Transparency and AFC Wimbledon an oxymoron if ever there was

REPD - he did, and then popped up at Raynes Park Vale. I and a few others suggested he should come back. He had season tickets in front of the press box at Plough Lane, so got to chat with him most match days.

I think that an “open secret” is one which you yourself know, rather than it necessarily being widely known. I don’t know the identity of the £400k loss company (and I certainly won’t get this place in trouble by asking for it to be revealed, as I don’t care that much). In reality, I suspect that the obsessive secrecy around this is less due to legal considerations and more down to embarrassment by the powers that be at the club and a hope that they will be able to jump straight from ”we can’t talk about this for legal reasons” to “ this is all really old news, can we move on..”, without an intervening stage where we actually get told what happened.

TM - I do not know

Keefy , I don’t want to get this place into trouble so won’t post

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I can remember, from childhood, WFC being called 'the Chelsea Babes'. Never understood why. Still don't.

My tune for next season: [Link]

Timmy I'm out of the loop, a few clues please.

This does all feel as if we are becoming a de facto feeder club for Chelsea- unfortunately given our financial state we are probably going to have little alternative

Good for you Paul Strank, a superb friend of the club. Telling someone to change their branding is a complete misunderstanding of sponsorship and marketing. Even if perhaps we have a massive deal lined up (Lidl colours fit, maybe something to do with Chelsea women) this is no way to treat a loyal supporter and benefactor.

We’re still not even allowed to know the company that owes us 400k that we are fighting for

The new walk out music for next season - [Link]

Although the club will probably claim that financial negotiations with a third party are not for public consumption

I think the people running this club need to make some kind of comment to explain what is happening otherwise angry fans are going to keep joining the dots and coming up with some unpleasant pictures. If this is related to CFC then it needs to be justified, if it isn’t the rumour needs to be dismissed. We are still just about fan owned and we should be given the information to allow us to have a clear point of view.

Im sure the DTB will hold the club to account

That is pretty abysmal

The Dons on the east stand seats is being replaced by The Chels

Unfortunately we haven’t been a fans club since certain people started playing at I own a football club

The point about branding is to stand out, not blend in. Shocking decision.

As someone has posted on the FB comment - what about all the yellow seats? Will they have to go too?

La la la white and blue, white and blue, wombles…

If anyone thinks we still are a fan owned club they are away with the fairies.

Presume Cherry Red Records will be changing theirs too then

Not a good look following the announcement of the Chelsea deal it’s not necessarily the cause but quite an easy connection to make in the absence of any real logic. A sponsor’s brand is their brand and a big part of that is the visual identity particularly the colours.