I'm sure they have but you'd imagine it would probably take quite a while to actually get the claim assessed and the money paid to them. They're not a rich club and they're having to postpone home games so won't have any income for a while but will still have bills and staff to pay.
Also it might depend on what their insurance excess is? The stadium is right next to a river so they might have a high excess in order to get the insurance cover because it's on a flood plain.
Just guesses, as i am in no way an insurance expert.
Is it not a bit weird to crowdfund for a professional football team, who I assume have insurance for this sort of thing?
Definitely feels it.
They've build a £30m football stadium in an area that by all accounts has had flooding issues in the past, which feels ill-conceived anyway, it's flooded, and now it's got the crowdfunding when they've even confirmed it's insured.
Up to people what they do with their own money though I guess.
Is it not a bit weird to crowdfund for a professional football team, who I assume have insurance for this sort of thing?
Definitely feels it.
They've build a £30m football stadium in an area that by all accounts has had flooding issues in the past, which feels ill-conceived anyway, it's flooded, and now it's got the crowdfunding when they've even confirmed it's insured.
Up to people what they do with their own money though I guess.
In their statement they did say that they had a considerable excess on the insurance.it has also been stated that the river has not burst its banks before, so maybe previous flooding was in the vicinity but not there.
Is it not a bit weird to crowdfund for a professional football team, who I assume have insurance for this sort of thing?
Definitely feels it.
They've build a £30m football stadium in an area that by all accounts has had flooding issues in the past, which feels ill-conceived anyway, it's flooded, and now it's got the crowdfunding when they've even confirmed it's insured.
Up to people what they do with their own money though I guess.
In their statement they did say that they had a considerable excess on the insurance.it has also been stated that the river has not burst its banks before, so maybe previous flooding was in the vicinity but not there.
They did.
I still find it an odd one personally but as I say, to each their own.
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Also it might depend on what their insurance excess is? The stadium is right next to a river so they might have a high excess in order to get the insurance cover because it's on a flood plain.
Just guesses, as i am in no way an insurance expert.
Wimbledon call for pause to stadium flood donations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx25v8kdw55oThey've build a £30m football stadium in an area that by all accounts has had flooding issues in the past, which feels ill-conceived anyway, it's flooded, and now it's got the crowdfunding when they've even confirmed it's insured.
Up to people what they do with their own money though I guess.
I still find it an odd one personally but as I say, to each their own.
They're aiming to be playing again on the 12th October
AFC Wimbledon stadium flood 'was a matter of time'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2ypg2m9rpo