AFC Wimbledon given permission to build new stadium at Plough Lane

[Franks Wild Years]

Good for them. A good football story.

http://www.theguardian.com/football...edon-new-stadium-plough-lane?CMP=share_btn_tw

 

[W.C.]

That's some journey they've had.

 

[prawnsarnies]

Another greyhound stadium bites the dust, a new home now required for the William Hill greyhound derby.

 

[Blue3]

Truly fantastic news Wimbledon fans have been through the worst nightmare but on the day of the new ground opening those who stuck with the belief that football belongs to the masses and has roots in locations that cannot be ripped up

 

[Justice]

MK Dins really should change their name now.

 

[Blue3]

This would make a great holiwood film who would play who

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Fantastic, just when you thought football had gone to the dogs, a real football club story.

 

[Rowdey]

Another greyhound stadium bites the dust, a new home now required for the William Hill greyhound derby.

And no Stock car/Banger racing too then i assume..?

 

[sully]

It doesn't seem to me like the great news everyone thinks. They are causing other sports to leave the area, are they not? Seems a bit hypocritical.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

It doesn't seem to me like the great news everyone thinks. They are causing other sports to leave the area, are they not? Seems a bit hypocritical.

Indeed, the sale of KIngsmeadow is also forcing Kingstonian out of their old home and making them homeless in the process.

 

[heathgate]

MK Dins really should change their name now.

Why?.... the names don't clash, and even if there was some overlap, there are plenty of City's, United's, even a few Albions.

 

[m20gull]

And no Stock car/Banger racing too then i assume..?

So I understand.

 

[Creaky]

Indeed, the sale of KIngsmeadow is also forcing Kingstonian out of their old home and making them homeless in the process.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/17/chelsea-afc-wimbledon-kingsmeadow

AFC Wimbledon are providing for “a substantial sum” to be paid out of the sale proceeds to Kingstonian, the Isthmian League premier division club from whose then owner AFC Wimbledon originally bought Kingsmeadow in 2003. The board of Kingstonian, who have played at Kingsmeadow since then as tenants, has resolved to find a smaller stadium, with the contribution from AFC Wimbledon intended to help them secure that move.

 

[Return of the Rev]

It doesn't seem to me like the great news everyone thinks. They are causing other sports to leave the area, are they not? Seems a bit hypocritical.

This!

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

MK Dins really should change their name now.

Bin the Din

 

[Hillian1]

Why?.... the names don't clash, and even if there was some overlap, there are plenty of City's, United's, even a few Albions.

Because the "Dons" part refers to Wimbledon, which if I understand correctly isn't actually part of Milton Keynes.

 

[BN9 BHA]

MK Dins really should change their name now.

I think MK DINS is the perfect name for them.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Absolutely fantastic news


I wonder if any Wimbledon fans who defected to Milton Keynes now feel they backed the wrong team ?

 

[Hotchilidog]

Great news for them. Really pleased.

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

Good news that they have moved a step closer to a stadium and it looks pretty huge given the size of the club. The blocks of flats packed in around the stadium look proper grimbo- too many in a small space but I guess that's whet developers want to do these days- cram as many units on as possible.

It seems a bit of a disaster that Kingstonian are being kicked out of their own ground so that Chelsea can train there and play reserve and women's matches etc. Given what Wimbledon have been through this seems ridiculous but I'm sure there is more to it behind the scenes. Can anyone provide any insight- do Kingstonian just not need a ground that big, or can they not afford it?