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30/06/2003
Victory In The Cricket - I understand that we won the cricket
yesterday with Dave Towse hitting the winning runs. We scored something
like 178 off the 25 Overs to beat the target of 174. The crowd was
in the region of 2-300 and therefore made a nice bit of money for
both the stadium fund and Malden Wanderers Cricket Club.
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29/06/2003
Cricket Today - Just a reminder that this afternoon sees the Cricket Fundraiser take place. As well as the cricket there will be lots of things for the Junior Dons (Who get in Free) to do as well as a BBQ so if you get a chance pop along the gates open at 1pm and the action starts at 2pm details of getting there are just a few stories down. |
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28/06/2003
Make A Stand - Most people this morning should of received
the prospectus for the share issue. I have read through it and hope
to put something up on the site about it tomorrow.
The advert is currently listed on Lycos
'Viral' Chart and when I last looked we were 4th on the current list
and 1st on the new release list so if you wish to get us top of both
lists please click here
and vote for us.
Marc Jones has created the following banner
which if you click on will take you to the Make A Stand Web Site don't
forget to pass on details to all your friends as its important we
get as many people as possible involved in the buying of shares.
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27/06/2003
Last Nights Party - Last night was a really good evening and
lots of people turned up to enjoy the evening sunshine and have a
few beers. Although not expected Kris made a short speech to say how
well the day had gone and it had been received well by the media present.
He confirmed that the prospectus would be sent to all season ticket
holders and Dons Trust members in the next few days once it has arrived
I will try and summaries details in it but if you are thinking of
purchasing shares it is important that you read the whole document
and even get financial advice before purchasing any shares.
Ivor spoke to inform us that for the past year we had been approached
by a brewery about changing the beer contract at Kingsmeadow but as
we didn't own it we couldn't do anything now we do own it the beer
next year will be supplied by The Scottish
Courage brewery. The advert was then shown and it went down really well with everyone saying what a brilliant job everyone involved had done. |
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27/06/2003
Cricket Fundraiser - On Sunday Afternoon AFC Wimbledon will
be involved in a Cricket Fundraiser with the proceeds split between
us and Malden Wanderers the action get under way at 2pm and it will
be a 25 Overs aside match due to be playing for AFC Wimbledon are
- Terry Eames, Nicky English, Keith Ward, Danny Oakins, Simon Bassey,
Ray Merry, Ali Russell, Dave Towse, Daniel Couch, Noel Frankum and
Kevin Cooper. The match takes place at Malden Wanderers Ground in
Cambridge Avenue New Malden the following link will take you to a
map of the area and as you will see it's not far from the train station.
MAP
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26/06/2003
Fund Raising Site Goes Live- At 4:30 this afternoon the latest
AFC Wimbledon Site went live with the launch of The
Fans Stadium this is the main campaign site to raise the £3 million pounds that is needed to complete the purchase of the stadium. Also on the site you will be able to watch the 'TV' advert that has been made by the people at TBWA I think you will agree that it is very good. |
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26/06/2003
Don't Forget Party Tonight - This morning at Kingsmeadow was
the official press conference to announce the deal of our purchase
of Kingsmeadow Stadium and also the share issue that is needed to
finance the deal. From the feed back I have heard it all went very
well and over the next few days we should get some good press coverage
out of it.
A lot of people have been asking what is happening tonight in terms of will there be any questions and answers? I understand that it is just a chance to have some drinks and celebrate the purchase. The advert that has been produced will also be being shown so if you get a chance come along and celebrate with other fans. |
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26/06/2003
A Few More Photos Up - My season review in Pictures has a few
new additions to it today with another 10 pictures added if you wish
to see them they start here.
I will be adding the rest of the season photos very soon.
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25/06/2003
Kingsmeadow Deal Signed Now Time To Party - At just after 11:30
this morning it was confirmed that all the paperwork had been completed
and the ownership of the Kingsmeadow Stadium had been purchased by
AFCW Stadiums Ltd. We must congratulate everyone at The Dons Trust
and AFC Wimbledon for the hard work that has gone into this and especially
Kris, Ivor & Erik who have done such a good job.
On Thursday the official press launch of the share issue will be made and following that at 7pm all AFC and football fans are invited to the bar at Kingsmeadow to celebrate us getting the ownership of a ground for the first time since 1991. |
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24/06/2003
League Cup Draw - On Monday night the league Cup was drawn
for the first two rounds of the contest. In the first round we have
been drawn away to Merstham (remember the cheese rolls last year)
and in the second round the winners will be home to Walton Casuals
(who we played in the league cup last year). Other ties that I have
been able to find on sites are: -
AFC Wallingford Vs Ash (2nd Round)
Raynes Park Vale Vs Farleigh Rovers (Not Sure what Round)
Southall Vs Cranleigh (2nd Round)
Hatley Wintney Vs Staines Lammas (1st Round - Winners Away to Ditton
in Round Two)
Once I have the full draw I will post it here. In other news Horley were elected to the Premier Division and I understand that next year the substitutes will be a case of three from five named subs. |
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23/06/2003
Five Aside Result - Although I didn't attend the five aside competition on Sunday I understand on the whole it was a good day in the end the "Northern Monkeys" team beat Raynes Park Vale in the final.
A number of people picked up injures during the event but most serious
was to "Tall" Mark Lewis who organised the day who has ended up in
hospital and has broken his ankle. I hope Mark gets better soon and
we see him back at Kingsmeadow very soon. |
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23/06/2003
Another Pre-Season Game - On Wednesday 30th July the night
after the Neil Robson Testimonial at Carshalton we will play Dulwich
Hamlet away in another pre-season game. |
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22/06/2003
Sean Daly - Its been reported on Weird
and Wonderful World.com guestbook that Sean Daly is currently in hospital following an incident on Friday night, as someone who has just been in hospital can I (and I am sure all of you) wish Sean all the best and a speedy recovery. |
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22/06/2003
Kingsmeadow Deal Signed This Week? - It looks like that in
the early part of this week the deal for the hand over of Kingsmeadow
to AFC Wimbledon will be signed. A couple of changes have also been
made with the introduction of an overall board for the new holding
company, more information on this can be found over at the official
site. |
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21/06/2003
Sundays Five Aside Competition - Sunday sees the first AFC
Wimbledon Five Aside competition although no one apart from the organiser
knows the make up of the 40 teams involved it is believed that there
is one team of AFC Players and Two from Raynes Park Vale. The day
will be all about having fun and raising money for the stadium fund.
If you are driving it will cost £2 to park your car and this will
go to the stadium fund and if your playing or not I would recommend
taking a lot of water as it looks like it will be another hot day.
The games start at 10:30 and the final will be around 16:00. All the
action takes place by Raynes Park Vale Football ground just along
from the David Lloyd Center. |
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21/06/2003
Wimbledon Village Fair - Well done to everyone involved in
Wimbledon Village Fair today once again it was a very good success
with both the AFC Stalls doing very well and spreading the word. The
new Calendar's were also selling very well and a few were even signed
by a couple of the people in them. |
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20/06/2003
Weekend Start Times - Just to confirm the start times of this weekends events. Wimbledon Village Fair that takes place on the first part of Wimbledon Common starts at 10:30 and goes on all day. On Sunday the five asides take place by Raynes Park Vale Football Club and start at 10:30 with the final being at about 16:00 if you can get to either of the events you are sure to have a good time. Players should be at both of these events. |
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19/06/2003
Good-bye Viking Greenford - It looks like Viking Greenford
have resigned from the Combined Counties League after finishing bottom
this season. Everyone will admit that one of the best moments last
year was Vikings sub at Kingsmeadow the guy knew he wasn't the best
player but enjoyed himself. Reports indicate that Horley Football
Club will replace them. The Combined Counties will also have a proper
1st Division next season as the Surrey Senior League will be joining
it and there will be a cup competition for clubs in both the premier
and 1st Divisions. |
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19/06/2003
Season Ticket News - People have been asking about the season
ticket situation and I understand that on Wednesday season ticket
1,000 was recorded on the database. Last season we had just short
of 1,500 season tickets but as most of this years so far have been
for seats we could once again very close to that level. I believe
that the plan is to send out the season tickets at the start of August.
If you haven't purchased your terrace season ticket yet please don't
leave it to the last minute and give the people who volunteer in the
office as much time as possible to get everything ready.
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19/06/2003
CCL Next Season - On Monday evening the Ryman league held there
AGM and as expected no teams from the Combined Counties were elected
as neither Withdean or AFC Wallingford reached the ground criteria.
This means that next season we will once again be up against both
of them but a few changes could be happening at Withdean as it looks
like there owner has moved to Worthing and may well take a few players
with him.
With regards to the fixtures for next season they will be about round about the middle of July but once the Ryman fixtures are out we will be able to work out when we are home or away due to not being able to clash with Kingstonian Football Club. |
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18/06/2003
This Weekend Events - Last weekend saw Mitcham Carnival take
place and report I have heard said it was a brilliant event and the
AFC Stall ddid very well. This weekend sees two big events on Saturday
is Wimbledon Village Fair this is a chance to show the people of Wimbledon
there football club and what we can do for the community, so if you
get a chance to pop along please do and don't forget wear your colours
so people can see and remember us.
On Sunday there is a huge 5 aside competition taking place at Grand
Drive the home of Raynes Park Vale all money is going to the Stadium
fund and about 40 teams are involved including a couple that may include
some surprise people I will get more information on start times and
post them once I know more. |
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18/06/2003
Full List Of Pre-Season Games - I am sure that you have all seen the full list of pre-season games over on the Official Site but just for the record the list is as follows: -
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16
July 2003
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Kingstonian
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Away
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19
July 2003
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Dorchester
Town
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Away
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21
July 2003
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Hampton
& Richmond
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Away
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23
July 2003
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Leatherhead
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Away
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26
July 2003
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Watford
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Home
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29
July 2003
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Carshalton
Athletic
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Away
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2
August 2003
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Newport
County
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Away
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5
August 2003
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Luton
Town
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Home
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9
August 2003
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Sutton
United
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Away
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13
August 2003
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Whyteleafe
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Away
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18/06/2003
Martin Samuels In Today's Times - In Today's Times Sports Writer
of the Year Martin Samuels has done a brilliant write up regarding
us and "Wimbledon FC (In Administration)" it includes the following
quote: -
Now the owners scandalously assert that Wimbledon crumbled because its supporters deserted the club. We know the opposite was true. The club ran away from its followers and has got what it deserved.
The full article can be read by clicking here.
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17/06/2003
Big Thank You To Everyone - As you may or may not have known for the past couple of weeks I have been in hospital having an operation. I am pleased to say I am home now and would like to say thanks to everyone who forwarded messages on to me visited me or was just thinking about me. It has helped me during my time in hospital and I hope to be fully recovered and ready to go by the start of the season.Once again Thanks - Paul R |
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01/06/2003
No Updates For A While - Just to let you know that for the
next few weeks I wont have any Internet Access and therefore I wont
be able to do any updates or even know what's going on myself.
If people wish to keep people updated of any stories please post them
in the guestbook and Please don't use swear words on the guestbook
as I wont have any access to remove them.
See You All Soon - Paul R |
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01/06/2003
Home Sweet Home - Today being the first of June is the date that we should take over the running of Kingsmeadow Football Stadium. There is a possibility that the signing of the paperwork may be delayed for a few days but it will be going through very soon.
Kris Stewart was talking the other day and saying that there is a
lot to do before the documents can be signed he said "If you imagine
buying a house and times that by 10 that's will give you an idea of
what is involved."
On Thursday of this week sees a Dons Trust Special General Meeting where changes to the constitution are being proposed. |
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