For the Hawks they have just 8 games left in the Ryman Premier League with promotion their end result of choice. This week sees the Hawks play their game in hand and a pivotal match against Needham Market in suffolk who sit 3rd in the table and seemingly look assured of a play-off berth.
But first for Lee Bradbury’s troops is a rare but pivotal Wednesday night clash as they make the trip to Southwark, London to face a Dulwich Hamlet side which will be playing their third home game of the week. The side, with this being produced before the Monday match with Kingstonian sit 9th in the Ryman Premier League table and are one of those sides chasing Leiston and Wingate & Finchley respectively for that final passage to the play-offs in late April.
On the matter of the game, Lee Bradbury spoke to myself on Hawks Radio saturday stating that “it’ll be a tough game, they are expected to be up there at the end of the season, so it will be a tough game.” When Dulwich Hamlet take to the field on Monday night, the Hawks will be partaking in a training session to ensure their are fully ready for what will be a tough task in hand.
The task will be tricky, Hamlet progressed to the Quarter-finals of the FA Trophy, taking Macclefield Town, who this weekend made the Wembley final, to a replay after a credible 2-2 draw, losing out at Moss Rose to the National League side. They are also unbeaten in their last six league outings with credible draws against Bognor, Leiston and Tonbridge and a win against Needham Market to boot in a tough run of fixtures. If that wasn’t an indication on the quality opposition the Hawks are up against they beat National League Braintree 5-2 in that same FA Trophy run.
However with the exception of the defeat to Harrow which was described as a “catastrophy” by manager Lee Bradbury, results are coming at the right end of the season as they have gained 13 points from a possible 18 and have notched 17 goals in the process. Jason Prior has just moved ahead of the injured 18 year old Alfie Rutherford in the Bognor Golden boot battle, with the defence staying resolute between the sticks.
Team News:
Alfie Rutherford and Dan Strugnell are both still out with their respective injuries with Dan Strugnell telling us that he hopes to be another week before he is back in the side. Alfie pulled up during the defeat to Harrow Borough with his ankle and is not expected to start the game.
Travel Information:
Game takes place WEDNESDAY at 19:45 at Champion Hill Stadium, Edgar Kail Way, London SE22 8BD and we look forward to seeing as many Hawks as possible especially as Dulwich tend to get many attendances over the 1,000 mark. Manager Lee Bradbury and his players are always appreciative of all fans that do turn up to away games and the support that sees them over the line and in a crucial week, they would love to start it with a huge contingent cheering them to 3 points. Tickets cost £10 Adults and £4 Concessions, with under 13’s entering for FREE.
Finally:
This is the start to a pivotal week, a week which could decide the fate of our season and we hope to see many Hawks fans travel or if not listen to radio commentary and also pre and post match engage with the club’s social feeds and as one final message from the famous words of Trevor Brock…
“LET’S GET BEHIND THOSE HAWKS”
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