Like leaves fall from the trees in Autumn, it seems every year some chairman in the Premier League wants to try and get the Old Firm into it. This time Phil Gartside, the Bolton Chairman once again tried to get the League to agree to invite Rangers and Celtic in to the fold. Thankfully, the request has been voted down.

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Millwall eased past lower league AFC Wimbledon but the scoreline is perhaps a little flattering as Kenny Jackett's side scored two very late goals.

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There's a light schedule on Monday, November 9, 2009 in the European leagues. In the English Championship, Barnsley faces Sheffield United while Millwall plays AFC Wimbledon in the English FA Cup. In the Portugese Liga, Benfica plays Naval. All these matches can be seen at our other site, Free Live Sports TV, where they will be covered live.

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We'll be back a little later on today with a report on the match between Paulton Rovers and Norwich City. In the meantime, however, The First Round of The FA Cup started yesterday evening with three matches. The remainder, of course, are to be played over the next three days. One of the traditions of The FA Cup is the press sending one of their hacks who is probably none too happy at not being to assigned to a Premier League match to write a few words about the smaller clubs that are taking their spot in the limelight.

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Though the FA Cup does not generally tend to enter wider national consciousness until the big guns of the Premier League & Championship enter at the 3rd round stage in January, the world's oldest... Click to continue reading...

I think I have told you before that my local team is called Forest Green Rovers.
Anyway yesterday they were playing AFC Wimbledon (who beat them resoundingly).
When I heard, I was a bit confused.
I thought Wimbledon became MK Dons?
Turns out they did but following outrage amongst the fans they left behind when they moved over 50 miles north, AFC Wimbledon rose from the ashes. Click to continue reading...

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Martin's AFC Wimbledon has gone Gold Coast United on our asses to be the last team left with a... Click to continue reading...

Ground: Rockingham Road
Date: Saturday 15th August 2009
Comp: Conference
Match: Kettering 1 AFC Wimbledon 2 HT: 0-1 Att: 1,746
Thomas 74: Kedwell 9, 66(pen)
Additional: Entrance £18 (stand) £14 (terrace), Programme £3, Hamburger £2.80, Hot drinks £1.00
Rockingham Road in pictures
Despite my decision to follow Leek Town this season, this game was booked in advance as a birthday present from my Dad, an AFC Wimbledon fan. Click to continue reading...

My God, but Priory Lane is a long way from the centre of Eastbourne. It takes a few seconds to sink in when you first check it out on Google Maps. It looks as if it's in a different town. It's a pity, really, because Eastbourne Borough is a friendly sort of club. Perhaps they could lift the ground up with helicopters and put it on the end of the pier or something.

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Blue Square Premier League 2009-10 Predictions
1. Luton Town
2. Oxford
3. Wrexham
4. Stevenage
5. Mansfield
6. Cambridge
7. Rushden & Diamonds
8. Kidderminster
9. York City
10. AFC Wimbledon
11. Kettering
12. Crawley
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Barnet Official Site - JAKE COLE SIGNS FOR BARNET
Jake Cole signed today for Barnet. Click to continue reading...

Their progress may have gone unnoticed amongst the flashy corporate driven Premier League but their achievements over the past few years perhaps should be recognised as they sit alongside those of Manchester United when put into context.
Nine years ago this month Wimbledon lost to Southampton at the Dell, a result which saw them relegated from the Premier League after 13 years.

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They Think It's All Over... commends the 'choose your price' season ticket initiative shown by FC United, and looks at the possible future fortunes of that club and their more illustrious forbears, with respect to their very different models of ownership. Click to continue reading...

By SEAN RUBIO

With Champions League semi-finals getting most of the attention today, there is not a whole lot to pass along to you. That being said, there are two great reads about lower-level English clubs, as well as some of South Africa's neighbors helping to pitch in for 2010:

Southern African Power Pool offers support for 2010 World Cup [AllAfrica]
Tears of joy for AFC Wimbledon [Guardian]
Red Star Belgrade board quits as clubs nears collapse [ESPNSoccernet]
A look at Burnley's coach Owen Coyle, and their dream season [BBC]
Alfio Basile offered to replace Mark Hughes as Man City coach [MadAboutFutbol]

Think Basile would be a good fit at Man City?

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By SEAN RUBIO

With Champions League semi-finals getting most of the attention today, there is not a whole lot to pass along to you. That being said, there are two great reads about lower-level English clubs, as well as some of South Africa's neighbors helping to pitch in for 2010:

Southern African Power Pool offers support for 2010 World Cup [AllAfrica]
Tears of joy for AFC Wimbledon [Guardian]
Red Star Belgrade board quits as clubs nears collapse [ESPNSoccernet]
A look at Burnley's coach Owen Coyle, and their dream season [BBC]
Alfio Basile offered to replace Mark Hughes as Man City coach [MadAboutFutbol]

Think Basile would be a good fit at Man City?

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YouTube - AFC Wimbledon vs St Albans City 25/04/2009 Extended YouTube - AFC Wimbledon vs St Albans City 25/04/2009 Extended
There are about a million reasons to like AFC Wimbledon, the club setup by fans after Wimbledon FC was moved off to Milton Keynes. Click to continue reading...

The Evening News player ratings for last night against Portsmouth.

The Mirror reflects on Paul Scholes' reaction to 600th appearance.

Martin Samuel at The Daily Mail also gives Scholesy a mention.

Tony Cascarino at The Times reckons we can win the title without breaking out of second gear.

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As AFC Wimbledon fans took in a post-match pint on Saturday, it's unlikely the hands raising the pint glass had many fingernails left. But Dons fans can now relax somewhat. Bar their promotion rivals Hampton and Richmond Borough going goal crazy on the final day of the season, the fan-owned club is set for a second successive promotion, taking them just one step away from league football.

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On Saturday afternoon at Twerton Park, Bath City beat Team Bath by a single goal. It was a win that maintained a proud record of City's proud record of never having lost to the university team, and this is a record that seems likely now to last forever, following Team Bath's announcement last week that they are to resign their place in the Blue Square South from the end of this season.

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Dave Whelan, the owner and chairman of Wigan Athletic has today been discussing his feelings that a Premiership club going bankrupt is only a matter of time due to the level of debts certain clubs are carrying. Whilst I think he may be overcooking the situation a little but if I'm honest, i'm surprised it's [. Click to continue reading...

After Wimbledon upped sticks and re-located to Milton Keynes and eventually became MK Dons, AFC Wimbledon was formed in 2002 by the fans for the fans, that is the REAL Wimbledon fans.
Their rise up the football pyramid since their formation in 2002, saw AFC Wimbledon go top of the Blue Square South on Saturday when they beat former leaders Chelmsford City 3-1 in front of a crowd of 4,690. Click to continue reading...

We found out about two unique methods of motivating footballers today. The first involves watching pornography as a reward for winning matches, the second involves breaking blocks of wood in half. Guess which one comes from Denmark. As revealed in Scotland's Daily Record, FC Copenhagen's players are being rewarded for every win with a team screening [. Click to continue reading...

Sports psychology turns non-leaguers into pumped up lumberjacks If you thought Wimbledon's Crazy Gang years were in the past, think again. Non-league AFC Wimbledon have brought in a sports psychologist in a bid to improve their performances on the pitch. The players' new guru has got them smashing through blocks of wood to help them on [. Click to continue reading...

It's what the game is missing My mum says she can always tell when Im lying. She spoke these child-crumpling words as I tried to blame the cat for knocking over a priceless vase from the Ming dynasty, or possibly BHS (so hard to tell the difference now a days). My reaction? Of course I did the honourable thing and went red and blamed the rabbit (Ive acquired one of those now). Click to continue reading...

Remember you're a Womble! After the atrocities that met us at Milton Keynes last weekend, it was time to begin the quest for real football. The only place that the quest could possibly begin was at AFC Wimbledon, home of the real Dons, the Wombles. Click to continue reading...

I'm having a night off tonight. This is all in preparation for a very exciting weekend of football. It's a Conference South special weekend, and I'll be taking in St Albans City vs Chelmsford City tomorrow afternoon, followed by AFC Wimbledon's match against Bromley on Bank Holiday Monday. Exciting times! Click to continue reading...

There was a sense of history in the air at Wembley this weekend. Not history being made, but the history of the two clubs taking to the field. In the pink and chocolate shirts, Corinthian-Casuals: a club that plays strictly to the amateur code and the inspiration behind one of Brazil's most famous names. Click to continue reading...

As Milton Keynes Dons achieve success on the field and start to be lauded by the press off it, we continue our series looking at the origins of the club, and today see how it was decided Wimbledon F.C. could be franchised to Milton Keynes. Click to continue reading...

As Milton Keynes Dons are lauded by the English media as they sit atop League Two, we explain how the Dons were born from the wreckage of Wimbledon F.C., and ask if their success is really for the greater good of football. Click to continue reading...

We've been looking at English non-league football all week, and in something of a call-to-arms, Dave Boyle suggests that more supporters of non-league clubs need to take charge of their own destinies. The last five years as an AFC Wimbledon fan have immersed me in non-League football. Up to then, I thought of non-League in much [. Click to continue reading...

Debenham Leisure Centre might sound more like something out of The Office than a story related to English football's most storied tournament, but that's the key to the good old cliched romance of the F.A. Cup. This weekend, DLC prepared to take on the might of A.F.C. Wimbledon, a relatively big fish in the non-league [...] Click to continue reading...

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Editor's note: Ian King, author of the exceptional 200percent football blog, will be writing periodically on English lower league football for pitchinvasion.net. Here he addresses the latest twists in Leeds' increasingly problematic plight, and urges Leeds supporters to take matters into their own hands. I've heard it said before that choosing the football team that [. Click to continue reading...