Wednesday 18 January 2012

Reminders of progress

Perhaps it's time I reminded the Franchise customers that read this blog (and for the entertainment of everyone else) of a little history:

What Wimbledon fans said: "It's not Wimbledon FC any more it's a Milton Keynes team. They'll change the name to reflect that soon enough."
What Franchise customers said at first: "It's Wimbledon FC, we're keeping the name, the MKSA voted 15-0 against a name change."
What happened: Winkelman changed the name in 2004.

What Wimbledon fans said: "You're not Wimbledon and you look damn stupid singing 'Womble Army'."
What Franchise customers said at first: "We'll sing it because we're Wimbledon and because it annoys you."
What happened: They now sing 'MK Army'.

What Wimbledon fans said: "You've got no right to Wimbledon's honours, you should give them back."
What Franchise customers said at first: "We're the same club that won the 1988 FA Cup, we'll never give them back."
What happened: The 2006 Accord returned the honours, including the FA Cup replica, to Merton.

What Wimbledon fans said: "You're a new club, you're not a continuation of Wimbledon FC."
What Franchise customers said at first: "We're the 'legal continuation' of Wimbledon FC."
What happened: The 2006 Accord acknowledged Franchise was a new club, started in 2004.

Are you sensing a pattern here?

What Wimbledon fans said: "Drop the Dons."
What Franchise customers said at first: "We'll never drop the Dons."
What happened: ...?

It's going to happen. The only choice Franchise customers have to make, is whether they want to be part of doing the right thing or whether they want to dig their heels in, try to spite Wimbledon fans... and then lose anyway.

Ask yourself this Franchise customers... Do you really want this 'Dons' business coming up EVERY time you're in the news? Do you really want it coming up EVERY major anniversary of the Commission? Because it's going to. The momentum is building, the change is going to come and the only choice you've got to make is whether to progress and be part of that change for good or whether you want to be part of yet another inevitable defeat. You can't change history, but you can change the future. Drop the Dons.

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