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It just may be a crunch time for the club over the next few weeks. Thankfully there are several other clubs playing just as badly as us at the moment. We play two f them over the next fortnight.

Northampton got hammered today and had a sending off. They’re up next at their place. We need (dare I say should) win that game. Following that I’d…[Read more]

It’s not even sixty minutes into the game and I’m predicting that Ardley, for all his great moments, will be gone in less than a month… if not by the time you read this.
An utterly, utterly, hopeless, abject, clueless, dysfunctional, disjointed, abysmal performance. Comfortably the worst I’ve ever seen in 45 years of supporting our club.
From…[Read more]

I’ve been looking back at the highlights of Tuesday’s game. I’ve never seen anyone score two goals and look as miserable as young Sibbick. Neal said he is harsh on himself. He certainly didn’t look happy. But I think Neal is right. For their second goal in particular, it looked like Toby was caught out of position. But in the lead up to it, I…[Read more]

And now back to Saturday, and the phrase that for some reason keeps popping into my head is “sleepwalking to relegation”.

I am getting increasingly concerned that our tactics are not working, and are not going to work however much we stick at them. 4-3-3 should be an attacking system, but IMO we are using the formation in the wrong way at the…[Read more]

Certainly not worth reading anything into last night’s game. The Spurs’ kids were technically gifted, but had no clue how to control (or win) a football match. I am sure all of them could give us 50 ‘keepy uppies’, but win a tough tackle or header – no chance!

The introduction of these PL academies to the EFL Trophy was designed to give these…[Read more]

Devon. I don’t think you can compare the two games really. Both sides fielded so many changes. That said, it was interesting to see that Cody McDonald played 56 minutes yet only got a mention once in the match report, and that a “flick on” from a corner. He is proving to be a real liability. If he doesn’t turn things around soon, we may just turn…[Read more]

Ummm…. Let me see if I’ve got this right….
We field NA’s ‘First Eleven’ against average Rochdale and achieve a draw (having missed the Barndoor a dozen times…)…. then our kids go out and beat a PREMIERSHIP team and score FOUR goals in the process…. (OK so three then with one for ever improving Parrett.)

I am at a loss for words…

Reads like a miserable game. However, we are only 4 points adrift of where we were last season, so it is all redeemable. It is a tad worrying though that 40% of our goals have come against just Doncaster Rovers and attendances are down. But I suppose the club is totally skint and pinning all hopes on the return to Merton – though what has happened…[Read more]

Well, we played a mediocre team and utterly failed to make an impression, despite being in control for virtually all of the second half.

At first though, it was the Ref who made an impression… by giving Rochdale a wholly undeserved free kick right on the edge of the box. I thought, oh here we go again, but no, even though he made another…[Read more]

Tomorrow’s match has a special significance for me. A group of friends won the raffle to sponsor the match and we are going to sponsor it in honour of a good friend of ours (and lifelong Womble) who lost his battle against cancer last year.

If you are looking down, Andy, please have a word with Footballing Gods and ask them to give us some…[Read more]

In my book, Saturday is a must win game. Lose and we could end up in the dreaded relegation zone. Buy hey as I’m yet to see a Dons win this season – I missed the Donny game – I’m sure the boys will do us proud. Why? Because I can’t make it this weekend either.

Hopefully the mood at Sunday’s minithon will be positive. I’ll be there running my…[Read more]

Windlesham. You missed the police shutting off Kingston Road for 20 minutes after the game to traffic AND pedestrians just so the 100 odd frannie fans could reach their coach safely. There were loads of them holding arms across the road both in front and behind a row of their fans. I think they must have been looking at video reruns of the 80s…[Read more]

(Caution: Armchair viewing!)
Well, I guess I should start by commenting on the Ref… For most of the first half he appeared to think he was in control of a non-contact sport. If we’d attacked the Southend players with a feather duster, they’d still have got the free kick. Such was the Refs support for Southend that he even helped break down a…[Read more]

After a few days to reflect on my first experience of a home game against the Franchise (I was on hols last season), here are my personal thoughts on the evening.

Setting aside the 90 minutes, I found the entire evening quite depressing and if we are in the same division next season then I doubt that I will go along. I have always maintained…[Read more]

Obviously disappointed about the result (especially after the high of seeing the mighty Crows reach the AFL Grand Final only hours previously) but these things happen.

But flabbergasted and angry that we have defend ourselves against not using the word Dons in relation to Franchise. Surely the much bigger crime is standing meekly by letting that…[Read more]

One word sums up last night. Fuck!

Once again our defensive frailties down the right were exposed. Both goals came from Mr Fuller getting caught up field and unable to get back. At lease we scored their first. The cross was going nowhere, but poor old George seemed to be unsure which foot to use, and before he could decide it was in the back of…[Read more]

From a huge distance, I’m predicting a relatively straightforward 3-1 win to the Wombles. Milton Keynes have lost their mojo of late – they had some good young talent, but sold them for journeymen from the globe. I think we will be much the hungrier, and the fans will be in a mood. But you know, easy as it is to target one’s anger against a club…[Read more]

I hope that the intensity and volatile atmosphere we experienced last March is duplicated on Friday. We shouldn’t let time dilute the wrong that was done. Let’s make Kingsmeadow the place they will never want to come and play at.

Blackburn was the first game I have seen this season. Here are my thoughts. George Long seemed to fit the bill. Baz seems constantly in danger of conceding free kicks or penalties. You admire his commitment but I think he is getting towards the end. The centre backs both looked solid with Oshilaji catching the eye. Francomb and Barcham were a…[Read more]

You’ve done it now Devon. No doubt if we have the ref at our next home game, he’ll have a shocker. And you know who that is against.

As for the game, it was an excellent individual goal from Appiah. He rode his luck, but it was an excellent finish.

Maybe we were lucky to get all three points, but I’ll take them. I’m still undecided about…[Read more]