Hamlet Pete
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Dear everyone connected at the club,
We would like to do well in this season's FA Cup
Love from everybody
We would like to do well in this season's FA Cup
Love from everybody
2024/2025/2026 FA Cup
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Bugpowder Dust
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Confess I misread this fixture and thought it was the FA Trophy. Agree a run would mean a lot. Although to be honest I'd rather win one of the smaller cups than reach the 1st round proper, unless we were to draw someone really high profile...
Anyone bringing hard hats or tin foil cups?
Anyone bringing hard hats or tin foil cups?
Hamlet Pete
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Didn't end well last time we did that...
pompeydunc
Well-Known Member
Yep. The London Senior Cup should be our number one priority for the season!
scousedom
Well-Known Member
No. Turvey.
Don't Slow Down
Well-Known Member
No, the Surrey Senior Cup! We still hold the record (just) for most wins........
AveryDave
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Yeah, wasn’t great. We should have been out of sight at half time, but needed a great goal from Jeffrey to salvage it. Every step the team takes forward, they seem intent on taking one back. Need some injured players back, and stop relying on the teenagers and players out of position.
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Pink Panther
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It was a bit of a weird one. Hamlet were slapdash and often uninspired, yet there were some thrilling attacking moments including two memorable goals from JBW and AJ, as well as a missed penalty from JBW. Leatherhead were an ordinary lower division side, whom we should have seen off comfortably, yet we had to resort to kamikaze attacking tactics just to force the replay with a late equaliser. At least it's not boring!
peckhamasbestos
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Dire Saturday afternoon, followed by an unscheduled, unnecessary Tuesday on the road.
Feels like this time last year.
#tradgedyofthecup
Feels like this time last year.
#tradgedyofthecup
I'm baffled at the players' apparent lack of understanding of how the wind affects the flight of a football. I can't count the number of games I've watched which have descended into farce because players hit the ball too hard, or not hard enough, or mistime headers, or expect the keeper to hit the ball 60 yards into the teeth of a gale or run on to a long ball which arrives behind them or blast passes yards past the intended recipient or....
Al Cunningham
Brockley Hamlet
Positives were v good performances by Jeffrey and Hand, especially Jeffrey who saved us almost singlehandly. 2 excellent Dulwich goals and 2 very poor Leatherhead goals . As said above the wind made a difference and even with their limited resources they used it well .
Not sure why Mills is not starting as the difference he makes to the attack when he comes on is quite a lot. I think we need another attacking threat. Shame about Marshall's injury which looked bad. I think he has done well since his arrival but probably paid for his commitment/aggression with that full on challenge.
Not sure why Mills is not starting as the difference he makes to the attack when he comes on is quite a lot. I think we need another attacking threat. Shame about Marshall's injury which looked bad. I think he has done well since his arrival but probably paid for his commitment/aggression with that full on challenge.
Al Cunningham
Brockley Hamlet
I see Chichester won in the Cup so we will not be playing there on 14th September even if we lose in the replay
AveryDave
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Assume Collins was given the start to try and get him a goal and some confidence, but he was pretty well marshalled by their centre backs - and to be fair, the same could be said of Porter who didn’t contribute much either.
We can’t afford to rely on 30 minutes of Mills to try and get a result, so he’s got to start until Collins starts firing or Porter’s role starts working. Maybe worth giving a starting line up of Mills / Collins or even Mills / Lorenzo a go?
I’m still utterly confused as to what porters role is in this side? Doesn’t link the play, doesn’t work off mills and doesn’t sit in when needed as another midfielder.
I’d prefer they tried him as a central striker and tried to play through teams a bit more rather than just relying on arial bombardment and wizardry from the wingers.
I’d prefer they tried him as a central striker and tried to play through teams a bit more rather than just relying on arial bombardment and wizardry from the wingers.
Pink Panther
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Bugpowder Dust
Well-Known Member
Ugh. Not exactly a glamour tie
Pink Panther
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We've had so many cup draws against teams from our own division in recent years. I'd rather just play someone different. On the plus side, it'll be less of a blow if we lose the replay at Leatherhead!
Pink Panther
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A rather adventurous looking selection with only two specialist defenders in the XI, although we've managed to name two more on the bench. I'm guessing Kresh and SBJ will start in the back four.
Don't Slow Down
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We are poor and hopefully the powers that be will make a managerial change sooner rather than later.
Hamlet Pete
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That's that then, again
Dave Fishwick
New Member
that's really annoying. Both the awarding of the soft penalty and getting knocked out. Really disappointing (although I don't think we'd have beaten Dartford away)
