Shame. I used to live nearby and parking was relatively easy 15-20 minutes away from the ground, In fact, there are no restrictions on the road I lived on (yet) but I'll be keeping that location to myself

Interesting interview on the Wombles Had a Dream Podcast with Plough Lane groundsman, how being in tha5 role has moved forward now to having a degree, he set out how the pitch was laid, and how gerecebty went to London Irish who have the same stitched sand based ground and its damaged little with rugby, from Twitter he seems to have assured many supporters,

Rugby union with its scrums, rucks , mauls etc puts a hell of a lot of pressure on the grass, especially in winter

RL is like football, just running around on the pitch in summer.

from another forum!


Dons Trust meeting/AFC Wimbledon chief executive update:

Broncos are expected to play five/six games at Plough Lane this summer in July, August and September post-pitch renovation.
Broncos will pay for a floodlights upgrade if they get promoted to Super League. If Wimbledon are promoted before Broncos, the former will play.
If the two are promoted at the same time, they will split the circa £80k cost.
Broncos will have desk space available at Plough Lane but it’s not a wholesale move.
AFCW will encourage their fans to get behind Broncos to make it a success, go to games, have a beer in the stands etc.
The chief exec was very big on this. He said he’d “bet his house” on Broncos being promoted within three years and he wants AFCW fans to help make it happen by backing them to increase their playing budget and so forth.
The chief exec thinks 3k crowds are doable in the Championship if enough Wimbledon fans get behind them. Double that in Super League, maybe more.
Broncos have asked AFCW about giving ticket discounts to AFCW fans. They are keen for AFCW fans to watch LB. Nothing confirmed.
The two clubs will collaborate on community work so that Broncos become “ingrained in Merton”. Broncos feel SW London is the best area for them.

Sounds promising

It sounds positive.

It does, but originally the licensing & AFC playing in front of their fans was due to be completed by end of July. That would leave 3 league games left. The 1st of those Toulouse as has been said before is the ideal 1st game. Target the various Lycée Francais schools in London. But we need a successful competitive team when we ko there otherwise it will just be more of the same

Yep, don't think we picked up many fans with a poor team when we moved to The Hive.

Guy Armitage signed for Ottawa Acres. He has been on trial with Toulouse and apparently, they have now signed him..

The Hive finished me off. Looking to get back into the fold but wouldn't pay £25 to watch the current, shabby side if they were playing in my back garden.

That’s j fair incurrent side, who are not as bad as one think. Get Sammut and fozard playing we will be ok

I think the pack is not strong enough. will need more than Sammutt and Fozard back.

It always does on the back of a beer mat. The last line is just another case of the club saying "this is the best for the club.....well we're guessing it is".
They said it in 2006 becoming quins in a "partnership", said it when we binned the quarters in 2012, again in 2014 when we moved to the hive and yet again when we moved to ealing.

We are if nothing consistent.

It's painful to watch. I think this is Hughes last move....either we become attractive to other investors or wimbledon themselves or we're toast.
I'm no fan of trailfinders, but yet again, after a few years and minimal success but success, were off again.

Tom Spencer has joined Swinton on loan. I think we could do with him!!!

We will know more about where we need strength in numbers after the Fax game.
summut is going to be key to us challenging at the seasons end

I believe that Tom Spencer was another player that wished to return to the North for personal reasons.
Not likely to wish to return to London, therefore.

That is what he said last time.

Spencer never ran his weight, big softie. We need mongrel.

Vote for the move to wimbledon over 90% yes, just need to get them to play a footy game in front of a crowd and get the move done.
Hopefully it can last the 10 years

It's a strange one why so many northern players can't manage to conduct their lives a couple of hundred miles from home but Aussie/Kiwi players manage perfectly well several thousand miles from home. Could be a good thesis for anyone doing a Sports Psychology degree there.

Was following on Twitter last night the online meeting about Plough Lane, so many seemed positive, thanks for the vote result nothernbloke they stopped tweeting before that was announced?

Girlfriends, boyfriends, wives, families 200 miles away, a lot harder to cope with than being in a different hemisphere 12000 miles away.
Being in a place where its not possible to "pop" home for long weekend is much easier than being somewhere when you know its for 6 or 12 months.

Tom was hoping for a contract offer, at the same time his girlfriend had an offer up north. She had to accept before Broncos made him an offer, if in deed they intended to.