November means we’re racing through the season. This month sees a whopping thirteen chances to catch a Hamlet side at home or away, and since brevity is the soul of wit, let’s get straight to the action:
On Saturday 16th our men are back on the road, heading to Lewes and their glorious Dripping Pan stadium. The following day, Sunday 17th, our women’s firsts head to Real Bedford, while the reserves are away to Richmond Park.
Then things really crank up for the men, with four games in just 12 days, including a tantalising cup tie. We travel to Folkestone Invicta for a rearranged league match on Tuesday 19th; then host Hashtag United on Saturday 23rd, following their visit to the Hill in the FA Trophy at the end of last month.
It’ll be a quick smart turnaround for the visit of League One Leyton Orient to Champion Hill on the evening of Tuesday 26th. This London Senior Cup tie against Football League pros is one to savour and hopes of a giant-killing are beginning to drift over SE22. We’ve won the London Senior cup five times before, though not for twenty years – still what dreams may come.
The bumper month ends with the men’s team back on the road to take on Cheshunt on Saturday 30th; and with our women’s sides also competing on cup fronts, we’ll all need a good lie down before December and the Christmas crackers come.
Talking of which, don’t forget to head to the Supporters’ Trust mega container on match days to pick up all your pink ‘n’ blue gifts. Replica shirts are still in stock and our much-admired goalkeeper shirts – in pink, blue or green – are now available to order. Head to dhst.org.uk/clubshop for a browse.
To keep you warm you’ll find our classic bus number scarf. Now a bestseller, it lists all the bus routes that get you to Champion Hill. We’ve recently added the number 40 – running from Dulwich Library to the Elephant and beyond – and last month presented its drivers at Camberwell Bus Garage with their own scarves to thank them for getting us safely and spirited to the Hill. Up the Hamlet!