Tom8558 Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 TBH this thread won't last 5 minutes before it's closed but I just wanted to say a really well done to the real dons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 Can we just start calling them 'Wimbledon' yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 Congratulations to them. Delighted for their fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 ESPECIALLY because the imposters did not make it against Peterboro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintandy666 Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 Can we just start calling them 'Wimbledon' yet? Here here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToreSF Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 Good news for football, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_coxy Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 I am pleased for them and I think the football league are better off without Luton. Their fans are right c*nts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 Incredible achievement in just 9 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsaint Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 there should be three up and three down from L2/conference. it is ridiculous that Luton are in the conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulSaint Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 Didn't we relegate the original Wimbledon from the prem via our Dell fixture with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 Le Tiss's free kick against them, was oh so special, right in front of me, loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlelat17 Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 Didn't we relegate the original Wimbledon from the prem via our Dell fixture with them? yep 2 nil bridgey freekick and pahars i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 Great news they got promoted, would be fantastic if they end up above MKc*nts in a couple of seasons time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 Was born in Kingston moved (further) down south when I was very young, I watched WFC's demise and have followed AFC since their Ryman League days. I'm absolutely thrilled for them, it was one of the tensest games of football I've ever watched. The keeper that saved the Luton penalties (and admittedly should have conceded a penalty in extra time) was a Wimbledon FC fan, trained with their youth team, their parents had season tickets at Plough Lane. It's a brilliant story. Oh and my ex is a Luton Town fan, so it was brilliant for that alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 wimbledons chief exec was on the radio yesterday saying how he is so thrilled at the club.. he was one of the original fans who helped set up the club...he used to idolise players like markus gayle.....who is no reserve team manager and calls said chief exec "boss".... they have not raised the price of u16s entrance fee since they started.. £2 to get in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 wimbledons chief exec was on the radio yesterday saying how he is so thrilled at the club.. he was one of the original fans who helped set up the club...he used to idolise players like markus gayle.....who is no reserve team manager and calls said chief exec "boss".... they have not raised the price of u16s entrance fee since they started.. £2 to get in.. When they were in the Combined Counties League, they brought so many fans to one ground they earned enough money to built a new stand. Incredible - especially after the FA said forming a phoenix club would not be in the greater interests of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 When they were in the Combined Counties League, they brought so many fans to one ground they earned enough money to built a new stand. Incredible - especially after the FA said forming a phoenix club would not be in the greater interests of football. Another ridiculous comment made from the bastions of football government in this country. Still, at least they're not as stupid as the world governing body... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 MK Should drop the Dons tag and just Become Milton Keyes, and AFC Wimbedon should just be Wimbledon. After all they were given the FA 1988 on their honors as MK Dons wanted them. I think that victory just shows who the real club are. Have been looking forward to the day when Wimbledon catch and overtake Milton Keynes. Even though they are a league off I think they may struggle next season while Milton Keynes will be pushing for promotion again. It was Bride free kick that made it 2-0 at the Dell and sank them out of the top flight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 Yeah, speaking to Wimbledon fans they're not best pleased with us, especially after Dellhurst. They said we weren't, let's say dignified, towards them. But that was then, this is now. I'm moving to W4 soon so I'll try and get to one or two of their games in absence of my first love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 21 May, 2011 Share Posted 21 May, 2011 I am pleased for them and I think the football league are better off without Luton. Their fans are right c*nts Agree. Fans are c^nts, their town is a cesspit,and above all I remember their dreadful synthetic pitch, ban on away fans and a 2-1 defeat there in c1987 when that c^nt Foster played for them. there should be three up and three down from L2/conference. it is ridiculous that Luton are in the conference. Yes, Bedfordshire League would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scudamore Posted 22 May, 2011 Share Posted 22 May, 2011 they have not raised the price of u16s entrance fee since they started.. £2 to get in.. Bargain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patred44 Posted 22 May, 2011 Share Posted 22 May, 2011 Now the real Dons are back, will Milton Keynes FC drop the word DONS from their name, they never were and never will be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 22 May, 2011 Share Posted 22 May, 2011 Fantastic for AFC Wimbledon. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 22 May, 2011 Share Posted 22 May, 2011 I think they'll have a decent chance in league 2 next season which is a fairly poor division that has 4 teams promoted from, they'll get 4-5k crowds which is more than several teams in that league and Stevenage have shown what can be done. AFC Wimbledon should be in the same south east regional group for jpt as mk dons so there is a. Chance they could meet then. Any higher than league one will be beyond them unless they can expand ground,, ironically AFC have not been good for kingstonian whose ground they bought. Hopefully we get them in carling cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydney_saint Posted 22 May, 2011 Share Posted 22 May, 2011 there should be three up and three down from L2/conference. it is ridiculous that Luton are in the conference. What is the reason why 4 teams go up from league 2 but only 2 go down? I can see that the 2 relegated spots are maybe trying to protect the clubs finanacially from dropping out of the football league or to protect the brand but these are only guesses. As for 4 going up, can someone please help me there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 22 May, 2011 Share Posted 22 May, 2011 What is the reason why 4 teams go up from league 2 but only 2 go down? I can see that the 2 relegated spots are maybe trying to protect the clubs finanacially from dropping out of the football league or to protect the brand but these are only guesses. As for 4 going up, can someone please help me there? It's kind of a weird situation as whilst only 2 relegation spots minimises the chances of relegation, it also hinders clubs a chance of returning with only 2 promotion spots. 3 would be about right... anyway, looking at the Conference these days is weird - it's like a mishmash of L1/L2 clubs and regional league clubs :-o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cestrian Saint Posted 22 May, 2011 Share Posted 22 May, 2011 Luton are my hometown team so I went to the final yesterday. It's tragic what's happened to that town. I know of families who've been there for generations and they've been driven out. You can say what you like about their fans but they take superb support away from home given the position they're in. The 30 point deduction a few years ago was an absolute joke! I'm sure there would have been more Luton at Eastlands had it not been for rip-off ticket prices. Tickets were only available from seetickets.com and were subject to a £4 booking fee. £40 for a conference play off is a disgrace. Especially when you can get a ticket for the NPC playoff for £26. Had the game been played at a London stadium like White Hart lane it would have been packed and neither set of fans would have had to pay between £50 - £100 to get to Manchester. Chuffed for AFC Wimbledon as an old school friend is related to Dave Bassett and as a kid I had some good days out at Plough Lane. AFC are a great model for fan run clubs. My local team, Chester, can learn a lot from AFC's rise to the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_bert Posted 22 May, 2011 Share Posted 22 May, 2011 MK Should drop the Dons tag and just Become Milton Keyes, and AFC Wimbedon should just be Wimbledon. After all they were given the FA 1988 on their honors as MK Dons wanted them. I think that victory just shows who the real club are. Have been looking forward to the day when Wimbledon catch and overtake Milton Keynes. Even though they are a league off I think they may struggle next season while Milton Keynes will be pushing for promotion again. It was Bride free kick that made it 2-0 at the Dell and sank them out of the top flight![/QUOTE] Pretty sure Pahars scored the second goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 22 May, 2011 Share Posted 22 May, 2011 MK Should drop the Dons tag and just Become Milton Keyes, and AFC Wimbedon should just be Wimbledon. After all they were given the FA 1988 on their honors as MK Dons wanted them. I think that victory just shows who the real club are. Have been looking forward to the day when Wimbledon catch and overtake Milton Keynes. Even though they are a league off I think they may struggle next season while Milton Keynes will be pushing for promotion again. It was Bride free kick that made it 2-0 at the Dell and sank them out of the top flight![/QUOTE] Pretty sure Pahars scored the second goal yeah it was, Bridge got the first one at the Milton end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Saint Posted 23 May, 2011 Share Posted 23 May, 2011 (edited) Agree. Fans are c^nts, their town is a cesspit,and above all I remember their dreadful synthetic pitch, ban on away fans and a 2-1 defeat there in c1987 when that c^nt Foster played for them. Yes, Bedfordshire League would be better. Very harsh IMHO. No club has ever been treated as bad as Wimbledon, but Luton came close. Whole new regime there, trying to run the club the right way and thought they were doing the honest thng by volunteering information to the League about the previous regime's rule breaking. Got battered with a -30 points deduction for their trouble. I was at the JPT final in 2009 (luton v scunny) when Malwhinney met the players. Never heard such genuine hate for one man at a match before and it was 100% justified, as all Saints fans know too. Edited 23 May, 2011 by Bucks Saint fingers too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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