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Unfortunately can only re-iterate the thoughts of Colum and Windlesham, which reflect the post-mortem we had in the back bar after the game.
It’s always telling when the goalie gets the MotM award. What makes it worse is that Shrewsbury are a team I was expecting the Dons to beat.
Amongst all the other bad omens, the worst thing for me was the…[Read more]

No worries, Windlesham. Have got my ticket in advance, so will aim to get there by 6.30pm.
Have taken your number, so will text you my UK mobile.
PS I am short and fat 😁, probably wearing a home shirt under a red jacket!

With Ian Cooke before the game.

Having arrived on Tuesday evening, it was a long away trip for my first game. Went up on the Supporters Coach organised superbly by Laurence.
Very enjoyable day out. The Dons were well their point and the common consensus is that we could and should have won. Indeed I overheard a few Scunny fans say “We were lucky to get a point” which sums up the…[Read more]

No worries, Pete. Am there until early September so will be at the home game v Donny. Also going to Blackpool away, even though I can’t stand the place.
Hopefully no news about LTB is good news. Hope you enjoy the Ebbsfleet game and the Dons put in a good performance.
COYDs

Hi Windlesham, hi Singapore. Despite the Wycombe result, I am still quietly optimistic about the coming season. Would be a big blow to lose LTB but that rumour seems to be losing legs so fingers crossed we keep him.
First home game for me will be the Brentford LC game. Arguably the most attractive fixture in the first month.
So how about we meet…[Read more]

Thanks again to Singapore and Windlesham for the PSF match reports. I was feeling pessimistic after the departure of Reeves, but the incoming players and Ardley’s comments at the Meet the Manager evening have given me confidence the Dons can survive again in L1.
It is very dangerous to read anything into PSF results, but two wins over higher…[Read more]

Many thanks to Singapore for the MtM update. And apologies to Rob for lurking and not posting. Have been on the “other” forum and not liking the negativity on there.

As others have said, losing Elliott was expected, Poleon not an issue, but was disappointed about Reeves leaving. However others coming in has been welcome news.

I feel we have…[Read more]

Excellent news about the (non-)listing. Another step closer to the dream.
Not so good (for me, anyway) is the fixture list. Heading over in August so was hoping to see some good games. Instead I got two home games against uninspiring opposition and potentially 3 trips to the northern wastelands. The fixture computer must have a sick and twisted…[Read more]

Was expecting the news but really thought it would be a northern club. He will almost certainly be third choice at Millwall, but fair enough that he will be on a good wage there. Just one thought, courtesy of Paul R, would he have gone there if they had not gone up?

Breaking news. Elliott has left – for Millwall of all places! Presumably because he will get a championship wage. A shame but it was always on the cards he would leave.

Just read the preview about the L2 playoff game. Having been in Blackpool for the Dons game v Fleetwood, I know there is huge hostility against the current Blackpool owners in the area. And Exeter seem like a decent club in a pleasant city. Given that Blackpool is a complete shithole, I’m hoping Exeter win tonight.

Today is my last day in the UK. I should apologise for not posting more, but in my defence, there has not been much to talk about since that joyous, momentous night back in mid-March. Others have described how disappointing the season has finished, but as Windlesham has said, a mid-table finish with safety assured by Easter was probably a lot more…[Read more]

I was at the game yesterday (unfortunately). Opinion seems divided – were we rubbish for the whole game or only in the second half? I’m afraid I am in the former camp. Had lots of possession in the first half but absolutely no cutting edge. Apart from a very short spell in the second half just before they got the second goal, we were awful. It was…[Read more]

Dave K and myself were at Fleetwood yesterday representing WDSA. It was a pretty good performance. Credit to the players for getting on with the job after the excitement of Tuesday.
Was pretty even for the first 70 minutes. Shea made his customary great save early on but after that neither team created much. LTB came on late and in the last 20…[Read more]

Wednesday here in London Town. It’s a lovely spring day. I’m on holiday away from the mindless tedium of work. Frequenting pubs, drinking real ale and watching the racing from Cheltenham. Can it be any better?

YES! Seeing my beloved Dons beat the scummy Franchise bastards at Kingsmeadow. The win in the JPT was great, especially the picture of…[Read more]

So the day we have to endure the Franchise scum at our place has finally arrived. I have many emotions today, not least of which is anger. Us fans have a big job tonight. To make the atmosphere as hostile as possible to their players and fans. But without crossing the line into violence of course. I’m glad the club has gone a fair way on treating…[Read more]

Very pleased you had such a good night out, Dave. Certainly a result to rave about – and one to put the Ardley critics back in their place.
Just about to fly to KL where I have a stopover.
Will contact you next week once I’m in the UK.

“I’m coming for you, you Franchise bastards, I’m coming for you”!

Great match report as usual, Pete, so I echo Robert’s thanks. Despite the loss at Shrewsbury, I got the impression that the Dons had turned a corner, performance-wise, in the previous two games so I was quietly confident of three points yesterday. The return of Charles and Barcham seems to have been crucial. I listened in to the second half on…[Read more]

Hi Pete, thanks for the match report. Very much appreciated by all of us down under, even if it is a loss.
A big irony of football is that a poor performance (or two) can still yield a point, but a decent performance can result in nothing.
So now the anti-Ardley brigade are raising their heads again. We may not be in a good place at the moment and…[Read more]