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Post by frankiegth on Dec 22, 2009 19:06:51 GMT
From Hucknall, the home of cheer and goodwill to all ;D Hope all you fellow "tin-potters" have a good un and that we can all get some points (except Worksop and Boston of course).
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Post by peekay on Dec 22, 2009 20:02:52 GMT
Merry Christmas Frankie.
Merry Christmas tinpotters.
;D
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Post by Meadow on Dec 22, 2009 23:06:15 GMT
Merry Christmas all. I shall attempt the drive to W-S-M late on Christmas Eve to visit my parents. I won't be back in time for our home match on Boxing Day, unfortunately.
Hopefully we'll thrash Handy.
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Post by ambersalamander on Dec 23, 2009 13:11:22 GMT
Good luck with all of the above, Meadow!
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bigmark
In the tea-bar queue
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Post by bigmark on Dec 23, 2009 14:21:19 GMT
yes a merry christmas to all Tinpotters.even Loud, not bad for an Eastleigh fan.
btw Dazza are you going to help us on our trip along the Tything in the new year ?
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Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on Dec 25, 2009 7:38:52 GMT
MURRY KISSITUS AND A HARPY NEW BEER! (hic!)
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Post by ambersalamander on Dec 25, 2009 16:41:55 GMT
I got lots and lots of beer, and haev spent the day drinking my way through it so my mother's persistent nagging and sniping doesn't seem so bad
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Post by bh on Dec 26, 2009 13:00:35 GMT
Sounds like you had a good time mate!!
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Post by loudefc on Dec 27, 2009 14:15:06 GMT
;D ;D ;D Cheers Mark.
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Post by Meadow on Dec 27, 2009 22:11:03 GMT
Good luck with all of the above, Meadow! Well, despite the dire warnings the journey was pretty uneventful. A pretty good result for the Dons as well. Can't see us doing as well against Stevenage tomorrow.
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Post by bh on Dec 28, 2009 19:25:33 GMT
I thought 0-0 was an excellent result at Stevenage
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Post by loy PRA on Dec 28, 2009 19:56:03 GMT
given football is hard to play on the surfaces at this time of year we appear to be entering the advent of the 'high scoring draw' so to not let in any whilst not scoring any can be seen as more of an achievement for The Dons than anything else.
Although our game fell victim to the bizarre conditions in the North East at the moment, I'm slowly coming round to the fact that Gateshead will still be a Conference club when we usher in full time football next season. We've already scored nearly as many goals as Kettering and the same amount as Crawley in 10th, if only we can plug the leaky defence and manage to shake off the hugely annoying presence of Eastbourne Borough behind us.
I hope Wimbledon don't go up as I'd like to see the town of my residence take on the town of my birth. I couldn't do it earlier in the month as I had tickets for the Khan - Salita fight in Newcastle. Then again I've always wanted to see two teams from either side of my family tree take on each other, and a team from South Carolina vs Crossmaglen from Northern Ireland would be a cracking fixture. Not immediately likely to happen though!
Several things do irk me about Wimbledon. If the club was a serious attempt to reconnect with the People of Merton why didn't they call themselves Wimbledon Old Centrals to save us all the suffering of yet another team with an 'AFC' prefix and why do they play in a lighter blue and yellow in contrast to their old navy/gold combo? And why did the original board pre Hammam decide Crystal Palace would be a more fitting venue than Craven Cottage for a groundshare. It's my view too many clubs down the years have overseen their natural place in the order of things and have risked their own security on one massive, fiscally indulgent shot at the big time (Gretna being the most apt example.) Staying at Plough Lane would've been ideal, and the reason I'm all in favour of all football clubs being Mutualised is so such decisions off the field regarding redevelopment cannot be taken without due consideration to the stability of the club.
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Post by Meadow on Dec 29, 2009 10:38:13 GMT
Argh buggrit, can't remember how to do multiple quotes. Very pleased with the scoreline, and the second half was very exciting. Can't say much about the first as I was on the supporter's coach which got caught in horrendous traffic. We arrived just before halftime Several things do irk me about Wimbledon. If the club was a serious attempt to reconnect with the People of Merton why didn't they call themselves Wimbledon Old Centrals to save us all the suffering of yet another team with an 'AFC' prefix and why do they play in a lighter blue and yellow in contrast to their old navy/gold combo? And why did the original board pre Hammam decide Crystal Palace would be a more fitting venue than Craven Cottage for a groundshare. It's my view too many clubs down the years have overseen their natural place in the order of things and have risked their own security on one massive, fiscally indulgent shot at the big time (Gretna being the most apt example.) Staying at Plough Lane would've been ideal, and the reason I'm all in favour of all football clubs being Mutualised is so such decisions off the field regarding redevelopment cannot be taken without due consideration to the stability of the club. I can't really answer most of those questions, but I'll try. The name - I don't like it myself, but had no part in the choosing. To be fair though, we were one of the earliest fan owned clubs to use that prefix - certainly before Telford. There's much debate about the name amongst the fans. Some want to revert to Wimbledon FC, as the name is now available, and some feel that by reverting to that name, it denies achievements over the last 7+ years. The fact that the press often refer to us as just Wimbledon suits me. Colours - I think the designs are done by one of our founder members, and although we are offered a choice as to which design is adopted, they've always been the current shade of blue and yellow. Maybe we can look to the old colours at some point. Ground - Plough Lane just wasn't good enough for top flight football. What we should have done was gone into a temporary groundshare with Palace/Fulham/whoever and done the necessary upgrade, however I suspect Sham was already making plans to sell the ground off anyway. He gave the impression of being a plausible character and managed to persuade Merton Council to lift the covenant. The records say different of course, but look at what he did to Cardiff. We are Mutualised, so nothing major can be done without the votes of the trust. I would suggest that there are enough level-headed fans in the trust that would outvote any foolhardy suggestions of going beyond our means to achieve higher level football.
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Post by Loy PRA on Dec 29, 2009 18:14:24 GMT
We are Mutualised, so nothing major can be done without the votes of the trust. I would suggest that there are enough level-headed fans in the trust that would outvote any foolhardy suggestions of going beyond our means to achieve higher level football. Just so's you know, the mutualisation comment wasn't directed as a dig at Wimbledon, more praise towards Dons' Trust and advocacy of similar things done on a wider scale So I take it Plough Lane is still a hole in the ground? How much momentum/clout would the Dons have in moving back to the most sacred of venues?
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Post by Meadow on Dec 29, 2009 19:38:33 GMT
We are Mutualised, so nothing major can be done without the votes of the trust. I would suggest that there are enough level-headed fans in the trust that would outvote any foolhardy suggestions of going beyond our means to achieve higher level football. Just so's you know, the mutualisation comment wasn't directed as a dig at Wimbledon, more praise towards Dons' Trust and advocacy of similar things done on a wider scale So I take it Plough Lane is still a hole in the ground? How much momentum/clout would the Dons have in moving back to the most sacred of venues? Umpteen blocks of flats on it unfortunately. As a small concession, the builders allowed us to choose a shortlist of names for the blocks and the complex. www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/football/afcwimbledon/3959255.Plough_Lane_development_to_provide_affordable_housing/
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