Player of the Year
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LocalMadMan
Football. Beer. Punk Rock.
Nyren. There's not one player who wears the shirt with more desire than him. Always 110% when he's on the pitch.
Honorable mention to Mattt Drage who would otherwise have been my choice.
Honorable mention to Mattt Drage who would otherwise have been my choice.
pompeydunc
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On the other hand. A major reason we went through a shit period was that Ethan was missing...and because of bibs.
Scutta
Live Fast Die Bizarre
yeah which i said earlier.... but what Nyren showed in that period is what makes him first choice imo.On the other hand. A major reason we went through a shit period was that Ethan was missing...and because of bibs.
Pink Panther
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Fair enough, that's a valid enough reason. Just wanted to make sure no one thought "Well, I would have voted for Ethan but he missed too many games while injured" when Nyren missed a similar number of games when injured, but much earlier in the season, which some may now have forgotten about.
Pink Panther
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Was definitely Ethan last season, think it was Erhun for each of the previous two.
Moroccan Sunset
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He will be. Gav's said repeatedly this is his last season before he goes to a higher/pro club.
Moroccan Sunset
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Ethan for me. Nyren's been too ineffective when he's played out on the left (not his fault of course).
Special mentions for Drage and Hibbert, too. Both have been very consistent in an otherwise very inconsistent season.
Special mentions for Drage and Hibbert, too. Both have been very consistent in an otherwise very inconsistent season.
clog
she seems to like to nitpick and moan a lot
makes Messi look shite.
clog
she seems to like to nitpick and moan a lot
I thought it was because of toffons...On the other hand. A major reason we went through a shit period was that Ethan was missing...and because of bibs.
Pink Panther
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I blame whoever started the "He plays on the left, he plays on the right" song for putting ideas into Gavin's head.
If Gavin really starts basing his decisions on songs from the crowd, I am very much looking forward to the exhumation of Edgar Kail so that he can resume his Hamlet career, and a couple of manmade hills on the pitch to better reflect Tuscany.
dcdulwich
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Nyren, just, for exactly this reason.
Champion_hill
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Clunis and Pinnock are the only players that made this a difficult decision, both have been miles ahead of anyone else this season for me.
Both appear to be incredibly professional, have great desire and really care about our club. Impressive considering they are both relatively young.
I'm voting Clunis. I know the word is overused and I know there was probably a bloke who played for us in 1982 that was better- but as he approaches 300 appearances, he is closing in on being a Dulwich legend in my eyes.
In the five seasons I've been coming to Champion Hill, there haven't been many when he wasn't in with a shout for this award.
Both appear to be incredibly professional, have great desire and really care about our club. Impressive considering they are both relatively young.
I'm voting Clunis. I know the word is overused and I know there was probably a bloke who played for us in 1982 that was better- but as he approaches 300 appearances, he is closing in on being a Dulwich legend in my eyes.
In the five seasons I've been coming to Champion Hill, there haven't been many when he wasn't in with a shout for this award.
G Man
Formerly of hard hat fame
I've already voted but I went for Nyren simply because since my return to Champion Hill in mid/late January he has been far and away our best and most committed player. In the cesspitt of rubbish that was VCD away he was far and away the only good player on an appalling pitch. I'm sure Ethan was a rock as usual but since I've only seen him a handful of times this season - and his absence spoke wonders - it's Nyren for me. Outstanding that we've produced/developed two fantastic players - notwithstanding all the others - who care deeply about the club. Good luck to them wherever they go if they leave. If they stay - WOOOOO!!!!!
EDC
A Slightly Less Invisible Cyber Fan These Days
I can almost feel the tears as you wrote this. I bet you're in the Gowlett.
vornstyle76
Dundela FC, Transpontine Diaspora Brigade
I vote for Nyren Clunis.
Similarly, I really regret starting that "tenuous claims of charitable benefit" chant.
Joe K
no al calcio con orchestra di ukulele
Nyren Clunis. Adding to this:
Champion_hill and I have been coming to, well, Champion Hill for pretty much the same amount of time and I'd venture that Nyren has improved year-on-year, going from an exciting but inconsistent forward in my first season, to a major component of our pretty much unstoppable attack in the promotion season, to one of the most reliable players in the early period in the Isthmian Premier, to (arguably) the most influential individual in the team recently. If he wasn't a winger, and thereby relatively isolated to one (or the other) side, he'd be a good bet as captain. I know Ethan has developed hugely as well, but I think Nyren's put so much in under Rose that he deserves it.
(Caveat: haven't been 1/4 as much this season as in recent ones, but Nyren never disappoints me.)
Champion_hill and I have been coming to, well, Champion Hill for pretty much the same amount of time and I'd venture that Nyren has improved year-on-year, going from an exciting but inconsistent forward in my first season, to a major component of our pretty much unstoppable attack in the promotion season, to one of the most reliable players in the early period in the Isthmian Premier, to (arguably) the most influential individual in the team recently. If he wasn't a winger, and thereby relatively isolated to one (or the other) side, he'd be a good bet as captain. I know Ethan has developed hugely as well, but I think Nyren's put so much in under Rose that he deserves it.
(Caveat: haven't been 1/4 as much this season as in recent ones, but Nyren never disappoints me.)
Pink Panther
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I was reminded just how much Ethan has developed in recent times while reading yesterday's match programme. The 'On This Day In the Year . . .' feature revealed it was exactly three years to the day since the notorious 'Wallgate' replay at Leatherhead, which we lost 0-1 with several key players missing. The team listed Ethan in his now familiar number 6 position, but our regular number 6 of the time was Lewis Gonsalves, who was missing through suspension. Up to that point Ethan had been a squad member mostly filling in at left back or as a holding midfielder, and occasionally on the left wing. He'd been a centre back in the youth team that played Yeovil and Newcasstle in the FA Youth Cup run a couple of seasons earlier, but I think this was the first time he'd played there in the first team. I remember worrying about this selectin with fellow fans before tha game, thinking he was a bit too raw and error prone to play there in such a vital fixture, not that we had any other better options. Three years on I'm not sure I'd pick any other Hamlet player I've seen in the last 38 years ahead of him there. He reminds me of a young Francis Duku (his first spell January 1999 to end of following season, not the second one at the end of his career after injuries had reduced his mobility) with his athleticism, physical strength, positional sense, and ability to win the ball cleanly in the air and in the tackle; and he's a better ball-player than Duku. 200 matches as a defender or holding midfielder without incurring a suspension is a notable achievement for a centre back in the modern game and a testament ot his self-discipline.
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You are Jamie Wyatt and I claim my 5 pounds.
Also Moss and great matches. Maybe if you are in crack.
You are Jamie Wyatt and I claim my 5 pounds.
Also Moss and great matches. Maybe if you are in crack.
Fans always have a strong affinity with home grown players and those 2 have combined appearances close to 500 and haven't even reached their mid 20s yet. They have spent all their career at Dulwich so far so it isn't surprising they are held in such high regard. They would both be coveted by clubs in our league and higher.
