Don't mess with the mighty Padds. đ
19th Mar 2026 23:55:20
[89.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Hey itâs no problem you canât remember which way you voted or whether you voted at all it happens.
19th Mar 2026 22:49:36
[195.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Trigger- I realise that I didnât express myself very clearly, my apologies. I donât recall whether I voted no or abstained on the constitution - I could probably go back and look it up but I wonât, because I donât care / it doesnât matter and so I canât be bothered to spend my time doing so. I am sorry if that leaves you in suspense but I am afraid itâs all you are going to get from me on that - from my perspective life is simply too short to spend any of it worrying about the DT constitution.
19th Mar 2026 22:41:20
[86.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Ok so you said you didnât vote on it but now you say you voted no and you donât really recall and then pull out the âdoesnât really matterâ argument.
19th Mar 2026 22:32:37
[195.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Totally agree with Paddingtonâs last post- if the 50% vote is so critical why muddy the waters by throwing in the constitutional change (which absolutely didnât âhaveâ to be done now)
19th Mar 2026 22:29:01
[86.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
And which idiot(s) decided to combine 50+.01 and the constitution in one vote? Back in 2 ticks was brilliant in its simplicity. If they don't reach the voting threshold they may see the stupidity of it.
19th Mar 2026 22:25:16
[146.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I am inclined to vote for 50+ whatever for the same reasons as NickW. I will vote against the constitution and sneaky standing orders. I am not voting for anything where terms are not defined and having only just been enabled to read after an unwelcome hiatus I will just base these decisions on instinct, I'm afraid.
19th Mar 2026 22:21:24
[146.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Trigger- I voted no, I think- to be honest I donât really recall on that. To me, I donât care that much about the constitution as (1) even if it does get changed it is unlikely to be in effect for long before we hit administration (2) the only way that administration wonât happen is if we find this mythical minority investor who agrees to bail out our ongoing losses (or âprovide working capitalâ as the board always rather coyly call it) and in the case that investor would in effect call the shots and the DT side of things will be purely ceremonial.
19th Mar 2026 22:18:49
[86.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Plus the new Standing Orders are being quietly attached to the new constitution which would give the board the power to not let someone in to a meeting if they claim to have a feeling that person might not behave well, and to limit the time anyone one individual can speak for in a meeting. And the number of times someone can speak in a meeting. That route will end up with some old men physically trying to remove some other old men from Plough Lane - not a route we should be treading along.
19th Mar 2026 22:03:36
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Nick out of interest did you abstain or just not vote on the constitution stuff?
I voted for the 50.01% because it brings us closer to selling control altogether (by allowing us to attract a dominant and in-effect controlling shareholder), which is where we logically need to end up. Didnât vote at all on the constitution as I donât have enough information on that and in any case think that itâs wholly wrong to be trying to sneak that through on the cost-tails of the other vote.
19th Mar 2026 21:52:37
[86.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
It wasnât fenced in though you could just walk across through the car park
19th Mar 2026 21:40:11
[81.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Once the AELTC bought the land they used it for parking during the fortnight but before that it was just a private golf course, fenced in.
19th Mar 2026 21:32:20
[86.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
OI-my recollection is that there was public access to the golf course for many years I always used to park in Home Park Rd and go to the tennis
19th Mar 2026 21:26:00
[81.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
OI - Ditto your moral. Used WP a lot when my tribe lived nearby. Doubt I'll ever go back there, but that's not the point.
19th Mar 2026 20:59:51
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
It is interesting to see the (thankfully few) people on here who are voting for and the various reasons they give to justify it. âThereâs no plan bâ and âthe board are dreadful but we canât do anything about that so may as well give them more money and timeâ are my favourites.
19th Mar 2026 20:58:53
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There should be a plan b and the boards shouldnât be dreadful. These are not reasons to vote for their recommendations.
Absolutely Pete, they probably knew they wouldn't win the fight over the floodlights and you need to be ready to fight if they want to sell the land for housing. No argument with people objecting to the Wimbledon Park plans though they are going to lose. My argument is about the lies they are telling.
19th Mar 2026 20:46:47
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and I do want to walk round the lake, I did when I was 6 and I still do at 77
The thought of someone thinking they know whether weâd be better off in any of the future scenarios doesnât add up in my mind. Thereâs no way of knowing that being bought out of admin is going to work out well or badly or well then badly or well you get the point.
19th Mar 2026 20:45:27
[195.lo.gg.ed]
All we know is that we have two boards who cannot be trusted and to keep them is baaaaaaad.
OI - Just a few short years back, Ben D helped me out when they wanted to install very high floodlights just at the back of the houses in Cannon Hill Lane. Everyone's gardens on my side of QMA would've seemed like daylight until late at night 24/7. We were lucky that time, they dropped it. (New para) If AELTC are successful in their latest project in WP, they probably won't need that huge plot just down the road. I'm ok with what's there atm, just concerned with what happens next, seeing as modern planning seems to be returning to Hi-rise. By the way, did you see the gas holder project in Motspur Pk (Hi-rise blocks) has been kicked out? That could easily happen down the road without an eye being kept on things.
19th Mar 2026 20:33:32
[45.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
... if someone snaps us up out of...
19th Mar 2026 20:20:38
[82.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I voted for (the first round of) the resolutions. Whilst I would have wished further information, and would like to see more before the second round, i think the idea that we would be better off letting the club fail on the basis that we'd be better off over someone snaps us up our of administration is wrong.
19th Mar 2026 20:19:54
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
That is a different issue Pete, I think they have qualification/training courts round the corner from me and if that changes and planning permission is sought the council will have a say and so will local residents. The same will happen in Merton. What I find so annoying is rich folk with homes nearby going on about 'precious public space' when I know personally there has been no public access to that land in the last 70 years and with the plans there will be.
19th Mar 2026 20:02:08
[86.lo.gg.ed]
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
How many caps did Roy Law get?
19th Mar 2026 20:00:55
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
They already hold prelim rounds at their place in Grand Drive, or did the last I heard. It's that plot I want future info on, if the main project goes ahead.
19th Mar 2026 19:54:40
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right on my doorstep, is why