Here's the round up from the local papers from last week. Apologies for the delay,we contribute to this site voluntarily,& in our spare time.Thank you.

Last Tuesday, in the midweek edition of the 'South London Press', there was non-league column at all. Coverage taken up by the big professional matches, with Crystal Palace being at home to their arch rivals from down on the south coast, Brighton & Hove Albion; Millwall taking on Charlton Athletic in the South London derby; & the Kingston-upon-Thames based AFC Wimbledon going up to their predecessors & namesakes Milton Keynes dons, where they were knocked out of the FA Cup.

So we begin our round-up with the 'Southwark News' from Thursday 6th December, which led with the Ryman League Manager of the Month Award for Gavin Rose:

Rose credits players for Manager of Month award

Hamlet Gaffer Gavin Rose has credited his players and staff after he picked up the Ryman League manager of the month award for November. The Champion Hill outfit were undefeated throughout the month picking up five wins and a draw as they hit the summit of the Ryman League South table.
On Saturday they continued that good form into December with a 4-2 win over Eastbourne Town with four second half goals from Nyren Clunis (2), Daniel Carr and Erhun Oztumer helping notch up another victory.
Rose told the News: "It is always nice to be acknowledged but it is not an individual award for me,I got it because of the hard work of the boys and the management team around me and the award is for thw whole group."
Speaking about the team's recent showings,he added: "In the last two games we have not played well in the first half or taken the opportunities our possession has given us. But the team has done enough to win the games and it's a cliche but it's all about winning each game as it comes at this stage of the season."
At the weekend Hamlet came from a goal down to win after a lacklustre first half showing but Rose is also concerned about the approach teams take against them, and the protection the referees give his skilful players.
"At the weekend it did boil over a few times." Rose said. "Maybe it's the lads getting frustrated with themselves but also I don't think the refs are doing as much as they can as other sides come to try and stop us playing." He added: "We still have a lot of long term injuries but we just have to get on with it as we move into a busy period this month. We will continue to do what we always do and that is to take each day as it comes."

The following day, Friday 7th December, Dulwich Hamlet led the non-league page in the weekend edition of the 'South London Press':

Hamlet overachieving thanks to team effort,says boss
IT'S A WHOLE LOT FOR ROSEY

(by Phil Boucher)

He has guided Dulwich Hamlet to the summit of Ryman Division One South, securing the prestigious manager of the month award in the process, yet Dulwich boss Gavin Rose is not content to rest on his laurels.
In fact, Rose puts both Hamlet's league position and his award down to a combination of hard work and team effort. He also has one phrase to describe the club: "over-achievers."
"It is very pleasing being top of the league,"said Rose. "But when you look at the amount of resources we have got, I would say we are probably over-achievers. It doesn't stop me or the players from having ambition, or from wanting to succeed, and it doesn't stop us from wanting to win the league or being promoted. But when you look, in realistic terms, at our resources and what we have to offer, then we are over-achieving."
Rose bases this belief primarily on the fact that second-placed Maidstone United have played three fewer games, yet sit just two points behind Hamlet. Dulwich also had to release a number of first team players at the start of the season because of budgetary constraints, leaving them exposed to injuries that have gradually started to take their toll on the defence in particular. Yet Rose is keen to point out that there was more to this decision than finances.
"We have a lots of lads who have been with us for a long time,so the squad is quite familiar to the supporters and the club,"added Rose. "At the start of the season we though it was actually a little bit over-familiar in terms of the hunger within the squad, so we took the decision that we needed to freshen things up slightly by introducing one or two younger lads who are enthusiastic and ambitious in their own football career. The decision was made to move a few players on and bring in a few younger players. And so far that has been positive,as I don't think we have ever been in a really bad position on the league."
Rose is equally keen to stress that it is "very early days" for this blend of youth and experience and that harder days are likely to lie ahead as the season progresses.
The next test is a tricky home tie against Horsham tomorrow. Despite being placed in mid-table, the Sussex outfit have won three of their past four games. Crucially Hamlet haven't faced the club for a couple of years either, so know very little about them.
"We won't know too much about them until the day,"admits Rose. "But we always look to make it hard for someone to come down to our place. It doesn't matter who we are playing against,we always try to walk off with the three points from our home games."
Given Hamlet's recent run of form there is no reason to expect an upset. Yet rose, for one, is not getting carried away with recent events. "The award is testament to the way the boys have pulled together,"said Rose. "It is obviously nice to be recognised but I can't take any personal glory because I work in a management team with Junior Kadi and Kevin James. As a group our defeats are shared and our successes are shared as well. Although, officially, one person gets the manager of the month award, it really is a case of the the three of us mucking in together and working tightly as a group. So we haven't celebrated or even made that much of a deal of it because we are really not that way inclined. Naturally, we are genuinely happy to be recognised, though. If you get manager of the month it means that the team is doing well and that for us is ultimately the main issue. But while it is nice to win an award it is only December. And you don't win any major honours in December."

As all Hamlet fans will know, we emphatically defeated Horsham last weekend, & here is the report from the 'Non League Paper' the following day:

CARR THE MAN TO DRIVE ON DULWICH

Teenage strike Daniel Carr grabbed a hat-trick as Dulwich eased to victory and maintained their position at the top of the table. Hamlet opened the scoring in the 15th minute when keeper Michael Hunter palmed a corner from Kevin James into his own net. Three minutes later a deft corner from Ellis Green enabled Carr to nod home at the far post. Horsham improved after the break but their efforts were undone by the dismissal of Ryan Woodford on 69 minutes. Dulwich then stepped up a gear and ten minutes from time Carr produced an exquisite finish from Erhun Oztumer's fine pass. Four minutes later Carr completed his treble, firing past Hunter from Luke Hickie's cross.