Tonight Alan Keen the MP for Feltham and Middlesbrough supporter was interviewed on Radio Five about our situation, this is someone who is neutral and therefore once added assistance to our case. To listen to the interview click here the file size is just under 2mb..
An Early Day Motion has been raised in parliament regarding the points deduction that has been made against us, this is a chance for Members of Parliament to show support on subjects that might not get parliament time but can push local issues more into the public light, to read the EDM and see if your MP has signed it click here if your MP hasn't signed it use this link to ask them to sign it.
We know the South London Press provides good coverage of the club but one paper that is also well worth a read and you can also read it online is the surrey Comet, This week they have an interview with Robin Shroot about his call up for the Northern Ireland Under 20 Squad and also Roscoe and what he though of Saturday's games.
A full midweek programme was due to be in operation yesterday and today but only two games were completed, Yesterday Chelmsford beat Carshalton 5-1 to go top of the table and then tonight all games including ours were called off apart from Worthing vs Ramsgate which Ramsgate came back from 3-0 down at half time but couldn't stop a 3-2 defeat.
Tonight we face Leyton FC in the Ryman League if you cant make the game and wish to follow the action please click the matchday link above.
Today we have support in the Guardian and you can read the story by clicking here
On the 31st March the Walk For Wimbledon 111 will be taking place. The route is a 7 mile, urban route that will take you through Wimbledon High Street, pass the Wimbledon Community Centre, Raynes Park and New Malden Town Centre. It is our intention to raise the visible profile of AFCW in the Community by giving out leaflets as we stroll and have fun by dressing in blue and yellow. Bring banners, flags and a smile and show the real spirit of Wimbledon. If you wish, you may donate 25% of your sponsorship to two Merton Charities. These are Faith In Action Merton Homeless Project and Merton and Morden Guild of Social Service.
We are delighted to announce that Dickie Guy will be taking part in the Walk. If you would like to sponsor him or take part in the Walk then please contact the club on 0208547 3528 or email walk@thedonstrust.org. We are also in need of volunteers so if you can help then please contact the club and we will get in touch with you. Look forward to seeing you there.Don't forget if you are buying anything from Amazon click any of the links on the site before you purchase an item or start browsing and it will result i commission being paid to the club from your sale. An example of some of the products you can buy are shown below: -
I have added the Man of The Match result for last weeks game at Horsham to the site and you can see it by clicking here.
Yesterday afternoon we were involved in a game that we ultimately won and saw a stunning goal from Steve Wales but the main talking point involved an incident just after half time first where their was a clash between the Billericay keeper defence and Roscoe Dsane, at the time it appeared to me (based by the players tunnel) that hands were raised by both thee keeper, defender and Roscoe but on later watching dons online you can see that the defender runs against Roscoe and falls over then gets up again and tried the same routine again at the end of it the ref booked both Dsane and the Billericay keeper but just two minutes later the ref was involved again when near the corner of the main stand and the tempest end and with everyone standing up i couldn't see what happened but i'm informed by someone that it happened in front of the Ricay defender raised his hands this time the ref went straight or his red card and the aptly named Darren Blewitt was directed in the way of the changing rooms.
With the scores level it was important that we made our numerical advantage count and 10 minutes later Steve Wales at his second attempt managed t get his second goal of the game and 3rd goal of the week. We extended our lead to 3-1 with 10 minutes of the game left when Paul Lorraine scored with a header at the back post from a corner.
The drama wasn't over yet as 5 minutes before the end the linesman flagged for a free kick our way but the ref thought we had an advantage so played on but we lost the ball and Billericay scored. We managed to ensure that no more goals were conceded and we went back to the top of the table whilst the Billericay players and fans complained about how we "cheated"
The Man of The Match vote for today's 3-2 victory over Billericay please click the link below to cast your vote: -
This afternoon we face Billericay and the Matchday service will be in operation to follow the action please click the matchday link above
At the end of last week I sent a letter regarding the expulsion from the FA Trophy and possible 18 point deduction to my MP, The sports minister and Hugh Robertson the shadow sports spokesman, tonight on arriving home I received a reply from Hugh robertson and I have reproduced the letter below: -
Dear Mr Raymond
Thank you for your recent correspondence about AFC Wimbledon. I was already aware of the points deduction but it was kind of you to write to me personally.
Like almost everyone involved in Football, I have enormous regard for AFC Wimbledon. It is a real community club and has done superbly well to achieve so much in such a short space of time.
As Shadow Sports and Olympics minister, I cannot actually take any action myself. However, I have spoken to the Wimbledon MP, Stephen Hammond, and he is making representations on behalf of the club. He will have my full support.
I will also make sure that both The Sports Minister and the FA are aware of the strength of feeling. I hope that this will help to achieve a successful outcome for the club.
All my very best wishes.
Yours sincerely
Hugh Robertson
Last night we were knocked off the top of the table when Bromley beat Staines 4-1 in the first half Staines appeared all over Bromley but fell behind when the keeper miss kicked the ball straight to Tony Boot who then sent it straight back over his head from 40 yards and into the back of the net.
Staines got a deserved equaliser in the half but couldn't take a lead. The second half saw a lot better Bromley performance and they scored 3 more goals. We only dropped 1 place as Margate lost at Tonbridge.
Don't forget that you can help raise fund for the club just by everyday shopping by clicking on any of the links on the site, an example of some of the types of products that are available are below: -
Not really a lot that needs to be said about this but!
2006/07
League Table |
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| Pos | Team | P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
AFC Wimbledon | 29 |
15 |
10 |
4 |
48 |
25 |
23 |
55 |
2 |
Margate | 28 |
16 |
6 |
6 |
62 |
35 |
27 |
54 |
3 |
Bromley | 29 |
15 |
9 |
5 |
52 |
30 |
22 |
54 |
4 |
Hampton & Richmond | 28 |
16 |
6 |
6 |
49 |
36 |
13 |
54 |
5 |
Chelmsford City | 29 |
16 |
5 |
8 |
60 |
35 |
25 |
53 |
6 |
Billericay Town | 28 |
15 |
8 |
5 |
50 |
29 |
21 |
53 |
After 55 great wins our run came to an end today at Horsham with a 1-11 draw it a game that created very few chances from either side. We took the lead on 55 minutes when Steve Wales ran onto a Roscoe pass and just as it looked it had got away from him he poked it into the back of the net. Horsham's equaliser came from a corner on 70 minutes we failed to clear the ball and they scored from close range.
At the end of the game it felt a bit flat that we hadn't continued our winning run but then the news came in that results had gone our way and we were top of thee table, footballs a funny old game.
If you wish to cast you vote for the man of the match please click below: -
This afternoon I will be doing the usual updates from Horsham so if you cant make the game you can follow the action by clicking the link above. Team news should be up from about 2.45 and all the action from kick off at 15:00
I have added the result of thee Bromley Man of The Match vote to the site, and some very high marks were recorded.
Thanks to Steve Murray he has scanned and sent me the 3 pages from the brilliant south London Press where Gordon Law does a brilliant job in promoting the club. Each page is about 1.3mb and you can download them by clicking the following links.
| Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 |
Tonight's Evening standard had a 1 page article on us and their views on the punishment that has been imposed on us, if you haven't seen a copy you can down load a scan of it by clicking here it's 960kb in size as main picture is in colour if you wish a smaller size 460kb one in black and white please click here.
The Club provides an official Matchday text service where you can either have sent details of every goal or request the current score when you want, if your an existing user of the service please read on as their is an important change to the service. Around £1,000 has already been raised for the club this season through this service.
The new short code for the service is now 60300 and two versions are available.
Subscription Service - The subscription service is the way to be guaranteed to receive confirmation of the Team Line up, goals, Half times and Full Time score from all games. The service can be turned on and off as you require, so if you are away for a game you can turn the service on and then when you get back you can turn the service off.
If you currently subscribe to the service you will be transferred over to the new number automatically.
To Subscribe you need to send a message of Dons Live Start to 60300 you will receive a confirmation message that you have been signed up to the service.
To stop the service you need to text Dons Live Stop to 60300 you will receive a message confirming that you have been unsubscribe.
On Request Service - If you just want to find the current score you can send a stand alone message of Dons Live to 60300 This will send you the current message in the system so if you were to text this when the score is 0-0 you will get the line-up message unless it's in the second half when you will get the half time score.
Each message you receive will cost you 25 pence so if you subscribe and the match finishes 2-1 to AFC Wimbledon you will receive 6 messages (Line up, each goal, Half time and full time message) and will therefore cost you £1.50, so if you are not the bill payer please make sure they have agreed that you can sign up.
If you have any questions about the service please send me an e-mail to paul@itmustbedons.com and I will do my best to answer them.Amazingly 3 games were played tonight and the results were as follows: -
Carshalton 1 Horsham 3
Staines 2 Heybridge Swifts 1
Walton & Hersham 0
I was at the Carshalton vs Horsham game tonight, Carshalton took an early lead but Horsham soon leveled the score and then scored 2 more to take home the points. The League tables have been updated.
The individual player graphs for the Man of the Match votes have now all been updated to view them please click here.
The Man Of The Match vote for yesterday's bromley game is now open please click below to cast your vote: -
Yesterday we played the home game against Bromley and what a performance it was, Even after going behind to an early goal We leveled the scores from a calm Steve Ferguson effort after he beat the offside trap, the scores were level at half time.
The Bromley side that came out for the second half seemed determined to go at us and although they had some early effort it didn't really cause us much problems. We were playing really well and their was an incredible atmosphere round the ground, which was also helped by a decent turnout of Bromley fans. Then with just over 15 minutes left a delightful ball to Steve Ferguson allowed him to get his second goal of the game when he put the ball past the keeper rom a tight angle.
But just a few minutes later Bromley were awarded a soft penalty but Andy Little pulled off a great save to keep the score at 2-1 then with 10 minutes left Roscoe Dsane did some lovely work and managed to tap the ball into an empty net. Even in the final 10 minutes we could of had a number of other goals but the only remaining goal came from Bromley when they scored from a corner which seemed to make the score line look closer than this game was.
This afternoon we face Bromley in Ryman League action, don't forget it Kids go free this afternoon and so if you know any children who haven't been before bring them along for an enjoyable afternoon.
If you cant make the game this afternoon the Matchday service will be in operation so to follow the action click the matchday link above. My post match updates wont take place until Sunday morning as I will be staying on for Kingsmeadow live.
Listen to Erik who was interviewed on BBC London tonight by clicking here 9 Mins 37 Seconds (9.24mb).
The Table has once again been updated as apparently the points will remain until any appeal has been completed.
I'm to angry tonight for in depth analysis tonight but the decision to deduct us the 18 points for games which Jermaine Darlington played in seems utter madness, We have also been fined an additional £400 and also have to pay the costs. I Have updated the league table and will put some extra text up on thursday evening.
Today is the day of our Ryman League hearing, this is due to get under way at 10:00. I wont be able to update the site until later tonight (probably very late) but if I do have ay confirmed news will post it on the Matchday live service. Don't forget Kingsmeadow is open tonight for the england game so why not come on down to have a few drinks with fellow fans.
Last night we got a short mention on Radio five live, thanks to SteveM I have managed to download the clip and you can listen to it by clicking here the file is 1 minute 21 seconds long and 1.2mb in size.
The payment has just been made for the final quarter of 2006 for sales on Amazon and I'm pleased to say that during that time we raised £333.00 this money will be paid to the dons trust on Saturday against Bromley on which is The Dons Trust 5th Birthday. If you wish to buy from amazon remember to click any of the links on the site and that will make sure that funds are raised for the Trust.
During the past week I have been working on a way to may it easier and therefore quicker for me to get the Man of The Match Results posted on the site, and I'm please to say that this has now been completed and all the results that were outstanding have now been added to the site, please click here to see the individual results.
The Man Of The Match Vote for Today's game at Tonbridge is now open please click the link below to cast your vote: -
This afternoon we had the game all sown up by half time in a one sided half we seemed to have some great play in the middle, some great crosses and some great finishes. Steve Ferguson got the score line going after just 12 minutes when he picked up a lose ball from a free kick and smashed it home from about 8 yards, the whole team and supporters enjoyed this.
On 36 minutes we had the first of two goal of the season candidates Steve Ferguson put over another delightful cross right into the heard of the six yard box with the keeper looking like he would just catch it the Tonbridge number 5 decided he wanted to place a delightful header straight past the keeper, a truly great own goal and from memory to use a Danny Baker sketch why when own goals are scored do the team that got the goal always go and congratulate the person who had the last part of the move, couldn't they just once go up to the scorer and ruffle his hair or something?
Then just before half time Luke Garrard got the ball on the corner of the box and although it looked like he also was crossing the ball but it went in the back of the net just under the crossbar the keeper who apparently had been to a barber's prior to this match, but looked like he had left before it was finished was definitely having a bad day.
In the second half we took our foot off the pedal a bit and couldn't extend thee lead any further even when Tonbridge were awarded what looked a soft penalty it was only ever going to be a consolation.
Even when we got back on the coach and it wouldn't start it didn't seem to matter and after an hour wait we were on our way home with the points safely tucked away.
This afternoon we are in League action and visit Tonbridge Angles, if you cant make the game you can follow all the action via the updates by clicking the matchday link above, Please remember that especially in the last 15 minutes of the game demand can be very high and if to many people keep pressing refresh I cant post any updates so if possible leave the machine to auto refresh it should happen every minute.
The team new should be up by 14:45 and the action starting at 15:00
