The fact is that AFC W have steam rollered their way through the normally tranquil world of non league sometimes paying 10 times more in wages than other teams hence cherry picking the best from each team making it impossible for other clubs to compete.
Now its fair enough in some ways because they belong at a higher level based on support backing etc... but to simply wander into the combined counties league and ryman etc.. and pick off the best players from each team or import players who belong several rungs up based on money (I know this via an aquaintance from Banstead Athletic) is actually more pronounced and uncompetetive than what Chelsea have done over the last few years. Now if I was an AFC W fan I wouldnt complain at all but I work round the Surrey area and know some of the teams who have witnessed this and (of course many of them have benefited fom an extra thousand on their gates one a season which is the other side of it if they had the grounds to cope in the first place) I personally have nothing against AFC Wimbledon but its not really understood in football as a whole that their fairytale has had its victims along the way. Plus as well as an extremely large fish in a small pond they seem to have side stepped a large points deduction which others have been massively punished for similar things. >From: "Paul Cundell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'Matthew Anderson'" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [LU] From Sq Ball re Voting >Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 17:16:07 +0100 > >Matt A wrote: > > > Also AFC Wimbledon are the Chelsea of Non league massively > > over paying > > buying success (or not as the case may be) they deserve to be > > treated with > > as much contempt as MK Dons! > > > > >How so? >You're arguments are usually very reasonable so I thought I should remind >you that AFC Wimbledon are the remnants of the theft of their supporters >original club. >They don't deserve to be treat with contempt, they have already been treat >with the greatest contempt by their original clubs owners and the Football >League. They are attempting to recreate something that the business suits >believed could be bought and sold just like everything else. >Milton Keynes are treat with contempt because instead of starting at the >bottom - like Farsley Celtic, FC United or AFC Wimbledon - they railroaded >their way into the football league by stealing Wimbledon's franchise. >Milton Keynes have even stolen Wimbledons history, they claim they won the >FA Cup - pretty sure it's Wimbledons name on the cup though. > >Cheers >Paul > > _________________________________________________________________ Txt a lot? Get Messenger FREE on your mobile. https://livemessenger.mobile.uk.msn.com/ _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Join The Leeds United Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org
