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Dulwich Hamlet fans discuss how to bring the joy back to Champion Hill
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sleaterkinney
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Reduce the capacity so there is a chance of people standing together and that might make a bit of atmosphere easier.
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hiraethified
And immediately sack Crouch so there is some coherency and credibility to the what the club supposedly stands for.
Moroccan Sunset
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Crouch is the first one you'd sack?!
Effra Eyes
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He's doing a Q&A on the Discord on Monday, why not raise the gambling issue with him then?
sleaterkinney
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He's not an actual director who's going to stick around and be part of the club long term though, is he?.
The whole celeb/reality tv thing is another thing that's been badly judged imo.
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hiraethified
What's the point? The club has already decided that they're fine with it. It's a done deal. My opinions clearly don't count.
Effra Eyes
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Was more thinking you could raise the concerns fans have with his association direct to him. Might make him consider the issue in a new light, might do nothing, but worth a try?
Could be worth a try. But the club has a stated that it is against his activities, why then did they appoint him to the board? Seems to me it might have been worth the board raising their concerns rather than taking the money.
StephenMac
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Any chance me could have this thread split into two? One about practicalities of trying to make things better and one for ranting or whatever.
Not sure 'Dulwich Hamlet in crisis?' really fits the former.
Not sure 'Dulwich Hamlet in crisis?' really fits the former.
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hiraethified
Losing long term fans and having to start discussions like this sure looks like a bit of a crisis to me, but I'll tell you what: you suggest a better title and I will change it. I really don't think the thread will benefit from a quibble fest over its title.
Mate, it took ages to separate the last lot of posts and I don't think it would be possible to split it again as some posts contain both rants and solutions!
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
I think it's not a crisis and that's part of the problem to be honest. At most football clubs and at Dulwich historically it's always been - more fans=great news. Look back over the excitement on the Attendances thread when we started reaching the dizzy heights of 800 fans. That's a pretty fixed mindset and it's hard to overcome.
StephenMac
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People can send me a DM here (or contact me by other means if they have my details) if they want in on ideas and helping out with what I'm now calling the Scutta initiative. There seems to be some interest on Discord but I'm not sure we're looking for anything club-sanctioned at all.
So we can look at another communication channel if we want and then crack on.
Weirdly, I thought that the Maidstone game was this Tuesday. It's actually the 26th but you probably all know that.
So we can look at another communication channel if we want and then crack on.
Weirdly, I thought that the Maidstone game was this Tuesday. It's actually the 26th but you probably all know that.
Agreed.
Our problem is the limitations of the stadium and the steep rise in influx of new fans.
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hiraethified
I hope the edited title now pleases you?
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hiraethified
FYI - there is the option to create a private, invite only sub-forum here, so things can be discussed away from the public gaze, if that's useful.
MrFouldsy
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Effra Eyes
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Don't imagine so, are you at the Women's game on Sunday? Could have a look at it for you based on my little knowledge of Discord.It seems I can't access the Crouch discussion on discord
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In fact I can't access anything now. Have I been expelled already?!
felonius monk
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I will admit to being a fair weather visitor last Saturday for only my second match, drawn in by the sunny day and absence of any other sport to watch (I have a season ticket at a PL club, and DH is on the 37 bus route). I was surprised at the turnout (I queued for a ticket). I can't comment on the behind-the-scenes issues that DH may have, but I would agree that the bars and toilets were unprepared for the uplift in crowd and that many were treating the ground as a beer garden with a football match attached.
I did look at other similar-sized clubs playing at home that day on footballwebpages.co.uk and the 70% rise in gate that DH saw from the previous home league games was matched elsewhere. Bromley's rose 67% and Woking by 88% so the combination of good weather and international break was clearly a driver for local non-league clubs that day. I suspect that as winter draws near crowds will go back to the 1800-2200 range.
I guess the main issue is what constitutes success- advancement up the football pyramid, happy to be at this level, or being a community progressive club. It's hard to keep the latter if the club wants to attract new fans and advance up the league.
I did look at other similar-sized clubs playing at home that day on footballwebpages.co.uk and the 70% rise in gate that DH saw from the previous home league games was matched elsewhere. Bromley's rose 67% and Woking by 88% so the combination of good weather and international break was clearly a driver for local non-league clubs that day. I suspect that as winter draws near crowds will go back to the 1800-2200 range.
I guess the main issue is what constitutes success- advancement up the football pyramid, happy to be at this level, or being a community progressive club. It's hard to keep the latter if the club wants to attract new fans and advance up the league.
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hiraethified
And that's pretty much the issue in a nutshell.
WillClunas
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It's never stopped anyone before
pompeydunc
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I don't think they were no surrender chants. They were IRA songs. At least that's what I was told at the time.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Well people on this thread specifically said they were no surrender chants.
StephenMac
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