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On This Day in 1971
Ian Cooke goes close as his hat trick helps the Dons keep alive their slim Southern League title hopes with a 4-0 win over Hillingdon Boro. The FA had ordered the club to display warning notices around the ground in response to a bottle being thrown onto the pitch during an FA Trophy tie in February. But director Alec Fuce was keen to play down talk of hooliganism at Plough Lane. "It is a storm in a teacup over some silly lad who tossed a bottle onto the pitch from behind the goal." he said. "Our supporters have a good reputation."
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As the Premier League clubs grew richer 30 years ago, little Wimbledon struggled to survive. Despite a good start to the 1995-96 season, an alarming autumn slump saw the Dons flirting with relegation before victories at Stamford Bridge and Highbury within a four-day period over Christmas lifted some of the gloom. Progressing through to the FA Cup 5th round, only a late, late equaliser from Efan Ekoku at Huddersfield kept hopes alive before a memorable quarter final with Chelsea. Four wins in the five games after a replay defeat ensured survival for another year. Every match is celebrated with the memories of Ekoku and many others in the latest edition of the Historical Don.
30th Mar 2026 19:42:02 
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On sale from outside the club shop at the Luton, Plymouth and Huddersfield games for just £2. With printing costs soaring, the price will increase next year so grab it while you can.
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Dust your boots down, guys - this is your chance to play on the hallowed turf of Plough Lane. The WAWF Cup takes place on May 31 and we are looking for fans to line up to play along side the likes of Jon Main and Mickey Haswell (more TBC), in teams managed by Mark Robinson and Terry Brown. Full use of stadium/changing rooms etc. Hampshire referee etc. West Stand open for fans, Phoenix open for thirsty fans/players. Photos of the day and probably a few bits thrown in tbc too. And if you can't play, why not be an assistant manager or a mascot for the day... All proceeds to the playing budget, too. [Link]
26th Mar 2026 12:37:56 
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[Link] Gotta question why you’d have £2:2m worth of your company’s goods in a handbag on the floor of a soho pub.
9th Apr 2026 18:50:42 
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Doesn’t mean you deserve to be robbed but come on.
Easier way out “This is simply an autocorrect issue. I intended to say ‘go duck yourself’ because i thought his insight to be so inspired and laser-focused that he must prove he is not using witchcraft.”
9th Apr 2026 17:27:24 
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Scott. Free.
Second vote confirmed - [Link]
9th Apr 2026 17:15:32 
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As an aside, any ice hockey fans on? Watching the KHL for the language lessons and it's quite a good standard.
TF - Mark Harris is fucked, so if I was him I'd go the whole hog with a followup email : "Further to my reply to Alex Duckfield, I would like to not only repeat my suggestion he should go fuck himself, but also that he has a microscopic penis, that he does unspeakable things to livestock and that the Glazers are good owners of Manchester United".
9th Apr 2026 17:13:18 
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That should do it
The press is now on it in force, Trig. Calls for Harris to resign etc. Go fcum man!
9th Apr 2026 17:09:59 
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Yeah that’s kinda why it’s more humorous than outrageous. Would still expect a league official to exhibit more professionalism but maybe things would be better if more people just said what they mean.
9th Apr 2026 17:06:03 
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TF - his email to them to begin with was a bit shitty though (see underneath)
9th Apr 2026 17:03:41 
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Valid complaint and he shouldn't be told to fuck off but wasn't the best written
Not verified or fact checked but interesting/hilarious: [Link]
9th Apr 2026 16:52:19 
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Agreed Laurence, we need to keep people with experience of running businesses on the Board, not letting them get frustrated or frozen out. Has anyone heard about either the governance review or the election review (I would have hoped Shane would have been kept up to date on the latter but that is probably silly of me)?
9th Apr 2026 16:39:33 
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Alan I very much doubt we’ll get the money back. But to have no communication out to members about the situation or how it’s been resolved or measures taken to prevent it recurring - just absolute silence not even an official “due to x, y and z we will not be commenting” is just absurd but unfortunately not surprising from the current leadership. Honestly the decision making and leadership we’ve seen since just before Erik left has been of such low calibre it really concerns me that anyone seeking to put money in may be put off completely when they get into discussions with the likes of.*
9th Apr 2026 15:59:08 
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*saving OI the effort of giving me a b*llocking ;) but pick a name any name there’s nothing there to provide financial or business confidence to any investor(s).
Is the annual interest on bond payments something like £400K? Presumably that'd mainly go into our playig budget once bonds are paid off, along with some / most of the 'working capital' being provided by investors, so hopefully we can dream of having a playing budget that is actually vaguely competitive in L1.
9th Apr 2026 15:23:10 
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If we survive this season then that boost to the budget may also persuade Jackson, Cope et al to stay on and see what they can do. I'd like to see what they can do with some extra.
I fear the missing £400,000 is gone for good, let's face it, if the recipient of that money had it, wanted to or had the good grace to admit they were in the wrong, they'd have returned it by now. My guess, and it can only be that, is they feel in the right to keep it, legal bills aren't cheap and anybody who believes they have a right to keep it will. The opaqueness surrounding this is worrying.
9th Apr 2026 14:47:51 
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My view alone and not necessarily the views of WUPGB.
REPD suggested: A good start would be the next elections, where people with actual business backgrounds get to stand, and get elected. Erm , we had three on the DT Board, but they got chased away.
9th Apr 2026 14:43:11 
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ok pay bond holders off , maybe get our missing 400k back, get relegated , a possibilty of forced administration, How our Trust has failed over the years! A bit of a conundrum.
9th Apr 2026 13:57:49 
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If the financial strategy is to redeem all/most debts, then we save £400k (or just under) pa. Add ticket price increases to that and the DTb and we will be close to breakeven on a CASH basis (eg exc depreciation) which will resolve the cash bleeding away. Other initiatives will be needed and don't expect a competitive L1 playing budget
9th Apr 2026 13:53:26 
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Keefy, then how do we pay off £2.5m+ bond redemption next year?
9th Apr 2026 13:40:50 
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If I were a potential investor I’d want 100% say on where that money is spent. Sadly I don’t feel this is something to which the club is going to be willing to concede. I’d therefore want to know how the club could guarantee that half a million wouldn’t go missing never to be discussed again.
9th Apr 2026 13:24:17 
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In fact I’d want a detailed look at the club’s finances for the last 5 years. Then I think I’d probably walk away. But that last bit is just an assumption.
RK potential investors will not will not continual to fund us if we drop out of the league. We could not fund Plough Lane if we did. A competitive squad will give us the chance to survive and keep supporters onside.
9th Apr 2026 13:23:38 
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A complete sell out will happen one day.
Keefy, no I hope not, money from one-off items like share purchases MUST go to one-off expenditure items, the obvious one being debt/bond repayment. That's one of the basic rules of financial management. If you use one-off income to fund ongoing operational costs, it will run out and quickly, you're back where you are
9th Apr 2026 13:14:15 
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Trigger, very confusing got the email conveying the results of the first . No link for a second vote. We go on as usual . Glad 50+1 went through but will we get any money quickly to maybe strengthen squad for 1st or 2nd division.
9th Apr 2026 12:45:09 
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Given the lack of proof reading, can you be sure it was the right return address...my views nobody else's.
9th Apr 2026 12:41:34 
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Thanks Trig. Oh well. Hope for the best, I 'spose.
9th Apr 2026 12:37:32 
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Pads I think it comes down to the crapness of the voting link that the trust put out. Not sure if you remember but it was badly worded, badly structured and GCSE fail level of communication. As usual. But within that I think you could essentially vote for each round on the same link. So I suspect (but can’t be certain) that if you voted via that link then you voted twice already.
9th Apr 2026 12:10:12 
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Don’t expect the trust to ever explain this btw. They don’t need to. They’re busy looking for investors who share their values while we’re hoping for people with sound business acumen. Depending on what the trust’s values are, we may find both. I hope we only find the latter.
Great piece Rob, particularly liked this passage, A good start would be the next elections, where people with actual business backgrounds get to stand, and get elected. Perhaps some of its current semi-irrelevance is because it’s seen as a cross between the Department of Administrative Affairs and a local branch of the Green Party. It needs to up its game, and if it drives away the wannabe politicians and Gender Studies students then even better.
9th Apr 2026 11:55:21 
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That is absolutely spot on. The DTB has to function with a fiscal brain first and respecting what fans want from being "members a close second." It's been the otherwise round, well since the notion of being a club. The fans can't lead, but they can still be influential, but only if they give some of that influence away, iyswim
So just us and Keefy who didn't get a second vote?
9th Apr 2026 11:51:56 
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