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[manorpark]

46 minutes ago, Jonas said:

Said it before but in the last 40years Wimbledon - a non-league club until the 80s and a club that hasn't existed for quarter of a century - has a better league, cup and European record than Sunderland.

 

I thought they still exist, but moved their club to Milton Keynes and changed their name to Milton Keynes Dons.

 

A brand new club, nothing to do with the old Wimbledon Club that is now in Milton Keynes, now plays as Wimbledon AFC.

 

[Wolfcastle]

1 hour ago, Dokko said:

 

Aye but that was their level. Us at our worst was them at their best. 

 

1 hour ago, Groundhog63 said:

 

The 80s say "Hi" 

Still managed a better record than them through the decade tragically enough

[Wallsendmag]

1 hour ago, Sima said:

Love this "the six in a row was on a level playing field"

 

Owned by Ashley and had Pardew, Carver & McClaren in the dugout.  Level playing field?  Wey aye.

 

Cunts.

 

We had an owner who wouldn't put a penny of his own money in. They had an owner who was basically pumping his fortune in to keep them as a going concern. Short went there a Billionaire and walked away as a millionaire.

[Optimistic Nut]

1 hour ago, Dokko said:

 

Aye but that was their level. Us at our worst was them at their best. 

 

Our average position in the Ashley era while he held us back, was still higher than Sunderland's while Ellis Short spent more than they could really afford, just to squabble for 15-17th every year. 

[Wolfcastle]

They're where they should be now.

Since the war they're 21st overall, since Kennedy was shot 27th, the 10years prior to the PL 23rd and in the PL era 18th. That probably averages out at where they are now.

Much as they deride it, 'football didn't start in 1992' and all that, the PL era is a pinnacle of league performance for them in the last 75years the only count by which they'd be in a top 20. 

Would be better off pretending football did start in 1992.

[The Fountain]

2 hours ago, Wolfcastle said:

 

Still managed a better record than them through the decade tragically enough

Yes 8th in 1988.

[The Fountain]

14 minutes ago, Wolfcastle said:

They're where they should be now.

Since the war they're 21st overall, since Kennedy was shot 27th, the 10years prior to the PL 23rd and in the PL era 18th. That probably averages out at where they are now.

Much as they deride it, 'football didn't start in 1992' and all that, the PL era is a pinnacle of league performance for them in the last 75years the only count by which they'd be in a top 20. 

Would be better off pretending football did start in 1992.

I'm 55 and they spent more time out the top flight than in it in my lifetime.

 

[bhoywhonder]

4 hours ago, TBG said:

I'm considering venturing to Mordor to see the Inside No 9 stage show at Sunderland Mordor Theatre. 

 

Why is the Gallery section like cages?

 

I was dragged there to see Calamity Jane a few weeks back, the sight-lines from the upper circle were shocking, could see maybe 3/4 of the stage. They were the cheap seats mind.

 

Highlight for me was the end - it was shite but Mrs BW liked it - and the actual stampeding crowd to the car park to wait 30 mins sat in the car queueing for the exit. People were literally running away so as not to spend anymore time in the place!

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by bhoywhonder

[TheBrownBottle]

3 hours ago, manorpark said:

 

I thought they still exist, but moved their club to Milton Keynes and changed their name to Milton Keynes Dons.

 

A brand new club, nothing to do with the old Wimbledon Club that is now in Milton Keynes, now plays as Wimbledon AFC.

 

Other way round

[et tu brute]

I's actually be quite ok for Boro to win the playoffs. We have hardly played them in years, so the once quite bitter rivalry of the 80s and 90s is not the same. More importantly though it would totally devastate the mackem cunts, with their two north east rivals being in the league above. Also gives us a local(ish) game 

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by et tu brute

[wmot]

44 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Other way round

Nope, he was right.

[bobbydazzla]

If they get beat off Boro or Coventry in the play offs…..

 

 

[RodneyCisse]

4 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said:

If they get beat off Boro or Coventry in the play offs…..

 

 

When.

[TK-421]

They dinnit wanna garn up anyway, marra. They prefer beyin the biggest club with the biggest ground, and everyone's cup final in the champo. FTM.

[OCOCOL]

On 03/04/2025 at 20:14, Wolfcastle said:

Tragically I think some of them make infinitely more fuss about a potential link to Ath. Bilbao's kit than Notts County do about their well known factual connection to Juventus'.

Boca Juniors strip was based on the sail flag of a Swedish ship. You don't hear Olaf on the Newcastle to Gothenburg ferry banging on about it.

Ferry went from North Shields not Newcastle - mags trying to annexe another town …(woukd be the RTG comment here)

[bobbydazzla]

14 minutes ago, RodneyCisse said:

When.

Divnt jinx it man !

[TheBrownBottle]

1 hour ago, wmot said:

Nope, he was right.

Franchise FC handed Wimbledon their FA Cup back.  Fuck those cunts - they’re a zombie club 

[TheBrownBottle]

1 hour ago, et tu brute said:

I's actually be quite ok for Boro to win the playoffs. We have hardly played them in years, so the once quite bitter rivalry of the 80s and 90s is not the same. More importantly though it would totally devastate the mackem cunts, with their two north east rivals being in the league above. Also gives us a local(ish) game 

 

 

 

I’m perfectly comfortable with the smoggies remaining in situ too

[et tu brute]

3 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

I’m perfectly comfortable with the smoggies remaining in situ too

it would be funny as fuck as the mackems would explode. Quite happy for Coventry to have them seething also mind 

[TheBrownBottle]

Just now, et tu brute said:

it would be funny as fuck as the mackems would explode. Quite happy for Coventry to have them seething also mind 

Coventry going up ahead of them is definitely the funniest outcome 

 

[TK-421]

The whole Jimmy Hill grudge, despite the fact most of their current/remaining supporters probably weren't even around when it happened, is still pretty funny, like.

Would be poetic if they got Coventry, and lost in the play-offs.

 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by TK-421

[manorpark]

3 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Other way round

Confused !!!!

[TheBrownBottle]

20 minutes ago, manorpark said:

Confused !!!!

I know ‘officially’ Franchise FC was formed from Wimbledon FC.  But AFC Wimbledon take direct lineage, and Franchise FC admitted that the 1988 FA Cup win should sit with AFC Wimbledon. So fuck Franchise FC - they were formed in 2004 and have zero claims on Wimbledon FC’s history; they simply took on their FL membership 

[Wallsendmag]

Coventry coming up is the best scenario by an absolute mile with the mackems losing to Boro in the Semis so they don't even get their day out at Wembo or whatever they call it.