Solidarity with the Shrimps Trust at Morecambe and the Sheffield Wednesday supporters trustThe Dons Trust Board stands in full solidarity with the Shrimps Trust at Morecambe and the Sheffield Wednesday supporters trust as they fight to protect the future of their clubs.
The situations at Morecambe and Sheffield Wednesday are a stark reminder of how quickly a club’s stability can be put at risk, and how essential it is that supporters have a genuine voice in the decisions that affect their teams. When ownership and governance fail to prioritise transparency, accountability, and..
James Ledward and David Rey join the BoardThe Dons Trust are pleased to announce the appointment of James Ledward and David Rey to its board. Each has experience we identified the board needed.
We also thank the other two candidates with useful skills who put their names forward to fill these demanding roles.
James Ledward – Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I). James recently caught the Dons bug, having lived in Colliers Wood for a couple of years. He has incredibly strong ED&I experience having worked tirelessly engaging with under-represented groups including chairing an..
Sky SurveyFollowing some concerns raised by AFC Wimbledon fans and members about the impact of the new Sky TV deal, the Dons Trust Board decided to survey all our members about the positive and negative impact of the the deal. This survey was conducted before the welcome recent announcement by Sky about better notice periods for re-scheduled games.
We received almost 1,000 responses, making this the biggest return of any of our regular surveys.
We found that more than 30% of..
We have had a significant number of new members join in the last few days, mostly to take up the opportunity to have priority for Wembley. Some 65 lapsed members have rejoined, 415 new members joined for the first time and 90 existing members upgraded to have access to club benefits. We now have 7,080 members.
“Football is at a crossroads and it’s time to fix the game from the ground up”
Introduction
AFC Wimbledon and the Dons Trust strongly support the proposal to create a football regulator and we urge Parliament to adopt the strongest model of regulation.
We believe that the fundamental problem that needs to be fixed is the financial flow in the game. It is undeniable that English football has huge amounts of money, but this is almost exclusively concentrated among Premier..
Over the last few years we have had multiple questions and discussions about the decisions and planning around Plough Lane and especially the West Stand.
The board have worked closely with the club leadership and management team to give members some more insight here: