Enfield Town v Dulwich Hamlet

[littlehampton]

After a very average (poor) start to the season, we do at last seem to be getting our act together, albeit a bit Jekyll & Hyde. Hopefully, we will push on in the run-up to Christmas, and not leave ourselves too much to do in the second half of the season. Is there genuine belief amongst Town supporters that we are good enough to last the course and make a strong challenge for the title / play-offs this season?

[Beardsleyesque]

New signings still need to settle in a bit, but we have good quality individual talent. I think we look good for the latter half of the season as long as we play football and avoid getting drawn into pointless long ball and physical battles.

[Steph1]

The discipline was good yesterday. I note that 3 Dulwich players got booked including disputing our penalty. Although there was some dispute over their penalty I do not think that anyone of ours was booked for that. Our sole booking was for the clumsy challenge in the second half which stopped the Dulwich player breaking through the back line

 

Ottaway had another good game. The defence played well but we still lack that killer touch in front of goal. Dernell still seems to be out of sorts. Is he carrying an injury? Getting to bed late?

[AnfieldTowner]

I admire the optimism and Brad and the team deserve credit for the recent improved results but I don't think we can get away from the reality that we've played some poor sides/teams struggling for form. 5 points off the play offs but only 3 points off the relegation zone so we need to avid complacency! Both Met Police & Dulwich could have got more out of those games than they did....

 

Admittedly I missed the Hendon game but I'm not sure I can see much quality in the way we're setting up at the moment. We seem particularly devoid of a midfield, with Keir Dickson playing advanced and Jonathan Meluba playing very deep, its leaving too much running for Billy Crook to do (well though he's doing it!).

 

Tyler's got to be the first name on our team sheet at the moment for me, though he clearly isn't and what's happened to Bobby Devyne? 

[big guy]

if a player gets treatment he must go off until the ref allows him back on so when did the Dulwich no 11 stay on???? did the ref not see nor the other officials ????

[The Traveller]

As Percy was cautioned for the challenge which led to treatment being required, the player did not have to leave the pitch.

 

It's one of the law changes introduced by the IFAB over the summer, and one the referee quiet obviously forgot, as he did instruct the player to leave, and needed some gentle reminders from Dulwich's players and bench that there was a change.