Kairdiff Exile wrote:Sorry, I tried to not bite, I really did. But I'm going to.
GodalmingYellow wrote:Wimbledon fans have accepted the situation
Some have, others haven't.
GodalmingYellow wrote:...boycotting no longer serves a purpose other than self gratification. Whatever we do, or don't do, will not change the position
Except that it
could if people did it in large enough numbers. If fans of every team who played at "Stadium MK" (urgh) boycotted it, and no away fan ever went to the place, it would reinforce to the Football League, the media and to Franchise themselves that they are a pariah club, and that the rest of the footballing world has nothing but contempt for them. Whereas away fans following the herd mentality and turning up in large numbers suggests there is nothing objectionable at all about this non-club. I get the fact that I'm clearly in a minority on this. But by boycotting it, I am at least following my conscience, and doing so in the knowledge that if others did the same, it'd make a tangible difference.
GodalmingYellow wrote:And I wish our stadium was as nicer as theirs.
I don't. A concrete all-seater bowl? No ta. Plenty of stadia I'd rather see us emulate (not least those with safe standing areas and a bit of architectural variety).
I'll respond to each point in turn rather than faff around with colours and paragraphs.
Depends what you mean by "some" when you say some have and some haven't. There will always be a handful that will not go to Stadium MK, but Wimbledon have now played there 3 times and it will be 5 by the end of this season. I've spoken to someone who works at Wimbledon and their view is that the position has now been accepted, and when I say accepted, I mean acknowledged and put up with, certainly not agreed with.
Wimbledon have their trophies back and on display at Kingsmeadow, Wimbledon have advanced plans to return to Plough Lane, and Wimbledon have at last reached the same division as MK. The clock cannot be turned back, but we are now as close as we can be to Wimbledon being back to their rightful position. Therefore complaining isn't really about Wimbledon any more because they've (almost) had restitution. It is about MK only now, and that isn't going to get any of us anywhere.
We could walk to the moon if only there was a stairway to the skies. Ifs, buts, and maybes. MK get large home crowds and have significant financial backing. Even a few hundred supporters staying away each week would change nothing. Everyone knows the message about MK already. What is more important, the success of our own club, or the failure of MK when Wimbledon are already back where they belong? I know where my loyalties lie first and foremost. I wouldn't bat an eyelid if MK went bust, I might even raise a glass to it, but given current circumstances, OUFC are a higher priority.
We can maintain our position of displeasure and ensure that Franchise never happens again, but we ain't going to turn the clock back, however much we bleat about conscience. I don't hate MK, I hate how they got here, and there is very much a difference between the two, a difference that cannot be undone.
You think the KasStad is as nice as MKs? I think you may be letting your (justified) MK hatred colour your views on that one.