It will be Sammy Moore next

JAW-to be fair to McDonnell he must have improved in the 5 years since he left, the main problem was that he was easily bullied due to his lack of physique but 200 or so National League games would have sorted that out

That signing sums this club up😅

Joe McDonnell! Fuck me we are more skint that I thought

Only over for just under 3 weeks so keeping fingers crossed for a league cup run as no midweek games scheduled for when I’m there unless we get to the 3rd round

Already have flights booked for a trip over in September & I’m going to have to decide whether a mad dash from Gatwick to Plough Lane is doable for the match v Rotherham

Spit just stay away from Newport Health Centre (Dower House or Carisbrooke) The system they have at St Marys hospital, is pretty good to be fair. Its finding a parking space that's often the problem. Our last L1 experience was emblematic of the malaise that the club was run under. We are far better prepared barring a few numpty's whose time is ebbing away (abet not soon enough) but James Woodroof has said enough to inspire me at least that we are going the right way.

You'll certainly not get a train back from Cardiff after the game that night.

REPD, apologies you meant the squad that went down. There I agree we probably have a better squad today.

REPD, not sure I agree. As Reeves said in his recent interview he choose nearly all of the previous squad above any of the current team in his best XI.

Exeter away on a Tuesday in December is disappointing. Maybe Plymouth away in October is worth a trip.

Is that not half term? Cardiff away

The most disappointing thing is Cardiff away is on a Tuesday night in February.

Thanks Nick, it is utterly depressing. I guess it’s what we have to expect with well meaning amateurs in charge of a multi million pound business.

Crewe away flashback PTSD

I'd certainly suggest we currently have the nucleus of a better squad than the last time we were in L1**. And the third tier has never been significantly better than L2, even now...

I'd like to remind everyone that we are Wimbledon and we love a challenge.

League 2 is much more southern based, wish we had lost to Walsall 😀

That run of end-August going into September games reads like that 'It's Grim Up North' tune by The KLF. BARNSLEY, BRADFORD, BOLTON, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER...

Trips, Mansfailed have not established themselves. They had a storming start to their L1 campaign after promotion 23/24, but hardly won a game after New Year. See Warsaw. One of my best friends is a Mansfailed fan and I had to put up with his gloomy outlook

A little reminder that the likes of Reading, Huddersfield, Cardiff etc are in L1 for a very good reason

Northampton will be rubbish now that they have sold their star player Mitch Pinnock to Bromley

Ethan Chislett to join Kaiser Chiefs? [Link]

I feel like League One has got tougher since we were last in it. Teams like Mansfield and Northampton have established themselves somewhat, as have Exeter, Wycombe and Stevenage.

Obviously we haven’t seen all of our signings yet, let alone knowing whether they are any good or not but, purely based on our relative (lack of) financial resources, I would be absolutely amazed if we stay up and really coming anything other than 24th will be quite an achievement- we just have to be realistic and enjoy the season the best we can