It’s time to be positive! Sadly, we fail this week as Nick and Stu review another defeat, look ahead to what looks like another defeat, and talk about the perilous financial position of the club which, in the words of the Dons Trust, is currently unsustainable. Still, good news about the chocolate oranges. And at least we have a fun game of ROFHOG to play, and some chatter around merchandise, advertising boards, and goalkeepers to keep you entertained. Yes it’s an extender, so get comfy!
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Interesting comments. We are coming to a x roads in our AFC journey. As a supporter of 60 yrs plus. Seen many ups and downs in our history. Volunteered for the club while it was owned by different owners over the years. I am in no way wedded to fan ownership. If we take the course of lets live within our means we will end losing Plough lane. If 50+1 is the next step. Lets do it. But if that just delays the chance of administration i would rather sell up while we still have some value. Yes we do question every move as owners and inevitably that slows down progress. We have many new supporters who did not go through what us older folk did so would be not surprised if fan ownership was set in stone!
Good podcast. I agree with Stuart as regards fan ownership. I have no problem with supporter’s who wish to remain fan owned but they need to come out and tell us how it’s going to be sustainable. I don’t usually listen to the same old wombles pod but I did today. They all wish to remain fan owned but none of them have any realistic ideas about how that is achievable other than wage caps etc which is never going to happen. They see us as some sort of shining beacon that the rest of the football world should follow. We are no more special than any other club in this country.
My dad started taking me to watch Wimbledon in the early 70s because they were my local club not because we were fan owned. Is it written in stone that we have to remain fan owned for eternity !? I want to see us progress ,build the stadium but that’s not going to happen if we stay as we are. We have a decent fan base now and I honestly don’t believe they support us because we are fan owned . It’s because we are their local club. As for the argument about bad owners such as at Sheffield Wednesday, Reading and others. All these clubs still exist. In an ideal world all clubs would be fan owned but that’s not reality. At the moment we are on a downward spiral financially and eventually relegation will follow which will mean less money coming into the club. It really is time we moved on from fan ownership.