Unless they've all changed recently, I used to come across loads of non league clubs linking to their unofficial forums. The first one I checked just now - Maidstone's official radio channel - still does it:
Assuming Tom is your man, just contact him directly or speak to him next time you're at a match. Hugo also seems to be part of the club's official media team with press release type stuff regarding playing matters. I'm sure they're both members of this forum. There may be valid reasons why they do, or don't do, certain things that aren't immediately obvious to the rest of us.
In practise I doubt clubs do ask independent forums to sanitise their content. However some other clubs or their personnel may take offence at outspoken opinions and want to make a fuss about it, therefore it's easier for our club to brush them off if they can distance themselves from having a direct link.
You found an exception. And yes, I believe a large number of clubs have relatively recently stopped linking, certainly in my short time.
I didn't realise they described themselves as 'The Official DHFCTV.'
The TV & radio ARE part of the official Dulwich Hamlet media team.
You're the only one making demands here.
Why on earth are you making demands on behalf of this forum?
Yeah, let's keep it sanitised.
My favourite aspect of this forum is straw man arguments.
What I'd like to see is B.I.G co-opted into the media team for the live commentaries. Jamal and Joe are ok in the conventional sense with their half-time analysis, but I feel B.I.G could add a whole new dimension as a co-commentator.
But then, of course, to do that he’d have to go to a few more home games...
But then, of course, to do that he’d have to go to a few more home games...
A weird one. They've had a few shockers in the last few games but they're only just outside the play offs having built a squad from scratch, largely with players from lower divisions.
He's cited financial constraints, claiming to have been working with the smallest budget in the division:
Very much so and a nice bloke.
Being where they are in the table with a squad built from scratch and (if true)the lowest budget in the league is pretty impressive. Doubt Leiston were big payers either.
It isn't clear from the article I linked, but I read a separate article on the Braintree forum that implied the budget is going to be trimmed further and hinted that maybe they'd gambled on bringing in some FA Cup prize money before losing to a lower league side. They've already lost four league matches by 3 or 4 goal margins, three of those in the last four matches including against Tonbridge and Hungerford, who occupied the bottom two places recently. Just for perspective Bath was the first time we've lost by more than the odd goal, even though we're 6 points below Braintree.
Fairly sure they were only promoted the season before Dulwich.
