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Post by boothenesque on May 4, 2015 8:14:51 GMT
17000 there yesterday. Doesn't seem right. No history, no struggle, robbed another club but now have a stadium, a sizeable fan base and momentum. What next? Will they drop the "Dons" part they nicked?
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2015 8:19:07 GMT
Ever been to MK. It makes Telford look cultural and classy !
GD
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Post by Gods on May 4, 2015 8:24:18 GMT
They will make the Prem in the end you just know it.
A symptom of the gradual shift of power in football from the old Northern towns to the affluent South with it's rapidly growing and well-heeled population.
See also Bournemouth. But they are 'loveable' right? I give our love affair with Bournemouth about as long as it takes for them to take some points off us next season.
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Post by luke45 on May 4, 2015 8:43:24 GMT
Really sad to see a club like MK Dons take the automatic place off a founder member of the football league like Preston. Hope Preston can win the play offs but I can see them bottling it again now.
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Post by werrington on May 4, 2015 8:52:53 GMT
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Post by sheikhmomo on May 4, 2015 8:58:54 GMT
I imagine this clown is going to be an increasing menace as well.  |
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Post by blackpoolred on May 4, 2015 9:03:06 GMT
F^cking joke of a club.. Will never recognise them as a proper team. The growing affluent town of MK demanded a football team and so nicked another towns football club, so that they could skip the boring bit of making it through the leagues... Always said, that we as fans did not do enough to stop this happening. As for the FA - just how many back-handers were involved with this What a joke of a name too.. They should be made to drop the Dons part of their name and get relegated to non-league football and make their way through the ranks like other towns have to... You just know that the twaty footballing gods have an FA cup with their name on it.. Gutted for Preston too  |
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Post by boothenesque on May 4, 2015 9:08:42 GMT
They're sort of like a parasite that fed on it's host until it burst out like in the film 'The Thing' or 'Aliens' and a remarkable resemblance in that photo.
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Post by Billybigbollox on May 4, 2015 9:10:58 GMT
They will make the Prem in the end you just know it. A symptom of the gradual shift of power in football from the old Northern towns to the affluent South-East with it's rapidly growing and well-heeled population. See also Bournemouth. But they are 'loveable' right? I give our love affair with Bournemouth about as long as it takes for them to take some points off us next season. For me the south east is south of the Thames and East of the Medway. Milton Keynes is not the south east Gods |
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Post by Billybigbollox on May 4, 2015 9:12:24 GMT
Neither is Bournmouth. :-)
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Post by blackpoolred on May 4, 2015 9:14:44 GMT
Paragraph from their history notes:
Pete Winkelman had been keen on bringing a professional football club to Milton
Keynes for some time and had had meetings with a number of other clubs such as
Luton, Barnet, Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, and Wimbledon but none
came to fruition apart from Wimbledon. He had made it clear that he was not out to
steal a football league club. He was only interested in bringing a club which was in
serious difficulties to Milton Keynes, and then only if a move to MK was the last resort
to ensure survival. Wimbledon FC was the only club which fitted the criteria at that
time. The planned new stadium was to be part of a multi use retail development,
which was the only realistic way to sustain a new football stadium.
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Post by boothenesque on May 4, 2015 9:21:04 GMT
He could have created a club from scratch and earned respect by working their way up the leagues like Burton, Wycombe, Wigan, Macclesfield, oh and Wimbledon twice!!!! That way hew wouldn't have had to steal another club and make them go through the leagues from scratch. If he didn't want to steal another club he could have chose not to steal one.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2015 9:41:51 GMT
Having kept an eye on their progress over the last few years, I think it's ironic and quite interesting that as time has passed Winkleman has actually expressed some regrets with regards to what went on. Maybe he has started to realise the importance of a football club not as a plaything for some cunt with more money than sense, but as an integral centrepiece and focal-point for the vast array of communities across our land. I think that as MKFC becomes more and more important to the community of Milton Keynes it is dawning on him just what a wicked thing he was a massive part of at the turn of the millennium.
I think what has been achieved through the resolve and determination of the people down at the real Wimbledon has also shamed him somewhat. Wimbledon are in the process of returning to Plough Lane I believe, which would be a terrific scenario indeed. The last piece to this ugly chapter in English football history will be for MK Dons to officially express repentance for what they did, and to drop the Dons from their name. Only then will I (reluctantly) accept them as an equal within the pyramid.
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Post by Olgrligm on May 4, 2015 9:45:24 GMT
I hope they fold.
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on May 4, 2015 9:52:16 GMT
The name Milton Keynes City Football Club (commonly abbreviated to MK City) refers to two defunct English football clubs, both of which were non-League sides based in or around Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. The first, Bletchley Town FC, changed its name to Milton Keynes City in 1974, and used the name until its dissolution in 1985. The second, originally called Mercedes-Benz, became MK City in 1998, and retained the name until its own demise in 2003, coinciding with the relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes.
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May 4, 2015 10:14:27 GMT
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Post by Bojan Mackey on May 4, 2015 10:14:27 GMT
"Dirty franchise bastards"
I expect that to be ringing in every game they play next season.
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Post by blackpoolred on May 4, 2015 10:27:37 GMT
Having kept an eye on their progress over the last few years, I think it's ironic and quite interesting that as time has passed Winkleman has actually expressed some regrets with regards to what went on. Maybe he has started to realise the importance of a football club not as a plaything for some cunt with more money than sense, but as an integral centrepiece and focal-point for the vast array of communities across our land. I think that as MKFC becomes more and more important to the community of Milton Keynes it is dawning on him just what a wicked thing he was a massive part of at the turn of the millennium. I think what has been achieved through the resolve and determination of the people down at the real Wimbledon has also shamed him somewhat. Wimbledon are in the process of returning to Plough Lane I believe, which would be a terrific scenario indeed. The last piece to this ugly chapter in English football history will be for MK Dons to officially express repentance for what they did, and to drop the Dons from their name. Only then will I (reluctantly) accept them as an equal within the pyramid. They have to drop the Dons name and form as a new club and therefore drop down to non-league football when they do so. Then and only then should we accept them as a proper footballing town. Took Fleetwood and their ambitious chairman 10 years and 6 promotions to get where they are today, and AFC Wimbledon 5 promotions and 9 years, so it can be done the fair way and relatively quickly - especially if you have money like the MK Dons do. |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on May 4, 2015 10:31:10 GMT
You just know if they make it to the Prem.Sky will wank themsens silly over them.
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May 4, 2015 10:31:13 GMT
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Post by mailman44 on May 4, 2015 10:31:13 GMT
I'm kind of surprised it took them this long to make it to the Championship? As MK Dons that is .... Seems like everything was in place years ago for them to get promoted.
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Post by chayzenbacon on May 4, 2015 10:42:57 GMT
They will make the Prem in the end you just know it. A symptom of the gradual shift of power in football from the old Northern towns to the affluent South-East with it's rapidly growing and well-heeled population. See also Bournemouth. But they are 'loveable' right? I give our love affair with Bournemouth about as long as it takes for them to take some points off us next season. Any love that Stoke fans feel for Bournemouth will be over before the season starts. We will soon be seeing quotes on here lifted from Bournemouth forums describing Stoke as dirty long ball thugs and us fans as inbred neanderthals just as we see from "fans" of Arse, Swansea, Port Fail, Crwho Alex and many others. |
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2015 10:49:49 GMT
I imagine this clown is going to be an increasing menace as well. what the fucks it got to do with Martin Clunes anyway? |
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Post by dutchstokie on May 4, 2015 10:53:29 GMT
I imagine this clown is going to be an increasing menace as well. God is that Jimmy Whites ghost....? |
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Post by lordherefordsknob on May 4, 2015 10:55:15 GMT
Oh how I love winding arsenal fans up by calling them the original MK Dons.They don't like it at all.
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Post by Gods on May 4, 2015 10:57:46 GMT
Neither is Bournmouth. :-) Doh ! South then  |
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Post by Gods on May 4, 2015 11:00:40 GMT
They will make the Prem in the end you just know it. A symptom of the gradual shift of power in football from the old Northern towns to the affluent South-East with it's rapidly growing and well-heeled population. See also Bournemouth. But they are 'loveable' right? I give our love affair with Bournemouth about as long as it takes for them to take some points off us next season. Any love that Stoke fans feel for Bournemouth will be over before the season starts. We will soon be seeing quotes on here lifted from Bournemouth forums describing Stoke as dirty long ball thugs and us fans as inbred neanderthals just as we see from "fans" of Arse, Swansea, Port Fail, Crwho Alex and many others. And they will be in the market in the summer for some of the same players as us  |
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Post by Billybigbollox on May 4, 2015 11:56:56 GMT
You just know if they make it to the Prem.Sky will wank themsens silly over them. Just like BM will when Bojan is back.  |
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on May 5, 2015 23:02:00 GMT
Having kept an eye on their progress over the last few years, I think it's ironic and quite interesting that as time has passed Winkleman has actually expressed some regrets with regards to what went on. Maybe he has started to realise the importance of a football club not as a plaything for some cunt with more money than sense, but as an integral centrepiece and focal-point for the vast array of communities across our land. I think that as MKFC becomes more and more important to the community of Milton Keynes it is dawning on him just what a wicked thing he was a massive part of at the turn of the millennium. I think what has been achieved through the resolve and determination of the people down at the real Wimbledon has also shamed him somewhat. Wimbledon are in the process of returning to Plough Lane I believe, which would be a terrific scenario indeed. The last piece to this ugly chapter in English football history will be for MK Dons to officially express repentance for what they did, and to drop the Dons from their name. Only then will I (reluctantly) accept them as an equal within the pyramid. He wanted to bring a football club to MKD. He was trying to do something positive for his community. He most certainly shouldn't have been allowed to steal someone else's but I think it is too simplistic to only or mainly blame him for what happened. The previous owners of Wimbledon bear a heavy responsibility, as do the 3-person FA appeals committee which allowed it ( or at least 2 of them - it was a 2-1 vote) against the wishes of the Football League, and the inadequacies of regulations at that time. I completely agree with you about AFC Wimbledon's magnificent achievements. After the MKD move, we had a boycott of some fans attending MKD ( how many Stoke fans on here went to our Cup game there ? I didn't ). MKD were keen to get accepted by the 'football family'. Wimbledon fans were keen to get their history back. I started a process of mediation to try to get the situation resolved, which after nearly 18 months of sensitive negotiation it was, with an agreement signed by MKD FC and their fans, Wimbledon fans and the FSF. The boycott was lifted, MKD fans were accepted into the FSF, and MKD agreed to return all the historical patrimony; the replica FA Cup; other historical souvenirs, copyrights etc to the London borough of Merton. I was given the replica cup by the Mayor of Milton Keynes in the centre circle at MKD and a convoy of vans with all the historical material set off down the motorway to Merton where I ceremoniously handed the replica Fa Cup over to the Mayor of Merton. That agreement doesn't contain an apology, but it does contain a recognition of the hurt caused by what happened, which is something. The dropping of the "Dons" part of the name was certainly one thing which the Wimbledon negotiators wanted to happen but which the MKD Club felt unable to give, largely because their own supporters had by then become attached to the name. I think Pete Winkleman has always realised the importance of a a football club to the community, which was exactly why he wanted one. One of the paradoxes of this whole business is that in many respects the MKD Club are almost a model club of how to engage with the community. During the negotiations, we used to joke with him that in many ways he was a model chairman ( e.g he wouldn't agree to anything without consulting his fans). He does get it in a way which many club chairmen don't. I agree with you that it was an ugly chapter, but we all had to move on. Hopefully it could never happen again. I don't think it could. |
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Post by greyman on May 5, 2015 23:13:56 GMT
Malcolm
The problem is that many Milton Keynes fans still claim the history of Wimbledon, regardless of what you managed to negotiate with them. A friend of mine is a fan and he clings to the belief that they won the FA Cup in 1988 and Dean Lewington joined them at the age of 13. It's a subject we avoid like religion and politics because it genuinely makes me angry.
While they have fans who cling to the lie that they didn't steal a League place but are a continuation of Wimbeldon, they don't deserve the respect of 'the football family' and I for one would love to see them disappear completely or at least start where they should have started. The shame is they are a well run club otherwise justice could be served.
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MK Dons
May 6, 2015 0:34:44 GMT
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Post by Olgrligm on May 6, 2015 0:34:44 GMT
"Dirty franchise bastards" I expect that to be ringing in every game they play next season. You're not a real club, You're not a real club, You're not a real club, You're not a real club. |
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Post by onionman on May 6, 2015 1:28:07 GMT
They will make the Prem in the end you just know it. A symptom of the gradual shift of power in football from the old Northern towns to the affluent South-East with it's rapidly growing and well-heeled population. See also Bournemouth. But they are 'loveable' right? I give our love affair with Bournemouth about as long as it takes for them to take some points off us next season. Any love that Stoke fans feel for Bournemouth will be over before the season starts. We will soon be seeing quotes on here lifted from Bournemouth forums describing Stoke as dirty long ball thugs and us fans as inbred neanderthals just as we see from "fans" of Arse, Swansea, Port Fail, Crwho Alex and many others. I've already seen numerous self-congratulatory comments from Bournemouth supporters about how they're not just happy to be promoted, but really really happy because they got promoted playing the right way. They suddenly seem to have so many fans writing first person pieces in national newspapers about how they bravely overcame their lower division struggles, it makes me wonder how they all squeezed into Dean Court for the dead rubbers against Chester they go on about. Oh and it's always got to be remembered that they overcame their struggles the right way. They've got new Swansea written all over their faces. I think we should start calling them Arsemouth. |
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