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As May blossoms signal season’s end, there’s still an awful lot to sort out. It’s never dull in Dulwich, and as we look ahead to the run-in and try to make sense of it, one thing is certain: there’ll be pink ‘n’ blue tears one way or another.
Keeping you up to date with fixtures is tricky at this business end of term. The final league standings can go right down to the wire, and in the case of our Men’s side, almost certainly will. While dates and venues for cup clashes are often sorted late in the day, considering playoff and cup commitments elsewhere. All in all, I must come clean and state that, at the time of writing, I can tell you … very little.
At the time of writing is key here, as by the time you read this, much will have fallen into place, under showers of those pink n’ blue tears. Right now, this much I know: our Men’s team, hovering just above the relegation zone, have/had three key clashes to secure survival. Our Women’s firsts will finish the league just below mid-table, while our Women’s reserves have league action in May and look likely to finish firmly in the top half. That’s the straightforward bit.
It’s in the Cup climaxes that we resemble Schrödinger’s cat, both in and out, up for the cup or out for the count. I guess that’s football, especially at The Hamlet, where we’re conscious of being and not being. I wish I could tell you more, but all I can do is urge a steady eye online – at dulwichhamletfc.co.uk – for all the cup news.
By the time you read this, our club will have one or two cup finals to play. Or. We will have triumphantly paraded home between zero and two Cups – Goose Green roundabout to boot. Our Men reached the semi-final of the London Senior Cup, 100 years after first winning it, only to fall to a 3-2 defeat to Hanwell Town. Which at least simplified things. But at the time of writing, on the Elizabeth Line home, it hurts.
Brightening the skies, our Women’s firsts cast aside Tottenham Hotspur (under 21s) in the semi-final of the Capital Women’s Cup to set up a seriously tasty final against Arsenal (under 21s). The final has either already happened, and let’s say we won the cup OR it’s happening soon, somewhere! Please check the website and socials for the latest, at the time of reading!
For our Women’s reserves, it’s clearer. The final of the League Cup against Clapton CFC is on Sunday 25th May, set to take place at Meadowbank Stadium in Dorking. Check the site for any changes, and everything else. You’d be a quantum fool not to.
That’s more than enough to keep us focused on this Hamlet history in the making. But there is one more May date that is set: the deadline for nominations to join our Supporters’ Trust board is 28th May, before our AGM in July, when we go again. The Trust unites our community this season and for all those to come. The Readiness is all. Up the Hamlet!
Pic credits: Liam Asman