Franchise V Swindon (Not an offical match day thread)

[Rich Pullen]

Outside of a matchday I've yet to encounter a MKD fan. I've met plenty of old Wimbledon followers who opted to go AFCW though.

The media still fuels some hatred because they love interviewing people that say things like this....

"Well, I've lived in Milton Keynes all my life and I'm a Liverpool fan but it's great that a football league club has moved here so it's easier to go and watch some football."

As if there was no football in that area ever before - this sort of quote will always annoy the lower league and Non-League supporter because the game is everywhere!

MKD enjoyed JPT success and promotion in quick succession which always sparks a bit of interest - if MKD don't do much this season, then people will get bored and return to Soccer Saturday.

[adje]

good job the french resistance didnt feel like that.

and yes im comparing them to the nazis

Well,I guess that's a better analogy than the prostitute one.

[herthab]

Other wise known as letting them get away with it.

Yes. Because calling them names is really hurting them, isn't it?

What, exactly. are you doing about them? I know what AFC Wimbledon have done, they've realised that Franchise aren't going to go away and have recognised them as a new club (Albeit begrudgingly).

But apart from insulting individual people on here, what exactly are you doing to rid the world of this stain?

[herthab]

good job the french resistance didnt feel like that.

and yes im comparing them to the nazis

What part of mk are you going to blow up first?

[Mexicano Rojo]

kinky toms house

[herthab]

I'm in.

[adje]

kinky toms house

Make sure his dad's not in-he's a good bloke!

[Mexicano Rojo]

and doesnt gazzas fat mate live there too? torch his gaf

[Simon Pieman]

I'll throw around insults just because I didn't like them, much like I would with any team I didn't like.

Incidentally a guy from our Stoke office said he would like to see them in the CCC. I told him to fuck off.

[PetsWinPrizes]

Yes. Because calling them names is really hurting them, isn't it?

What, exactly. are you doing about them? I know what AFC Wimbledon have done, they've realised that Franchise aren't going to go away and have recognised them as a new club (Albeit begrudgingly).

But apart from insulting individual people on here, what exactly are you doing to rid the world of this stain?

I've wrote to the Sports Minister at the time, I've been to a few AFC games to show support, and I've recently signed the petition about 2018. Not much I grant you, and probably not going to change the world I admit.

Seems I'd have been better of 'ignoring' them by going for pints with 'fans' of their team, and defending them on message boards.

This issue will I think sadly come up again in the future, with another side. What are you going to do then? Ignore it and hope it goes away.

[herthab]

I've wrote to the Sports Minister at the time, I've been to a few AFC games to show support, and I've recently signed the petition about 2018. Not much I grant you, and probably not going to change the world I admit.

Seems I'd have been better of 'ignoring' them by going for pints with 'fans' of their team, and defending them on message boards.

This issue will I think sadly come up again in the future, with another side. What are you going to do then? Ignore it and hope it goes away.

Haven't the FA changed the rules about clubs relocating now? I signed petitions when Wimbledon first moved away.
Take your blinkers off, no one's defending Franchise, or there fans. Where have I said one postive thing about them?
Rambling on and on about it won't change anything, they've got a club and it's not going to change.

[Arriba]

anyone would think they committed murder.fucking hell it's only football for fucks sake.
getting so irate about this is daft when ther'e so much other shit going on that really matters

[Simon Pieman]

Haven't the FA changed the rules about clubs relocating now? I signed petitions when Wimbledon first moved away.
Take your blinkers off, no one's defending Franchise, or there fans. Where have I said one postive thing about them?
Rambling on and on about it won't change anything, they've got a club and it's not going to change.

But really that's what the idea of the forum is for. We ramble on about all kinds of shit and it never changes a thing.

Though I take the point the dong fan was providing some useful info, I don't really want to see them on this forum. Especially if people are going to be over sensitive when a few insults and a bit of banter gets thrown around.

Boo fucking hoo, some people had a pint and an intimate moment him, he must be alright. Well people have pints with me all the time and I'm a complete cunt.

[reeves4england]

Interesting that somebody (a few pages back) said that if AFC get promoted to the Football League it would bring an end to the whole saga. Surely I'm not alone in thinking this is what is needed to bring the debate back into the wider public arena? If AFC Wimbledon were to go on and PLAY against Franchise the media attention would be huge, the history of what happened would hopefully be more clearly documented in the press and those ignorant about the situation, along with those who've forgotten all about it, might actually take note of how wrong the MK experiment was and is.

I'm not saying anything would be put right, but it might stop people coming out with the "it's time to move on" line.

[herthab]

 people have pints with me all the time and I'm a complete cunt.

Can't argue with that.