| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name 17:40 - Feb 11 with 4175 views | dominiciawful |
Whether we like it or not, they exist and we have to play them, though every time I see them mentioned it leaves a bit of a bad taste. Nothing can take away from the fact that they are a club which effectively got given a Football League place instead of working its way up through the leagues. I know that MK acknowledge all that has gone on before and that they handed back many Wimbledon FC-related things a number of years ago, but I think I would be able to stomach them a bit more if they were Milton Keynes, not Milton Keynes Dons. |  |
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| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 18:14 - Feb 11 with 4080 views | Ftnfwest |
They won the southern league to get into the football league and worked their way up. They changed location which is the issue (and name). |  | | |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 18:18 - Feb 11 with 4059 views | FrimleyBlue |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 18:14 - Feb 11 by Ftnfwest |
They won the southern league to get into the football league and worked their way up. They changed location which is the issue (and name). |
Mk dons didn't didn't they. Thought they were just Wimbledon stayed in league 1 whilst afc Wimbledon was made and started in non league. |  |
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| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 18:23 - Feb 11 with 4024 views | Ftnfwest |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 18:18 - Feb 11 by FrimleyBlue |
Mk dons didn't didn't they. Thought they were just Wimbledon stayed in league 1 whilst afc Wimbledon was made and started in non league. |
AFCw is a new club which also worked its way up the leagues. MKD was the original Wimbledon that did all that in the 70’s early 80s | | | |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 18:40 - Feb 11 with 3957 views | MattinLondon |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 18:18 - Feb 11 by FrimleyBlue |
Mk dons didn't didn't they. Thought they were just Wimbledon stayed in league 1 whilst afc Wimbledon was made and started in non league. |
Technically MK Dons are Wimbledon just in a new location. But let’s face it, MK Dons are the new club who have never had to climb up the football pyramid.
They should drop the name ‘Dons’ - if for no other reason than for some goodwill from other fans. |  | | |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 18:44 - Feb 11 with 3944 views | homer_123 |
And we should not be known as the Tractor Boys. |  |
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| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 19:11 - Feb 11 with 3840 views | Churchman |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 18:44 - Feb 11 by homer_123 |
And we should not be known as the Tractor Boys. |
Agreed! I’m bored with that.
MK Dons could be MK Roundabouts or something like that |  | | |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 19:14 - Feb 11 with 3841 views | dominiciawful |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 18:14 - Feb 11 by Ftnfwest |
They won the southern league to get into the football league and worked their way up. They changed location which is the issue (and name). |
Then how comes MK Dons claim that they were formed in 2004, acknowledging that they are not the same as the now-defunct Wimbledon FC?
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| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 19:19 - Feb 11 with 3820 views | dominiciawful |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 18:44 - Feb 11 by homer_123 |
And we should not be known as the Tractor Boys. |
I'm not a major fan of that nickname, although I suppose it's something to have alongside "Town" and "The Blues", both of which are used by other teams. I am still more than happy with those, though. The only people who really use "Tractor Boys" are the national media.
I do think it would be cool to have a different unique nickname. How about "The Punches"?
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| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 19:19 - Feb 11 with 3821 views | franz_tyson |
I think MK should be given a bit of slack here after so many years.
The original club had become a bit of a basket-case club with the previous owners. I’m pretty sure Winkellman didn’t intend to be their owner…just re-locate them.
Was it Sam Hamann who was toying with the idea of relocating Wimbledon to Dublin when he was in charge? Was he the one who started the process of relocation in the first place?
I think it’s worked out well. Both AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons are legit clubs. And mostly I can’t see something like this happening again. The FA were culpable as well because they sanctioned it. At least Winkelman stuck with the club. At the time, I thought he was a shister who’d up and leave when it went pear-shaped.
Couldn’t give a flying one what they call themselves. We all know the story. It’s up to their ‘new’ fans to take this up and re-name themselves if they want to. |  | | |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 19:39 - Feb 11 with 3754 views | dominiciawful |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 19:19 - Feb 11 by franz_tyson |
I think MK should be given a bit of slack here after so many years.
The original club had become a bit of a basket-case club with the previous owners. I’m pretty sure Winkellman didn’t intend to be their owner…just re-locate them.
Was it Sam Hamann who was toying with the idea of relocating Wimbledon to Dublin when he was in charge? Was he the one who started the process of relocation in the first place?
I think it’s worked out well. Both AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons are legit clubs. And mostly I can’t see something like this happening again. The FA were culpable as well because they sanctioned it. At least Winkelman stuck with the club. At the time, I thought he was a shister who’d up and leave when it went pear-shaped.
Couldn’t give a flying one what they call themselves. We all know the story. It’s up to their ‘new’ fans to take this up and re-name themselves if they want to. |
Having seen Winkelman on the BBC Late Kick Off programme a decade or so ago, I thought he came across quite well to be fair, and he does seem to care about the club and has come to understand how much the Wimbledon move affected the supporters and how emotive it was. I acknowledge MK's existence and know they are certainly here to stay, but seeing the name "Dons" must grate big time for AFC Wimbledon fans. I feel sorry for a number of MK fans who only want to watch and support what is now their local team, but those who claim they are "the real Wimbledon/Dons" can shove it. | |
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| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 19:55 - Feb 11 with 3711 views | Radlett_blue |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 19:19 - Feb 11 by franz_tyson |
I think MK should be given a bit of slack here after so many years.
The original club had become a bit of a basket-case club with the previous owners. I’m pretty sure Winkellman didn’t intend to be their owner…just re-locate them.
Was it Sam Hamann who was toying with the idea of relocating Wimbledon to Dublin when he was in charge? Was he the one who started the process of relocation in the first place?
I think it’s worked out well. Both AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons are legit clubs. And mostly I can’t see something like this happening again. The FA were culpable as well because they sanctioned it. At least Winkelman stuck with the club. At the time, I thought he was a shister who’d up and leave when it went pear-shaped.
Couldn’t give a flying one what they call themselves. We all know the story. It’s up to their ‘new’ fans to take this up and re-name themselves if they want to. |
The original Wimbledon's problem was that after their success of moving up the leagues, their Plough Lane ground was inadequate, in days when match day revenue wasn't dwarfed by TV money. Owner Ron Noades actually looked at merging with Milton Keynes City as long ago as 1979 & actually bought control of the club, before abandoning the idea. The Taylor Report % the advent of all seater grounds made Plough Lane untenable so Wimbledon moved to Selhurst Park. Then Wimbledon owner Sam Hamman was interested in moving the club to Dublin until this was vetoed by the FA. Hamman then sold the club to Norwegian businessmen & Wimbledon were relegated 2 years later. By this time Winkelman had been floating his idea of a new stadium development in Milton Keynes & approached a few football league clubs, eventually snaring Wimbledon, who had become near insolvent since relegation. A rather sorry tale & you have to feel sympathy for the diehard fans. I really don;t understand why they keep the "Dons" name & don't just call themselves Milton Keynes FC. |  |
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| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 20:00 - Feb 11 with 3683 views | Lord_Lucan |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 19:11 - Feb 11 by Churchman |
Agreed! I’m bored with that.
MK Dons could be MK Roundabouts or something like that |
MK Grid System |  |
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| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 20:03 - Feb 11 with 3670 views | dominiciawful |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 20:00 - Feb 11 by Lord_Lucan |
MK Grid System |
I swear one nickname for their stadium is the Moo Camp.
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| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 20:58 - Feb 11 with 3580 views | Veggie |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 19:19 - Feb 11 by dominiciawful |
I'm not a major fan of that nickname, although I suppose it's something to have alongside "Town" and "The Blues", both of which are used by other teams. I am still more than happy with those, though. The only people who really use "Tractor Boys" are the national media.
I do think it would be cool to have a different unique nickname. How about "The Punches"?
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Never noticed the horse has seven little wine glasses balanced on its neck. Must be a reference dating back to Alan Brazil. |  | | |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 21:17 - Feb 11 with 3549 views | readtheleaguetable |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 20:58 - Feb 11 by Veggie |
Never noticed the horse has seven little wine glasses balanced on its neck. Must be a reference dating back to Alan Brazil. |
No it commemorates Mr Cobbold, showing that the white wine in the board room has not run out. |  |
| Qu'est-ce que vous chantez? Nous chantons "Les Bleus, allez!" |
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| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 23:05 - Feb 11 with 3395 views | Ftnfwest |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 19:14 - Feb 11 by dominiciawful |
Then how comes MK Dons claim that they were formed in 2004, acknowledging that they are not the same as the now-defunct Wimbledon FC?
"MMIV" |
Because no one wanted them claiming the honours they’d actually won when they were called wimbledon. AFC have won the fa cup though of course, even though they didn’t exist at the time. | | | |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 23:17 - Feb 11 with 3379 views | dominiciawful |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 23:05 - Feb 11 by Ftnfwest |
Because no one wanted them claiming the honours they’d actually won when they were called wimbledon. AFC have won the fa cup though of course, even though they didn’t exist at the time. |
Wimbledon won the FA Cup, not AFC. AFC are the spiritual successor to Wimbledon. Nobody claims that AFC won the FA Cup, but they are of course the true Wimbledon. [Post edited 11 Feb 2022 23:20]
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| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 00:19 - Feb 12 with 3302 views | Bury_St_Edmundson |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 19:19 - Feb 11 by dominiciawful |
I'm not a major fan of that nickname, although I suppose it's something to have alongside "Town" and "The Blues", both of which are used by other teams. I am still more than happy with those, though. The only people who really use "Tractor Boys" are the national media.
I do think it would be cool to have a different unique nickname. How about "The Punches"?
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The Punches - is that a dig at our Captain? |  | | |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 09:25 - Feb 12 with 3114 views | Sharkey |
Only loosely connected to this, but a few years ago there was quite a serious idea that L. Orient could move to Harlow , as a major part of their support lives in Harlow and south Essex, - and with West Ham moving into their manor. (Basildon was also mooted.) I wonder if this idea has completely died a death. |  | | |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 10:56 - Feb 12 with 3044 views | Radlett_blue |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 09:31 - Feb 12 by Ewan_Oozami |
Dang! Beat me to it!
And of course no-one recognises MK Dons as FA Cup winners do they?
Edit: It was agreed by the FA and EFL that the AFC Wimbledon inherit the titles and history of Wimbledon FC, so it's actually AFC Wimbledon who have an FA Cup to their name... [Post edited 12 Feb 2022 9:34]
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And MK did, many years ago, agree to return the trophies won by the original Wimbledon FC. | |
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| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 12:33 - Feb 12 with 2990 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 09:31 - Feb 12 by Ewan_Oozami |
Dang! Beat me to it!
And of course no-one recognises MK Dons as FA Cup winners do they?
Edit: It was agreed by the FA and EFL that the AFC Wimbledon inherit the titles and history of Wimbledon FC, so it's actually AFC Wimbledon who have an FA Cup to their name... [Post edited 12 Feb 2022 9:34]
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Technically the FA Cup win and multiple promotions and other honours were returned to the Borough of Merton, rather than AFC Wimbledon.
Which means you can ask the following quiz question:
Which is the only English Council who are FA Cup winners?
https://whelton.blogspot.com/2007/08/wimbledon-fc-honours-returned-to-merton.htm | | | |
| MK Dons should drop the "Dons" from their name on 12:46 - Feb 12 with 2971 views | bournemouthblue |
They seem the obvious club to be rebranded as the Red Bull team, surely perfect with their Concrete Cow association any way and Red Formula 1 based in Milton Keynes?
I believe Winkleman isn't keen though |  |
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