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Week 32 fixtures... Saturday 13th May Leeds United v Newcastle United Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur Chelsea v Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace v AFC Bournemouth Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers Southampton v Fulham Sunday 14th May Brentford v West Ham United Everton v Manchester City Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion Monday 15th May Leicester City v Liverpool Thursday 18th May Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion

Week 31 points... Week 31 table...

Week 31 fixtures... Saturday 6th May AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea Manchester City v Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa Liverpool v Brentford Sunday 7th May Newcastle United v Arsenal West Ham United v Manchester United Monday 8th May Fulham v Leicester City Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton Nottingham Forest v Southampton

Week 30 points... Week 30 table...

The track around Dulwich Park makes for a great impromptu Petanque pitch. It's about a mile in circumference so plenty of quiet areas away from the main pedestrian drag between the two entrance areas and the cafe/pond...

Do you know which match it is?

Week 30 fixtures... Saturday 29th April Crystal Palace v West Ham United Brentford v Nottingham Forest Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunday 30th April AFC Bournemouth v Leeds United Fulham v Manchester City Manchester United v Aston Villa Newcastle United v Southampton Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur Monday 1st May Leicester City v Everton Tuesday 2nd May Arsenal v Chelsea Wednesday 3rd May Liverpool v Fulham Manchester City v West Ham United Thursday 4th May Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United

Something amiss here. It says Jah got 10pts but his total only went up by 7pts.

Week 29 points... Week 29 table...

Friday night game. Week 29 fixtures... Friday 21st April Arsenal v Southampton Saturday 22nd April Fulham v Leeds United Brentford v Aston Villa Crystal Palace v Everton Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool v Nottingham Forest Sunday 23rd April AFC Bournemouth v West Ham United Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur Tuesday 25th April Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace Aston Villa v Fulham Leeds United v Leicester City Wednesday 26th April Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea v Brentford West Ham United v Liverpool Manchester City v Arsenal Thursday 27th April Everton v Newcastle United Southampton v AFC Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

This sounds like one of those business meets Brexit 'sob stories' that Cat would happily swat away as acceptable collateral damage in the great Brexit masterplan. Or, 'his' great Brexit masterplan to be exact. You know, the one where a business goes under thus affecting numerous livelihoods...

What a crapola of a week that was, spend ages inching ever closer to the Jah, then take a nosedive. Week 28 points... Week 28 table...

Week 28 fixtures... Saturday 15th April Aston Villa v Newcastle United Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion Everton v Fulham Southampton v Crystal Palace Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Bournemouth Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford Manchester City v Leicester City Sunday 16th April West Ham United v Arsenal Nottingham Forest v Manchester United Monday 17th April Leeds United v Liverpool

Week 27 points... Week 27 table...

Week 27 fixtures... Saturday 8th April Manchester United v Everton Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Brentford v Newcastle United Fulham v West Ham United Leicester City v AFC Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea Southampton v Manchester City Sunday 9th April Leeds United v Crystal Palace Liverpool v Arsenal

Week 26 points... Week 26 table...

Normally with Easter approaching it would be close to the end of the season, but there's still a lot of games left and points to be won. Week 26 fixtures... Saturday 1st April Manchester City v Liverpool Arsenal v Leeds United AFC Bournemouth v Fulham Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford Crystal Palace v Leicester City Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers Chelsea v Aston Villa Sunday 2nd April West Ham United v Southampton Newcastle United v Manchester United Monday 3rd April Everton v Tottenham Hotspur Tuesday 4th April AFC Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds United v Nottingham Forest Leicester City v Aston Villa Chelsea v Liverpool Wednesday 5th April Manchester United v Brentford West Ham United v Newcastle United

Thinking more about the possibility of capturing Dulwich DIY (I think there's plenty of potential to do a separate calendar just on the shops of ED if this calendar was successful), I've an image in my head that in the olden days proprietors of shops would often be photographed outside their business, eg. the local butcher proudly standing in his butcher's apron and hat etc, so perhaps you could do a modern take on that. Another idea goes back to your original post in wanting to ''capture the heart and vibe''. With respect to Dulwich DIY, it's very much an 'Aladdin's Cave' type of shop, ram-packed full of 'stuff'. When you go inside it's elbow room only, so rather than a generic landscape shot like the examples you've shown, how about reflecting that tightness of space with a very closely cropped shot of the shop's frontage and nothing else, perhaps with the door open offering a glimpse inside, or maybe a shot taken at dusk when it's lit up inside? On a similar theme, for me the photo of DHFC stadium doesn't capture the spirit of being at a football match. I definitely feel you need to focus more on the match-goers and less on the architecture, and it doesn't necessarily have to be inside the ground. For a lot of fans the match-day experience will start with a pint in a local, and/or stopping of for pie and chips on the walk to the ground, the queue to get into the ground. Inside the ground you've got more pre-match drinks, the anticipation before kick-off etc. And then of course the reactions of the fans during the match. I'm reminded of a photo I once saw in a newspaper of Wimbledon tennis fans watching a game, it showed all their faces turned in the same direction following the play, which to me captured the spirit of watching tennis. Have you thought about capturing something similar? There are always moments in a game whereby the crowd act in unison e.g. a near miss, shouts for a penalty, and of course, a goal. Another presentation idea...the colours of the Dulwich scarves really pop-out, even on a cold, grey day, so how about a B&W photo but highlighting the colours of the scarves? Re. 'Queen and Corgi's' mural comments on your other thread... No photo but I'm presuming it's a straightforward face-on capture of the mural? If so, how about capturing it when someone is walking their dog past it? I could get political and suggest capturing the moment when a dog takes a pee up against the wall ;-) Could provide a fun twist/juxtaposition, adds scale too. On a general note, I presume you're making this calendar as a way of generating income, if so, have you thought about displaying/selling your photography in general, and/or the calendar originals and those that didn't make the final cut, at somewhere like the Jeannie Avent Gallery on North Cross Road? I've no idea how much it would cost to rent the space, but it might be an avenue worth exploring especially in the run-up to Christmas when I expect that's the time when you will be looking to market the calendar...

How about a photo of Lordship Lane itself rather than any specific shop/pub etc? If you want to hone in on one particular shop, Dulwich DIY would be a great choice, very old school, longstanding mainstay of LL, North Cross Road's Saturday market should provide opportunities for some candid hustle & bustle street shots. There's also the mosaic flooring outside the café on North Cross Road. The café closed during the various lockdowns, not sure if it's since reopened or not. Peckham Rye Park which lies within Peckham Rye Common, various landscaped gardens/features including the pond/wildlife...try and spot the Heron! Dulwich Public Baths is one of the 'showiest' buildings in the area, perhaps pick out one of its architectural features. There's also the newish Dulwich Leisure Centre just around the corner on Crystal Palace Road, maybe contrast old with new? Not strictly East Dulwich but Dulwich Picture Gallery is an architectural gem designed by Sir John Soane with a modernist extension. Dulwich Hamlet Stadium doesn't inspire me, but how about capturing the fans/crowd instead, perhaps your version of LS Lowry's ''Going to the Match''. It would be nice to have a shot showing the vibrancy and diversity of the area, try looking out for any public events/fairs taking place over the coming months e.g. Goose Green, Peckham Rye Common/Park...

Week 25 points... Week 25 table... International break, back on April Fool's Day!...

Yes, well done RC, too hot to handle, and thanks for organising Meds, onwards to the World Cup!

Friday night game. Week 25 fixtures... Friday 17th March Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United Saturday 18th March Aston Villa v AFC Bournemouth Brentford v Leicester City Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United Chelsea v Everton Sunday 19th March Arsenal v Crystal Palace

Week 24 points... Week 24 table...

It hurts a lot but I'd happily trade that result for a trophy, and who knows there maybe another trophy and a top 4 finish, which would be quite an achievement considering where Utd were last season. The result shouldn't define Utd's season either, unless we go into freefall which I don't think will happen. It feels like a freak result that can sometimes happen, 8 shots on target producing 7 goals isn't the norm. Not that long ago, Liverpool themselves let in 7 against Villa. That they lost their heads at 3-0 was a concern, but I saw similar under Fergie when City went 0-3 up in the 1-6 derby. Sometimes rather than trying to chase a game, esp at Anfield, it's best to contain and see a match out. I feel ETH made a big mistake too with his selection, putting Fernandes up against Trent, when it should've been Rashford, our best attacker against their weakest defender. Bruno is far better centrally and would've helped Casemiro and Fred who were outnumbered...

Week 24 fixtures... Saturday 11th March AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool Everton v Brentford Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester City v Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace v Manchester City Sunday 12th March Fulham v Arsenal Manchester United v Southampton West Ham United v Aston Villa Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers Wednesday 15th March Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace Southampton v Brentford