The Rise and Rise of AFC Wimbledon
Unless you've had your head in the sand, you can't have failed to notice the way AFC Wimbledon have
risen - like a souffle - through the leagues at a rate of knots. The Dons have been mostly been
welcomed with open arms on their travels, especially by chairman of Non League teams who - with
pounds signs in their eyes - count up the cash as thousands roll up at each game to roar on their
heroes.
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Our glasses are half full
Weymouth 3-1 Lewes (30:01:10)- click on photos to enlarge image -
We could have locked the doors of EFW Towers this weekend, made a beeline for the sofa and popped
on our 3D glasses to watch Arsenal v Manchester United.
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Stuart Fuller from The Ball is Round comments of a week of wind ups:
The latest fashionable place to be seen as a football club is in court facing a winding up order.
Virtually all of these relate to debts owned to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs - i.e unpaid tax.
So far in January we have seen Portsmouth, Crystal Palace, Cardiff City, Plymouth Argyle and
Southend United from the league, and Lewes and Chester City in the Blue Square.
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Juventus 1-2 Roma (23:01:10)
Inter Milan 2-0 AC Milan (24:01:10)
For once, I'm going to shut up. No really I am. Just allow me to explain that this report was
written by Nick Waterhouse, in a first of possibly many, of your European Football Weekend
experiences. Over you to Nicky Boy:
All aboard the Serie A Espresso
A few months ago it was decided over a couple of post work drinks to make the pilgrimage to the San
Siro in Milan.
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Bhoys Brigade
The British ultra scene suffered a bit of a set back a couple of weeks back with the news that the
Red Ultras of Aberdeen had disbanded. Hassle from the police, stewards and even ex-players meant
they finally laid down their red flags and hoisted up the white ones of defeat. I've no doubt
they'll be back though, probably bigger and better.
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Over the next week or so on these very pages, we'll be bring you a world exclusive Q&A with Barry
Glendenning of Guardian and Football Weekly podcast fame, an article on AFC Wimbledon plus match
reports from Weymouth v Lewes and AFC Wimbledon v Forest Green Rovers. Furthermore, there will also
be a report on the Milan derby and Juve v Roma from last week and quite soon, we'll be doing what
we get paid for (as if) and heading out to Denners for the Copenhagen derby.
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Mr Angry
You've probably all seen this now but just in (Jimmy) case. Here is the infamous QPR fan rant that
is doing the rounds. Fan rants are all the rage at the moment so expect hundreds more to follow in
the coming weeks. We will only jump on the bandwagon just this once though:
I take more pleasure in seeing Chelsea lose than I do in seeing QPR win at the moment.
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Lastminute(stinker).com
Kidderminster Harriers 2-1 Lewes (19:01:10)
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How many self respecting football fans wouldn't relish a near 400 mile round trip to Kidderminster
on a grey, drizzly Tuesday night in January!? Would this be one social gathering which, despite
good company, would become painful and require a large dosage of alcohol to relieve the pain?
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In Ibbo we trust
Staines Town 2-1 Lewes (16:01:10)
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Make no mistake about it, last week could have been the end for Lewes FC. We came perilously close
to going out of business. Thankfully, the club has a number of heroes willing to invest time,
effort and money into securing our future.
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Journalistic license to thrill
In an age where most people choose to digest their news intake online for free, one journalist -
for me anyway - has ensured that every Sunday, I make the journey from EFW Towers to the newsagents
to procure a Sunday newspaper.
As he lives locally, the EFW team often see Observer journalist Paul Hayward on Saturday mornings
at Brighton station; he on his way to Villa Park or Old Trafford, us en route to Weston-super-Mare
FC or similar outpost.
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Shame on you Manchester United. Shame on you.
I never thought Manchester United would ever get a mention on these pages. Least of all under this
large black cloud. In a world exclusive which you'll be reading about in the News of the World next
week, I can today expose one of the reasons how the boys from the Theatre of Dreams are so cash
happy - they steal their coats.
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Getafe CF 1-0 Valladolid (03:01:10)
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Like all good clubs, Getafe CF were formed by five blokes in a pub. Messrs Garcia (nimble fingered
acoustic guitar plucker), Olavaria (bull-fighter), Lozana (castanet player), Vergara (tapas lover)
and their (sangria drinking) cousin Miguel Frances announced the formation of the club in 1945 -
yawned - and then made a further announcement that they were off for a siesta.
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AD Alcorcón 2-1 Real Madrid Castilla (03:01:10)
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Someone in EFW's Brilliant Ideas Dept had decided
it would be a top wheeze to take in a brace of matches on the outskirts of Madrid - in the same
day. Needless to say I had no objections and considered myself up to the task in hand.
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Atletico Madrid 2-1 Sevilla (02:01:10)
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One needs to make the most of visits to the Estadio Vicente Calderón these days. Why? Well, in a
year or two from now, the bulldozers are going to move in, flatten the place, and turn it into
flats.
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Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping on your nose, Yuletide carols being sung by
a choi.....(enough already - Ed).
Thanks a million to all those who have logged on to EFW this year. Hopefully, you'll be back for
more of the same in 2010!? I'm off to Spain for the festive period but it's not all fiestas and
fine wine as I'll be working there as well.
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