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Well this is rather wonderful, that Saturday evening post victory glow – it’s been a few months since we’ve experienced this. I’m rather happy with my 2-1 and Poleon to score prediction – spot on! LTB really was a shadow of his former self again today, running into dead ends, throwing himself to the ground in feigned fouls, altogether looking…[Read more]

Here’s hoping for a happy three points Saturday. It’s going to be another tough one, but I’m hoping we can reverse our previous two home score lines of 1-2 in our favour. Poleon to score!

Liamwimbo, take your brolly this afternoon, it’s going to rain during the match! It would be good to say hello before the game, always good to put faces to…[Read more]

Well that was a non event transfer deadline day for us. Plenty of other League One business was done, but you could argue Neal had already done a decent job with the pre planned signings of earlier in the summer – so no need for last minute panic buying or loaning. He clearly is going to stick by Ryan Clarke, so let’s hope that works, and none of…[Read more]

Devon, I didn’t get that impression from the LTB interview. Yes, he may have been hoping for a big move, but it didn’t happen and he seems genuinely happy to have signed a new contract. He clearly gets the club ethos and history and knows he can write himself a place in that history. He’s obviously ambitious and would like to play at a higher…[Read more]

There are three days until the loan window closes. Ardley has said he’s trying to get in another centre back to replace Sweeney. Fair enough. But should we be strengthening elsewhere? Clearly there are big question marks over Ryan Clarke – should we be looking to bring in a keeper on loan? Or stick with Clarke/Shea and perhaps reassess in the…[Read more]

Listening to the 90 mins of commentary, we threw away that win and two points at Rochdale. Gutting. The manager and keeper must burden much of the blame.

Ardley made a bad mistake in putting on Francomb for an injured Taylor mid way through the second half. Never, never defend a 1-0. Never. Poleon is a fiery in form striker who just scored two…[Read more]

Dog with a bone, but this will be my final thought: Wandsworth Council say Merton was not and is not an impartial and objective authority to determine our planning application. Yet Wandsworth’s own planning officers – nothing to do with Merton – also approved the plans! It’s not that the decision was taken by a partial local council, but that a…[Read more]

The only ray of hope I can see this evening is that Eric said at the Dons Trust SGM last night (which I attended) that an application can only be called in by a Secretary of State if there is an issue of national, strategic concern to resolve. It’s hard to see how a local council dispute is a national issue, particularly when the local Mayor of…[Read more]

We need a positive result at Rochdale to offset this depressing news that (Tory)Wandsworth Council is appealing to the (Tory) Secretary of State to call in our NPL stadium plan. They say Merton Council has been biased, and it needs an impartial authority to determine the application. What the hell?!! The supposedly neutral Mayor of London has…[Read more]

Feeling very disappointed that Kelle Roos has signed for Bristol Rovers for the season. He’ll make them much stronger. It does make you wonder whether the wages issue was a red herring in his not being an option for us, or whether Rovers are splashing out to pay for this loan deal. Irrespective, it would have been great to see him back between…[Read more]

By Pollen I mean of course Poleon! Dominic Poleon, a name I’m sure we’ll hear time and again mentioned in despatches this season.

Just back from the U23s game against Wigan. Wow! We really do have some talent waiting in the first team wings. Pollen was the stand out player, with two excellent solo goals and two assists. His control, quick turns and breathtaking acceleration gave us a real threat up front, and he really does look a much better threat and striking prospect…[Read more]

As long as Wandsworth Council or the relevant Secretary of State don’t throw a spanner in the works with another call-in or judicial review move, then September 15th could be our clear cut day for celebration on the stadium plan. Merton Council’s Planning Committee meets that day, and a council spokeswoman has told media here: “It will be a…[Read more]

In a statement released this morning, Mr Khan said: “I have taken the time to consult local residents, businesses and other interested parties and, having weighed up all of the evidence available to me, I’m confident the stadium and the leisure facility proposed alongside it will be of great benefit to Londoners and the wider community for gen…[Read more]

Today is the most brilliant of days! What fantastic news about the stadium. The leader of Merton Council says they intend to stick by the consent granted in December last year: “the plan is now in safe hands”! The Dons really are coming home, I can’t believe it. Just down the road from me. A real local club again for my kids and me. I just…[Read more]

Really pleased we got our first point, although yet again it sounds as though we shortchanged ourselves and could have had all three points. This from The League Paper today: “The visitors had the better of proceedings. They created the better chances, posed more of a threat and could have stolen the spoils right at the end”. Sounds like we won…[Read more]

Thanks Windlesham for the stats. Ardley said at the recent Meet the Manager session that based on stats we would have been second in the table at Christmas last season; but of course the only stats that really matter are the goals for and against columns. Hopefully with a bit of luck (which we’ve not had), a tightening of our defence and being…[Read more]

I am thoroughly depressed, but then I never take defeat very well. How on earth we didn’t get a point from that game is beyond me. That’s four games we’ve played well in now (well for a good chunk of each game), and four defeats. Clearly something is fundamentally wrong, something is not clicking, and it’s hard to put your finger on what…[Read more]

As we prepare for the big Tuesday night game, what are our predictions? It’s going to be a gloriously sunny evening at KM, which I’m really looking forward to, and I’m feeling optimistic we’ll get something from the game. I’m not underestimating Scunthorpe; they narrowly missed out on the play-offs last season, and at the weekend fought back from…[Read more]

Thanks Windlesham. I just watched LTB pre-Scunthorpe interview on YouTube; he talks about building partnerships with Barnett and Poleon, so a suggestion of a future with us. Let’s see!