Windlesham Don

We are approaching a crucial time, both on and off of the pitch.

The overwhelming vote in favour of the London Broncos’ ground share puts in place a vital future source of income.

We currently have a bridging loan in place to cover the fit out of the ground before our match day revenue streams kick in. These short term loans typically come with…[Read more]

A decent point on Tuesday night at a ground which has been a graveyard for us over the years.

However, I need to have a rant about the goal we conceded having watched it several times on the highlights…

We apparently have employed a ‘set piece coach’ and the last time I looked up the definition, an opposition corner would count as a ‘set…[Read more]

Oops, got carried away with the win and forgot a couple more minuses:
Minus – Joe Pigott seems to be spending more and more time sat on the floor with his arms outstretched appealing to the ref. As a Lon striker he needs to be strong, hold the ball up and bring our attacking midfielders into the game. Sadly, I am not sure that Joe’s first touch…[Read more]

Tuesday’s morale boosting victory would have given the squad confidence going into a tough game today.
A clean sheet, although less than convincing at times, would also have helped lift spirits.

Having watched the match on Follow here are my plusses and minuses:
Plus – Jack Rudoni gets better and more confident with every match. His winner stood…[Read more]

A cursory glance at this week’s fixtures shows what an important few days it could be for our chances. I understand that Robbo wants to change culture and introduce a process, but this work has to be accompanied by the acquisition of points or he will not get the chance to complete his work.

On Tuesday we entertain Gillingham, a hard working and…[Read more]

Some positives from last Saturday’s match:

The switch from 3-5-2 to 4-2-3-1 – 3 at the back had not been working for a while and the new formation gave Rudoni and Chislett free rein to be creative, knowing that there were two holding players behind them.

The midfield shape also produced much better connectivity between defence, midfield and…[Read more]

Over the past few seasons I have generally avoided getting upset over our matches against the Franchise. However, not with this match. It suddenly occurred to me that the coke-addled, frog-eyed, child snatcher (for those old enough to remember Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) would be allowed to watch a match at the new ground before the fans who had…[Read more]

Amongst an array of disappointing performances this season, yesterday stands out for me as a low point.

Normally a defeat against a promotion chasing ‘big boy’ such as Sunderland would not be unexpected, but two aspects of yesterday really got to me.
Firstly, the Black Cats were not very good, IMO the worst Sunderland side we have faced in League…[Read more]

Important that Glyn gets a performance today ahead of another difficult run of fixtures.

Our new keeper may discover the size of the task in front of him if our defence maintains its error strewn recent form. Let’s hope he can inspire a solid performance.

Hopefully we will maintain a back four (not sure we have enough CBs to continue as a back…[Read more]

In a season of defensive cock-ups I am desperately hoping that Crewe’s winning goal last Saturday was the nadir.

Looking at it again it was a disaster movie, a ‘Towering Inferno’ of defensive ineptitude from our centre backs!

Having switched from 3 centre backs to 2 and having withdrawn Terell Thomas (who appears to be carrying a persistent…[Read more]

After another promising but unrewarded effort on Tuesday, the boys face three games in the next week against the teams currently occupying the bottom 3 places in the fledgling league table. This is a double-edged sword – we are playing teams who have not started well and so we should be confident of picking up points, however, if we fail against…[Read more]

A hugely frustrating game on Saturday. The manner of defeat certainly ruined my Saturday evening. Sadly, veteran Wimbledon watchers would have found the last few minutes all too predictable – failure to capitalise on the few chances we created, followed by a defensive loss of concentration at the death.

Shrewsbury were woeful, robust in defence…[Read more]

An important match for the boys today after a poor couple of performances in the last week.

Our third match against a promoted side will be just as difficult as the other two, especially as Swindon came up as champions.

Glyn needs to sort out a shaky heart of our defence as well as trying to stop crosses being fed into our soft centre.

Up top…[Read more]

Unfortunately Saturday wound the clock back to the bad old days of the last two seasons. Despite going a goal up I never felt that we were in control of the game. The midfield trio from the Fleetwood game never seemed to impose themselves on the match and once again the central defence looked shaky, as we allowed Stanley regular opportunities…[Read more]

It has been an excellent start to the season. Recruitment looks to have been the best in several seasons, the new ground is looking magnificent and will be hosting matches from November and the side is unbeaten (over 90 minutes) over the first 6 games of the season.
I feel that tomorrow is important to give us a true feel of where this squad is…[Read more]

A display of promise yesterday. The opposition were typical League 2 and at times it looked like ‘old Wimbledon’ v ‘new Wimbledon’ with their hoof ball ‘charge of the light brigade’ attacking ‘style’!

With a little more quality finishing we could have been clear by half time, with both Longman and McLoughlin wasting golden chances.

Tzanev must…[Read more]

So here we go, the start of the weirdest league season in memory. Will it complete? Will it complete with a full complement of teams?

Who knows, but at least we go into it in a reasonable financial situation and with a squad that looks better than last season.

IMO today will be tough, Northampton won the play off final to gain promotion, and…[Read more]

TBH Roscrow has had many chances, especially in this pre-season and failed to make his mark. It looks like he was a gamble which didn’t pay off, so if we can ship him out on loan for the remainder of his contract then it will be good business.

My only concern is whether Reading would be happy for their young striker to have to compete with the…[Read more]

Interesting rumours.

Alexander left Aldershot for Barnet, supposedly because he wanted to be closer to his home in Essex. Perhaps Galliard are throwing in a few apartments on the Plough Lane development for us to use to house players..! ;o)

I remember NA at a Meet the Manager evening telling us how we didn’t bother trying to get Chelsea players…[Read more]

Interesting interview with Nick Daws on the club website. He says that they are hopeful of getting a couple of players in before the start of the season, but looking at the squad we have signed up so far it is threadbare to say the least!

Eighteen players on contract, but 6 of these are 18 year olds (Matthew Cox, the keeper, is only 17 I…[Read more]