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On This Day in 1971
Ian Cooke goes close as his hat trick helps the Dons keep alive their slim Southern League title hopes with a 4-0 win over Hillingdon Boro. The FA had ordered the club to display warning notices around the ground in response to a bottle being thrown onto the pitch during an FA Trophy tie in February. But director Alec Fuce was keen to play down talk of hooliganism at Plough Lane. "It is a storm in a teacup over some silly lad who tossed a bottle onto the pitch from behind the goal." he said. "Our supporters have a good reputation."
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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
Keefy, then how do we pay off £2.5m+ bond redemption next year?
9th Apr 2026 13:40:50 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
If I were a potential investor I’d want 100% say on where that money is spent. Sadly I don’t feel this is something to which the club is going to be willing to concede. I’d therefore want to know how the club could guarantee that half a million wouldn’t go missing never to be discussed again.
9th Apr 2026 13:24:17 
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In fact I’d want a detailed look at the club’s finances for the last 5 years. Then I think I’d probably walk away. But that last bit is just an assumption.
RK potential investors will not will not continual to fund us if we drop out of the league. We could not fund Plough Lane if we did. A competitive squad will give us the chance to survive and keep supporters onside.
9th Apr 2026 13:23:38 
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A complete sell out will happen one day.
Keefy, no I hope not, money from one-off items like share purchases MUST go to one-off expenditure items, the obvious one being debt/bond repayment. That's one of the basic rules of financial management. If you use one-off income to fund ongoing operational costs, it will run out and quickly, you're back where you are
9th Apr 2026 13:14:15 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Trigger, very confusing got the email conveying the results of the first . No link for a second vote. We go on as usual . Glad 50+1 went through but will we get any money quickly to maybe strengthen squad for 1st or 2nd division.
9th Apr 2026 12:45:09 
 [45.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Given the lack of proof reading, can you be sure it was the right return address...my views nobody else's.
9th Apr 2026 12:41:34 
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Thanks Trig. Oh well. Hope for the best, I 'spose.
9th Apr 2026 12:37:32 
 [146.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Pads I think it comes down to the crapness of the voting link that the trust put out. Not sure if you remember but it was badly worded, badly structured and GCSE fail level of communication. As usual. But within that I think you could essentially vote for each round on the same link. So I suspect (but can’t be certain) that if you voted via that link then you voted twice already.
9th Apr 2026 12:10:12 
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Don’t expect the trust to ever explain this btw. They don’t need to. They’re busy looking for investors who share their values while we’re hoping for people with sound business acumen. Depending on what the trust’s values are, we may find both. I hope we only find the latter.
Great piece Rob, particularly liked this passage, A good start would be the next elections, where people with actual business backgrounds get to stand, and get elected. Perhaps some of its current semi-irrelevance is because it’s seen as a cross between the Department of Administrative Affairs and a local branch of the Green Party. It needs to up its game, and if it drives away the wannabe politicians and Gender Studies students then even better.
9th Apr 2026 11:55:21 
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That is absolutely spot on. The DTB has to function with a fiscal brain first and respecting what fans want from being "members a close second." It's been the otherwise round, well since the notion of being a club. The fans can't lead, but they can still be influential, but only if they give some of that influence away, iyswim
So just us and Keefy who didn't get a second vote?
9th Apr 2026 11:51:56 
 [146.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Agreed OI and as I’ve stated a few times I have zero faith in the people who are supposed to be leading these negotiations to get it right. Something so crucial to the survival of the club let alone the ongoing performance capability shouldn’t be entrusted to people who have demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that they are not up to the task and are not to be trusted to bring information faithfully to members.
9th Apr 2026 11:48:22 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Good article Rob. What still seems very unclear to me is the 'working capital' situation aka covering our ongoing losses. How keen is someone buying in going to be in covering losses if we can use our 50%+1 to force through a policy they hate? OK, they can threaten to withdraw but that would probably just cause administration and value their investment at zilch. So the key thing for me when/if we do have a beauty parade is what are the arrangements on working capital and how firmly tied in are our investors?
9th Apr 2026 11:37:16 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
That’s an excellent write up Rob and you have articulated well some things I have felt for a while.
9th Apr 2026 11:33:36 
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I may use some lines on our podcast then week.
Good piece, Rob
9th Apr 2026 11:33:32 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Is the Sunday sport still going ?
9th Apr 2026 11:29:03 
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Could someone less senile explain this DT vote thingy to us? The last email we got, on 27th March, said that we would get a survey re the second vote in due course. We didn't. Now everyone seems to think it's all gone through. Did they have so many proxy votes that they didn't need ours to meet the criteria?
9th Apr 2026 11:28:50 
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Thankee kindly.
Good analysis REPD
9th Apr 2026 11:22:23 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Trigger I didn’t actually dislike him. He could be very irritating at times and he wasn’t someone I’d go out of my way to engage with. But I genuinely don’t hold grudges on here and other times I’d be fine with him. But on a public forum he was always walking a very thin line. And this sub, like our fan base, has some very mixed backgrounds and personalities. Which includes plenty of people with very strong and clear views of what they’ll tolerate. He definitely needed to read the room better.
9th Apr 2026 11:17:09 
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Morning all. As 50.01 goes through the second stage of approval, SW19 has done a bit of a long article on the whole thing - [Link]
9th Apr 2026 11:08:27 
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No comment about newspapers.
*deliberate lower case t on the second times btw
9th Apr 2026 10:26:24 
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Lurker - I agree with you re Kentish and I never had a problem with it personally he and I would have some vigorous disagreements but that doesn’t automatically make me dislike someone (I know this isn’t tha point you were making) - main problem these days is too many people are too quick to bite on the fake blood capsule and cry foul, mostly when it suits some other motive it seems.
Can’t remember the last time I read a newspaper. I used to buy The Times and read it on the way to away games, but if modern times tell us anything at all it’s that the glory days of investigative and objective journalism are well and truly over.
9th Apr 2026 10:24:00 
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And maybe weren’t that glorious in the first place.
OI. I stopped reading Yhe Times about a year ago
9th Apr 2026 10:22:24 
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
RK I tend to read the I paper as well. Easier to get news out of it than most papers.
9th Apr 2026 10:20:43 
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I bring a book mostly these days RK. I thought you were a Times reader.
9th Apr 2026 10:11:01 
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I don't read the Guardian but I just glance at OIs on Saturday matchdays. He can't make midweek games ;-/
9th Apr 2026 09:59:05 
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The i paper is the best for impartial news. As they say, they want your trust, others want your OUTRAGE