Dons going home - confirmed

[Meadow]

The Secretary of State has decided not to call the plans in.

Thank you to everyone on this forum who wrote one or more email in support of our application.

 

[Indian Dan]

To the detriment of the greyhound racing

 

[T.A]

Greyhound racing is dead.

 

[Indian Dan]

Only 2nd behind football in spectator numbers

 

[Shrimpurh]

Only 2nd behind football in spectator numbers

Thought 2nd was Horse-Racing?

 

[ProfessorGreen]

Well done Wombles, made up for you after everything that you were put through. A football winner for once!

 

[THE LAST WALTZ]

Genuinely pleased for the Dons.
Also it means that we may get more than 799 tickets when we play you again.

 

[sk8mk]

Should make a nice league 2 ground.

 

[NorfolkWomble]

I won't lose any sleep over the decline of a sport rife with animal abuse and cheating.

 

[Etienne Vermeer]

You can just have our place once Lewisham council knock down everything but the ground and we're forced off to Dartford or something. Seats are already blue and yellow.

 

[JonnyWomble]

Quality news! Very happy Womble!

 

[genesimmons]

Good news imagine if this happened during the don's premier league days

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[genesimmons]

I won't lose any sleep over the decline of a sport rife with animal abuse and cheating.

Sure is. They often just let the greyhounds rot once they ain't good for racing

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[JonnyWomble]

Thought 2nd was Horse-Racing?

This isnt true, I just spent half an hour trying to find out.

Maybe you meant in Wimbledon Stadium where greyhound racing is 2nd behind banger car racing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[JonnyWomble]

This isnt true, I just spent half an hour trying to find out.

Maybe you meant in Wimbledon Stadium where greyhound racing is 2nd behind banger car racing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Quoted wrong person!

 

[Indian Dan]

Sure is. They often just let the greyhounds rot once they ain't good for racing

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Utter bollocks. Come and see my 2 ex-racers on the settee. 4,500 are rehomed each year. Wonderful pets.

The vast majority find homes after racing. Sure there are arseholes in the sport but that is true of the population as a whole.

I've spent over 20 years of my life involved with greyhounds, breeding, rearing and racing and finding homes for them.

 

[JaredSUFC]

Congratulations Wombles! Be interesting to see the new place (especially if there's a friendly with Sutton - hint, hint )

 

[NorfolkWomble]

Utter bollocks. Come and see my 2 ex-racers on the settee. 4,500 are rehomed each year. Wonderful pets.

The vast majority find homes after racing. Sure there are arseholes in the sport but that is true of the population as a whole.

I've spent over 20 years of my life involved with greyhounds, breeding, rearing and racing and finding homes for them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29877665

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ned-by-australian-state-after-barbaric-cruel/

I know it isn't in the UK but it happens here as well.

 

[Meadow]

Congratulations Wombles! Be interesting to see the new place (especially if there's a friendly with Sutton - hint, hint )

You lot seem to be the popular choice amongst our support. It would be fitting.

 

[Matt_]

Great news, delighted for the Proper Dons.

 

[Wombletom]

Just leaving this here.

 

[Lamby]

Hopefully it gets burnt down or something.

 

[GodsGift]

Great news. How long will it take to build?

 

[Meadow]

Hopefully it gets burnt down or something.

Cheers for that, what have we done to upset you (apart from beating you the other week)?

Great news. How long will it take to build?

We had hopes of moving in at the beginning of 18/19 season. That was before Boris stuck his oar in though. The dogs were granted a 6 month extension in April, and we've still to iron out S106 agreements (don't ask).

I'm guessing that demolition will start in the new year, and if we have to move in mid-season, so be it.

 

[iWomble]

Utter bollocks. Come and see my 2 ex-racers on the settee. 4,500 are rehomed each year. Wonderful pets.

The vast majority find homes after racing. Sure there are arseholes in the sport but that is true of the population as a whole.

I've spent over 20 years of my life involved with greyhounds, breeding, rearing and racing and finding homes for them.

My grandad raced greyhounds so I know exactly what goes on. I've been taking in ex-racers for years too. I'm looking at one right now.

One or two arseholes don't account for thousands of dead dogs. And that's just the one case we know the full details of. This is the mentality that dominates your 'sport':

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/feb/16/ukcrime.animalwelfare

Of course, that would never happen now, would it?

 

[Wombletom]

Hopefully it gets burnt down or something.

WOW. What a truly well thought out response. It's clearly added a lot to the subject.

You have a lie down. You've clearly stretched yourself attempting to use both of your brain cells.

 

[PuB]

Excellent news, any ideas of what the new place will look like yet?

(Oh and ignore Lamby, he's as useful as a farted on balloon)

 

[womble76]

Utter bollocks. Come and see my 2 ex-racers on the settee. 4,500 are rehomed each year. Wonderful pets.

The vast majority find homes after racing. Sure there are arseholes in the sport but that is true of the population as a whole.

I've spent over 20 years of my life involved with greyhounds, breeding, rearing and racing and finding homes for them.

Sorry but while I don't doubt you treat yours well the evidence is out there. Thousands are shot with bolt guns and thrown away. Even recently a wimbledon trainer was banned due to doping etc of the dogs. It is now banned in parts of Australia as a cruel sport. I guess everyone else must be wrong and you know different.

 

[Wombletom]

Something very much like this

Excellent news, any ideas of what the new place will look like yet?

(Oh and ignore Lamby, he's as useful as a farted on balloon)

 

[ProfessorGreen]

Hope they don't make it into another bowl stadium