Over the past few weeks I have attended two AFC Wimbledon matches in my capacity as Mayor. Currently AFC are top of the Blue Premier South league, and with two games remaining are three points in the lead. If they draw at Hampton on Saturday they'll clinch promotion to the Conference, and will only be one division off from re-entering the league. Yesterday I attended in a private capacity the away fixture at Bromley where unfortunately we were robbed by bad sportsmanship, along with a goal that throws out the window the fair-play rulebook. If we had won, it would've only required a draw from our final two matches, still we're still very well placed for promotion.
The rise of AFC Wimbledon is nothing short of remarkable, given what happened to Wimbledon which now brands itself 'MK Dons' but is really nothing to do with the history of Wimbledon. The club is run by a supporters trust, who have built the club up from scratch to be the current success it is today. Each year brings renewed success, and they also have one of the best support of any non-leagues sides (not many can boast average attendances of over 3,000 per match). All the players have been done a fantastic job this season and hopefully they'll complete the job by getting the result at Hampton.
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As an AFC Wimbledon supporter I'd like to thank you for your kind words, specially by referring to the Club as "we".
The Dons Trust has done a fantastic job in such a short period of time and the supporters are eager to reclaim what in their eyes is rightfully ours, the place in the Football League.
We welcome your support and urge the community of Wimbledon to support your Club and help us to replicate the achievement of Wimbledon FC of old.
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