Richard Lonsdale

@AFCWimbledon Foyo replaces Maycock !

🔄 Maycock replaces Foyo. #AFCW 🟡🔵

@WeAreWimbledon Co-Manager

Donate 🔹£150 per playing spot (28 spaces available) 🔹£100 per co-manager spot (2 available) 🔹 £50 per mascot slot (1 available) and leave ‘player’, ‘manager’ or mascot’ in the message. First come, first served. 2/2

The WAWF Cup match is giving you the chance to play on the hallowed Plough Lane turf – alongside some the likes of Mikey Haswell and Jon Main or in a team managed by Mark Robinson or Terry Brown for a game at the Cherry Red Records Stadium. See WeAreWimbledonFund.com 1/2

@DWFCAcademy + goal difference 😁

0 - 6 B Team Barreca scores our sixth of the day with a clinical finish 90 mins #WeareWanderers 🔴⚪️

@DWFCAcademy We want 6 !

0 - 5 B Team Dackombe picks out the bottom corner and it’s five for the B Team! 85 mins #WeareWanderers 🔴⚪️

It's not wrong, the economics of the game has always been somewhat bonkers, but it's bonkers on steroids nowadays unless urgent action is taken to incentivise more sustainable operating behaviour by Clubs @FairGameUK has proposed some excellent solutions that the game would be wise to implement

𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗟 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 -  𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙠𝙨 🔵 Forward and captain ✍️ Joined the Dons in 2021 👏 Over 120 appearances ⚽️ 135 goals Join us on Wednesday 4 March Find out more and book your free ticket: wowsa.uk/events/

🌿 Green Monday in Cyprus 🇨🇾 Picnics in nature. Lagana, olives, tahini & halva 🥗 Kites in the sky 🪁 A beautiful start to Lent, the Cypriot way 💚 #GreenMonday #KatharaDeftera #VisitCyprus

Shoutout to @AFCWimbledon from @wesstreeting there. Of course, the @AFCW_Foundation play a huge part in this. We should be very proud of what we do. 💛💙 @Merton_Council

FULL-TIME: The Under-18s have inflicted the first defeat of the day on Northampton. The Youth Alliance South East league leaders won 4-1 away this afternoon with a brace from @HarryHedges34 and one apiece from Joe Kirby and Amaari Sealey - all in fine goalscoring form. #AFCW 👏🏻

Disappointed to receive this message over the weekend. Sometimes I honestly feel like quitting managing my child’s football team… and that breaks my heart, because I truly love grassroots football. Grassroots Football should be about kids having fun, not adults creating drama on the sidelines. I’m a volunteer manager. Like so many others, I give up my Sundays, evenings, and family time. I put so much effort into these kids. I don’t get paid. I do it because I care. I do it because I love seeing the smiles, the confidence grow, the friendships form, and the kids learning teamwork and discipline. But lately, it’s been really hard. Every single week, it’s something. It feels never-ending. No matter what you do, it’s never right. One parent is always right. The club is always wrong. The manager is always wrong. There’s nothing positive to say — only complaints, rumours, stirring problems, pulling other parents into it, going around asking why families would leave the club, and spreading negativity everywhere. It wears you down. I’ve tried to be fair. I’ve tried to listen. I’ve tried to support every child. I’ve tried to create a positive environment. But when someone constantly looks for problems instead of solutions, it becomes exhausting. It’s made me feel sad, stressed, and honestly depressed at times. And the hardest part? We’re supposed to be doing this for the kids. Grassroots football should be about: ⚽ kids having fun ⚽ learning to win and lose ⚽ building confidence ⚽ making friends ⚽ staying active ⚽ feeling part of something Not adults creating drama on the sidelines. I know so many managers and coaches feel like this but don’t speak up. They quietly burn out and walk away. And that’s heartbreaking — because grassroots football survives on volunteers. Without us, there are no teams. So if you’re a manager or coach reading this and feeling overwhelmed, unappreciated, or close to giving up — you are not alone. Please remember: 💚 You are making a difference, even when it doesn’t feel like it 💚 Most parents appreciate you, even if a loud few don’t 💚 Most kids love being there because of you 💚 You’re teaching lessons far bigger than football To parents: please be kind. Please remember we are human. We’re doing our best. If there’s an issue, talk calmly and respectfully. Don’t gossip. Don’t stir. Don’t forget these are children. And to anyone struggling right now — reach out. Talk to someone. Message another coach. Lean on your club. Don’t carry it all alone. I still love grassroots football. I love seeing kids improve, smile, celebrate goals, and pick each other up after losses. That’s why I started. That’s why I’m trying to stay. If anyone else is feeling like this, please know you’re not on your own — and if sharing this helps even one person feel supported, then it’s worth it. Grassroots football matters. Our kids matter. And so do we. 💚⚽

@xMr_Mac @AFCWimbledon All info here.

Is the event being streamed tonight?? @AFCWimbledon

A 4- 0 away win vs @LOFCAcademy in the Semi-final of the Youth Alliance Cup, saw our Under 18s secure our place in the final, this afternoon. This follows our Under 17s 3–1 home win over @lincolncity yesterday in the PDL Shield quarter final. #homegrownandhungry #AFCW

@SarahDixon18 @GMHSoton @mbenjaminson98 Think you mean SWR as SWT ceased to exist in 2017 !

@GMHSoton @mbenjaminson98 'Not a great look' is polite when talking about SWT.

Fare dodgers travelling between Southampton and Portsmouth by South West Trains: you're in luck today because the guard is sitting in first class playing on her mobile phone rather than checking tickets.

@SW_Help Doesnt help the Epsom route that has been cut by 50% since covid. 1 Dorking and 1 Guilford service per hour vice 2 of each !

Arterio now serves all 96 stations on our suburban network! ✅ 30 Arterio trains operate over 390 daily services, transforming journeys for tens of thousands of customers. 🚆 This delivers a 12% increase in weekday suburban capacity into London Waterloo between 7am and 10am. 📈

@KentWomble Just passing Boxpark

Daughter is in Wembley BoxPark ahead of the Lionesses game. “Here’s your favourite song Dad” She hasn’t forgotten the Selhurst years…

🚨 JOB ALERT! 🚨
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🚐 We’re hiring! Join AFC Wimbledon Foundation as a Minibus Driver (D1) £14/hr + holiday pay | Casual hours Help transport our players & staff to fixtures & events across London and beyond. Apply now & drive our mission forward 👉tinyurl.com/4cj4u5p3 #AFCW #Foundation 🟡🔵

AFC Wimbledon Foundation Day 2025 💛💙 An incredible day, celebrating the fantastic work the Foundation does - narrated by former Don and new Ambassador Mikey Haswell ❤️ #AFCW | @AFCW_Foundation 🟡🔵

@oliver_pvfc @Allen06George @AFCWimbledon Port Vale aren't that Tinpot. They have a little bit of history.

@Allen06George @AFCWimbledon 🤣🤣 what a puff you lad tinpot club

Today’s attendance is a club record 8,686 (656 away) - a HUGE thank you for your support this afternoon Dons! 👏 #AFCW 🟡🔵

Our latest two new Dons fans, Anthony and his youngest son who live just off Haydons Road. Anthony’s grandfather played international football in goal for Holland so they were very impressed with the Ajax silver windmill in the museum and left with tickets for Port Vale tomorrow!