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On This Day in 1972
Gerry O'Rourke lets fly on the day the Dons were embarrassingly dumped out of the FA Cup, beaten 3-1 at Gander Green Lane. Goals from Robin Gonzales and Graham Dennis had put Isthmian League Sutton in control and although Ian Cooke reduced the arrears after the interval, Gonzales quickly restored the two-goal lead. "It wasn't so much that we lost, but what hurts is knowing that we should have won," a disappointed Mike Everitt said afterwards. "We had three really clear-cut chances early on and if just one of those had gone in, I think we would have won here."
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Despite leading his side to the Ryman League play-offs in the wake of the ‘Darlogate’ affair, Dave Anderson was sacked after defeat at Bromley cost the Dons their chance of promotion. “There are three things I never thought I would be asked,” the manager said in the wake of his departure. “To switch on the Christmas lights in Wimbledon, to appear on Sky Sports News and to be told that the Prime Minister has just mentioned your name in Parliament. It’s been an honour to be involved from day one and it is an experience I will never forget.” With interviews with player-of-the-year Antony Howard and others, relive every kick of a momentous campaign in the latest edition of The Historical Don.
15th Oct 2026 11:59:57 
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On sale for £3 at the next few home games. Card or cash accepted.
Football staff/recruitment will be under new investor control but not all club staff. So the days of hanging on to managers 6 months too long may be over.
21st Oct 2026 22:26:21 
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Thank you both
21st Oct 2026 22:20:42 
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Gonna wait and see the pack. Would vote for it right now if it were that or financial death (or even worse continue as we are with the current DTB and PLCB running things) but the lack of trust in the DTB to get anything right makes me want to wait and see before I vote.
21st Oct 2026 22:20:22 
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Everything tonight sounded very positive but we need to make sure everything and every possibility has been thought through carefully and scrutinised. What I'm still unclear on is what it means for them to head up football operations. For example, who ultimately hires and fires managers and makes the final call on transfers (incoming and outgoing) etc?
21st Oct 2026 22:20:09 
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oxford don
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(sorry for typos…)
21st Oct 2026 22:16:44 
 [104.lo.gg.ed] 
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They mentioned about adding couple of thousand seats to existing temp stands and then spending more time on a proper development of the ground- where Hugh is an expert
21st Oct 2026 22:16:43 
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Mark they said they want capacity not hotels, enabling development etc don't think they went into specifics but said training ground was first priority then stadium after that
21st Oct 2026 22:15:57 
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Hash - thanks, I scrolled and found that, it was clarified that SSC is a vehicle, nd the it’s the people whose records matter (their prior/current successes…). I’m not sure if that helps… The deal looks good on the face of it, but is it too good to be true/safe (is anything safe - our current predicament doesn’t seem to be…).
21st Oct 2026 22:15:51 
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Hash - did they say any plans regarding the stadium ? Eg which stands, timescale? Etc
21st Oct 2026 22:14:03 
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It was explained that SSC was o ly formed as a company for this specific investment. They made £2mill available for the summer window as a goodwill payment (tempter) but the board has chosen not to touch it. Bet Jacko was pleased🤣
21st Oct 2026 22:12:10 
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There was a question on that a4e but i can't remember the answer sorry
21st Oct 2026 22:09:27 
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I guess in old language you would describe Omar as a tech geek. The key relationship will be between Omar & Hugh I think
21st Oct 2026 22:08:58 
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don't know much about the other (two guys?) ...
Anyone know when the half year ST go on sell?
21st Oct 2026 22:08:46 
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SSC was only incorporated in June of 2026, so has no history on Companies House - is that OK? Also, Omar Mir has a a middle name spelled variously Michael and Micheal on Companies House - not sure who checks such things, but I’m pretty sure if my own name was spelled incorrectly on CH, I’d get it corrected sharpish…
21st Oct 2026 22:07:36 
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Pedantic, yes, but sometimes details matter….
A successful football team is a nice hobby if you have money to burn.glad we have someone who thinks so!
21st Oct 2026 22:05:32 
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Won't ever get an offer like this again let's not fuck it up.
Oddsock - thanks :)
21st Oct 2026 22:03:04 
 [104.lo.gg.ed] 
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I don’t get it. Omar has made mega amounts of money and seems on paper to be a really smart bloke. Why oh why would he want to invest in us. Maybe it is just for philanthropy, if you have that much money maybe can do good
21st Oct 2026 22:02:22 
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Still seems too good to be true
Aideen was thinking the same thing
21st Oct 2026 21:55:47 
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BBC already has a write up of sorts [Link]
21st Oct 2026 21:55:08 
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After the £16million is the rest a loan
21st Oct 2026 21:54:32 
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20woodbine
Just asking
Can someone help me understand what the SSC guys meant by a B team? Seemed to be different from an U21 squad. What league would they be in? I thought they mentioned about playing in Europe or something. Was confused!
21st Oct 2026 21:51:17 
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oxford don
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If it’s Hugh in and Buckley out then that will sway it for me. Speaks well, not patronising or smarmy, and doesn’t make it look like we have no right to ask questions.
21st Oct 2026 21:50:38 
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The "other guy" is Omar Mir who is the money behind the consortium (maybe others too). He's an AI man
21st Oct 2026 21:46:02 
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£16 million initial investment for 34% followed by at least £87 million (think this includes the £16m) over at least 5 years. They get 2 people on the board. Trust retains 50.1 voting rights but they end up with 90% commercial value. They will invest in training ground, stadium, playing budget for both men and womens teams and youth development. Man with the money is some geezer called Omar Mir.
21st Oct 2026 21:45:55 
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We will get a pack tomorrow with all the details
Oi, teacher [Link]
21st Oct 2026 21:39:50 
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