I sometimes think I lucked out having my teen and twenties in the 80s and 90s. We were awesome then and fun to watch. Music and films were better then also.

 Thing is the scum weren’t all that. It’s like we were frightened of them. I want our Wimbledon back! The likes of Cork, Fash, Gayle, Ekoku, Main, Kedwell, Akinfenwa, LTB, Scales, Perry, Young, Jones, Bulman, Cunningham etc the list goes on, they wouldn’t of laid down for the likes of the scum!

 Yes it takes a real football genius to predict that we will lose a game at the moment.

 Elvis died in 1959. And the Crazy Gang spirit died in the 1990s.

 The interview with Wally concentrates on the positives from the second half. Of course it does. Doesn’t address why we played a centre half in midfield, why we played without any passion, desire or tempo. We should of had an apology from the manager on behalf of the team that he selected.

 Wally, where's your crazy gang spirit? Ultra defensive set up in first half, lets not concede attitude. 2-0 down without a whimper. 2 chances 2 goals. no chance of a comeback. Please don't become an Ardley clone. We've had enough of boring football. Don't make us endure even more!

 This has the hallmarks of Downes second season at Brentford and we all know how that turned out. Yeah he did well to recover our season last year but there we many times when we should have comfortably seen out results but didn’t, hence making that nail biting trip to Bradford.

 I like the look of Sanders and Forss anyway. Delaney won't be an improvement on what we have but I guess is here to add a bit of depth (hopefully not to play Will in CM though).

 STTA - we were here three weeks ago and I can't put into words my feelings on how that has been allowed to happen. My anger didn't subside for a week after the League Cup. Today is many times worse. And I take little from the second-half tbh as they'd won the game and knew it. They shut up shop, saw it out comfortably, and seemed happy to try and turn us round quickly on the counter with high balls over the top. They slacked because it was all too easy.

 Nick - couldn't agree more (but weren't we here 3 weeks ago)

 Nail on head, Nick D!

 lurker - that first half today set a new low though. Lack of quality? No doubt. Lack of intensity, aggression, desire? Unforgivable for any team, let alone a Wimbledon team playing the franchise.

 Tough gig being right all the time Lurks :)

 I said the other day people were going to be disappointed. But everyone was determined to set themselves up for a meltdown rather than accept this is what we are now.

 Can’t disagree with what you are saying Jefed. You can almost tell how the result will turn out when the team is announced. Setup like that next week and I might not bother against the Shrews. I’m trying to get my kids to really buy into the club but it’s a struggle when after 5 mins they are bored by what’s served up. Me included.

 Today has sod all to do with player motivation /commitment, and everything to do with system, strategy and personnel. We set up to defend with four centre backs in a 3-5-2 formation, and 3 centre mids who are not capable of playing the system. If there is a motivational issue its that Downes's set up basically said to the team, 'look, I think you're shit, so I'm going to load the centre of the defence and hope for the best'. It is an absolute fucking disgrace, not least because, and here's the best bit...IT DOESN'T WORK!!!!! Playing on the break, doesn't work. Playing our best CD in CM doesn't work, having both Waggy and Reilly in CM doesn't work. I'm sorry, but it is. If he ever sets out a team like that again, he should be fired. Simple. There were two saving graces out of today: 1. He rectified his error at half time well. 2. We seem to have recruited a cracking midfielder and striker.

 Paul - agree but the manager should know what it means. Clearly he doesn't and with that I think my hopes that he was bringing old school Wimbledon values back to the club has died.

 Piggy and hamstring were totally useless today in that first half . You can’t afford to have two up top if they are going to jog around 10 yards away from their defenders , no pressure , no defending from the front , they had time to build attacks , it was absolutely hopeless . Like with NA it is a worry when most fans see the starting line up and just KNOW it’s not going to work .

 Not sure how you swap an england under 21 keeper for a keeper we released and last season couldnt keep a clean sheet and dont think we won a game in the league with joe in goal?

 As someone has already said this means fuck all to them. We’ve got fans who think we should get over it so why would we have players with zero links to any of this who think it’s a big deal?

 Sanders , Wordy and Forss should make a difference

 Ultimately it’s down to the players to step up. THEY shouldn’t need the manager to be making them motivated for a scum game. But something seems to be wrong somewhere

 For a Wally Downes team I could not believe the lack of physicality in the first half. That 2nd goal was a fucking embarrassment quite frankly

 Thrown in at the deep end or not it's easy to see he has an embarrassing lack of pace which isn't good in a three. He came drom Rochdale's stiffs for fucksake

 Delaney was thrown in at the deep end hardly his fault.