![]() I think next game I might not be so defensive and see how we go. On the negative, we had 0 shots, and really struggled to muster an opportunity of any sort. ![]() Other than that we limited the opposition to 4 shots, with only the goal really troubling our goalie. The one minute that we let him go was the last before half time, where he was allowed to run from deep onto a Jansen cross and head past Davis. Well we managed to keep Landzaat quiet for 89 of the 90 minutes. This will be the start of playing “The Wimbledon Way”. I have told my players to be aggressive in their tackles and look for direct balls up to David Neilsen with the hope that Michael Hughes and Gareth Ainsworth will be able to support him from the flanks. As I don’t know enough about my team currently, I have decided to be quite conservative and play a defensive 4-1-4-1. This is enough for me to want to have a man marking him at all times. The Wigan Athletic flop doesn’t have outstanding technical stats, however he does boast high attributes for influence, teamwork and work rate. Our first pre season match is against Willem II, on our tour of Holland (who organised this? Don’t they know our financial state?!) There aren’t a lot of names on their team sheet that I recognise, although there is one that I am worried about: Denny Landzaat. I also send my scouts out to lower leagues and to search for players between 20 and 25 who won’t cost us that much. In a bid to try and get some transfer funds, I quickly offer Feuer and Karlsson out to clubs and hope that I get to spend some of the money that is recouped. Thousands of Wimbledon fans are counting on you. Is it too late to start with another team? I mean, I tried right? I might have only lasted a day, but I tried?! Knowing we are in desperate need of some defensive cover, I look to the finances page to see whether we can afford to bring anyone in and this is what I’m greeted with…. Thomas is called up for nostalgic reasons and just incase we need someone to score a last minute goal to clinch a title. Heald can replace Ian Feuer who is wanted by a few clubs and we can do with the money. There are two players I called up immediately, Paul Heald and Michael Thomas. Before I venture into the transfer market, I check the reserves to see if there are any hidden gems that can plug some gaps for me. Although we seem to be blessed for wingers with seasoned pros Gareth Ainsworth and Michael Hughes joined up by youngsters Lionel Morgan and future Crystal Palace and Reading star Jobi McAnuff.įirst bit of bad news is that Kenny Cunningham is out for 3 months with a torn groin muscle and Damien Francis is out for 10 months with damaged cruciate ligaments. Reinforcements are definitely needed in the defence, with no recognised right back in the first team squad. I need to hope that I can find some gems and transform them into international stars just like Harry did. I have to follow Dave “Harry” Bassett’s blueprint: Promote from the youth team and sign players that are either out of contract or playing in divisions below us. I have given myself another handicap in this challenge in that I must do this the Wimbledon Way. I have been given the task of going back in time and stopping all this from happening and do the unthinkable: Save Wimbledon FC. This would be the start of the demise which made the supporters found AFC Wimbledon and stop supporting the club that had won the FA Cup against the odds in 1988. In real life they would end up in 9th, some 8 points short of the playoffs. This would be their 2nd season in the second tier. I must travel back in an alternate reality and stop this from happening.Ī lot had changed for Wimbledon by the time the 2001/2002 First Division season was to start. ![]() This relocation was announced by the Don’s board in August 2001. In 2004, Wimbledon FC became Milton Keynes Dons after relocation in 2003. Liverpool's Gary Ablett (on floor) slide tackles Wimbledon's Vinnie Jones (centre)
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