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On This Day in 1976
Dickie Guy holds the Southern League Cup aloft after the Dons had won a two-legged final against Yeovil Town 3-2 on aggregate. Despite finishing as runners up to Wimbledon in both the league and cup, after the re-election debate at the Football League AGM in June, the west country Glovers received 18 votes compared to just three for the men from Plough Lane. It was clear that a new strategy would be needed if Ian Cooke and co were to win a coveted place in Division Four.
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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 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
That’s the trouble when no transparency. Us owners are made to guess
10th Apr 2026 10:56:35 
 [146.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Well that’s good to see Nervo’s link at least - but I wonder whether that mathsy person understands the state of our squad right now. I would bite your arm off for a point but especially with our centre back injuries I think we may concede early and that’ll be that.
10th Apr 2026 10:54:49 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
No company with an annual budget of £11m (including the playing budget) should be paying £400k up front to anyone for anything. That’s basic finance. You structure the payments to mitigate the risk. Absolute basic stuff. Zero accountability. Total silence.
8 away matches played at Burton, 4 draws 4 defeats, with 8/9 injured and no centre backs or goal scorers can see a 4 -0 drubbing tomorrow:-(
10th Apr 2026 10:48:30 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
For those interested. Artemis II touch down (or splash down) is 1:07 am BST Saturday 11th
10th Apr 2026 10:42:37 
 [31.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Maybe trusts should be included in the FOI act:-)
10th Apr 2026 10:42:27 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Anyway we'll.done this morning for taking our minds off the Burton game
Would of thought repair work lifts etc west stand would of been under warranty, so if we paid up front for a service,maybe pitch or match day security?
10th Apr 2026 10:38:48 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I guess we paid up front for work and the supplier went bust? If so, we would take our place in the queue, along with other unsecured creditors, to share out the proceeds of the fire sale
10th Apr 2026 10:21:39 
 [31.lo.gg.ed] 
Increasingly, customers are asked to pay upfront, a practice which puts customers at risk of financial loss. I had my bathroom refit in March and all the physical items were paid up front and were kept in the suppliers storage, as I had no space for them ...
with a 1.9% relegation probability
10th Apr 2026 10:17:54 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Some mathsy random's League One prediction [Link]
10th Apr 2026 10:09:49 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
(spoiler- 16th)
If I recall correctly, weren't there known concerns raised from other vendors, or did I dream that.
10th Apr 2026 10:09:41 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
In other news I see the RSPB have put out advice to not feed birds via bird feeders from May through September to prevent spreading what sounds like a horrible disease.
10th Apr 2026 10:08:53 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
I love seeing the garden birds around the place but will follow the advice accordingly.
That’s missed revenue Spit - this is a cost for which no product or service was received. Eg rather than not receiving £400k, you gave someone £400k and got nothing for it.
10th Apr 2026 10:05:52 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
And this whole “can’t say anything cos legal case” line is a myth I think - there’s been no official communication from either board. I think it’s just a line fed out to fans by the clique in order to make people go “ok that sounds viable”. If there is a legal challenge going on then it would be great to get a status update after all it was a big chunk of money for a club in financial distress.
Maybe a sponsorship didn't get fulfilled?
10th Apr 2026 09:59:26 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Re the 400k, I seem to recall that we were not the only victim, and that maybe somebody else further up the chain with deeper pockets has taken the legal action and we're riding on the coat-tails of that. We are not playing an active role in the negotiations, but waiting for the larger firm to get to the end of their process. They have asked us to keep quiet until then unless we say anything that prejudices their case. However I may have dreamt all of this so don't take any of it as gospel!
10th Apr 2026 09:58:49 
 [193.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Not nearly half a million quid it doesn’t. You don’t pay that sort of amount up front with no protections. As Nick W says, an investor will want to know exactly what happened, why and what has been done about it. They will also then want to ensure it never happens again.
10th Apr 2026 09:44:25 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
The zero accountability approach of our current leadership style will not be accepted by someone pumping in millions and nor should it.
Nick Woking - if the supplier was BTH, maybe they owed us rent or sales or something similar?
10th Apr 2026 09:37:08 
 [45.lo.gg.ed] 
In that case, there's not really much you can do. Anyone who's earned enough money to be in a position to invest will know that kind of thing happens.
REPD - It is a bit odd to lose money on an amount owed to us by a supplier (as normally we would owe the supplier) but as you say it’s unlikely to put off an investor- at worst it will be evidence that we had poor controls or risk management at the time, but generally the investor will think that if there were such failures then they will do better and prevent them in the future. The key will be us being able to tell them why the loss happened and what we have done to stop it happening again.
10th Apr 2026 09:25:09 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Morning all. TBH unless the £400k was down to serious malpractice on "our" part I doubt an investor would run for the hills on seeing it. A supplier going bust and owing money (which I would imagine is the most plausible) isn't exactly unheard of
10th Apr 2026 09:15:25 
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In other words, I don't think it's a deal breaker one bit. Just inconvenience.
I'm sure investors would be fully informed about the 400K, after all they will have signed an NDA so won't spill the beans to the hoi palloi.
10th Apr 2026 08:41:57 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Spit- the missing 400k would be a lot of crazy gang pale ale ;-)
10th Apr 2026 06:44:15 
 [104.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
🚨New episode available now🚨 Danny Baker and myself 🔵Lincoln & Luton 🟡Keep or Release 🔵Burton Preview [Link] Like, listen and let us know what you think.
10th Apr 2026 06:38:24 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Today’s the day JJ gives us some hope regarding our injury list.
10th Apr 2026 06:31:45 
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Morning all. Lurker - Meadow’s comment about legal reasons I think is a myth (not a pop at meadow I just don’t remember any official communication as such) - if there is ongoing legal action then the costs would be massive by now as the £400k thing happenedwell over a year ago. It needs clarification otherwise investors may see the club as being financially irresponsible or negligent (or even worse) and that may well cause some of the more shrewd or careful ones to walk away or not even approach
Shame by the horns went kaput,
9th Apr 2026 23:36:42 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Lurker, from what I can gather a supplier went bust owing us £400k. There could be other reasons but we can't be told for legal reasons. Yes I know that's a bit repetitive but I really CBA to rephrase it.
9th Apr 2026 23:03:31 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Remember you're always welcome here, Meadow, when you're over this way.
9th Apr 2026 23:03:27 
 [146.lo.gg.ed] 
Haven't got to any matches this year.