Dulwich Hamlet FC 2013-2014 season - chat, rumours, reports
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pompeydunc
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Nimbly mouthpiece East Dulwich Forum is on the warpath over the car wash closing. A pound a car wages, where the morality in that.
Re: Football-grounds car-park car wash -- police cordons --
Posted by neilson99 Today, 08:02PM
What a shame these guys were fantastic and worked their backsides off for not a lot. I stood there one day and worked out they must make less than a pound per car each. I hope they sort it out or relocate somewhere nearby.
What a load if tosh people getting soaked waiting at the turnstiles I've never seen a queue for the football.
I lived next to a car park in my hometown. Used to drag hosepipe over fence. Me and a mate would wash around 8 cars to make 20 quid. Could do this in about two hours, so best wage I had till about ten years later! This world be enough for both of use to get the train to Fratton, a burger, a programme and entrance. Those were the days...
"What a load if tosh people getting soaked waiting at the turnstiles I've never seen a queue for the football"
There's often a queue before kick-off...and fans DO get covered in detergent and whatever else car washing shit!
I've no problem with the car wash...but it was paying a pittance under Mccormack & drained the utility bills. The people who work there will quickly get another low paid shit job, as they're clearly willing to work hard for not much. That's not a criticism of them. But the rent they were paying was barely, if, covering the utilities at all, and they always paid cash to McCormack...read into that what you like. I'm sure it all went back into paying the bills....
But when I say I have 'no problem'...that's only if it makes money for the Football Club, and for a sensible rent...which clearly they were not paying. And if they instal a new one it should be the other side of the car park, not by the turnstile entrance.
There's often a queue before kick-off...and fans DO get covered in detergent and whatever else car washing shit!
I've no problem with the car wash...but it was paying a pittance under Mccormack & drained the utility bills. The people who work there will quickly get another low paid shit job, as they're clearly willing to work hard for not much. That's not a criticism of them. But the rent they were paying was barely, if, covering the utilities at all, and they always paid cash to McCormack...read into that what you like. I'm sure it all went back into paying the bills....
But when I say I have 'no problem'...that's only if it makes money for the Football Club, and for a sensible rent...which clearly they were not paying. And if they instal a new one it should be the other side of the car park, not by the turnstile entrance.
He does...and watched us at the old ground...proper old skool he is! ;-)
pompeydunc
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Thanks for clarifying that. I was convinced EDC was a bot.
Pink Panther
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vicarofsibley
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Either that or he's a fearless sunuvabitch.
Scutta
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he was quality he was joking about with us all match top guy. and reasonable bloke unlike Maidstone stewards who got all hot and bothered about Gmans mighty weapon... no not that...his hat, yep apperently that was a dangerous weapon.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
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Yeah I liked him. 'I just want everyone to have a good time' - can't argue with that as a philosophy.
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vicarofsibley
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I'd probably be that joyless if I lived in Maidstone...
sankara
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I've just been wasting a bit of work time and thinking about next season and I'm really quite gutted that the number of oyster card away days is going to diminish, no matter what happens. If we don't go up, we lose Wealdstone, Thamesmead, Carshalton and Cray. We will very likely lose one of Wingate and Finchley or Enfield (fingers crossed for East Thurrock though). Also Hornchurch and Kingstonian are playoff potentials.
If you have a look at our feeder leagues from the top and bottom, VCD Athletic will probably come up and they can just about be reached using an oyster card but neither Peacehaven and Telscombe, nor any of the playoff contenders are in Laaahndan.
In the other direction none of the teams coming down from either the Conference North or South that could end up in the Isthmian are local.
If we get promoted, there are even fewer teams. Time to start saving now for those train journeys!
If you have a look at our feeder leagues from the top and bottom, VCD Athletic will probably come up and they can just about be reached using an oyster card but neither Peacehaven and Telscombe, nor any of the playoff contenders are in Laaahndan.
In the other direction none of the teams coming down from either the Conference North or South that could end up in the Isthmian are local.
If we get promoted, there are even fewer teams. Time to start saving now for those train journeys!
Monkeygrinder's Organ
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Yeah that is a shame. TBF I've really enjoyed my couple of trips outside London this season. If I'm honest I probably live in a bit of a London bubble so it's good to get out. I'd probably still end up going less though - like you say it's not cheap and on a weekday evening particularly it can be difficult to get there and back.
sankara
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I agree with your sentiments but the best two away trips this season - Wealdstone and Enfield were great partially because we had so many traveling fans who were up for that short journey. I wasn't at Hemel so I can't comment on that though. I shouldn't complain too much as the games are still for the most part in the south-east and fairly accessible. I just don't want to have to go to Heybridge, Needham Market or Dereham really. I am sooo doing Guernsey if they come up though!
Monkeygrinder's Organ
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Is Guernsey coming up on the cards? That would be quite an away trip. 
Lucy Fur
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Currently 4th and looking like they could make playoffs.Is Guernsey coming up on the cards? That would be quite an away trip.
League Table
TeamPPts
1Peacehaven & Telscombe4198
2Leatherhead4285
3Folkestone Invicta4073
4Guernsey4173
5Hastings United4073
6Merstham4170
7Burgess Hill Town3963
8Faversham Town4163
9Walton Casuals4060
10Ramsgate4256
sankara
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The club have a deal with a travel agent regarding rescheduling if the match gets postponed:
http://www.guernseyfc.com/fans-away-match-travel-packages
http://www.guernseyfc.com/fans-away-match-travel-packages
Lucy Fur
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That looks pretty cool. I don't do second teams, but for the remaining few weeks, I really, really want Guernsey to do well and come up!
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pompeydunc
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How could anyone look down on a trip to peacehaven? So many song and fancy dress options.... but so little time (one game).
Monkeygrinder's Organ
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Looking at that table, looks like there is at least a good chance of some extra seaside trips.
pompeydunc
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We could all go and see them if they get Leatherhead in the playoffs.
I'd be up for that. Would it be the Tuesday (and therefore not clash with Prem play offs)? I think we could make a lot of Leatherhead fans angry... which would bring joy to my heart.
pettyboy
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So would I...!
Lucy Fur
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And me, as a structural engineer, I feel a professional duty of care to check on their masonry stability from time to time ;-)
Pink Panther
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Even if there's no queue you still have to walk through the miasma of cold water muck and detergent. On one occasion after queueing I could tast the soap in the back of my throat, it was disgusting. There are also clear H&S issues. The surface around the car wash area is now potholed and a clear trip hazard. After midweek games in freezing temeratures you exit the ground after the game and the surface is very slippery where all the surface water from the car wash has begun to freeze over. They work on too many vehicles simultaneously - I once counted nine - which are backed up right in front of the turnstiles and across the exit gates, with long hosepipes trailing in front of our entrance/exit. On one occasion I saw an older suppoter snag his foot in a hosepipe, but fortunately he noticed before it tripped him up. Quite simply it's in a stupid position and whoever decided to put it there deserves to be hosed down with cold water. At the very least it should have closed an hour beofre kick off on matchdays.
I can't believe some of the twats on that East Dulwich Forum, banging on as if it's a loss to the local community. Ahhh, it's been there 9 years? Our club has played there for over 100 years on several different grounds. If it's so wonderful I suggest they should lobby Sainsbury's to accommodate it in their car park, which is much bigger than ours. I reckon most of the car wash trade comes from Sainsbury's customers who otherwise wouldn't even be in the vicinity.
How can a protective hat be a weapon? Do they stop motorcyclists and cyclists from bringing their helmets in too? Ridiculous.
Personally I'd like to keep a fair number of the "Oystercard" journeys as any trip requiring longer than a 6 or 7 hour window is usually impractical for me.
The other possibility is that if two or three of the relegated teams from Conference South go into the Southern League we could get one of their existing clubs moving sideways into our league, e.g St Albans or Hitchin.
It's bottom three down from Conference South. Dorchester are practially down and they won't come into our league. Then it looks like two from Hayes & Yeading, Gosport, Maidenhead, Whitehawk, Chelmsford and Tonbridge. The last three of those would come into our league; not sure about Hayes & Yeading, who are due to share at Maidenhead for at least part of next season before returning to their own redeveloped ground which is already behind schedule.
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EDC
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I can't stand half of what's posted on the EDF. One idiot on the Lounge thread referring to CSKA Fulham (Chelsea) and the fans causing trouble in Paris last week when videos clearly show twice the number of PSG involved so obviously stating the incorrect early newspaper reports without checking facts.
Then there's the two resident racists Otta & Steveo who wouldn't know about a football atmosphere if it choked them.
I'm sure it's run by the local ward councillers anyway.
Then there's the two resident racists Otta & Steveo who wouldn't know about a football atmosphere if it choked them.
I'm sure it's run by the local ward councillers anyway.
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Jamie Wyatt
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Premier Division Playoffs are Wednesday night I think!!
