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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 
 [152.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Years back I was a computer programmer for the LEB. I popped into the Streatham showroom and asked to pay my bill. The young lady told me I couldn't as I didn't have my bill with me. So I used my charms and asked her to type a few things into her terminal. Lo and behold my account appeared. She wad amazed and asked how I knew that. My reply was "I coded the system"
29th Jul 2026 17:31:18 
 [31.lo.gg.ed] 
Albeit as part of a team
Yeah that was the other bit that stood out. Without really thinking about it I'd have said that recruitment was pretty good but when you look at the cold hard data it could* have been better - probably still better than our all previous L1 season summer recruitment maybe?
29th Jul 2026 17:14:13 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
*again, depending on budget, CC and team may have worked miracles to get even the signings that didn't add much value to the squad
Not only do they accrue decent interest, but they would be bias in favour of largish credit balances to avoid defaults with write-offs and possibly legal action
29th Jul 2026 17:10:40 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Oo er missus!
Thanks Trigger. I think our finances mean that we have less margin for error than other clubs. We clearly made errors last season (recruitment wasn't great for one), but probably fewer than some better resourced clubs that struggled (e.g. Rotherham, Blackpool, Orient).
29th Jul 2026 17:09:03 
 [138.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Bert, clcok still way slow
29th Jul 2026 16:59:31 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Moaning worked - from 79% (for ages) to 100% in about 30 seconds.
29th Jul 2026 16:57:46 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
The HP 'under the covers' update on reboot is taking almost as long as the install with windows up
29th Jul 2026 16:55:03 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
Late finish for me
Ah, understand now. Tey encourage you to build a credit balance and then make it awkward to get trhe money you've LEANT them back.
29th Jul 2026 16:53:56 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
Who'd have thought the utility companies are shysters?
No Woking they impose DD increases all the time i've been with them to make sure i never owe them money. It's a game I get a rebate when they allow.
29th Jul 2026 16:51:27 
 [45.lo.gg.ed] 
A little one sided. Remember the days when we went to the gas and electricity show rooms to pay over the counter Cash!
Maybe Keefy is right and they're ripping us off
29th Jul 2026 16:47:56 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Hmm, looks like Octopus (and maybe others) have changed their logic. They want me to have a small credit balance end of March, when I'd normally be about £300 in arrears which I make up over the summer
29th Jul 2026 16:47:24 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Yay, it finished, reboot then recycling day
29th Jul 2026 16:40:31 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
What a fun life
EON raised our DD by £40 because they projected we'd use an extra £78 of energy over the next 12 months. I know I'm a retired Maths teacher but I know I'm right that £78 ÷ 12 = £6.50 what is the other £33.50 for?
29th Jul 2026 16:40:27 
 [31.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
If you're in credit all year I assume you pay a variable amount, otherwise your balance would continue to grow during spring/summer and autumn.
29th Jul 2026 16:37:27 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
Shurely shome mishtake
It would appear HPs estimate for updates is even more random than Micro$oft. It shot up to about 95% and has been busy doing stuff (not stuck) for the last 1/2 hour or so.
29th Jul 2026 16:35:54 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
Need to get this done before I knock off as the server (Not WUP) will need restarting afterwards
Woking EON makes sure I'm in credit all year round and is very selective if I ask for a rebate which they offer now and again.
29th Jul 2026 16:34:25 
 [45.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Yeah, got our DD set to £110 in Sep '24 and that worked well until this April when they upped it for the first time, now another massive rise (50%)
29th Jul 2026 16:26:00 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
If they have their suns wrong could be getting a good refund in time for Xmas
haven't
29th Jul 2026 16:22:43 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
WJ, I get a monthly statement from Octopus and down the bottom is a facility to set your own DD. I've only used it once as they generally have played games
29th Jul 2026 16:22:17 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
only measure your real balance in JUNE and DECEMBER btw. Any other balance will be skewed to Winter (too low) or Summer (too high)
Keefy, by default, if you pay by DD for energy you are likely to be in arrears for half the winter and spring and in credit for summer and autumn.
29th Jul 2026 16:15:30 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
It's all there to help you budget by balancing your payments over the year
That’s a good read Bush - I do like your stuff - this line stood out as realistic and honest “ The grim reality is that we could get most things right this season and still be in a relegation scrap.”
29th Jul 2026 16:14:24 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I expect the oil price to go up in the build up to US mid-terms in November. Iran will want to maximise pressure on Trump/GOP
29th Jul 2026 16:13:34 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Woking Looks like it !
29th Jul 2026 16:12:53 
 [45.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Never been arrears or debt thanks to my parents . Bought up in the era of if you cannot afford it you don't have it.
29th Jul 2026 16:10:40 
 [45.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I'm with Octopus, they recently increased my DD from £140 - £210 and I'm now £250 in credit.
29th Jul 2026 16:09:04 
 [51.lo.gg.ed] 
It looks like we can expect fuel prices to rocket in the next few months