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TWIOF accounts show “administration expenses” of £1.83m last year. Anyone know what constitutes that amount?
11th Nov 2026 17:21:34
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Another (serious) presumed earthquake experience was when I was welding inside a huge new oil storage tank, when all hell broke loose. Pitch black, whole thing shaking, and there's me stuck halfway up, on a wahwah board (same as a scaffold board, but thinner, hence the name) hanging on for all I was worth. Turns out we were being buzzed by the Cameroon air force as part of the Bakassi border dispute. So, no earthquake, but feckin scary all the same.
11th Nov 2026 16:15:34
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(As in I think that’s the reason we were told a pitch ownership scheme wasn’t feasible, rather than me saying “it’s ok we don’t need one you don’t need to worry…”
11th Nov 2026 15:55:11
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Been doing a little rabbit holing about administration and it’s concerning. A feasible scenario is that any bidder looking to buy the club out of admin would still have to deal with TWIOF just to be able to access the stadium because buying the club doesn’t include buying the freehold.
11th Nov 2026 15:51:47
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TWIOF could prevent AFC Wimbledon playing at Plough Lane, or directors & officers of TWIOF can receive salaries, approved by AFCW PLC and DTB members, based on the revenue from leasing the stadium to the new owners.
The TWIOF members are predominantly PLCB and DTB members… Administration won’t necessarily be the full sale scenario people might assume. We don’t need a pitch owners club because a small number of people already own the freehold to Plough Lane.
That's excellent news, nick.
11th Nov 2026 15:19:31
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AFCW PLC AGM coming up soon
11th Nov 2026 15:07:06
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No worries, Naz. I didn't think to look on the OS either until someone directed me there!
11th Nov 2026 14:53:05
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Clapdonn - Probably not possible. The Dons Trust have a legal obligation not to take any action likely to prejudice the capital repayment of the bonds they have issued. Allowing AFCW plc to dispose of the stadium would clearly be such an action. If the DTB reps on the AFCW plc board voted in favour of this, they could become personally liable for prosecution and even to be sued for damages for acting ultra vires.
11th Nov 2026 14:50:05
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Thanks Sandy. He used to ask me to reserve the front two seats for him when he occasionally used the coach for away matches. We used to chat a lot on the journey and his encyclopedic (spelling?) knowledge of not just the Dons but all things football and well beyond was amazing. I asked him to join our team in Alex quiz but sadly he declined. Even with Mr Historical Don on board we didn't win.
11th Nov 2026 14:45:04
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The winners were from the Trust board - make of yhat what you will.
Lol @ Oddsock - wouldn't happen in my household, not sure wife knows where the kitchen is...
11th Nov 2026 14:26:49
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Thought I was in an earthquake once.Turned out the wife was throwing a wobbler in the kitchen.
11th Nov 2026 14:20:07
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I'm hoping to go to Mikey T's wake. Do we have to RSVP? Details appreciated - but not X, Facebook, Instagram etc which I avoid like the plague. Ta. And RIP Mikey.
11th Nov 2026 14:16:55
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Hash - I also slept through a 4.4 after-shock that followed the 6.9 main one.
11th Nov 2026 14:12:43
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On that trip, I arrived in Cebu just as a typhoon was leaving and 6 weeks later managed to get out of Manila about 12 hours before another typhoon arrived
Question for those who know… if “the club” does indeed go into administration which actual company would that be? TWIOF, AFCWPLC or something else? And based on the answer, who gets left working at the club to work alongside the administrators?
11th Nov 2026 14:07:03
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I have been in 2 earthquakes. One was 5.5 i think and it woke me up and scared the shit out of me. The other i slept through and only found out about the next day.
11th Nov 2026 13:52:17
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I'm still confused about freehold despite DD's answer a few weeks ago. You can separate that from the building under UK law but I'm not sure how it would be valued and what any tax implications of transferring it to another company would be.
11th Nov 2026 13:47:19
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I only got to 5.9 in the Rosemead California 1987 one but quite strong enough thanks.
11th Nov 2026 13:41:16
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Hope it doesnt come to this, but if push comes to shove, before a commercial loan is taken on, ill throw this idea out there (because im bored) and it can be shot down!:
1. new company to own PL is set up, by fans. Shares sold to fans,one vote per shareholder, Trust can own a golden voting share that allows certain veto rights.
2. Plough Lane bondholders swap their £8m of bonds into shares. That wipes out about £400k a year of interest and the £3.3m due in 2027.
3. cash injection from PL company into the club to buy the ground (the new equity issuance)
4. The lease starts on a low, stepped rent, a covenant ties the land to football, and the club gets an option to buy it back.
11th Nov 2026 13:13:07
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Is the Orient game in the international break window? Just wondering if it’s likely to get postponed….
11th Nov 2026 12:52:02
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I was in LA for the Fukushima tsunami after it had travelled across the Pacific Ocean. They had helicopters flying up and down Santa Monica beach with loudspeakers yelling at everyone to get off the beach. In the end the tide came in a few metres for a few minutes and that was it.
11th Nov 2026 12:33:04
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Cracked on with breakfast.
Was in LA for my honeymoon in 1989 and there was a 4.5 earthquake. Seemed pretty minor to me, but locals were running around like headless chickens!
11th Nov 2026 12:23:23
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