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On This Day in 1976
Having bought a controlling interest in the club from Bernie Coleman during the summer, businessman Ron Noades announced the establishment of a thirteen-man committee. "We are really a working body rather than committee," the 39-year-old explained. "We are well organised for the next season and those I have got beside me are an impressive group. There can only be one target this season - Division 4. We have won the Southern League title twice in a row and it is going to be very difficult to make it a hat trick. We have also won practically every other cup except the Trophy."
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50 years ago, a hat trick of Southern League titles and two high profile FA Cup runs were not enough. In the days prior to automatic promotion, club chairman Ron Noades had to travel the country canvassing votes from his Football League counterparts as part of a high profile ‘Dons 4 Div 4’ campaign before the Dons were finally accepted. Relive every kick of Wimbledon’s final non-league year through the pages of the latest edition of The Historical Don with match reports and pictures as well as the memories of Noades, manager Allen Batsford and several members of his all-conquering team. On sale at the home games in August and priced at £3, it is hoped that payments can now be made via a card machine!
24th Jul 2026 09:57:31 
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Don’t know if true but millwalll tick for hammers game going for £800 on black market
6th Aug 2026 20:00:42 
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That's brilliant Porthcawl. I remember him being "magnanimous in defeat"
6th Aug 2026 19:12:29 
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TOMATO SWIG, I was lucky to be invited into the dressing room after the burnley game and the only burnley player to come into the dressing room after was Leighton James to say well played to the team
6th Aug 2026 19:10:23 
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Bert - probably was Bernie then!
6th Aug 2026 19:09:06 
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Any news on Season tickets yet?
6th Aug 2026 19:08:59 
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Wombles vs scum West Ham vs Millwall Port vale vs Walsall Rangers vs Celtic
6th Aug 2026 18:59:36 
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All same weekend! Tasty !
DO - Bernie Coleman was still at the club in 1981 when he, Jimmy Rose and Richard Faulkner resigned from WFC when Ron took over at Palace.
6th Aug 2026 18:28:34 
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Bob Stockley and Dave Bassett made sure that Leighton James did nothing for Burnley against us in the famous FACup victory at Turf Moor in 1975
6th Aug 2026 18:24:32 
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Jim Gregory the QPR chairman tried to buy WFC in the early 70s and used it as a nursery club Bernie Coleman told him to bugger off
6th Aug 2026 18:22:45 
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Bert - way before Alan Cooper's time. Four or five years IIRC. Bernie Coleman not a bad shout, but I think if he was not in charge, he'sd not be involved on a committee.
6th Aug 2026 17:42:52 
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AI says straight to pens, thank goodness
6th Aug 2026 17:19:36 
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I was rather counting on Saturday going straight to penalties. Please someone tell me TF is wrong ...
6th Aug 2026 17:17:18 
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48 hours from now we’ll be playing extra time.
6th Aug 2026 17:14:02 
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Or is the league cup straight to pens these days? Would make sense no one wants extra time before the league season has even started.
No trams from 6 till 30 between reeves corner and east Croydon
6th Aug 2026 16:28:59 
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DO - I don't think so, I wonder if it was the aforementioned Bernie Coleman. The only other person I can think of is Alan Cooper.
6th Aug 2026 16:28:04 
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How many Italian judges does it take to frame an American?
6th Aug 2026 16:10:20 
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Foxy Knoxy
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Oh wait, there's supposed to be a punchline
Things I wasn't expecting to learn today... Amanda Knox is doing a comedy show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
6th Aug 2026 15:56:38 
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Brutal murder = classic stand-up material
New loan? [Link]
6th Aug 2026 15:29:30 
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Who remembers Bob Stockley? [Link]
6th Aug 2026 13:49:39 
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Meadow - GHR has far too many ads nowadays. I listen to Jackie a lot instead now - good oldies, plus decent modern tracks, local news and traffic - and far fewer ads.
Also, given his age and that Stockley has only ever played 65 matches at higher than L1 - (PNE) - and not since 2021, it is unlikely that anyone else will try to nick him from us!
6th Aug 2026 13:21:40 
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Seem to recall that Stockley was one of Vale's main men during the promotion season, and that they did tail off for a few weeks when he was injured somewhere around March time; before coming back and getting auto's??
6th Aug 2026 13:14:43 
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Yeah he comes across really well and not just because he sounds posh. Remember an early interview with AAH as well where he came across really well. It helps if footballers have a good head on their shoulders and it seems Stockley has that. Hope he can have a good impact on us this season and next, score goals, score headers, generally be a nuisance and help us win football matches so we can be happy and enjoy our Saturdays and the occasional Tuesday evening.
6th Aug 2026 13:13:33 
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Loved that Stockley interview - I know he has to deliver before we pass true judgement, but he seems to have a really positive attitude, and I loved the “headmaster” nickname…
6th Aug 2026 13:02:27 
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Bert - Alec Fuce? Harry Stannard?
6th Aug 2026 12:50:15 
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DO - 12 of the committee were Ron Noades, Adrian Cook, Colin Graham, Alan Boddy, Eric Willcocks, John Sell, Bert Wait, John Reed, Quentin Spicer, Richard Faulkner, Jim Reid, Russell Pulford. I'm still to find the missing one.
6th Aug 2026 12:22:58 
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