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Goodbye Cardiff City FC: a long life fan finds salvation in the lower leagues

Goodbye Cardiff City FC: a life long fan finds salvation in the lower leagues

Fri 14th February, 2014Sat 15th February, 2014 - by editor - 39 Comments.

Long term readers of this blog will know that I’ve been a hardcore Cardiff City fan all my life. I’ve been going to games since I was 6 years old, …

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Sharing the Dulwich Hamlet FC love in Brooklyn, New York

Fri 13th December, 2013Thu 12th December, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After my once-beloved Cardiff City FC turned into a farcical travesty of itself courtesy of a Malaysian ego-maniac, I feared that I had lost one of the great passions in …

A Saturday afternoon on Enfield Playing Fields, November 2013

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A Saturday afternoon on Enfield Playing Fields, north London, November 2013

Wed 27th November, 2013Wed 27th November, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Containing numerous football, rugby and baseball pitches, Enfield’s King George’s Field can be found a short walk from Enfield railway station.

Say no to Cardiff City FC corporate rebranding and sign the petition

cardiff / football / Wales

Cardiff City Bluebirds Unite march

Mon 26th August, 2013Thu 5th September, 2013 - by editor - 5 Comments.

As you may know, I’ve been a lifelong Cardiff City fan but that alliance has been torn asunder by the dire rebranding antics of the club’s billionaire owner, Vincent “I’ll …

The embarrassment continues for Cardiff City as truly hideous strip is unveiled

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The embarrassment continues for Cardiff City fans as truly hideous strip is unveiled

Wed 29th May, 2013Mon 19th October, 2015 - by editor - 3 Comments.

After suffering the humiliation of having their meddling billionaire owner Vincent Tan trash a century of the club’s heritage with his crass rebranding exercise, Cardiff City fans have had to …

Spray for Justice, Liverpool - graffiti artist's memorial to football fans who died at Hillsborough

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Spray for Justice, Liverpool, a graffiti artist’s moving memorial to football fans who died at Hillsborough

Fri 3rd May, 2013Fri 3rd May, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

During my recent visit to Liverpool, I saw this moving tribute at the Museum of Liverpool to the 96 who lost their lives in the Hillsborough Disaster of 1989. The …

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Dulwich Hamlet clinch promotion after nail-biting draw with Burgess Hill – and Champion Hill goes wild!

Mon 29th April, 2013Tue 21st May, 2013 - by editor - 3 Comments.

There were jubilant scenes of celebration at Champion Hill yesterday after Dulwich Hamlet clinched automatic promotion with a 1-1 draw against an in-form Burgess Hill FC.

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Promotion is a heartbeat away as Dulwich Hamlet beat Crawley Down Gatwick 3-1

Wed 24th April, 2013Wed 24th April, 2013 - by editor - 3 Comments.

With just two games left in the season and promotion rivals Maidstone three points behind, this was a must-win game for Dulwich Hamlet. And win they did!

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Dulwich Hamlet lose to Leatherhead in rancour-filled dodgy replay

Wed 17th April, 2013Wed 24th April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This is a game that should never have had to have been played in the first place. In January this year, the original fixture saw Dulwich Hamlet go 2-0 up …

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Dulwich Hamlet thump Walton Casuals 5-0 to go top of the league

Mon 15th April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There was a veritable goal fest at Champion Hill on Saturday as Dulwich Hamlet thumped basement strugglers Walton Casuals 5-0 to go top of the table.

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Isthmian League Cup Final – Dulwich Hamlet 2 Concord Rangers 3 – photo report

Wed 10th April, 2013Wed 10th April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The last cup final I attended was at Wembley last year watching Cardiff lose to Liverpool in the Carling cup, so as big matches go, last night’s Isthmian League Cup Final at Maidstone’s Gallagher Stadium was a …

Hard luck Hamlet! Dulwich Hamlet lose to Concord Rangers in Isthmian League Cup Fnal

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Hard luck Hamlet! Dulwich Hamlet lose to Concord Rangers in Isthmian League Cup Final

Wed 10th April, 2013Wed 10th April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Commiserations to the mighty Dulwich Hamlet who lost 2-3 after extra time in the Isthmian Cup Final against the Premier Division Concord Rangers. I travelled down to Maidstone for the game and the Hamlet crowd were …

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Dulwich Hamlet hammer out a win against a stubborn Chipstead in wind-blasted game

Tue 2nd April, 2013Tue 2nd April, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

It has to be said that this wasn’t a classic game, with Hamlet fortunate to take three points from a Chipstead team who at times dominated the game. After the thrills of …

Dulwich Hamlet sweep past Tooting & Hamlet in lively derby match

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Dulwich Hamlet sweep past Tooting & Mitcham in lively derby match

Sun 31st March, 2013Mon 1st April, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

A very lively away crowd saw Dulwich Hamlet comfortably see off local rivals Tooting & Mitcham in the NK Stadium in deepest Morden yesterday. The game had it all: passion, goals, smoke …

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The wonderful posters of Lewes FC, a member-owned lower league team

Thu 28th March, 2013Wed 5th March, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With the higher echelons of football turning into a homogenised, sponsor-pleasing, corporate-friendly selling machine, it’s great to see the individuality and sense of fun that can still be found in the lower divisions. South …