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Those first half stats tell the story perfectly of Saturday’s game. We could have gone in 2 or 3 up, but spurned the chances. Forss looked lively but him and Pigott didn’t really seem to gel together. when we did lump the ball forward it was Pigott who always seemed to be underneath it, and we know that the result of that is.

Shrewsbury came out…[Read more]

Eight games in and still without a league win. It’s the worst start to a L1 season for the Dons — the preceding three seasons the Dons had 8 points after as many games, this season we have three from three draws. Another salient stat: Wimbledon have won just ONE of their last 14 league games (going back to the final stages of last season’s Great…[Read more]

Was that better? To hold Shrewsbury to a draw? I’ll be interested to hear your reactions. Looking back over the last three seasons, by the eighth game, we have been on eight points each year. So, only five adrift after a poor start. The only way can be up I hope. I’ve always been bemused that football players perform better after a half-time…[Read more]

Had my first opportunity to have a good look at the Dons on TV. Some observations..

Like many I was bemused how the Dons started this match. They were muted, passive almost pedestrian as MK swiftly took control and dominated possession and the pitch.
Given that Wally set up the team to defend with four CBs (Will Nightingale started in midfield),…[Read more]

Not even bothering to watch today’s freak show of a fixture, despite it being on TV.

Hopefully two of the new arrivals will start and contribute and that Woody will play some part.

For me the true test starts after today’s circus, with a run of fixtures where we need to integrate the new loanees whilst picking up a few wins.

If Forss and San…[Read more]

Three new loans, the chance of key midfielder Anthony Wordsworth playing some part and taking on *them*. It is an opportune time for the Dons to kick-start their season on Saturday. There is a buzz about the joint following the signings of Brentford striker Marcus Forss, Brighton under-23 midfielder Max Sanders and Rochdale defender Ryan Delaney.…[Read more]

Three loanees in and the big question for me is where did the money come from? Connolly couldn’t have been on such big money to fund all three. Either someone has found a silver shilling down the back of the sofa, or Wally wasn’t telling the whole truth about spending every last penny.

Another question is how we’ll change our tactics. Will we…[Read more]

It was indeed a welcome, surprising and uplifting end to the day yesterday, with the positive news on both the transfer and stadium fronts. We’ve been bereft of such moments for pretty well the whole of the season so far. I can’t think of any time yet since we kicked off against Rotherham when any Wombles day has ended with good cheer and a…[Read more]

Amazing. Within hours of posting my p*ssed off thoughts and expecting no deadline activity, we get not one but three loanees?!

No idea where the funds have come from, although getting rid of Connolly will have eased the pain, but the club has (finally) seen sense and backed the manager in an attempt to avoid relegation.

At first sight two of the…[Read more]

Not one, not two, but THREE loans in on transfer deadline day. It was heartening to see the Dons land young Finnish striker Marcus Forss (may the Forss be with you….) on a season-long deal from Championship side Brentford. Forss is 20, but is thought very highly by the Bees, who signed him to a four-year contract just before the loan deal went…[Read more]

Sooo…. Where did all that money come from?
Can’t be from the Bar takings…

Just a footnote on getting a drink at the bar…

I’ve stopped going to KM before the game because of the problems getting served. It’s ludicrous why both bars don’t have a queuing system, and why the staff aren’t more efficient.

Instead I’ve started going to the Bricklayers Arms down the road, where I’m always offered a warm welcome, get served…[Read more]

Saturday’s match day experience at KM was truly miserable – from the unstewarded free for all in the car park, through the attempts to purchase a beer in bars manned by inept and largely disinterested staff, and finally on to the unmitigated dross served up as football!

If the club is not careful crowds will drift away as the season progresses a…[Read more]

Yesterday’s game at home to Wycombe was the last of my annual trip to see the Dons.
Unfortunately the four games I’ve seen have resulted in two draws and two defeats.
It is still early days but the general mood is one of gloom and hard to foresee anything other than a season of struggle similar to last year. Most of the squad don’t look good…[Read more]

It looks like Rob’s “dark murmerings” are the way the season is going to proceed. “Devoid of any quality”, according to the BBC. That’s a worry. The Great Escape aside, I think Wally should hit the panic button soon, before becoming a total Wally. Despite all the plaudits of how great Wally has done, from a distance I’ve never been especially…[Read more]

We need some form of result today with the trip to Asda:MK next week, but I feel it will be very difficult for us.

Ainsworth will have his ‘somersault with pike’ boys up for the match, so I expect the normal diving, cheating and official-influencing performance from them – it really is quite tedious to watch.

The problem for us is that Wycombe…[Read more]

I can’t get much enthusiasm for the Wycombe game. I can’t go because of a family event, and even though deep deep I’d prefer to be a Kingsmeadow, I can’t forsee anything other than another loss. Even with Will back. I so hope I’m wrong. The omens may be in our favour though. Last season our best home wins came when I wasn’t able to make it.

After playing promotion candidates Rotherham, Ipswich Town and Sunderland in the opening five games, it will be another test for the Dons with Saturday’s home game against in-form Wycombe Wanderers. Gareth Ainsworth’s team are third after a WDWDW start to the campaign. The Chairboys are on the same points as Ipswich and Sunderland, so it will be a…[Read more]

What to make of the Bury debacle? A crushing disappointment for the fans and the town and the history behind the club but also a massive lessons learned for the rest of us in the EFL. They hugely overpaid their squad in the last few seasons. I can remember they signed Jermaine Beckford who must have been on big bucks and then he got injured and…[Read more]

I got up super early to get the 6.22 from Hull to York then Newcastle and then the Metro to Sunlun. Coming out of the station I took a wrong turn and walked a mile away from the city centre before a friendly local pointed me in the right direction of the Travelodge. Eventually I found my way to the William Jameson Spoons pub and settled in with…[Read more]