Dulwich Hamlet

[titch juicy]

BrandNewGuy Wrote:

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> Two ? one automatically and one from the next four

> in the playoffs.

Cheers- so, fixture pile ups aside, Hamlet are looking good for the play offs!

[taper]

The Hamlet have a glorious history of heroic failure in the play-offs.

[BrandNewGuy]

Yeah, barring disaster we should get into the playoffs, but it's an advantage to finish as high as possible as 2nd play 5th, and 3rd play 4th, in the playoff semis.

[antantant]

If we get promoted can I still have a beer at the games?

[BrandNewGuy]

I believe so ? National Leagues North and South are OK, but if we ever got into the National League 'proper' it's not allowed. A small price to pay for glory :-)

[taper]

Home playoff(s) might change the balance.

And yes, pitchside beer good for one more promotion. What about dogs?

[dc]

BrandNewGuy Wrote:

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> ...it's an advantage to finish as high as possible as

> 2nd play 5th, and 3rd play 4th, in the playoff semis.

...particularly as the games are only over one leg and the team's final position determines whether they play at home. So the team finishing second will always be at home and the team finishing fifth (Dulwich last year) will always be away.

[Laddy Muck]

taper Wrote:

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> The Hamlet have a glorious history of heroic

> failure in the play-offs.

Ha! Having attended many of them, I have to agree with you, taper. However, I've noticed that - in recent years anyway - this has tended to happen when they've started the season strongly with good placings in the table. This didn't happen this season and so am hoping that an alternative pattern (hopefully the reverse) is emerging...

*feeling excited*

[BrandNewGuy]

Excellent 3-0 win last night against Havant & Waterlooville. Now up to 6th in the league. Could possibly go 3rd after next Saturday's home game against Billericay Town.

[taper]

This team looks different to the norm. Big balls, resilient, good up front. And a really good bench.

[dc]

Huge game today when Billericay Town and their soap-opera circus roll up to Champion Hill.

[AGW3]

Untimely lose for The Hamlet today.

[taper]

Predictable though. Billericay have become the very worst kind of non-league club. A rich man's vanity project; which will end in tears, but not before they've crowded out clubs like Dulwich who have been building to this point for years.

[BrandNewGuy]

Brilliant 2-0 victory away at Billericay Town in the return fixture this evening ? two first-half goals from Sekajja and Carew. Nice to stick one to the loadsamoney boys... Now up to 5th in the league.

[taper]

Staggering result. Hamlet were so outclassed on Saturday. And then by all accounts battered the Ricay last night.

This is a very good team. The best for many years.

[Alan Medic]

It's getting very close...........

[The Dulwich Raider]

For those that don't know, Hamlet need to finish in the top 5 to make the Play-offs

TDR

[DK_87]

Any more home games this season? Have recently moved to the areas and took me a while to realise what the pink and navy scarves were about. Keen to show some support.

DK

[Laddy Muck]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> It's getting very close...........

Almost unbelievably so...dare we hope...

[Laddy Muck]

DK_87 Wrote:

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> Any more home games this season? ...took me a while to realise

> what the pink and navy scarves were about. Keen to show some support.

So get knitting! ;-)

also: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/teams/56196/fixtures-results

[titch juicy]

Am trying to get to as many end of season games as possible. Was there for the late equaliser against Leatherhead on Tuesday and will be there again cheering them on tomorrow after watching Spurs v Watford in the Flying Pig. Expect i'll be in bed by about 8!

[Inbetweener]

And please don't forget this tomorrow, where we're collecting unwanted sports gear for Africa:

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/a-gentle-reminder-1779805.html

[BrandNewGuy]

Great 4-1 win at Merstham this evening ? and third-placed Leiston drew 2-2 at home, so Hamlet are up to third. Still very tight, though...

[dc]

Huge 3-0 win for the Hamlet at Burgess Hill Town this afternoon. Now five points clear of the chasers in 3rd spot. A home win on Easter Monday (3pm at Champion Hill) would secure 3rd and home advantage in the play-off semi-final. (The play-offs are one leg only).

[Clifton]

Finishing third is a great advantage because it would get Hamlet a home play off semi final, and just possibly a home final (if the 5th team wins at the 2nd in the semi). Let's all get there on Monday and help them home.

Worth mentioning also that Hamlet have following today's results (barring unrealistic goal difference swings in the last two games) qualified for the playoffs, though we could still finish as low as 5th. (This is because the 4th and 5th teams have yet to play each other, so can't both pass us.)