[Football] AFC Wimbledon- MK Dons

[dazzer6666]

Author John Green's experience as AFC Wimbledon defeat MK Dons.

Absolutely brilliant. I remember AFC coming to Burgess Hill as they made their way up the leagues - they confirmed promotion by winning (think it was 0-2 but it was several years ago). Was a BHTFC record crowd at the time. When the second goal went in the scorer had his shorts torn off by his teammates

Separately, I did a couple years on a ‘conversational Spanish’ evening class (around the same time). One of the women in the group was a mad keen AFC supporter - still remember her using ‘AFC Wimbledon’ in virtually everything she was asked to say in Spanish to the extent it became a running joke. Saw her on the train recently (think I was on the way to Spurs), she was in AFC Wimbledon merch…….presumably on the way to a game.

 

[Machiavelli]

Author John Green's experience as AFC Wimbledon defeat MK Dons.

That's amazing. Thanks for posting. And that's why we love football.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Some Wimbledon fans went to MK I wonder if any still remain or they came back home?

 

[amexer]

Why has "dons" not been removed from MKDons name ?

 

[US Seagull]

Why has "dons" not been removed from MKDons name ?

You do have to wonder don't you? It only serves to remind everybody of their less than savory origins.

Seems some of their fans even agree:

I’m an MK Dons fan: here’s why we must drop the Dons from our name

DESPITE ADMITTING THAT relocating a football club was not a good idea’ MK Dons chairman Pete Winkelman insisted, in an interview with BBC Sport in 2012,

thesefootballtimes.co

 

[BN9 BHA]

I was looking at the AFC Wimbledon Twitter account on Saturday, they didn’t mention the team name of their visitors in any tweet

 

[A1X]

 

[smillie's garden]

Quite reminiscent of "Stooor-rer"

 

[GT49er]

You do have to wonder don't you? It only serves to remind everybody of their less than savory origins.

Seems some of their fans even agree:

I’m an MK Dons fan: here’s why we must drop the Dons from our name

DESPITE ADMITTING THAT relocating a football club was not a good idea’ MK Dons chairman Pete Winkelman insisted, in an interview with BBC Sport in 2012,

thesefootballtimes.co

A few years ago I went to watch the Albion at MK Dons - nothing pre-booked, just turned up on the day and asked nicely if I could buy a seat in the stands. Sometimes it feels OK to engage with the home fans, other times stay very silent and do give a clue that you're supporting the away team! Anyway, this lot seemed quire friendly; I admitted my allegiance, and had a nice chat - much of it about the Baldock brothers (George was playing for them at the time). I asked them about dropping the 'Dons' and just becoming Milton Keynes United, or whatever, and to a man, they were 100% against it.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Something like the Milton Keynes Active Panthers or similar would be good

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Author John Green's experience as AFC Wimbledon defeat MK Dons.

This video and this thread(and the equivalent ones for Athens, Marseilles and Amsterdam) are great examples of the power and beauty of football.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Author John Green's experience as AFC Wimbledon defeat MK Dons.

Scenes.

That is all

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Why has "dons" not been removed from MKDons name ?

Saw an interview with Winkleman, he said to take away the Dons moniker would be to deny where they came from. Unreal.


I bloody love watching MK fail. And in the 94th minute against Wimbledon? It's just DELICIOUS.