Thoughts on last night:
One of the Hornchurch coaches came up to me just before kick off and asked why Erhun wasn't playing and made a half-joking comment about them planning to have four markers on him. It seems that all teams now see their strategy against us as if you stop Erhun, you stop Dulwich. I think in a perverse way it helped us that he didn't start last night although the rumours circulating were that he was being punished for turning up late tonight. Essentially Hornchurch's goal was a freak, it was superbly taken but after it I really felt that Okoye and Chewy stepped up and nullified the threat from Payne. I can't remember any clear-cut chances they had, even the goal itself came out of nowhere. I wish we'd signed him.
Second half we bossed it, and the late introduction of Erhun confused Hornchurch no end. I think that the long-ball game we played baffled them a bit too. I suppose there was no other way of playing on that pitch though, it was so uneven. The boys look like they're playing with a bit of confidence again. It's not a coincidence that Phil is back in nets.
The rabble were superb last night, as we nearly always are away from home.