chunky Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, iris123 said: I do fear AFC could end up in big financial trouble and end up like those I have mentioned. I, unlike a couple here though, wish them all the best I can't believe all the bitterness and hatred from some on here, can you? I lost my speedway, and I lost my football. I got my football back, and now these hatemongers on here are praying for me to lose it again... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 i lost both football and speedway too, i grew up going to both as plenty of others did, so it's very much a mixed bag of feelings. i went to Plough Lane a few weeks back to have a look and was shocked at how much had been done in a short space of time, time will tell if it's a success or not but i wish the Dons all the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Chris116 said: The only people I hate are Galliard Homes. But AFC have made Galliard's plans possible with their "retuning to Plough Lane" line. AFC have never played in Plough Lane, the team that played in Plough Lane sold their fans down the river many years ago when they moved to Milton Keynes a place that sadly for many sports teams has been a death sentence. "The team" never sold us fans down the river; the owner did... AFC is the reincarnation - the REAL Wimbledon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondboy Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, chunky said: "The team" never sold us fans down the river; the owner did... AFC is the reincarnation - the REAL Wimbledon. The REAL Wimbledon is in Milton Keynes whether you like it or not I’m afraid. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 From the moment Risk Capital Partners bought the GRA there was only one likely outcome. I don't particularly hold it against AFC for taking advantage of the opportunity (and don't forget that Galliards gave them £17m I think towards the build cost ) but I do have some concern for them that they will end up in a financial crisis. I guess only time will tell if enough people go along on a regular basis to make the finances work. Luke Johnson, director of RCP is also a director of Gallliard Holdings - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Diamondboy said: The REAL Wimbledon is in Milton Keynes whether you like it or not I’m afraid. Sorry. No. Milton Keynes is in Milton Keynes. They sold the name, but the heart and soul never moved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 23 minutes ago, Sir Sidney said: From the moment Risk Capital Partners bought the GRA there was only one likely outcome. I don't particularly hold it against AFC for taking advantage of the opportunity (and don't forget that Galliards gave them £17m I think towards the build cost ) but I do have some concern for them that they will end up in a financial crisis. I guess only time will tell if enough people go along on a regular basis to make the finances work. Luke Johnson, director of RCP is also a director of Gallliard Holdings - maybe they'll end up ground sharing with chelsea ladies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 Ofcourse the football team might not be where they are had the not replaced Workington reds football club in 1977? Their was another sport more popular in the town then ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 12 hours ago, Diamondboy said: The REAL Wimbledon is in Milton Keynes whether you like it or not I’m afraid. Sorry. I guess nobody is ever going to win this debate. I agree that the REAL Wimbledon (A club I once supported too) is now Milton Keynes. But I can see the other side of the discussion too, although as I said, I don't agree with it. I can see it being a financial disaster for them, and whilst I despise the past, I would feel sorry for the supporters of AFC Wimbledon if that should happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 19 hours ago, iris123 said: Relegation and, moreover, financial problems as a result of severe overspending in the chase for success, saw a sharp downturn in the club's fortunes between 2001 and 2005.in 2003 the then manager Kim Harris said that the owner, property developer Rajesh Khosla, was "raping us"after Khosla sold the Kingsmeadow ground for £2 million in personal profit. Usual story of football teams living beyond their means and then losing tenure or title of their own ground, thereby leaving them at the mercy of property developers. Beyond foolish as the ground is often their only tangible asset, but since when did football and sense go together? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/13/2020 at 12:42 AM, chunky said: Now look... You are a speedway fan, I get it. So am I. A lot of us speedway fans have lost the teams we love. Over the years, a lot of football fans have also lost the teams they love, but it is clear that you don't give a crap about them. I am one of those who has lost both their speedway team AND their football team. Speedway always was - and still is - my favourite sport. Wimbledon was my favourite team, and I could be found at Plough Lane most weeks. Wimbledon FC was my favourite team, and I could be found at Plough Lane most weeks. How the hell do you think I felt, losing both? I'm not the only one. There are several BSF members who were regulars at both Wimbledon speedway AND football. Yes, it's bittersweet, but speedway was never coming back. Football is not the reason for speedway's demise in Wimbledon. Or London. Or the UK. At least WE have ONE team returning home - which is a lot better than none. There really is no need for you to be such a bitter and spiteful b'stard towards people who have done absolutely nothing to you. Including those of us who have suffered the heartache of losing our team TWICE. Afc Wimbledon have cheated and scammed so many non league clubs on thier "fairytale" climb. You honestly won't find many in the football world wishing them a great deal of success, let alone those in the Banger, stock car and greyhound communities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 On 10/14/2020 at 5:42 PM, teaboy279 said: Afc Wimbledon have cheated and scammed so many non league clubs on thier "fairytale" climb. You honestly won't find many in the football world wishing them a great deal of success, let alone those in the Banger, stock car and greyhound communities. There is not a lot of love for them in my neck of the woods. I work in Earlsfield and live in Surrey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) An online quote from 2018 that perhaps sums up the key risk for AFC (Covid apart) This is a fact pointed out to me by club Chief Executive Erik Samuelson who inevitably moves to conversation on to talk of the club’s new 11,000-seater stadium, to be built on the old dog track at Plough Lane. Samuelson says: “I think the biggest challenge and risk we now face is doubling our fan base in the new stadium, who might not know our story or be interested and have the attention span of a Premier League fan who wants the manager changed after three defeats. “And avoiding that culture change, that mindset, is the biggest challenge we face. We can go up, we can go down, that’s manageable, losing our culture you’ll never get it back again.” Edited October 17, 2020 by Sir Sidney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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