35 minutes but fell victim to a counter-attack that settle the contest.
Sub Peter Dean had the freedom of Southwark to stand the ball up to the back post where an unmarked Scott McGleish headed home to round off an exceptional display.

Now for our local papers. On Tuesday the midweek edition of the 'South London Press' led their non-league column with the heavy defeat:

Dulwich suffer Stones counter punch

Dulwich Hamlet paid the price for not taking their chances early on as a ruthless Wealdstone punished them on the counter-attack at Champion Hill on Saturday. The visitors were 3-0 up at half-time thanks to hitting Gavin Rose's side on the break and taking advantage of Dulwich's lack of numbers behind the ball. Former Burnley and Reading winger Glen Little scored two of those goals.
Erhun Oztumer pulled one back early in the second period but saw their opponents seal the victory with a quarter-of-an-hour left.
Hamlet will most likely field a young side tonight as they host Hanwell Town in the London Senior Cup to keep the senior players fresh for their Ryman League Premier Division encounter at Wingate & Finchley on Saturday.

And so to yesterday, and the coverage in the weekly 'Southwark News'. The Wealdstone game was featured:

A Little magic sinks Hamlet

Two spectacular goals from wily ex-pro Glen Little, as part of a three goal burst in the last eleven minutes of the the first half, put paid to Hamlet on Saturday.
The early play was mainly in the Wealdstone half and an exchange of passes between Ian Daly and Billy Crook gave Nyren Clunis a sight of goal but he was crowded out.
Dean Lodge then got free on the left and found Clunis in the box but his carefully placed shot was wide of the target.
The next opening came to Wealdstone's Scott McGleish but he was crowded out by good defending and when the ball broke wide, the cross was deflected behind. The game really turned in the visitors favour in the 34 minute as a Little cross was met by the head of midfielder Luke Pigden and his effort looped into the corner via a deflection.
Three minutes later Little floated an effort from the left over Wilson and into the far cormer, and then right on half-time he added an even better goal.
Advancing from just insdie the Dulwich half he seemed to have been both closed down and run out of legs, but then Little produced the most sublime finish with a delicate chip over the advancing Wilson.
Dulwich boss Gavin Rose sent his side back out in determined mood and it took only two minutes of the second half to get a goal on the board.
Clunis attacked from the left and worked his way into the box before laying the ball to Erhun Oztumer who poked a shot home.
A second goal would have put Hamelt back in the game but instead it was McGleish who put it out of reach as he arrived on cue to head home from six yards following a short cross from the left on 74 minutes.
On Tuesday night Dulwich took on Hanwell Town in the second round of the London Senior Cup and came away with a 2-0 win thanks to two goals from Jerome Walker.

But the headline at the top of the Non League page in the 'Southwark News' focussed on our power supply saga:

Hamlet boss: lights to stay on at Champion Hill

Dulwich Hamlet handed over payment to energy supplier EDF last week to keep the lights on at Champion Hill and ensure the weekend's home fixture with Wealdstone went ahead.
The hefty payment was the lion's share of a £29,480.67 electricity bill, the rest of which will now be settled after the club and energy giant agreed a repayment deal.
A spokeswoman for EDF comfirmed to the News that they had informed the club they would be disconnected last Thursday.
The News contacted Dulwich general manager Yasmine Dawson and club owner Nick McCormack on several occasions to discuss the issue before the latter responded to our call.
He commented: "In the scheme of things it is peanuts because at the end of the day the new owners could come in and tell us to go away. What does it matter about an electricity, gas or water bill when the most important thing is the lease? The electric is nothing. It's a drop in the ocean."
The lease Hamlet hold on Champion Hill expires in 2015, and current new ground freeholders are being sought by a firm of administrators who are overseeing the sale.
Mr. McCormack added: "Why are people worrying about an electricity bill when the lease is far more important than that? We can cope with an electricity bill but what we can't cope with is if the new owners come in and say 'Sorry Dulwich, your'e off'."
Eddie Muraszko, Chairman of the Dulwich Hamlet Supporters' Trust, said: "Obviously the apparent problems with paying the bill have added to fans' concerns about the club's situation. However the main uncertainty remains about the future of the ground, the freeholders of which have been in administration for eighteen months now. On behalf of supporters we have asked to meet with Nick to understand these issues better and following a positive response we hope to do so soon. It would be great to have some clarity so that the real turnaround in the club's fortunes of the last three years [on the pitch] can be built upon."

There then followed another article in the same edition of the 'Southwark News' about the state of play regarding the lease:

No ground announcement until New Year

The administrators handling the sale of Champion Hill don't expect to make a formal announcement about new ground owners until the New Year.
Dulwich Hamlet FC last hosted a public meeting on the new lease at Champion Hill in April this year.
Club representatives at the meeting largely discussed a possible move to a new stadium on Greendales, the land behind the current Champion Hill ground.
The News published an article the subsequent week in which the council, who are freeholders of Greendales, ruled out this as a possible option for Hamlet.
The council did indicate a desire for Dulwich to remain in their current ground and were open to discussions with all at the football club.
The sale of Champion Hill is being dealt with by administrators Harris Lipman who confirmed to the News that no public announcement would be made this month.
A spokeman said: "There is actually nothing we can say at the moment, but we should have some news for you on this in the New Year."
Hamlet owner Nick McCormack stated there had been nothing to report since that meeting in April so there had been no need for any announcements from the club.
He added: "It's gone out to tender and I believe the results are in and hopefully we are going to be meeting the new owners shortly. But that is all we know."
The current lease at Champion Hill runs out in 2015, but there seems to be some confusion about the specific date the current deal ends.
The Harris Lipman spokeman added: "There is some uncertainty over when the current lease expires, so I'm afraid I am unable to give you an exact date at this stage. Things will hopefully be clearer in the New Year."

Back to on-field matters, the weekend edition of the 'South London Press', on sale today, led with a feature on the young man who scored the promtion clinching goal last season:

VIDAL LESSON

Dulwich Hamlet have the former PE teacher at St Thomas the Apostle School in Peckham to thank for the services of starlet Xavier Vidal.
The 18-year-old was disheartened after being released from Charlton Athletic's academy aged 16, with the South Londoners citing a lack of height and strength as reasons for letting him go.
The midfielder could have been set for a career of non-league mediocrity before Robert Napp-who has since left the school-recommended that he try his luck with the then-Ryman League Division One South side. He has never looked back, even earning a trial at Championship side Bolton last season, and is now an integral part of Gavin Rose's side.
"I was gutted when I left Charlton," Vidal said. "They said I needed to be bigger and stronger-that motivated me to become a better player because I was determined to prove them wrong. Mr Napp said I should try out at Dulwich because he thuoght it would help me get back into the professional game. I obviously did enough to impress. I feel I am a much better player now. I am bigger and stronger, and I am only 18 so I still have loads of time to improve."
Vidal sees himself as a versatile midfielder, capable of performing as a holding player, a box-to-box runner or as a playmaker. " I am normally just happy to be playing because at my age I need lots of games,"he said. "The players I like to model my game on are Oscar (Chelsea) and Andrea Pirlo (Juventus)- they are very different types of player, so you can see why I want to be good at different jobs on the pitch!"
Vidal has noticed a faster pace since the club was promoted to the Ryman League Premier Division, but feels Dulwich's consistency from the year before has helped them adapt.
"You don't get away with dwelling on the ball as much, but we've handled it really well because Gavin made sure we kept our winning mentality from last season," he said. "He made sure we would not settle for just staying in the league. We want to go further-that motivates everyone. Gavin has also brought a togetherness and team spirit. He doesn't overlaod the team with new faces so we all know how the others play. He is a great coach and encourages us to play football the right way. You start learning that here as a young player, so it is instilled in you when you reach the first team. If we carry on with the same mentality I believe promotion is a realistic aim for us, judging by the way we started the season."
Rose's men are hoping to get back to winning ways in the league when they travel to Wingate & Finchley tomorrow. They were beaten 4-1 at home by Wealdstone last Saturday.
"The performance didn't reflect the result but Wealdstone were very organised and we need to learn to be more ruthless when we are on top," Rose said. "Their first three goals were from quick counter-attacks, so the players also learned that we must have the right numbers behind the ball when we lose it."
Ellis Gree featured in the 2-0 win against Hanwell Town in the London Senior Cup on Tuesday as part of his comeback and could also feature in tomorrow's squad. Dulwich welcomed back Mathieu Boyer from a three-match ban, but he has been replaced on the suspension list by Dean Lodge. Winger Jerome Walker scored either side of half-time as Hamlet advanced to the next round.