April Dons Trust Board meeting summary

The Dons Trust Board (DTB) held its monthly meeting at The Cherry Red Records Stadium on Monday, April 20. Ahead of publication of the redacted minutes, this article summarises the main points that were discussed.

The first part of the meeting was an update by Dan Norris, the club’s lawyer, on the potential sale of Kingsmeadow as part of our wider ambition to move to a new stadium in Merton. Trust members will appreciate that, for commercial and confidentiality reasons,..

From the Wycombe programme

The following article appeared in the club’s official matchday programme for the game against Wycombe Wanderers (played on April 18, 2015).

More stadium details revealed

Dons Trust Board Vice Chair David Growns reports on the recent Special General Meeting at which information about the new stadium was presented to Trust members.

Recent SGMs have all followed the same format, so this time the Dons Trust Board (DTB) resolved to do something different to see how things worked out: a single topic..

From the Northampton programme

The following article appeared in the club’s official matchday programme for the game against Northampton Town (played on April 3, 2015).

Help design the new stadium

Members who attend the Dons Trust Special General Meeting next Thursday will have a chance to influence the design of our proposed new stadium in Wimbledon.

The next Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Dons Trust will be held at The Cherry Red Records Stadium next Thursday, 9 April, starting at 7.30 pm (registration from 7.00 pm)…

A master class from George Francomb

George Francomb’s crossing ability has created plenty of Wimbledon goals this season, and a demonstration in the art of being a winger is highlighted in our latest master class video.

As part of a wider initiative to engage with our young and teenage fans, Jane Lonsdale, on behalf of the Dons Trust, has been working with the AFC Wimbledon Foundation, coaching staff and the club to produce footballing master class videos.

You can view George’s video, which includes footage from..

SGM to be held on April 9

The first general meeting of 2015 will be held on Thursday, April 9 at The Cherry Red Records Stadium, starting at 7.30pm.

Members should either have already received or soon receive their invite letter, but you can also read the invite letter on this website.

From the Portsmouth programme

The following article appeared in the club’s official matchday programme for the game against Portsmouth (played on March 21, 2015).

B teams and the JPT

Dons Trust board member Kris Stewart looks at the recent proposal to allow Premier League clubs to enter B teams in a reformatted Johnstone’s Paint Trophy.

Last May, FA boss Greg Dyke’s “England Commission” reported with proposals that aimed to improve the performances of the England national team. The story that dominated discussion of the report was..

Join the FSF ‘Share TV Wealth’ demo on March 26

The Football Supporters Federation, of which the Dons Trust is a member, is holding a Share TV Wealth demonstration at the Premier League shareholders meeting on Thursday, March 26.

The shareholders meeting will be taking place at the Le Meridien Piccadilly hotel, and the demonstration will begin at midday outside the main entrance to the hotel. The FSF will be handing over their demands to Premier League representatives at around 1pm.

The nearest tube for Le Meridien Piccadilly is..

March Dons Trust Board meeting summary

The Dons Trust Board (DTB) held its monthly meeting at The Cherry Red Records Stadium on Monday, March 16. Ahead of publication of the redacted minutes, this article summarises the main points that were discussed.

The meeting started with a presentation by Kay Skelton, Executive Director of the AFC Wimbledon Foundation. Kay talked the board through the Foundation’s work and its funding sources. The Foundation focuses its work in four areas, all built around its vision of using the power..