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Fan of the weekYou are in: London > Radio > The Non League Football Show > Fan of the week > Fan of the week: Lee Shailer ![]() Lee Shailer, Dulwich Hamlet Fan of the week: Lee ShailerFind out about our fan of the week Lee Shailer, who makes a three-hour round trip to watch his beloved Dulwich Hamlet. Want to be our fan of the week? Email your nominations to nonleague@bbc.co.uk By Stuart CrollEvery home game, Lee Shailer makes a three-hour round trip to watch his beloved Dulwich Hamlet. As the crow flies it should just take half an hour from Lee's home in Bracknell to South East London but that's London traffic for you. But just travelling and supporting one of the most famous Non League teams in London isn't enough for this 36 year-old administrator. Working fanHis devotion to the Hamlet has seen him work as the secretary of the Supporters Trust since it was set up in January 2003.
From Manchester United to Dulwich...This all changed eight years ago when he moved to East Dulwich and started heading down to watch his new local team. Within a couple of months Lee became a regular face on the terraces and increasingly interested in the politics of the club. Anyone who claims politics and sport shouldn't mix doesn't live in the real world and certainly not in the world of non league football. Lee is now well aware they are joined at the hip. Life on the terracesThe Supporters Trust was formed in 2003 hoping to influence the future of the club and in particular the future of the Champion Hill Stadium. Lee is proud of what the DHST have accomplished in those four years. ![]() Dulwich Hamlet FC Fisher-y futureHe is a little concerned about their growing association with their grounds-sharing tenants Fisher Athletic. He said: "We have no history of animosity towards Fisher but they have poached our manager, chief executive and a number of players this year and there has become more Fisher bric-a -brac around the clubhouse than before. Dulwich fans wont be welcoming any amalgamation." He added "Many fans fear these are worrying times for Dulwich Hamlet." Despite moving out of the area in 2003 and living in Bracknell, his fanaticism has not decreased. Lee has only missed one Supporters Trust meeting since then and only a couple of games. Lee also took recruiting new Dulwich fans and members of the supporters trust to a new level in December last year. last updated: 13/02/2008 at 14:29 You are in: London > Radio > The Non League Football Show > Fan of the week > Fan of the week: Lee Shailer Podcast[an error occurred while processing this directive] Podcast[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
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