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MK DONS v AFC WIMBLEDON MORE THAN JUST A GAME

DECLAN OLLEY attended the emotional FA Cup grudge match between MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon and saw first-hand just how it affected fans on both sides

“THEY’RE never going to be the real Wimbledon,” claimed Michael Baker from Tooting, one of the first AFC Wimbledon fans to set foot in Stadium:mk. “We’re the real Wimbledon and they are Milton Keynes and that's it, end of story.”
The first chapter of this unique tale between the two Dons was written when the FA approved Wimbledon FC’s controversial move to Milton Keynes. The decision, which the ...

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