LATEST POLL: The MK Dons debate

AFKABartram

It has recently emerged that the club are likely to play a friendly at MK Dons this summer as part of the Izale McLeod deal.

Back in 2003, a similar friendly was cancelled following widespread condemnation from Charlton fans. Peter Varney said at the time "Following last Thursday's announcement of plans for the game in Milton Keynes, there has been an overwhelming response from our supporters expressing their concerns.
"We pride ourselves on listening to our fans and in the light of their reaction we have taken the decision not to proceed with this fixture."

Five years on, MK Dons have stabilised and are moving up the league ladder. Meeting in the league or cup is a very real possibility that everyone will have to accept, but is engaging a friendly seen as an active endorsement that could and should be avoided ?

Is it time to move on, let bygones by bygone, or do the fundamental principles against the encouragement of franchaise football clubs remain ?

So a straight forward vote: Should Charlton participate in a friendly with MK Dons ?

DaveMehmet

Yes as it will be a new ground!

LenGlover

MK Dons like it or not are a football league club. That means that there may be times we have to play them in (God forbid) the league, Carling Cup or FA Cup. I think under those circumstances we would be risking disciplinary action and therefore harm to ourselves if we refused to play which would be detrimental to us.

In the premiership we didn't like the stupid kick off times imposed by Sky but we had to go along with them as there was no real choice.

However friendlies are discretionary and principles are principles. In my opinion accepting a friendly against this team is expressing tacit approval of the franchise concept.

oohaahmortimer

no, for the reason being they put together a youtube video of izale and tricked pardew into signing him...
i think charlton fans will go to the first cup game against them and then boycott every future fixture

AFKABartram

I am the same Len.

I accept they are here ot stay now, and would attend a league and cup fixture against them.

But no way a friendly. I don't really blame them, i blame the people that allowed them to do it. But no way would i want to be seen to be supporting that, and knowing what happened five years ago, i i'm disappointed with the club for getting involved again so soon.

DA9

[cite]Posted By: oohaahmortimer[/cite]no for the reason being they put a youtube video of izale and tricked pardew into signing him...
i think charlton fans will go to the first cup game against them and then boycott every future fixture

I can honestly say I would boycott any fixture against them, home or away, its not right, how any Charlton fan, considering what happened 23 years ago to us can see that this is alright and should be forgotten, move on etc.
I know a couple of REAL Dons fans, I couldn't look them in the face considering our past with moving grounds and merger talks.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO, AND NO

Rothko

I would probably boycott a home cup game against them, as they would receive some of the gate money.

I wish that club and it's supporters all the worse, if they go bust I'll celebrate it. We should never ever be involved with them unless we have to.

And why can't we send a Charlton XI to Kingsmeadow for a friendly?

WSS

[cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]I wish that club and it's supporters all the worse

I know we've done this before Rothers but you wish the 5-10 year olds that support MK Dons all the worse even though they have no concept of the history etc and have only learnt to love MK Dons, like you once learned to love Charlton?

Seems harsh.

AFKABartram

I have nothing against the supports of the club to be honest.

Rothko

Yep, I support a football club, they support a franchise, and franchise clubs go bust and move, they should deal with it,

And again, I have no time for the people of MK, they've had non league clubs they could have built up like the old Wimbledon, but they didn't, they've instead gone along and jumped on the bangwagon of a club which was stolen from it's community.

stonemuse

Can't bring myself to support franchise football, and as I said in the separate post I hope I would stick to my principles even if it were a cup final that we were both involved in.

charlton_carl

i dont have anything against their support but the club and the way it came about i do. I would not line the pocket of their slim ball chairman and feel we as a club should not change our stance on our principles.

That club are the scum of football, if AFC are playing that day i will go down there

WSS

[cite]Posted By: charlton_carl[/cite]That club are the scum of football, if AFC are playing that day i will go down there

Thats a good call.

stonemuse

http://www.codalmighty.com/site/ca.php?page=t-shirts/franchise

Grimsby have it right

kigelia

I am one of the few who voted yes. I understand all the reasons for voting no and being dead against having anything to do with the club, that said I don't remember hearing many voices (I am willing to be corrected)when we signed Mcleod from them. I assume MK Dons earned a shitload more from that than they would do from any friendly. The arguments have been made and the battles have been fought, it is time to move on.

stonemuse

[cite]Posted By: stonemuse[/cite]http://www.codalmighty.com/site/ca.php?page=t-shirts/franchise

Grimsby have it right

By the way, spot the Clive Mendonca and Matt Tees tshirts advertsied for sale!

nth_london_addick

Not fussed feck all to do with me i didnt make them move but i would like to see their ground and watch the match

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: charlton_carl[/cite]That club are the scum of football, if AFC are playing that day i will go down there

Thats a good call.

I believe a Charlton XI maybe playing a game in Essex the same day if people would prefer.

WSS

So the MK Dons game is confirmed then Henry?

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]So the MK Dons game is confirmed then Henry?

I said maybe

WSS

But how do you know the proposed date?! Hmmm....

Rothko

[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: charlton_carl[/cite]That club are the scum of football, if AFC are playing that day i will go down there

Thats a good call.

AFCW will hold on pre season games till after their play off final on Saturday

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]But how do you know the proposed date?! Hmmm....

proposed being the key word here.

Southendaddick

My days of going to away pre season friendlies are long gone but definitely wouldnt give them any of my cash even if we drew them in the cup.

Get yourself, get yourself, get yourself a proper club...

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]AFCW will hold on pre season games till after their play off final on Saturday

The Staines Massive will kick their arses at Kingstonian's stolen ground.

Rothko

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]The Staines Massive will kick their arses at Kingstonian's stolen ground.

Stolen? That'll be the one purchased, and Kingstonian are playing there free

ThreadKiller

[cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]Stolen? That'll be the one purchased, and Kingstonian are playing there free

good luck to them.

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]The Staines Massive will kick their arses at Kingstonian's stolen ground.

Stolen? That'll be the one purchased, and Kingstonian are playing there free

Took advantage of the K's financial woes and turned Kingstonian into tenants at their own ground. Shame.

Rothko

or saved Kingstonian from being booted out of their home ground if you wanted to be honest about it, and then didn't charge them rent.

WSS

This is about MK Dons.


Guys.

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]or saved Kingstonian from being booted out of their home ground if you wanted to be honest about it, and then didn't charge them rent.

You sound like a Palace fan telling us how they saved us. Not the way K's fans see it.