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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.
Investor
21st Oct 2026 23:39:56 
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nick
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Told you it was a lot of money and our potential investors isn’t even a football fan.
21st Oct 2026 23:36:39 
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nick
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Oo er missus!
I wasn’t exact a massive JJ fan from his early days but I do think he’s done ok given his resources. I don’t think that if and when he leaves here via whatever mechanism that he’ll go on to higher L1 or championship - but I wouldn’t begrudge him if he does I think he’s kept his head down and got on with it here against all the club bullshit he’s had to deal with.
21st Oct 2026 23:31:39 
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Maybe one day all the fan-owned managers will do a podcast or whatever the medium is at the time and talk about what they had to deal with whilst trying to win football matches.
Let’s be honest we can scrutinise it as much as we want but the ‘sheeple’ dons trust members who only got membership via ST purchases will follow the DT recommendation anyway.
21st Oct 2026 23:30:23 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
Enjoy the journey :)
Good,move us forward. We are all ageing, would be great to get to the championship. And would be lovely for our younger fans who have only experienced boring football and lack of goals.
21st Oct 2026 23:23:17 
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Jackson wont last long i would think
I think CC may survive some while but if the deal goes through I think that it is odds on for JJ to be given a short period to prove himself then be pushed out for a higher profile manager (which we would have a chance of attracting if we have a decent budget/can pay a realistic salary)
21st Oct 2026 23:20:06 
 [85.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
💥 NickD this is the new reality.
21st Oct 2026 23:08:53 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
The only negative about the new owners is the cruddy behaviour of the Dons TrUst Board for the last 9 years. Fans want the investment but don’t trust the boards. Choice may be limited but if the Bertrand Boys want our backing they’ll need to plug the financial leaks and restrict Trust Board’s contentious performance.
These will buy the club eventually. This is the inevitable outcome. We can talk about protections of 50.1 and the stadium etc etc but money will talk at the end of the day. But it's either this or extinction, so pick your poison.
21st Oct 2026 23:01:11 
 [85.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I hope the investment isn’t going to be spaffed away as rewards for current players.
21st Oct 2026 23:00:44 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
It’s a survival season either way.
21st Oct 2026 22:52:49 
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But it doesn’t matter because we’re now loaded and Championship in five seasons.
Well they made it clear that they felt JJ and Cope had done a great job and would want to see what they could do with a proper budget
21st Oct 2026 22:52:48 
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Just words of course
After the last two games it makes you wonder if it has already happened
21st Oct 2026 22:52:36 
 [94.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Changing Man, thats a good point, but could it work the other way to spur them on to try and impress the new guard? Potential more salary amd rewards for players
21st Oct 2026 22:46:11 
 [94.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
There is.a danger here that the current squad and staff mentally knock off going forward as the writing appears to be on the wall that they ain't the future
21st Oct 2026 22:43:33 
 [94.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I think it's clear that Bertrand will be the hirer and firer regarding football personnel. Can't see Copey and JJ being around much longer.
21st Oct 2026 22:41:56 
 [94.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Agreed Hash. I would rather vote for something because I believe in the something rather than I fear the anything else.
21st Oct 2026 22:38:57 
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Angus carries major negative credibility which doesn’t do the investors any favours.
It feels like a no brainer at the moment but maybe wait a bit just in case it emerges this Omar Mir bloke is about to get married to Pete Winkelman or something
21st Oct 2026 22:32:14 
 [89.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
s2k it's not 'assets', it's commercial value which is different as the trust still owns the ground, rights to name, badge etc.
21st Oct 2026 22:31:17 
 [89.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
They would run the footballing element of the club? If so that would mean the hiring and firing of personel.
21st Oct 2026 22:27:31 
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
On this 90% thing. Is this basically decoupling % ownership of clubs assets vs % voting rights? So, after 5yrs, they will own 90% of the club, but we will have at least 50.01% voting rights on direction of club?
21st Oct 2026 22:27:14 
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s2k
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
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 
 [89.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
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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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
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
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
(sorry for typos…)
21st Oct 2026 22:16:44 
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Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU