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FIFA’s medical chief Michel D’Hooghe believes there should be no football until the start of next season with concerns over a “second attack” of the coronavirus.

FIFA medical chief calls for all leagues to be cancelled

The French league closes down for the season..

Ligue 1 season over, no sport in France before September

Bit of light reading…
Each year, the EFL send out a questionnaire to their clubs, asking how much they pay playing and non-playing staff. The resulting report — marked ‘strictly private and confidential’ (snigger, snigger…) — is meant to provide useful benchmarking information for those who make up the three divisions. Alert: This is a Daily M…[Read more]

The National League have pulled the pin on the rest of this season …

National League Statement | Remaining League Matches to be Cancelled

➡️ https://t.co/FEUypT7qVK pic.twitter.com/F7BpjwOXxE

— The National League (@TheVanaramaNL) April 22, 2020

Nice read from the BBC on Norman Hunter’s career..

Norman Hunter dies: Leeds United great ‘a man of steel who could produce silk’

Sad to learn Covid19 had claimed Leeds United great Norman Hunter at the age of 76.

Leeds United are devastated to learn of the passing of club legend Norman Hunter

Letter to supporters from EFL CEO Rick Parry..

Essentially, no nearer to the date for restarting the season..

An open letter to supporters from EFL Chairman Rick Parry

This is from Ken Newman in Perth, WA

Here in Western Australia we’ve not had a new covid infection for four days, but the powers that be are talking of the lifting of SOME sanctions in four weeks ie mid May. When large crowds are allowed for sporting events is probably a further six weeks away –about the start of July. Very sadly it looks lik…[Read more]

Feeling a bit whimsical ..

What’s the odds of ANY of these player predictions coming off during the summer/offseason (whenever that might be…)?

Five players Glyn Hodges could sign for AFC Wimbledon this summer

Thanks Windlesham and Andy.. keep them coming all.

Noticed this in our local papers today..

Australians will have to wait until the end of this year or beyond to restart overseas travel

A quick update during our splendid isolation.

Joe Palmer has put out a statement which in part stated the following points of interest:

On Plough Lane Stadium
Construction work has been progressing, following government guidance relating to the wider importance of continuing construction works, if done in accordance with the social distancing…[Read more]

What an astonishing response from fans/aficionados/investors to take up OVER 5 million pounds in the Plough Lane Bond in little over a month. With more than 30,000 pounds to be added from the alternative We Are Wimbledon fund for smaller investors the take up more than exceeds the 5 million target to help pave the way for other investments to make…[Read more]

That was a nice little surprise for Christmas, wasn’t it? Only the Dons’ second win in eight visits to the Mem and only their second away league win of the season at 6th-placed Bristol Rovers.

Savour it.. we don't win that often at The Mem @Official_BRFC #AFCwimbledon pic.twitter.com/wb0GPX7b14

— wombles downunder (@WDownunder) December 27, 2019

Wimbledon came from behind to win, Pigott and Forss getting the second-half goals. Great to see…[Read more]

Thanks Windlesham and Colum for excellent wraps of the DT SGM. This is a major dilemma for our club. The DT (Mark Davis) is clearly pushing for the outside investment option with a bulk of the fans calling for exhaustion of all funding possibilities. Read today that around 300 Dons Bond survey respondents have so far pledged an average of £3,200…[Read more]

The Plough Lane Stadium project has been plunged into crisis with the Dons Trust announcing problems with the final funding of the ground. The DT have released an email to members (and sighted by me) detailing issues with the bank funding for the final 11 million pounds.
“We do not yet have a firm offer of a loan. We are working hard to secure one…[Read more]

Wimbledon are still in the FA Cup after a 1-1 draw at home to Doncaster Rovers. It was a creditable performance given the Dons were without Marcus Forss (cup-tied) and a lengthy injured brigade including Anthony Wordsworth, Ryan Delaney, Max Sanders, Michael Folivi and Will Nightingale forcing Glyn Hodges to call up teenagers Jack Madelin, Zach…[Read more]

Glyn Hodges went in house to quickly name former Scunthorpe United manager Nick Daws as his No.2 following his ratification as the Dons full-time manager. Daws, who was appointed Head of Recruitment by Wally Downes last January, was Assistant Manager and Manager between January 2016 and August 2018 at Scunthorpe and also had coaching roles at…[Read more]

Three days after the late night sacking of Wally Downes, the club, as expected, offered the full-time manager’s job to his assistant and fellow Dons great Glyn Hodges. He readily accepted the offer and is now the gaffer in his own right. While Wally was suspended on FA betting charges, the Dons won three league games and a cup game. Hodges was the…[Read more]

In the end it came as no surprise the club punted Wally Downes as manager. The surprise (for me) was the timing of the announcement – around 9pm on Sunday night when you ‘take out the trash’ and announce sensitive things outside the media cycle. Unfortunately (for the club), we live in the age of bare-all social media and it spread like wildfire…[Read more]

Portsmouth will be a distinct step up for the Dons at Kingsmeadow on Saturday. Pompey, who were knocked out of last year’s play-offs by Sunderland (1-0 agg), have made a middling start to the season 3-4-3 and are unbeaten in their last four outings. But the Dons are coming off three wins and confidence has been rising under ‘caretaker’ manager…[Read more]