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Judio1999 said:
29 years after their last game at Plough Lane

Wimbledon will christen their New Stadium with no one there tonight
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Well you have say they've got that up and open pretty damn quick
 

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Well done to them. Easily my nearest club once the move is complete. I hope they make a success of it.
if we'd gone to Woking I think we'd have taken 3 temporary stands and a bond scheme as the price of getting us back to TW8.
 

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First goal at New Plough Lane is scored by Joe Pigott for the hosts.
 

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It’s a really interesting story and a hell of an achievement but It’s interesting that the media rarely mention the pretty awful way they treated Kingstonian.
 

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wibs said:
And the Wimbledon greyhound track which staged the greyhound Derby
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Is that the track which was sold for redevelopment by the GRA? You know, the (ahem) Greyhound Racing Association, itself owned by Wembley PLC? Which same GRA had priced the Wimbledon Dons Speedway team out in 2005, lost the Stock Car racing in 2008 and even allowed the Greyhound Derby to leave in 2012, as the stadium continued to be run-down in the years prior to the 2017 closure?

Fact is, it was a property play by the owners (including iirc Victor Chandler?) who, when it came to it, cared only for money and nothing for 90 years of history.
 

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rebus said:
They were formed in 2002 so that’s impressive.
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What would you have done if our move to woking went through ?
 

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rebus said:
Burnt Noades house down. Direct action works. Wimbledon fans were complete pussies and let Winkleman get away with it.
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A nice thought but seriously. Say we ended up there.

And im not saying wimbledon fans put up a fight or not.
 

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rebus said:
I told you the answer and I am serious.
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Ok, say you got caught tresspassing on his grounds and put away for arson.
Nobody took on your efforts and we ended up at mk
 

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Herbert said:
Ok, say you got caught tresspassing on his grounds and put away for arson.
Nobody took on your efforts and we ended up at mk
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lol

If we ended up at MK then I would have given up watching football probably.
 

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rebus said:
lol

If we ended up at MK then I would have given up watching football probably.
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Would you have been critical of a new fan led BFC, or AFCB, as Woking Bees continue ?
 

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Herbert said:
Would you have been critical of a new fan led BFC, or AFCB, as Woking Bees continue ?
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I thought at the time there was an element that wanted us to go bust so we could reform as AFC Brentford.
 

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rebus said:
I thought at the time there was an element... ...wanted us to go bust so we could reform as AFC Brentford.
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Would you have joined them?

Or would you have stayed with the "rump" BFC in Woking (or wherever)?

Or would you simply have given up on Brentford (either incarnation) completely?
 

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rebus said:
I thought at the time there was an element that wanted us to go bust so we could reform as AFC Brentford.
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I dont remember that, maybe cos my focus was solely on the real cause.

But....your avoiding the question. If all efforts were unsuccessful in stopping the move, and there was a new BFC formed, would you have supported that ?
 

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hanworthbee said:
Thought the new stadium only had 1 proper stand ?
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That was my understanding as well. Given that they have planning permission for 20,000 and are currently at 9,300 perhaps the other 3 stands can be taken down very easily to be rebuilt and that's what is meant by temporary.
 

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Herbert said:
I dont remember that, maybe cos my focus was solely on the real cause.

But....your avoiding the question. If all efforts were unsuccessful in stopping the move, and there was a new BFC formed, would you have supported that ?
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Probably not if I’m honest and spent the time on Saturday afternoons wallowing in the nostalgia of researching our wonderful club instead.
 

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ruislip bee said:
That was my understanding as well. Given that they have planning permission for 20,000 and are currently at 9,300 perhaps the other 3 stands can be taken down very easily to be rebuilt and that's what is meant by temporary.
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Yes, three sides of the ground are temporary stands - that's why they've been erected in double quick time. There is plenty of space behind them to build larger more permanent stands in order to reach that 20,000 capacity at a later date, though I would have thought that is a long way off.
 

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I'm glad they made it back to Plough Lane but the stadium itself looks horrible,
suits them though.
 

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Judio1999 said:
29 years after their last game at Plough Lane

Wimbledon will christen their New Stadium with no one there tonight
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Isn't that what used to happen at the old place anyway?
 

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hairman said:
Isn't that what used to happen at the old place anyway?
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We used to take over Plough Lane whenever we went there. Massive sh*thole of a ground it was too.
 

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Wise old Bee said:
We used to take over Plough Lane whenever we went there. Massive sh*thole of a ground it was too.
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It had seen better days! There had been substantial crowds in the good old days, even though they were non-league. By the time they got to the PL, they were limited to c.10k (might’ve been less post-Taylor).
They were never well supported throughout their rise up the FL, and Away fans of larger clubs would often match or outnumber Home fans.
This fortnightly ‘invasion’ wound up the locals and got the NIMBYs started....
 

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Many cases of Covid at Afc Wimbledon
No game for 2 weeks I guess
Barrow dont get a bye
They are rescheduling game

Team out celebrating the new ground ???
 

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They have a ground sponsor for New Plough Lane


www.afcwimbledon.co.uk

New stadium sponsors announced

AFC Wimbledon today proudly unveils our new stadium sponsors - and one of the longest-running ground partnerships in British football.
www.afcwimbledon.co.uk www.afcwimbledon.co.uk
 

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Judio1999 said:
They have a ground sponsor for New Plough Lane


www.afcwimbledon.co.uk

New stadium sponsors announced

AFC Wimbledon today proudly unveils our new stadium sponsors - and one of the longest-running ground partnerships in British football.
www.afcwimbledon.co.uk www.afcwimbledon.co.uk
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That record company must have deep pockets. Wasted on that lot.
 

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Cherry Red a brilliant indie label. Good people. Really cared about their bands and acts. Certainly in my music industry days way way back in the 1990s
 

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And a record shop in Kingston

And they had the Dead Kennedys with their signature tune

Too Drunk to F ###
 

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Hate this lot with a passion.

Just speak to any fans of Non League clubs that had the misfortune to come across them from Combined Counties League to National League.

Aldershot were the same.
 

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TW3Bee said:
Hate this lot with a passion.

Just speak to any fans of Non League clubs that had the misfortune to come across them from Combined Counties League to National League.

Aldershot were the same.
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Why what happened. I don't know anyone to ask so please share.
 
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