Dorking Wanderers vs. Dulwich, 2nd May the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-two.
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DulwichHarris
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Would be rude not to
The new one
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Last away trip this season. It’s a must for me
Blitzwalker
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Yes, I’ll give it a go.
Taper
Mark McGann
Prediction. Dorking dominate the first half and go in at half time 2-0 up. Could have been more but for Grainger. Urban has the odd deflated comment saying how it sums up the season. But hang on a moment. The Hamlet come out for the second half a minute early, looking well up for it. News has reached them that next season they can train whenever they want on Bessemer Grange's floodlit netball court. This is just the boost the lads need and within ten minutes they are level with a visibly shaken Dorking reeling. By the end it is 5-2 to the Hamlet - a Mills hattrick, an own goal, and a Grainger penalty in the final minute sealing their playoff fate.
Dorking won’t play their first team. So if we lose we lost to their reserves.
Also we have nothing to play for. I predict a win.
Son of Roy
Misses BIG and RMV
Dorking 1 Dulwich 3. No doubt they have one eye on the play offs. Ebbsfleet have just equalised against Billericay and Welling leading Maidstone!
scousedom
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According to Twitter, Hamlet red card was for swearing. Is The new one the ref…?
Blitzwalker
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It was a straight red, so assume it was for serious swears. Once they pulled a goal back it was sadly, an all too predictable collapse. As per the request, I didn’t stay behind to clap them off.
Stuart Fordyce
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Didn't go today, but the season in microcosm. Great start, total collapse in the second. Where did it all go wrong, Gavin Rose, and why?
Blitzwalker
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“How dare you challenge me!”
In all seriousness, it was another great Hamlet awayday - with loads of old faces who I haven’t seen for ages - ruined by the football.
Nearly went, glad I didn't - although it would have been good to see some goals. I was following on twitter and as soon as they scored it became pretty clear what was going to happen.
Surrendering a three goal lead is never going to be great, but in the context of our recent atrocious form it is pretty inexcusable.
Surrendering a three goal lead is never going to be great, but in the context of our recent atrocious form it is pretty inexcusable.
Stuart Fordyce
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I'm going on Saturday with my mates and expect the same!
EDC
A Slightly Less Invisible Cyber Fan These Days
Inexcusable, more like predictable. I can picture the two dressing rooms at half time, one saying carry on doing what your’re doing and the other giving them hell. Their No.3 did exactly that and changed the game and from that moment on a defeat was on the cards.
Anyway, family aside I like Dorking, the ground is nice and you could fit that covered home terrace all the way around Champion Hill. Their supporters were loud in that home end as it’s covered, something Dulwich don’t and will never likely have.
And the Surrey Hills beer in the pub by the station was magnificent.
Great day out ruined by the second half performance.
Blitzwalker
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I’m in cricket mode from this Saturday, so done with football until next season. And I must say, I’m rather glad.
LinesmanIan
Linoian
And there we have it a complete shambles for the last away performance of the season. We went 3 up somewhat flatteringly and once Dorking pulled one back it was only to decide if we would lose 4-3, 5-3 or 6-3. At half time we must have said let’s carry on being lucky and hope they keep missing without trying to shut down crosses
Dorking are a decent side but we capitulated. Blackman was so unfit it was beyond belief. The ref didn’t cover himself in glory. Booked Green for diving and let Rutherford get away with 2 blatant dives, one in an attempt to get Higgs sent off. Sent McGregor off in a flash, god only knows what he said
It was our season in a 90 minutes, flattered to deceive for the first bit and were pathetic for the rest
It’s been truly awful this season. A lot of people need to have a good long think about what happens next
Dorking are a decent side but we capitulated. Blackman was so unfit it was beyond belief. The ref didn’t cover himself in glory. Booked Green for diving and let Rutherford get away with 2 blatant dives, one in an attempt to get Higgs sent off. Sent McGregor off in a flash, god only knows what he said
It was our season in a 90 minutes, flattered to deceive for the first bit and were pathetic for the rest
It’s been truly awful this season. A lot of people need to have a good long think about what happens next
LinesmanIan
Linoian
I’d also tweeted this before the game but what was the segregation all about. I was subject to a full body search whilst Dorking fans just ambled in. Then I was told I had to go through the fan zone to get to the away end. Eeerrr not segregation then. The only loos available to Dulwich were the ones in the fan zone. Charming. The only food available was in the fan zone so long queues as everyone was there. Tbf they’d saved time by cooking the burgers on Sunday. I know a lot of people like Dorking as a club. Can’t deny they’ve built a team on a lot of players from Ryman and bringing them together but there’s something that just doesn’t sit with me
If they go up they’ll have a lot to do for segregation purposes
If they go up they’ll have a lot to do for segregation purposes
Blitzwalker
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The loos were pretty desperate but I suppose no worse than our portaloos. I quite like the fan zone arrangement but as you say it does make a mockery of the segregation thing. Having said that, I had no problem getting in, no search except a cursory look inside my carrier bag. The stewards were friendly enough and quite chatty. I quite like the ground, even though it’s a bit “municipal” but the view of Box Hill is pretty spectacular!
LinesmanIan
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I must look a bit more unsavoury than you obviously
. The steward I spoke to you was very affable. Portaloo is fine, but just 2 ?
Blitzwalker
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There were others just by the away fans entrance but only one of which was operational, unless someone had died inside it of course!I must look a bit more unsavoury than you obviously
