It's home to Franchise FC tomorrow.
I've always been quite scathing of the situation up there in Buckinghamshire.
I have no problem with the good people of Milton Keynes wanting to have their own football team but riding on the coat tails of Wimbledon FC, (and taking over their league status), really struck me as wrong.
If I'm honest, I'd never really delved any deeper than that. It was fairly black and white as far as I was concerned and I felt I was 'right on' enough to know my position was on the 'correct' side, supporting the honest football supporter and football in general.
I'd say that I still feel MK Dons in their current state, should not have been allowed by the F.A. but after reading New York Addick's excellent piece, I found myself questioning my own position.
It's not quite so black and white after all.
Supporting a club like the Dons must be strange.
There's no history and no precedent for anything at all.
How refreshing to be able to completely bypass all those dull and boring cocks on 'Your Views', who precede their ill informed and badly written missives with how many years they have been following the club. If anyone dares disagree with them, they automatically revert to the position of "where were you when the Valley needed weeding?" etc etc.
It's all very tiresome and not really necessary.
MK Dons fans can decide who their rivals are. They didn't have tooled up firms indulging in away match scuffles in the 70's and 80's. There won't have been high octane needle matches, now lost in the mists of time to inform their judgement. Much of their support will have been at every game since their inception. They can pick a rival that means something, rather than a geographical lumping together or the fact that someone dislikes you, so let's all dislike them.
A 'new' club in a 'new' stadium gives everyone a chance to climb on board at the same time.
Apparently, they have done wonders in the local community and are well thought of by local schools and voluntary groups.
All this faint praise doesn't mean I don't want to beat the Dons of course.
We need to regroup and get some points on the board after a torrid week.
We need to stick one to them, if only for being sold a pup in the form of Izale McLeod.
Of course, we can't blame them for Pardew managing to outbid absolutely no one else to table a ludicrous amount for McLeod's 'services'. However, it would feel good to know that we've actually got something out of them.
(I'm still to be completely convinced by Hatman Llera).
The Dons are flying at the moment.
We are stuttering.
I hope, after our very disappointing road trips, home advantage may change our fortunes.
As 'Northern Pete' used to scream into the mic, let's "GET BEHIND THE ADDICKS!"
It's not quite so black and white after all.
Supporting a club like the Dons must be strange.
There's no history and no precedent for anything at all.
How refreshing to be able to completely bypass all those dull and boring cocks on 'Your Views', who precede their ill informed and badly written missives with how many years they have been following the club. If anyone dares disagree with them, they automatically revert to the position of "where were you when the Valley needed weeding?" etc etc.
It's all very tiresome and not really necessary.
MK Dons fans can decide who their rivals are. They didn't have tooled up firms indulging in away match scuffles in the 70's and 80's. There won't have been high octane needle matches, now lost in the mists of time to inform their judgement. Much of their support will have been at every game since their inception. They can pick a rival that means something, rather than a geographical lumping together or the fact that someone dislikes you, so let's all dislike them.
A 'new' club in a 'new' stadium gives everyone a chance to climb on board at the same time.
Apparently, they have done wonders in the local community and are well thought of by local schools and voluntary groups.
All this faint praise doesn't mean I don't want to beat the Dons of course.
We need to regroup and get some points on the board after a torrid week.
We need to stick one to them, if only for being sold a pup in the form of Izale McLeod.
Of course, we can't blame them for Pardew managing to outbid absolutely no one else to table a ludicrous amount for McLeod's 'services'. However, it would feel good to know that we've actually got something out of them.
(I'm still to be completely convinced by Hatman Llera).
The Dons are flying at the moment.
We are stuttering.
I hope, after our very disappointing road trips, home advantage may change our fortunes.
As 'Northern Pete' used to scream into the mic, let's "GET BEHIND THE ADDICKS!"
It's all kicked off on New York Addick's site!
ReplyDeleteThose Wombles are a chippy bunch.
Milton Keynes Dons.
ReplyDeleteYou've got no history
You've got no history.
As one of the dull and boring cocks who read and write on your views you can fuck off no one needs you and we can say what we want we dont need to ask your permision
ReplyDeleteAh, thanks for dropping by 'Anonymous'.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to receive your well thought out pearls of wisdom.
You're 100% correct. No one needs me and you can say what you want.
It's so charming of you to point this out to me in such a literary fashion.