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That's the other reason why I started sticking "bear-baiting" in, just to add a bit of historical transpontine flavour.

That's fair, and I've enjoyed the parodies of other non-PC chants that are sung - as a third gen Irish Catholic I think the "No surrender" chant is hilarious. I've just not heard it sung here before, and then this week only with the sexist lyrics. Happy to spread the word and join in next time.
 
No spectacular change: "Oh South London! Is wonderful! Oh South London's wonderful! It's full of bear-baiting and Dulwich! Oh South London's wonderful!"

And, "Edgar Kail in my heart, keep me Dulwich, Edgar Kail in my heart, I pray. Edgar Kail in my heart, keep me Dulwich, Keep me Dulwich till my dying day. No Surrender! No Surrender! No surrender to the Tooting scum!"

My wife's from West Belfast and enjoys the opportunity to finally not fear for her life when she hears that.
 
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More: http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2013/12/...wealdstone-while-fans-enjoy-a-mutual-love-in/
 
Great report from Brixton Buzz (again) on the Dulwich Hamlet V Wealdstone game, with some fab picturers

Its the follow up posts like this, that keep's the "joy" of Dulwich Hamlet going between games

Reminding us all, that we have all shared in a great community activity, we have all participated, all investead mentally or physically in the game - our job is done - Brixton Buzz reports (and other blogs/tweets/reports) remind us there is something more important than corporate greed

Its called Community !!!!!
 
Sadly, I can't make the next couple of games, so I'd love it if folks could post up some pics and reports here so I can repost them on BrixtonBuzz - or you can mail them directly to me (PM me for email). Cheers!
 
I'll be there, with at least 5 or 6 friends, hopefully more! Ready for experimentation, what are you thinking?
 
Given the hype for the match, Wealdstone allegations of racism (never ever proven) etc and the unfortunate parody Wealdstone Raiders account which was anti gay and anti Semitic (but these highly toxic issues were resolved by the fans and good to see that the Wealdstone main twitter accounts came out to denounce the stupidity.

Both sets of fans clapping each other out at the end was very genuine and showed respect, for two two teams who have built up fan base against the tide of "corporate, greedy football"

On the day Wealdstone deserved to win, Little was outstanding and hopefully Dulwich Hamlet can learn

But what ever happens on the pitch (or with regard to ownership) we need to build the community amongst the growing fan base at Dulwich Hamlet , and that means we need to always be looking at ways to make it more colourful, more fun, that means more songs, more posters, more banners, more scarfs (I should also point out the amazing attendance at the Harry Ottaway benefit night as an equally important example)

More awareness in our communities would also be helpful,

I guess we could all sit back and say it a great already, but surely ,only by sharing ideas can we keep the vibe going -"Permanent Revolution"


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I was alwazys hopeful there wouldn't be a problem as we've never had a problem with Wealdstone in the past, but it's ten years since we've played them in a meaningful match and they do seem to have a "reputation" for outbursts of aggressive or confrontational behavious and are disliked by supporters at a number of other clubs. But as I say, they've never been a problem for us. Ten years ago they beat us on d#sudden death penalties in a promotion play off at Champion Hill withlarge numbers of rival fans behind the same goal during the shooot out, and no problem at all, no gloating at our expense, very magnanimous in victory.

One point of order regarding the Kail/Guevara poster - I'm sure our Edgar was an inside right?
 
Edgar was probably a freemason and yes "mainly" palyed on the right, but later on in his career played occasionally on the Left (or so I once read ...I think)

poster wouldnt really work so well with Margaret Thatchers picture..............
...... (but then again nor did most of Britain in the 80's)
 
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On the topic of song experimentation, a dulwich version of Celtic's 'Come on You Bhoys in Green' could be good. Not sure we'd get it on the same level of beautiful man-noise as this though

 
Carrying on with the Tuscany theme

Bella Ciao (The beautiful goodbye) is the famous WW2 Italian Partisan song

What was the CLN you ask ?

The National Liberation Committee (Italian: Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale - CLN) was the Italian Resistance Movement or Partisans who fought the Germans and Italian Fascists in WW2 (very strong in Tuscany)
The Tuscany flag is based on WW2 Tuscany Partisan

 
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Almost ten years since the Wealdstone play-off? Blimey. A very emotional night at Champion Hill with more than one of the Rabble hardcore reduced to tears. I've got a video somewhere of the penalty shoot-out. Posting it up just might bring on the tears once again.

Onwards!

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I'll be there, with at least 5 or 6 friends, hopefully more! Ready for experimentation, what are you thinking?
Crowbarring "Dulwich Hamlet" and players' names into disco classics, mainly. The song based on 'Guns of Brixton' some of us sang on the tube last week was pretty fun as well (whilst the silent Arsenal fans' eyes begged us to stop).

Oh, and it's probably a good idea not to sing "Dulwich Hamlet Über Alles" away at Wingate & Finchley next saturday.
Ex-Dingle Glen Little has been given prime position in the Grauniad's goals of the week: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/02/the-best-goals-of-the-weekend?CMP=EMCFTBEML853

Yet MORE proof of the mainstream media's anti-Dulwich bias, the establishment are clearly running scared, when was the last time Hamlet were shown first on Match of the Day?, revolution is imminent, etc etc.
It's possibly proof of a pro-Premier League prejudice. The average non-league player would probably need to make love to the reanimated corpse of the Queen Mother in the centre circle to get a mention in the Guardian.
 
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The National Liberation Committee (Italian: Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale - CLN) was the Italian Resistance Movement or Partisans who fought the Germans and Italian Fascists in WW2 (very strong in Tuscany)italian partisan dulwich v weldstone nov SMALL 2013 DSC01746.jpg
 
i think i'll be down. don't think i'll see any more proper football until the new year if i don't. and, you know, London Senior Cup ties are what being a non-league supporter is all about.
 
Looking at those photos from the 2004 play-offs from Tricky Skills, you only have to see how much our Club has grown supporter wise since then. The crowd was 600-something that night, with at least half from Wealdstone, if memory is correct...not that it will be!

I unashamed to admit that was the lowest point of my Dulwich Hamlet supporting life...I cried my eyes out that night. And fair play to the Stones fans that night for celebrating their 'promotion', but not gloating in our faces. They have a bad reputation, but they went up more than a few notches in my estimation after that.

The reason I put 'promotion' was because we were, in effect, relegated by not winning that match. The following season, 2004/05 was the first one for the brand new Conference North & South divisions, which formed a new Step Two. (Conference National was Step One, the Isthmian, Southern & Northern Premier League premier divisions were Step Two, the highest placed in these three formed the new Conference North & South, and thus those left in them 'dropped' to Step Three) So our level Isthmian One South, which was Step Three dropped to Step Four the next season.

In 2003/04 the top six of Isthmian North & South went 'up' to the Premier, with the two seventh placed sides having a one-off play-off to decide the other spot. We were at home as we had a better league record than Wealdstone. We should have comfortably been in the top six, but totally choked under then manager/chairman Martin Eede in the latter part of the season, to drop down to seventh spot.

As for tonight, I shall be there, but have no real expectations, following last weeks loss for our 'second string squad' at Cray Wanderers. Call me old fashioned, but I'd rather we took these cup seriously, with a First Team that is the First Team. I understand the logic about 'resting' players for league games, and obviously want us to win them, but I don't think we are, the way our Club is run, geared up to Conference South football anyway. So would rather have the 'glory' and 'night out' of a minor cup final win.
 
Italian CLN Partisan = The National Liberation Committee (Italian: Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale)

CLN Partisan representing broad including Left, Centre and Catholics - obviously not Italian Fascist's and Conservatives (as they were fighting with the German/Italian fascists)
 
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Looking at pictures of 2004 - firstly what great quality -

secondly - were a lot younger now (well maybe not me)

and were certainly have a fan base diverse and younger than the vast majority of clubs

Dulwich Hamlet FC - Rabble - "Spreading the Joy"
 
Wish I'd known about the CLN when Di Canio was still my club's manager.

Maybe. If I'd had the balls to do the flag.
 
Looking at pictures of 2004 - firstly what great quality -

Ta. I've mentioned to Dulwich Mishi that I've started to archive ALL of my photos from the past decade. I've got everything backed up across various media - initially CDRs, then externals, plus various iPhoto libraries. The CDR's cover roughly 2003 - 2007. I haven't seen any of these images since they were first shot. They include pretty much every Hamlet home game from 2003 - 2009.

I've got a system set up where I'm tagging and sorting. It's a never-ending job, but once complete, I'd like to maybe drop them on a stick and give a copy to the club.

Or perhaps just bury the USB underneath the pitch ;)
 
How about a vanity publication ???? using old photos, programs and old stats, songs, reminiscence's - and what Dulwich Hamlet FC means to me ?? by supporters new and old
 
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