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paul, any photos of Borehamwood game?
james howard
- Saturday, July 20, 2002 at 15:53:49 (PDT)
repd, i think the guy who posts as ????????? was reading the "fathers name" line on his birth certificate
the cannock don (you know who i am)
nah afc wimbledon mate, not 2nite, but last week i was this 1 fool - Saturday, July 20, 2002 at 14:35:35 (PDT)
Nick.P you are correct my real name is ??????? and if you think I support Man utd you are mistaken. I have had season tickets for 7 out of my 14 years in life at Wimbledon and have enjoyed every season there.
??????? (???????)
- Saturday, July 20, 2002 at 11:17:15 (PDT)
great site.if the photos are anything to go by we have the best (if not the best looking)fans in the country.ive never looked forward to any season starting more than this one.
mott block (mottblock71@hotmail.com)
london, england - Friday, July 19, 2002 at 13:32:27 (PDT)
Another fudge by the FA. I'm pleased for the Boston fans whilst having every sympathy for Dagenham & Redbridge supporters. It is disgusting that because of this decision the FA appear to be condoning cheating. Well, I suppose we already knew that! The excuse that the Boston board did not know about illicit payments seems to have denied Dag/Red a place in the league. If I'm right that same ploy worked for CK in a round about way. He said that our club was in extreme financial difficulty whilst not having lodged our accounts. Same meat different gravy? Once again the FA has proved it doesn't give a stuff about it's own rules and regulations.
TW
- Friday, July 19, 2002 at 12:09:43 (PDT)
It would be fantastic to see AFCW play their first internationals right on my doorstep! Who knows, maybe in a couple of years....... Are you other Dons fans up for a tour of Scotland? Edinburgh has some great pubs as well, you know!
Edinburgh Don
- Friday, July 19, 2002 at 08:44:05 (PDT)
Paul, I heartily agree. Unfortunately in all the recent shanagins, not just at Wimbledon but in soccer in general, sometimes passion comes to the fore in many different guises. It would be great to see AFC Wimbledon up here. You can imagine the wrench for me that after 42 years following the Dons I moved away leaving behind brilliant memories tainted by greedy speculators. It was my choice to move but not to have my club stolen. I'm starting at the begining by vowing to watch non league again. It looks like Edinburgh City but it could be another "lucky" team. I know Ed Don will join me in many excursions along with another ex- Don's supporter. But always in our hearts will be the Wimbledon story up until the Norwegians arrival(Of course Sam must take his share of the blame but until he showed his hand he and the team gave us all some marvellous times).
TW
- Friday, July 19, 2002 at 07:54:23 (PDT)
I apologise for my flippancy. I was feeling cheeky. Anyway, if you guys do watch ECFC, why not forge some links. Would be great to do a tour of Scotland one preseason, so we can spread the word. I know one fan in particular would like to see us play QoS in a friendly.
Leamington Pete (Pete Davis) (naughtyjedi@hotmail.com)
Leamington (its a town), - Friday, July 19, 2002 at 07:11:31 (PDT)
Sorry Paul, I appear to have unwittingly started another round of socio-economic political debate. My original post was not meant to drag up all this crap again, which as Paul says, has been put through the IMBDG mincer before. It wasn't even meant to be about Reg alone but just to add to Paul McCarthy's comments that this whole business is made even sadder by the fact that some of us can remember the Plough Lane days as a family club. I can remember sitting in Reg's office waiting to go out and sell programmes to some of you good people, when everyone from Sam or 'Harry' and all the players (but especially Carlton, Sanch, Lurch and Wisey) would come in and chat to ANYONE in that office - yes even the opinion of humble programme sellers was asked for! I held these guys in awe as a young lad, but there they were chatting away to me and making me feel part of the team. It's not something that has only happened to us, but to football as a whole, the loss of the so-called 'family club' and it is a crying shame. I think this is one of the reasons that so many of us are excited about the prospect of supporting a 'little club' again. Ok so TW and I will miss much of what is going on at AFCW, but we have promised ourselves a wee jaunt down at some point and will be adopting a little team of our own up here, probably Edinburgh City. So, come on lads, stop taking comments out of context and get off the high horses?
Edinburgh Don
- Friday, July 19, 2002 at 06:05:36 (PDT)
Come on Guys let drop the subject.
Paul Raymond (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Friday, July 19, 2002 at 05:29:28 (PDT)
There is no answer to that sort of ignorance! You can come back and discuss this with me when you've gtrown up.
TW
- Friday, July 19, 2002 at 04:24:20 (PDT)
TW - Whats wrong with cheap 'child' labour? A very over used excuse for large corporations to be targeted whilst the real targets should be the governments who let the orgs in, in the first place. Why does it happen? Go and find out about it or experience it first hand then come back and we can discuss it rather than using second hand cliched statements. Its not the legality of the situation but the conditions that are usually highlighted. Thing is people get that totally wrong. Apologies Paul.
Leamington Pete (Pete Davis) (naughtyjedi@hotmail.com)
Leamington (its a town), Warwickshire - Friday, July 19, 2002 at 03:17:35 (PDT)
Paul I agree that it's time to close this one but I must reply to Leamington Pete. I hope he never shops in outlet that sells clothes/shoes that have been made by cheap child labour. Nor that he banks/saves with any institution with non ethical or third world interests. I just hope that everything he does is so completely open and correct that he can maintain his obviously high, if somewhat rather dogmatic and stonehearted, standards.
TW
- Friday, July 19, 2002 at 02:07:57 (PDT)
Regarding the "Working at Wimbledon FC Ltd" can I just add a bit that I hope it will be thee close of the discussion. Most of us that worked in someway for the club had it as a dream job and was working for the club before 2/8/01. We all made our choices and people will have there opinions as to if we were right or wrong but we have moved on now so it silly to go over old ground.
Paul Raymond (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 23:28:08 (PDT)
WD - I am finding it a little hard to really follow this stance. If you worked for an employer that you knew was killing children, but somehow it was legal (its a stretch but stay with me here) would you stand by stating to yourself that you must keep working for them because your wage is more important?
Leamington Pete (Pete Davis) (naughtyjedi@hotmail.com)
Leamington (its a town), - Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 17:09:39 (PDT)
Leamington Pete, sorry I have to agree with what TW and ED have said.You were lucky it worked out for you.How old are you? You are perhaps young enough to know you would eventually get another job.I would say Reg Davis would have found difficulty in getting another job at his age and principles are difficult to follow when bills have to be paid.I am over 50 and I would certainly not quit my job on a matter of principle.Please just understand the awkward postion some people have been put in.
wiltshire don
- Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 11:09:57 (PDT)
and before you ask TW, I did not and have never claimed Dole. When I have been unemplyed I have found a part time job somewhere. I worked in Market Research and it was hideous because I had to phone people up at home and annoy them. I left this swiftly as I felt it went against my judgement on how a job should be, I even felt sick going into work. But after being patient I found a job that doesn't fuck people over but helps. If you are working for someone or a job you hate why should you stay in it. Would you work for Milton Keynes FC if you were offered a nice fat pay packet? I would not. I seriously wouldn't. But reading between your argument you would because it would pay the bills.
Leamington Pete (Pete Davis) (naughtyjedi@hotmail.com)
Leamington (its a town), Warwickshire - Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 10:58:42 (PDT)
To an extent one of the reasons I left my old job was because they were a bunch of wank and I had had so much bullsh_it from them, I left. Thankfully at the time of my discontent a redundancy package was looming, so I kept still and walked out with cash. Anyone who knows me knows that I was first through the door volunteering. The company I am with now believes and is motivated by helping people learn. Whereas when I joined they needed learners for funding. I stood up and even as a new employee I stated that a new strategy was needed. If the learners learn the money comes. Lets look out for the people and learning rather than the money etc. It was unethical behaviour by them. But, along with others, we have changed the thinking. Its paying off. I could have been sacked but I stood up and gave my reading of the situation that I felt it was unethical. Having not worked for a year it was perhaps not a wise choice but that stance has paid off as I am respected and the work I have is good. I have had enough of shutting my mouth. Using the 'bite the hand that feeds you' is a really easy excuse and a cliche. Reg Davis COULD have challenged his employers actions. Resigning would have been one of them.
Leamington Pete (Pete Davis) (naughtyjedi@hotmail.com)
Leamington (its a town), Warwickshire uk - Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 10:51:12 (PDT)
Just adding to what TW said - Ed. City had the club secretary going round at half time shouting out the raffle numbers - can you imagine Charlie Koppell wandering around a deserted Selhurst next year doing that? 1st prize a return to Milton Keynes, 2nd prize a concrete cow.
Edinburgh Don
- Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 05:31:16 (PDT)
Leamington Pete - I did say I didn't expect anyone to have sympathy for him. I was using Reg as an example to underline the points stated in Paul McCarthy's excellent article on how our club has been ruined and all the old faces slowly ousted. I can't blame Reg for staying on whatever his views (which I do NOT agree with) as someone of his 'senior' years would struggle to find work.
Edinburgh Don
- Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 05:28:20 (PDT)
Leamington Pete: do you work? Are you sure that your employers are completely ethically and morally absolutely pure? If not, would you resign? And let the state pay your wages and mortgage from the dole? Reg is an employee whom, like all workers, is paid to carry out his company's bidding. Call it what you like but ninety percent of employed people are in that position, you do not bite the hand that feeds you. If a person suffers from believing in his self then it is a poor show when another human being can not find at least some empathy if not sympathy.
TW
- Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 05:15:53 (PDT)
good luck this season try and win somethink
paul downey (downeyflooring@hotmail.com)
cr02eh, england - Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 05:01:29 (PDT)
To Edinburgh Don. I have ZERO sympathy for Reg Davis if he has been fired. If any person thinks that they are to be rewarded for staying loyal to the new creation that is MKFC, then they are blind and stupid. Reg Davis should have done the decent thing and resigned as soon as MK was decided. As a Wolves supporter he should know what it is like to suffer as they did throughout the 80's. The fact that he backed those idiots as we were destroyed takes away any modicum of human compassion I may have had for that sad wreck of a football 'supporter'. Sorry Reg, you will stand trial for your crimes.
Leamington Pete (Pete Davis) (naughtyjedi@hotmail.com)
Leamington (its a town), Warwickshire uk - Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 04:56:22 (PDT)
whatever happened to that waMker James Hayne. I wrote to him on email asking him some pertinent questions etc and yet all I got was childish abuse. You would have thought someone like him who was following the NEW club Milton Keynes FC would have thought about it long and hard. Obviously not.
Leamington Pete (Pete Davis) (naughtyjedi@hotmail.com)
Leamington (its a town), Warwickshire uk - Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 04:48:32 (PDT)
Going back over some recent postings it's nice to see supporters, of other CCL teams, welcoming AFC Wimbledon. That's how it's in the non league, a lot more friendly. Takes me back, as did last night watching Edinburgh City V Livingston in a pre season. Great fun with the supporters doing all the behind scenes work, programmes,tea-bars and raffles. That's real support, as hopefully our new "Dons" will experience. Still to watch Tranent Juniors and Preston Ath. before I choose my dealer of "soccer fix."
TW
- Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 02:46:11 (PDT)
Paul: Get us a burger and a cup of tea, please. (Had to get in there first this morning!)
WandleDon
- Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 01:57:12 (PDT)
To ????? (very big of you mate) I know Man Utd fans are deluded at the best of times but (speaks very slowly) they.play.in.a.different.division. So they won't be playing against MKFC. Ok? Now go away before your Mummy & Daddy find out you've been messing about on their PC.
Nick P
- Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 01:32:28 (PDT)
???? or whatever your moniker is - firstly, you obviously haven't picked up much in the way of supporting a club in your supposed 14 years or so if you're still dazzled by the glamour (ahem). Secondly, your parents living near MK means diddly in your justification, as many people who used to support MKFC won't touch the club with a barge pole. Hell, some of my family live near MK and they would be VERY surprised if I didn't turn up to the Wankelmanndome without a can of petrol and a zippo. Thirdly, if you REALLY believe that MKFC will be entertaining people like Man U and Arsenal on a regular basis despite not adding to the squad and selling their best defender ever for relative peanuts you really must be deluded. Oh, and use your real name next time, unless the guy who did your birth certificate was on ecstacy at the time and put "?" instead of recognisable letters.
REPD (repd@repd.net)
SM4, with a cup of tea in hand - Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 01:30:56 (PDT)
Methinks ???? gives the game away with the Gary Neville/Wes Brown comment. A closet Man United fan, mind you will the MK Don's last long enough to get to MK?......
Did I tell you how we beat AFC Wallingford last season.....twice? ;-)
Mighty Feltham Fan
- Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at 14:12:01 (PDT)
REPD, if you were refering to me then you are very much taken about me being a gloryhunting fan. I come from London and have been a life long (14 years) Wimbledon fan. Fortunatly my parentshave luckily chose to move to Milton Keynes here I will be able to watch them regulary or maybe even get a season ticket. Unlike most of you Wimbledon fans now supporting AFC Wimbledon I will be able to watch in the 2003/2004 season and onwards some great international players like Gary Neville and Wes Brown entertain the wimbledon fans.
NOTE: Watch out for 29th July Gordon Banks is set to be named as AFC Wimbledon first choice goalkeeper next season.
??????? (???????)
- Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at 12:26:24 (PDT)
AN ODE TO AFC WIMBLEDON....
I proudly once wore the Wimbledon FC crest, and supported the team to my very best
Then along came Rokke,
The Norwegian Fokke,
Tried lay my poor Wombles to rest,
But supporters fighting spirit didn't sap,
And they didnt put up with this Norwegian crap,
and before you knew it,
Messrs Heller and Stewart,
Help put AFC Wimbledon right on the map....
Bill Shakespeare
Stratford, - Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at 04:53:28 (PDT)
For those who may not have seen it, the following appeared in todays Daily Express (17/7)
"DONS REEL AS ROKKE SUFFERS"
"Wimbledon's future has been plunged into fresh doubt with the club's millionaire Norwegian owner suffering huge losses on the stock market. Kjell Inge Rokke's multi-national shipping company Kvarner has lost millions of pounds in value on the stock market in the past few weeks, and reports yesterday suggested that he faces demands for a huge unpaid tax bill, which is being investigated by the Oslo authorities. Wimbledon, who were in the top half of the Premiership when Rokke took over four years ago are meanwhile continuing their mass clear-out policy. Yesterday Irish international Kenny Cummingham completed his £600,000 move to Birmingham. Express sport has been told by a Wimbledon source that every other member of the club's first team squad is available for transfer. The earliest date they can start playing first team football in their new MK stadium is 18 months away. This means they have to return to Selhurst Park, where they have ground-shared with Crystal Palace for 11 years. Ticket revenue is likely to be almost nil as disgruntled fans have altered their allegiance en masse to AFC Wimbledon, a new club formed only last month in South London"
ALL TOGETHER NOW.....SHAME !!!
AFC Wimbledon lives Franchise FC doesn't
Bazza
Sutton, - Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at 04:18:51 (PDT)
In our relegation season we were the ONLY side in the Premiership that champions Man United failed to beat, and not only that they never even took the lead against us! As for the hopeless snipers on here, how long will it take you to realise the truth? If you had been at Sutton to watch Wimbledon's football club you would have known that we held our own in the first half and it was the weakened second half side that conceded 4 goals. Still not bad for our first EVER game since we came home.
Martin D (On a course in Bromley - of all places!)
- Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 14:58:14 (PDT)
Reckon we'll get our first goal at Bromley, maybe even our first win. Got to be there for that. The Dons are back !!!
wombledonian (wombledonian@hotmail.com)
London, England - Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 13:59:33 (PDT)
Why would any team go on about doing the double over the league champions, just cant see me ever doing that did I tell you about the 1999/2000 season we may have got relegated but Man U the champions didn't beat us in either the games we played them imagine if we had beaten them twice :)
Paul Raymond (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 12:53:59 (PDT)
Nice to see that the big fish from AFC Wallingford (who we beat twice last season) are pleased that you are in the CCL and I agree that they took it quite well when we beat them twice last season. But I cannot agree that we are always going on about beating them twice. I mean what would give them that impression that we are always going on about beating them twice last season....... ;-)
Mighty Feltham Fan
- Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 11:53:41 (PDT)
Contrary to what is reported, we at AFC Wallingford are extremely excited by AFC Wimbledon entering the league, and are looking forward to the new challenge. I for one find the whole concept of AFCW really amazing and it's going to be great to see how the league goes this year.....
roll on November - see you then. Oh, and please beat Feltham, or they will never stop going on about it!! ;-D
AFC Wallingford fan (andy@afcwallingford.co.uk)
oxford, - Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 11:28:08 (PDT)
HWF - Cheers, it's been worth it already :) - By the way I bumped into a Palace fan I worked with about 4 years ago today first thing he said to me was "Hows AFC Wimbledon" said great idea and wished us all the best :)
Paul Raymond (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 11:12:44 (PDT)
Andy Hunt did very well for us last season his distribution and shot saving was excellent he'll be an assett to your squad at this level. By the way it's Wintney not Witney. Any other questions you want answered just ask. Good site, it's quite interesting reading all the shit that you lot have had to overcome just to get this far. Keep up the effort I'm sure it will be worthwhile in the long run.
Hartley Wintney Fan
- Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 10:18:04 (PDT)
Excellent site Paul, helping to keep the whole thing rolling along. Is there any way you can put togetehr a list of addresses and capacities for the grounds to visit this season?
Also reassuring to always hear of the Dons popularity world wide. When in Korea for the World Cup met a Japanaese/Canadian from Ontario with a Raul shirt on. When I told him we were Dons supporters he said he had loads of friends in Ontario who suppoted them.(Maybe he was just being very friendly anyway Hope he gets latest news.)
Richard B another Wiltshire Fan
Wiltshire, - Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 08:12:09 (PDT)
I hope you dont mind me using your guestbook in this way but if anyone is interested you can see a few more pics from the game last Saturday at Dulwich at http://uk.geocities.com/afcwimbledon4me/index.html
Bazza
Sutton, - Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 07:30:10 (PDT)
Cheers to the Hartney Whitney fan and the feltham fan - and in return it's great to be in this division what did you think of Andy Hunt, no one can work out at the mo who our no1 is. Hope you are both as excited as we all are about the start of the new season :)
Paul R (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Monday, July 15, 2002 at 15:10:44 (PDT)
Cheers Hartley and Mighty Feltham, really looking forward to this season, so far played 2 lost 2 but god am I enjoying just watching football again, Frankenstein FC are now just a distant nightmare, hopefully we can bring a few fans along to our games, get a bit of atmosphere going, put a few pence in your coffers and then whip your ass, well maybe 3 out of 4 aint that bad, come on you AFC Wimbledon
Wibbly Don
- Monday, July 15, 2002 at 15:09:02 (PDT)
Have to agree with the Hartley fan, it can only do the CCL good having your club in the League (Rymans loss is our gain). Look forward to meeting you at your ground on the 11.09.02 We have a new manager this season, lately from Maidenhead, so hopefully give you a good run for your money!
Also don't forget we beat AFC Wallingford twice last season and then they won the league, so tell your players to win the league you need to roll over on the 11th!
a Mighty Feltham Fan
- Monday, July 15, 2002 at 14:37:57 (PDT)
Firstly welcome AFC Wimbledon to the Combined Counties League, we look forward to at least 2 meetings with your good selves this season firstly on 31st August at your gaff and then 25th January at ours. Your arrival into the league is definitley our gain and the Rymans loss and I can see you setting some new attendance records at some of the grounds on your travels, which financially is good news for most of us. Also the press coverage that you seem to command can only do good for the league as a whole. We have a young squad of ex Aldershot, Farnborough, Fleet players plus a few ex pro's and in Geoff Holman we have a manager capable of improving on our 6th place last year. In your 'guide to the grounds' the author failed to mention our new changing rooms probably the best in the league, so please don't think your coming to a complete dump! We like yourselves put a large amount of effort into our club and pride ourselves on our humble little ground. Our crowds vary from 75-100 for the smaller games to 200 plus for the Ash United local derby. Thats enough from me and I look forward to meeting you soon, Good luck to Andy Hunt who played for you in the 1st half against Sutton in goal (he was our 1st team keeper last season) and Good luck to you all for the coming season
Hartley Wintney Fan
- Monday, July 15, 2002 at 14:16:29 (PDT)
I presume the person obviously too scared to put his/her name down but launches a nasty little sideswipe that could only have come from Koppel is clearly one of those empty minded gloryhunting fans from the 90s who are only interested in supposed glory. TRUE football fans would know EXACTLY why AFCW has sold loads of STs and MKFC none...
REPD (repd@repd.net)
SM4, - Monday, July 15, 2002 at 12:52:19 (PDT)
Well done Afc Wimbledon in your first competitive match. Only 4-0 to Sutton Utd. And theres all you people who have bought season tickets to watch them get stuffed week in week out and hardly anyone buying season tickets for the real wombles who would have turned around that match and turned it into a cricket score.
??????? (???????)
- Monday, July 15, 2002 at 11:55:45 (PDT)
Mr Dons,
Will you shut up. You dont know what your talking about. Wimbledon don't suck they have some great players such as Kenny Cunningham (pitty about him being linked elsewhere.)
They have Connelly and Shipperley who have a great partnership. So Mr Dons who do you support anyway Darlington.
John Peters
- Monday, July 15, 2002 at 11:49:55 (PDT)
The CCL fixtures are up on the Official Site
Rickent
Medway, - Monday, July 15, 2002 at 10:49:30 (PDT)
I think there's another friendly next week 23rd July 7:45 versus Walton & Hersham. They say it's confirmed. Our official site hasn't got this yet.
Paul K
- Monday, July 15, 2002 at 08:56:56 (PDT)
If you havent got the Non League Newspaper yet make sure you pick up this weeks brilliant pictures from last Wednesday and report. Only £1 at a newsagen near you :)
Paul Raymond (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Monday, July 15, 2002 at 07:29:10 (PDT)
Just had a look at Southall's website, they are very pessimistic about the very future of their club and whether they'll even be able to complete the coming season. You can even view Sandhurst's ground on their site too. Sad, I know but other guestbooks appear to be down again!!!!Phil smith is apparently in Finland on the pre--season tour
carshalton womble
- Monday, July 15, 2002 at 07:28:34 (PDT)
JCC - also heard about Reg being dinged out. I know that many people reading this site have got a pretty low opinion of Reg, but it's a disgraceful way to treat him. I think he said some things that he wishes he hadn't during the MK saga (although he would never admit it) but having known and worked for Reg for many years, I know he genuinely believes that MK is for the best. I certainly don't agree with him, but that is his rightful opinion and we see again how much CK and the Nogs value loyalty. He took a load of abuse for standing by his employers, and they thank him like that. Apparently Reg will still be programme editor, but the club will not make a penny from prog sales (not just because there will be no-one to buy them!) and instead the new people will take 100% of any profits. That does, of course, also mean that they will be sufferring the inevitable losses and not WFC Ltd. Seems like a stupid gamble to take.
Edinburgh Don
- Monday, July 15, 2002 at 06:38:04 (PDT)
Zac: I too missed out on a DHFC programme - I wrote to Dulwich and apparently they are going to do a repring in a while - here's an extract from the email I recieved...
"We will be a reprint of Saturday's programme, but this will not be for a ouple of week's yet. I'll publish the full on the Dulwich website message board www.dhfc.net as well as all the relevant AFCW sites and also the Non League Paper."
Andy (andy@grange85.co.uk)
London, - Monday, July 15, 2002 at 05:46:16 (PDT)
JCC - I don't know any more details or who has been lined up to, only that they are completely taking over production and distribution of the programme. I presume that would mean they would have their own editor and designers, but probably keep some of the old faces as 'contributors'. I think Phil Smith is freelance anyway?
Edinburgh Don
- Sunday, July 14, 2002 at 16:01:51 (PDT)
Very interesting post by Edinburgh Don re Dons programme for 2002/3 - do you have any further info ? E.g. which company will be doing the programme, what will happen to the existing contributors (Reg Davis, Phil Smith etc.) I hear Reg has been moved from Selhurst to Richardson Evans recently (he returned from holiday to find he no longer had an office at Selhurst !)
JCC
- Sunday, July 14, 2002 at 14:51:25 (PDT)
Help got to dulwich match about 10 mins before kickoff could not get program has anybody got one to sell me
zac healy (zac@healy3210.freeserve.co.uk)
london, uk - Sunday, July 14, 2002 at 13:27:37 (PDT)
Heard yesterday that WFC Ltd are to stop producing their own programme (It really is the end of Reg's page, sob-sob) and are going to contract out to another company in a blatant loss-limitation action. That means that the few prog sellers who remained loyal to uncle Reg and Uncle Charles, putting up with stick from their mates, (not critiscising them - just stating fact) have now had two fingers stuck up to them as well. I know most had quit anyway after the decision, but I knew a couple of people were going to continue. Maybe now, they'll get behind AFC instead of following to MK as planned. I don't expect anyone to sympathise with them, but it just shows how true Paul McCarthy's article is.
Edinburgh Don
- Sunday, July 14, 2002 at 12:28:58 (PDT)
Nice photos Paul, keep 'em coming!
Edinburgh Don
- Sunday, July 14, 2002 at 12:19:07 (PDT)
Blimey! A new club is formed and suddenly we go back in time to Norman Williams!And i saw him play and all those other old guys and yes, Roy Law is the all time greatest hero ever to play for the Dons. And a special thanks to Paul R for those media reports. Thanks mate. C'mon you Dons!!!!
the Wizard of Oz (flannel@ozemail.com.au)
Gosford, NSW Australia - Sunday, July 14, 2002 at 04:30:52 (PDT)
Another CCL Fan - dont be afraid to use your name or team it would be nice to see who's posting. - Regarding sites Dons fans have always tried to publisise ourselfs during the fanzine era we had the most fanzines for any club in the country I tthink it was partly due to the bad coverage we got in the media how strange it is now that we are getting good coverage.
Paul R (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Sunday, July 14, 2002 at 02:18:51 (PDT)
Impressive result for just your second game, well done AFC Dons. Also not a bad crowd.
But what is it with the fan Websites, more and more are starting, soon there will be more AFC Dons websites than AFC Dons fans!!!!!!
another CCL team fan
- Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 16:47:31 (PDT)
WISA, W&WW and SW19's Army all back up.
Mark H
here, there and everywhere., - Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 14:50:23 (PDT)
Peter, no problems. What with W&WW and WISA down, there aren't many other places to find match reports ATM (BTW, I've also noticed SW19's Army is down too. I think they all use the same server). Only "disappointment" is the fact we didn't break Dulwich's attendance record (1,340 there today, the record is 1,800-odd). But that's only a minor disappointment. The main thing was to see an improvement and that was achieved.
Mark H
Carshalton, - Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 14:02:49 (PDT)
Don`t know, tried first time about 2 ours ago. Thanks btw for the mr :-))
Peter
- Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 13:49:55 (PDT)
A brief rundown of the game for those of you who were unable to attend. A better overall performance than the Sutton game. Terry changed the entire team at HT. Joe Sherrin didn't play in either half (no injury as far as I could see, just rested I presume). Their goal can from a corner that wasn't properly cleared, allowing the ball to be played back in from the 'D' for Cort to head home unchallenged from about the penalty spot. Our 'goal' was disallowed for offside (although, in truth, the ball was whacked into the net a good 2-3 seconds after the whistle had been blown). As I said earlier, an improvement on the Sutton match but nothing else.
When did W&WW and WISA go down BTW?
Mark H
Carshalton, - Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 13:44:21 (PDT)
Ive been lost today .whats up with WWW and WISA sites. Was today good. How many disallowed goals did we have. Is the pope a catholic????
Rickent
- Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 13:20:44 (PDT)
Do you know if there are a match report for the game ??
Peter
- Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 13:19:55 (PDT)
Hi mate :) Do you know why those sites are down ?? Did the Dons stick to the same lineup as against Sutton, or lots of changes ?? Was it a deserved loss ?? Do you actually know the lineup ? Your site is truly beatiful, I love it.
Peter
- Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 13:17:41 (PDT)
Well, I'm here. What questions do you want answered?
REPD (repd@repd.net)
Not Camberwell, - Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 13:03:02 (PDT)
Have no fucking idea, but it is no coincidence. irritating cause I`ve got like a million questions about todays game !!
Peter
- Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 13:00:54 (PDT)
Does anyone know why the WISA and WWW sites are down
Rickent
Meadway, - Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 12:14:14 (PDT)
1-0 to Dulwich crowd 1346 goal scored by Wayne Cort, Carl's brother
carshalton womble
- Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 10:06:07 (PDT)
Peter - cheers for the comments this week has been so good, will pass them on.
Paul R (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Friday, July 12, 2002 at 10:15:04 (PDT)
WEBMASTER COMMENT - Grow up and use your name.
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I would be please if you could pass my best wishes to all the staff and members of AFC Wimbledon.and thanks for all the hard work that everybody put into last night.It showed that dreams can come true. I would also like to say good luck for Saturday.to everybody at the best club in ENGLAND.As Arnie use to say I'll be back and sure we are.
Peter Salter (oapollo69@hotmail.com)
Wolverhampton, West Midlands England - Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 19:35:13 (PDT)
Looking at last night's start to AFC Wimbledon's career I found myself wondering. I can remember as a 15 year old standing at Plough Lane. Now it's all over for my Wimbledon and I've moved up here to Scotland, perhaps it's time to start all over again. I won't forget my 41 years with the Dons but watch out for Edinburgh City. I'll not follow Hearts or Hibs so maybe another non league club can give me the passion and thrill I felt all those years ago. Good luck to AFC Wimbledon, I wish you well, but nothing can replace those I spent watching Roy Law, Bobby Ardrey,Eddie Reynolds,Les Brown, Ted Murphy, Geoff Hamm, Roger Connell,Kieron Summers, Ian Cooke, Bobby Stockley,Jeff Bryant, Dave Donaldson, Selwyn Rice, Billy(two) Holmes, Micky Kelly, Dickie Guy, Dave (Lurch) Beasant, Mick MaHon, John Cartwright, Barry Cordjohn, I could go on and on but with my apologies to those many I've missed I must stop. But, before I do, if any player who pulls on a Wimbledon jersey can match my Mr. Wimbledon then he's doing well. Because there have been many players who have given everything for the Dons but Roy Law is my number one choice.
TW
- Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 11:49:40 (PDT)
Right re-read the posts below and I am going to leave them as it shows the difference in what we have now. :)
Paul Raymond (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 11:44:29 (PDT)
Ed Don, Here's the "old git", Yes it was Leytonstone we beat at Highbury in the Semi. Brian Martin( a briallant volley) and Norman Williams scored the goals that took us to the Final 2-1. And that day,(one of my favourite players) Bobby Ardrey went into a tackle and ended clearing the moat, (in those days Highbury had a moat around the pitch), and ended up feet first with the spectators. Oh! If only today's players had the bo**ocks of the Bobby Ardrey's of football, then the game would stand as it should. A wonderful game with a bit of mud, blood and guts.
TW
- Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 10:39:40 (PDT)
Edinburgh Don.
My apologies, you and your Dad are perfectly correct. It was Leytonstone. The brain cells must be dying at a greater rate of knots than I thought. But I will remember not to go to Selhurst Park this season !!!!
Bazza
- Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 05:52:59 (PDT)
Bazza - wasn't it Leytonstone that we beat in the semi final of the amatuer cup? I'm sure that's who Dad said we beat - where is the old git when I need him?! Going over what paul said below - I've even had a Celtic and a Hearts fan talking about AFCW this morning (they're clients of ours and have seen me slurping from my Dons mug before!) the word is spreading! Well done to everybody involved with the club.
Edinburgh Don
- Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 05:20:07 (PDT)
I have just been thinking (I can't stop thinking about AFCW) that yesterday reminds me a lot of the season Wimbledon won the FA Amateur Cup. Our opponents on that day were of course Sutton Utd. In the Semi Final at Highbury we defeated Kingstonian 2 - 1 (we will now ground share with them) - this is the down bit - one of the teams scored 4 goals - unfortunately it was Sutton this time :(
I like the "AFC Wimbledon" chant to the "We've got Trond Andersen".....
Bazza
- Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 02:13:40 (PDT)
With regards to the posts below I will have a better chance tonight to tidy them up. Got in last night spent ages doing an update and now at work. But to be honest I think people know to ignore them. - Still Buzzing after last night got in and people at work talking about AFC how brilliant is that :)
Paul Raymond (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 01:53:29 (PDT)
I thought you were going to take out anything unsuitable on the message board. Some of the last few messages are just a waste of electricity.
Richard B another wiltshire Don
Wiltshire, - Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 01:19:36 (PDT)
Ignoring the couple of moronic messages a couple down. Last night was a brilliant occasion. I got there late so was glad the game was delayed for 1/2 hour. The result didn't matter one little bit, it was just a thrill to be there. Milton Koppel FC doesn't deserve the support of these most loyal, dedicated followers who just want to see THEIR football team playing in THEIR community. Hearty congratulations to everybody involved in making it a special evening. Bring on Dulwich Hamlet.
Bazwomble (bazza@cbfmail.com)
- Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 00:54:52 (PDT)
Could you please pass on to the whole of AFC Wimbledon my congratulations and well done in their first ever match. I would also like to pass on to all the fans from both teams for making the night a night to remember.for both the club and fans alike well done to everybody. BRILLIANT!!
AFC WIMBLEDON FOR EVER.
Peter Salter (oapollo69@hotmail.com)
Wolverhampton, West Midlands England - Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 16:52:33 (PDT)
I have been a dons support for 42 years of my life and not once have i been on this website i would just like to say i dont know how to use a computer so this is a revalation for me. come on you dons. i have never seen a game and i have a beard 46ft long and it has come on you spurs and i hate the dons
max power (iownyou4ool@aol.com)
- Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 12:29:17 (PDT)
mk mk mk mk mk mk afc wimbledons standard of football would be as good as me atplaying the fegoredododa and i am not that good if you disagree with this then please post your reasons not that i will look because i am not that boring
Mr mk (donsatmk@aol.com)
mk, mk mk - Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 12:24:12 (PDT)
Leeds fan, I live near milton keynes and I do not think that what has happened to wimbledon is "heartbreaking" I actually think that it will do the club a world of good when they move to MK coz i'll watch them and they will have a record attendance of 1 which is more than they had before.
Oh and support a decent team preferably MANCHESTER UNITED!
Randall
- Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 12:21:19 (PDT)
personnally mk is beta than selhurst park becoz the dons really suck. they shud move to a place where they could suck and just get away with it because no 1 would care. if they are so good id like to see them go up. ronaldo u suck and your to crap for "THE DONS" hahahahahaha p.s. people that live in london are mother fuckin twats llllooooosers
Mr Dons (iownyou4ool@aol.com)
mk, mk mk - Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 12:18:44 (PDT)
Well i used (USED) to follow wimbeldon in the papers, NOW i will foloow The AFC as they seem to have their heads together and doing it right! UP THE AFC!!!!!!
John Conrad (odocon1@aol.com)
Azusa, California USA - Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 10:32:37 (PDT)
Cheers to the Leeds fan, Start to worry from next season I think we can be in the fa cup again fancy another Non League Wimbledon vs Champions Leeds FA Cup Game.
Paul Raymond (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 23:51:47 (PDT)
Good luck to the real Wimbledon this season. I'm a Leeds fan, and the prospect of leaving Elland Road for a new stadium is bad enough. What has happened to your club is heartbreaking. It's always the supporters that get shafted isn't it?
Best wishes for the new season. You've come from nowhere before, you can do it again.
Leeds fan (watc.coe@virgin.net)
Leeds, - Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 21:42:40 (PDT)
Oi Ronaldo what makes you think you will make it into our team :)
Paul Raymond (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 13:32:47 (PDT)
i think i will join afc wimbledon for a record signing of nothing that will be afc wimbledons record signing.
Ronaldo
- Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 12:45:34 (PDT)
I am still attempting to arrange a minicoach to travel from Yorkshire to saturday matches during the upcoming season. Anyone north of Watford Gap who would like to take advantage of a coach rather than drive themselves please email me. The plan is to depart Wakefield Holiday Inn, travel down the M1 using the motorway services as pick up points and hopefully arrive at the games in plenty of time. I've had a couple of quotes from coach companies and the price so far seems to be between £20-25 per person. The more that use the service the cheaper it will be. I really need to know by the end of next week who wants to use the coach so that I can book it in time
WakefieldWomble (wakefieldwomble@wisa.org.uk)
- Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 11:59:29 (PDT)
ED - The news on Leaburn is that he is currently having a trial with Reading, no not Town the Nationwide team so at the mo doesn't have any plans to be involved in AFC Wimbledon.
Paul Raymond (webmaster@itmustbedons.com)
Tooting, London England - Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 08:18:38 (PDT)
Bazwomble you've taken me back there. Those were players who knew what it meant to blue on the Royal Blue & White jersey. Sadly, amongst those you mention Brian Martin has also passed away. Who can forget Bobby Ardrey V Colchester, playing with concussion and his head heavily bandaged. He still got the header in to cross for the winning goal. Apparantley he was completely dazed and at the end of the match, back in the dressing room, he told everyone "We've got 'em going now, we'll murder them in the second half." I'm afraid I don't see that spirit in today's players. Maybe that's why I'm looking to find a non league side up here? In spite of Ed.Don, a Sod maybe but old, never!
TW
- Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 06:40:45 (PDT)
Brighton - we've called eachother much worse in the past!! Congrats on the WISA award from the supporters association. I presume that Y&B will be the 'official' programme of AFCW (How I will miss Reg's 'in my opinion' page!) and if so, will subscriptions be available? Dad used to get me a copy, but now the silly old fool has moved up here, my supply route has been cut! Was there any truth in the rumour I saw on one website that Leaburn was gonna play for us? Is he involved?
Edinburgh Don
- Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 04:41:29 (PDT)
Have not had so much anticipation since promotion to Division one.It is nice to see the spirit of Wimbledon coming through and just hope people do not get too complacent before a ball is kicked. We have not even played a friendly yet let alone all the talk of marching through the lower leagues. I presume that those who are organising these things are making sure there will be a good stock of new shirts, programmes etc. because the demand will be enormous.
Great to read all the messages but do we really need to keep harping on about the old club and people who live in Milton Keynes. The old club will be dead in a couple of years and we should only concentrate and making sure the new one works.
Richard B, another Wiltshire Don (r.brazier@virgin.net)
Wiltshire, - Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 03:34:57 (PDT)
Edinburgh, just call me two hats.
Kevin Womble/Brighton Rye
Multiple personalities, - Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 02:39:23 (PDT)
I have been extremely foolish in arranging a training session for the Under 10 team I manage for Wednesday evening (to be fair to myself it was the only night everybody could make)- Anybody got any ideas what will be my chances of getting in Gander Green Lane for the 2nd half - It's a long time since the Non League days of watching Roy Law, Eddie Reynolds (RIP), John and Brian Martin, Spud Murphy (RIP), Bobby Ardrey, Mike Kelly, Les Brown. The birth of AFC Wimbledon has taken me back 40 years. Congratulations to all concerned in getting this up and running..
Bazwomble
- Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 02:15:53 (PDT)
Chairman of AFC Wimbledon announced Chairman
Ronan (rgwarde@ukgateway.net)
- Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 01:37:13 (PDT)
randall - um, got into any leagues yourself recently?
mjs
- Monday, July 08, 2002 at 15:56:12 (PDT)
Can somebody explain this to me. When WFC had plenty of fans but losing £20k a day, they could not afford to buy Wayne Brown. Now that they have very few fans, they have found £40m for a stadium and are looking to buy said Wayne Brown (Big Tissue). Ooops, sorry, should have posted this in the new Stuff and Nonsense topic, aka WFC OS.
Ronan (rgwarde@ukgateway.net)
- Monday, July 08, 2002 at 14:06:01 (PDT)
I may be wrong (I often am) but, there is the possibility that both Hughes and Ainsworth will still be with MKFC(aka WFC)this coming season. If that is correct does this not point to a chairman who absolutely did not want promotion, last season? After all a Premiership place would not have gone with the cries poverty.
TW
- Monday, July 08, 2002 at 12:10:58 (PDT)
Afc Wimbledon r playing in a mickey mouse league.It's a joke. How pathetic they couldn't even get into a decent non league, league.
And James shut up.
Randall
- Monday, July 08, 2002 at 11:17:23 (PDT)
Brighton - are you having a personality crisis again with your multiple identities? ;-)
Edinburgh Don
- Monday, July 08, 2002 at 10:53:21 (PDT)
Robert P, your words; "you say WFC can't prove that it would fold sharpish because they have no proof, but you lot (I presume you mean WISA) CAN prove it". I have a question for you. Why should we be trying to prove something that the club should have made clear months ago now, and, especially, why didn't the FA Commission demand full accounts? What we are pointing out is how ridiculous it is that a case of the importance of WFC Ltd's application to move to MK, argued almost exclusively on a financial basis by the CLUB - no-one else, was succesfully won on the basis of financial 'predictions' by Delloite and Touche, which exempted the existence of many millions of pounds in transfer revenues. If you went to a bank for a loan, you would be asked to prove your need for the money being borrowed. You wouldn't pay thousands of pounds - especially considering you're 'broke' - to a firm of accountants to come up with a spurious financial document that proves that your broke would you? No, you would provide bank statements, credit card details and suchlike proving the fact. What WFC Ltd did was to turn up at the hearing WITHOUT the necessary (official) financial documentation to even prove that they were in debt at all. Where were their accounts for the last year and why are they witholding them? You ask them, but it all seems a bit strange that they're so scared of letting people see them. TBH, I will listen to no argument that WFC Ltd were going broke and that they were too poor to afford a stadium. The club's majority shareholders are rich beyond the dreams of most, and are, quite frankly, a pair of scheisters out to bank a load of money from a property deal, and Charles Koppel is about as believeable as Alistair Campbell when he says "no more spin". If they didn't want to spend any money on the club they shouldn't have bought it and should have sold it on to the Trust or to a sympathetic consortium.
Kevin Rye (publicity@wisa.org.uk)
- Monday, July 08, 2002 at 09:53:26 (PDT)
James, if good to you means a professional team, and you would still support a team in the 2nd Division, would you support them in the 3rd, and at what point would you stop supporting them if they went down to the conference? if they went part-time? if their crowds dropped below a certain level? if another team came along that took your fancy? The trouble with what your saying, James, is that it comes from a perspective totally different to ours. In short, you have not just spent the least year - and more - fighting to save your club like the vast majority of Dons have, and, I am afraid, that's what counts here. You don't understand and we do.
Brighton Womble
Please don't try to accuse me of arrogance or other, it really is just a case of stating the facts., - Monday, July 08, 2002 at 09:31:30 (PDT)
Paul sorry for previous language! Also for R Paulson I have a quote for you too!! "B***** Off" (Nick P 08/07/02)
Nick P
- Monday, July 08, 2002 at 05:46:55 (PDT)
R Paulson - Usually I avoid coming on this guestbook because of twats like you, everytime I have a look at the recent posts there is always you or a similar idiot having a dig - why don't you just f*** o**??
Nick P
- Monday, July 08, 2002 at 05:27:29 (PDT)
Oh and for that matter, a couple of quotes for you: Pre May 4th(local elections) "We will build a atadium on the Plough Lane Site even if Wimbledon aren't tenants" - Merton Council. Since May 4th : "............................" - Merton Council. Erm, though I HATE saying I told you so....
RP
- Monday, July 08, 2002 at 02:15:24 (PDT)
So WFC can't proove that it would fold sharpish because they have no proof, but you lot CAN proove (again without evidence) they wouldn't????? Explaination needed I think.
Robert Paulson
- Monday, July 08, 2002 at 01:48:34 (PDT)
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