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On This Day in 1946
More than 8,000 fans inside Sandy Lane saw the Dons somehow contrive to lose a hard-fought local derby against Tooting in the FA Cup. Following an even first half, the visitors were well on top after the break and only a series of last-ditch tackles and appalling finishing allowed Hawkins to keep his goal intact. With two minutes to go and a replay seeming certain, the Terrors' centre half Osborne drove home the decisive goal.
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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.
lol @ oddsock AI
19th Oct 2026 22:23:47 
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Worse than asking Siri anything
Ah bollox, just google it mate.
19th Oct 2026 22:14:55 
 [95.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
That didn't work. One of those awkward sites that think Martians are invading the internet. Try the Hedgerows: Mapping the Gaps Phase 2 Final Report, second link down. Pollen, wildlife, managed windbreaks, it's all there Hedgerows: Mapping the Gaps Phase 2 Final Report
19th Oct 2026 22:13:46 
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Ta. Forgot about the release clause. I don't think many people have seen him play since he left to be honest
19th Oct 2026 22:09:34 
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Trigger - Several reasons explained in this file:///C:/Users/pete/Downloads/Hedgerows%20Mapping%20the%20Gaps%20Phase%202.pdf
19th Oct 2026 22:04:17 
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save the voles
"Because historic towpaths double as vital linear wildlife corridors, conservation groups and agencies like the Canal & River Trust actively "gap up" boundaries. This involves filling in bare patches (gaps typically under 20 meters) by planting dormant, native shrubs like hawthorn, blackthorn, and hazel during the winter months." says Mr Gemini
19th Oct 2026 22:02:39 
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I thought Assal's release clause was triggered so we had no choice. I've not seen him play since he left but I'm not sure we were robbed on him.
19th Oct 2026 21:58:48 
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Considering Birmingham paid £2m for Sam Cosgrove I’d agree with you 6mdm.
19th Oct 2026 21:49:36 
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And thanks again Airsy you’ve added real value this evening. Of you could just sort out the canal tow path thing then you can take the rest of the day off.
Did the Assal transfer happen on the same watch, or was that Macklin?
19th Oct 2026 21:47:16 
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That was in answer to Trigger's "concerned" post
19th Oct 2026 21:45:20 
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I didn't think there had been that many to be honest. We've had players go to sides there, but didn't that many actually played PL games. There's been 5 that I can think of that have gone to and played in the SPL though
19th Oct 2026 21:43:38 
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One of Buckley's first mistakes on taking over from Silent Joe as interim CEO was selling Rudoni so cheaply to Huddersfield and getting that non-goalscoring giraffe as a make weight in return. It was obvious from the Arsenal game, where he was our only player that looked comfortable at that level, that he would go on to bigger and better things. £800k for a player that scores in the Premier League is daylight robbery. 10 times that amount would still be derisory in hindsight and that would have paid off most of our debt.
19th Oct 2026 21:42:03 
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Definitely our best home grown player and probably also our best player full stop. Who would rank above him? Nobody obvious springs to mind.
What a journey the young man has been on!
19th Oct 2026 21:39:03 
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Ahh I see - didn’t spot the academy part, so that makes sense. And yes, surely our best, yet only good enough in 2019 for a loan spell at Corinthian Casuals (glad I saw him play there, it was quite something…).
19th Oct 2026 21:32:46 
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I think I was “concerned” because I’ve asked previously about academy products who have played in the Premier League and there have been quite a few - or at least more than I may have expected. So good to see that Rudi is the first goalscorer. Feel like he has to be the best quality player our academy has produced - possibly without question?
19th Oct 2026 21:26:43 
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And he is as none of the others were from our academy. Thought Patrick Roberts might have done, but he didn't.
19th Oct 2026 21:21:48 
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What a terrible cup draw. I've been to Crewe loads of times, it will not be much of a crowd, a game eminently losable and it will be raining. The last time I went there we drew 1-1 in January last year. I think Neufville equalised for us just before HT in a game we should have won comfortably.
19th Oct 2026 21:19:45 
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I hate it when you get an annoying song stuck in your head. For some unfathomable reason, I've got "This Time" by the 1982 England World Cup Squad on repeat. No idea why. I've not heard it for about 44 years either. Must have read something about how unlucky England were in that tournament (I've lost track how many times have I read that for subsequent tournaments too).
Probably for wildlife pathways as someone else suggested. Many more summers like this one and I suppose they could double as firebreaks!
19th Oct 2026 21:19:35 
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The question was is Rudoni the first AFCW academy product to score in the Premier League.
19th Oct 2026 21:17:47 
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Gayle, as much as I love the bloke, does not qualify.
There have been two players who had loans with us also to have scored in the PL after their loan (Ajayi and McAteer) and there were 4 who scored in it before they played for us (either on loan (Sorensen and Euell), or permanently (David Connolly and Gayle))
19th Oct 2026 21:17:06 
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I think 😉
Don’t suppose you know anything about canal tow path hedgerow channels?
19th Oct 2026 21:15:53 
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Airsy - what about Marcus Gayle?
19th Oct 2026 21:15:38 
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Thank you Airsy!
19th Oct 2026 21:15:01 
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The answer to last week's question about Rudoni being the first AFC player to score in the PL is yes.
19th Oct 2026 21:12:32 
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RUDONNNNNNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIII
19th Oct 2026 21:10:33 
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