
What the papers said!
Once again we look back at our local newspapers,to let you know what they've been saying about The Hamlet over the past week.
The midweek Tuesday edition of the 'South London Press' told us:
"Dulwich Hamlet's FA Cup run is over after a 1-0 defeat at Arlesey Town in the second qualifying round. But it took a controversial 90th-minute goal from Drew Roberts to deny the South Londoners a replay. There appeared to be at least one foul on a Hamlet defender when the ball was pumped into the box but play continued and Roberts supplied a thumping finish. Assistant manager Junior Kadi was sent from the dugout after his protests and two Dulwich players went into the book. Rose said, "We worked very hard against a competitive team from a division above and were very hard done by at the end. It was a bad refereeing decision. It should have been a foul to us and they have gone on to score from there. It is very disappointing but that is football. It's something we've got to get on with now." Kevin James had a chance to equalise but fired wide from close range. Hamlet are away to Sittingbourne tonight."
Then came the 'Southwark News', published on Thursday:
Poor cup form and now Hamlet struggle in League
Three defeats on the bounce has caused manager Gavin Rose to have a look at his squad as he hopes to use a break in fixtures to halt a slide in form.
The losses have seen Dulwich exit both the FA Trophy and FA Cup in quick succession, before a league loss away to Sittingbourne on Tuesday evening.
The FA Cup loss against Arlesey Town came in the cruellest manner when a Drew Roberts goal in the 90th minute denied Hamlet a deserved replay.
But worse was to come just three days later when Hamlet were humbled in Kent despite Erhun Öztümer giving Dulwich the lead in the first half injury time from the spot.
A brace of goals from the Brickies Ryan Golding in addition to a Joe Taylor effort saw Hamlet capitulate in a disappointing second half showing.
With no game this weekend Rose feels he will have to use the breathing space to look at a number of factors.
He told 'The News': "It does come at a good time as it will help us with the injuries we have and it does give us time to look at comings and goings as far as the squad is concerned. We have to talk to the players involved first but the recent run of form is not what we expect so the outcome of that is one or more of them may have to move on."
On the injury front, Ahmed Deen had to come off against Sittingbourne with a hamstring problem and skipper Lewis Gonsalves will get to rest after playing through the pain barrier.
Kalvin Morath-Gibbs is set to rejoin the squad but Rose has warned he cannot carry anybody this season as he is thin on numbers due to financial restraints.
He added, "We do have to get it right with the senior squad and if players don't perform we will have to look again. We do not want to throw youngsters in unless they are ready and can perform regularly and earn their place when that time comes. I would expect the senior players to step up first but if they don't then it may give some youngsters a chance as a result."
And finally to the weekend 'South London Press', from Friday:
Dulwich aim to bounce back
Dulwich Hamlet are hoping that a weekend free of first team football will enable them to regroup following their 3-1 defeat to Sittingbourne on Tuesday night-the first time Hamlet have lost three games on the trot since November 2010. Hamlet boss Gavin Rose admitted: "It is a poor run of form and is not something we are accustomed to. I expect us to perform much better. We will probably play a practice match on Saturday and invite some players over who we hope might play for the club in future. I am 100 per cent behind my squad and we know exactly what we are doing, but maybe one or two individuals don't quite understand what it takes to become top of the league, so we have to work a bit on their mentality."

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