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Nick and Stu catch-up to discuss recent defeats to Ipswich and Wrexham, the postponement of the Crawley game, football finances, Reading, the trip to MK, and the signings of Ronan Curtis, John-Kymani ...

In the first episode of 2024, Nick and Stu discuss whether the loss of Ali Al-Hamadi and Omar Bugiel for a few weeks is purely full of negatives for the side, or whether there are some silver linings ...

The podcast returns for the final time in 2023 to review the last few games, including excellent wins over Swindon and Crawley, and a disappointing damp squib of a defeat at home to Sutton. However, N...

Nick and Stu return to review the win over Ramsgate, the FA Cup Third Round draw, TV's picks for said round, the Premier League's new TV deal, and some of the ills afflicting the match-going fan, incl...

Nick and Stu return to discuss the fortunes of the first team, focusing on the great win over Notts County and frustrating defeat at Gillingham. We also lament the change of date for the Crawley game,...

We're back! Sadly with a defeat to discuss, but that's only one of three in our first 15 games, and we sit comfortably 10th in the league on the road to improvement. Nick and Stu discuss the reverse a...

Another lead lost - PANIC! Or not. Why calls for the manager's head so early in the season, and with only one league defeat in eight? Nick and Stu discuss, with a keen eye on tactical detail for the d...

Another week of AFC Wimbledon NEWS to discuss. Macklin gone, Stewart in, DTB needing to draft another member ... oh yeah, and we have some football to talk about as well. Because, you know, at this fo...

Well that was another interesting week in the world of AFC Wimbledon. However, Nick and Stu have no time for dwelling on certain matters, so we discuss another point away at Newport, some memories of ...

Nick and Stu revisit a winless week that feels a lot more positive than that description affords it. We come a little late (oo-er) to squeeze any the last moments of the transfer window, so we talk ou...

Afternoons in Sutton don't get any better - we've all been to Sutton we know they really, really don't - than last Saturday's 3-0 win in the sunshine. Nick and Stu review some key points from the win,...

Nick and Stu talk through the finer points of our start to the season: the 0-0 draw with Grimsby on opening day, and the exciting finale as we beat Coventry 2-1 that has cast a really positive feel ac...

Here we go - incredibly, the ninth season preview show we have ever done. And yes, it does exactly what it says on the tin. What do we make of our new-look side, and how will we fare? How is the rest ...

Head of Football Operations Craig Cope joins Nick and Stu for the first podcast of the 2023-24 season. Craig reflects on the second-half of last season, changes over the summer, training, recruitment,...

Nick and Stu give their thoughts on this week's statement from the PLC board, touching many varied aspects of the club as they do. There's also a review of the Swindon car crash, and debate over what ...

How do you explain a team's continuing ability to drop points late in games? The honest answer is you probably don't. You can lament it, however. And perhaps laugh about it too - because if you don't,...

Nick and Stu discuss first-team affairs, including the defeat to Rochdale, the plans of Craig Cope, the appointment of Andy Thorn, and whether the season is over or not. We also speak to Esther and Ke...

Nick is joined by Kris Stewart, Chairman of the Dons Trust Board. They discuss the team's current predicament, Chris Gunter, Ayoub Assal, finances, and the recent furore over Trust election voting sof...

As we continue to lose leads, Nick and Stu ask whether injuries and a lack of sub options are the reasons behind our loss of form in 2023. We also look at the online debate about the manager's positio...

Nick and Stu record the podcast LIVE on Twitter Spaces, inviting contributions from the live audience. We're talking the defeat to Mansfield, Hall of Fame options, Craig Cope's role, and the upcoming ...

Nick and Stu look at where our season sits following one win in ten, and a deluge of injuries. We speak of defending set-pieces, substitutions, and entertainment value, before looking at the visit of ...

Lots of topics to squeeze in this week - and not just our hero and leader, Jay Bothroyd. We have the draw with Hartlepool to discuss, Meet the Manager, Nick's stadium tour, John Motson, and Ivor Helle...

Nick and Stu return to discuss a varied range of topics this week, in lieu of any goals. We do look at a couple of tactical points from the goalless draws with Carlisle and Northampton, but we also ve...

AFC Wimbledon’s Managing Director, Danny Macklin joins the SNL team to discuss his 100 days at the club and takes live questions from the viewers. 

A few topics to discuss this week, but chiefly, the defeat at Leyton Orient. An unlucky defeat, but some talking points, including the options we now have within the squad. However, off the pitch, the...

Nick and Stu discuss the comings and goings during the last throes of the transfer window, and the battling win over Stockport. They also look at the trip to Leyton Orient, and ask some pertinent ques...

No games to talk about, but Nick and Stu spend their time shooting the breeze over new signings, departures, tactics, postponements, Forest Green Rovers, Brentford, the women's game, and the visit of ...

A broad range of topics on this week's show. Chris Draper sits in for Stu to discuss the departures of Nathan Young-Coombes and Ayoub Assal (with a look at the comms regarding the latter's recent abse...

A 0-0 draw at Crewe, but despite a dull game, there were a good few talking points to emerge. Nick and Stu talk tactics before looking at finances, and possible January moves. We also revive On That S...

As Richard Madeley would say, 'Welcome Back!'. After a brief hiatus, Nick and Stu are back to kick-off 2023 with a whirlwind of a show discussing first-team affairs. We look back over the festive game...

Stu was joined by Aaron, Rob, Spike and Tom L to discuss the Xmas football and look back at 2022 with our Player of 2022, Goal of 2022, Moment of 2022 and finally our Best XI of 2022.

We have selection dilemmas on the horizon. How does a team, unbeaten in seven (or eight depending on your view of B-Team Trophies and/or penalty shoot-out losses), re-integrate a striker with a knack ...

After a fortnight away, we're back once again with the ill behaviour. The team is too: once, against Weymouth, in a bad way, and once, against Leyton Orient, in a good way. The old Crazy Gang was back...

Two games to talk about, as we take a deep dive into improved performances following the horrendous defeat to Sutton. We also touch on VAR, and Liam Trotter.

Nick and Stu discuss the events of Saturday.

Nick and Stu take on dodgy internet to provide you all with talk of a WIN. Yes, you read that correctly: A WIN. But there are questions to answer about how the squad is shaping up, especially in regar...

Michael Rootes is one of a select group of players to have been on the books on both Wimbledon FC and AFC Wimbledon. He joins Nick and Stu to discuss his time at both, with stories of Chris Perry, Nea...

It's the Brexit question. You know what we mean - we don't even have to say it. So, what does the future hold for AFC Wimbledon? Do we have a plan? Do we need to lose control to turn the ship around? ...

Somewhat tardy - we do apologise - but we have this week's podcast for you just in time to preview our visit to Stockport. Nick and Stu discuss the signing of Ryley Towler on loan from Bristol City, a...

Erm, Josh Davison is on the show this week. The clue is in the title. Our new number nine talks about the win at Crawley, his partnership with Nathan Young-Coombes, his time at Swindon and Charlton an...

We are determined to have fun this season, so a 5-2 reverse at Mansfield on Tuesday was less than ideal. We address it head on and discuss the tactics behind the defeat, as well as the issue of a red ...

Your common or garden podcast this week, as Nick and Stu review our draw at Hartlepool and League Cup exit to Gillingham. Are people reading too much into these two results? Should we not be happy wit...

Johnnie Jackson joins us this week to discuss the win over Gillingham. We also talk about the transfer window, away travel, family, switching off from football, and penguins. We also learn who he thin...

Robin Bedford and Marc Jones join Nick and Stu at The Phoenix at Plough Lane to look ahead to the new campaign. We talk new players, departed players, culture, managers, and, of course, the new array ...

Host Stu is joined by Rob and George to discuss everything AFC Wimbledon from the previous week.We talk about our 3-0 defeat to Ipswich Town, the new signings and the apparent loss of proper target me...

As part of the project they have created a series of three radio-style documentaries.This is the final episode!!

As part of the project they have created a series of three radio-style documentaries.This is Episode 2 of 3 - enjoy.

No room for errors this week as we went brave and broadcasted the podcast live on Youtube and Facebook. We had around 50 live viewers which was really appreciated and allowed for some lively discussio...

The 9yrsTV team discuss the 1-1 draw against Wycombe. The draw keeps us in with a mathematical chance of League One survival and we took live questions from fans about their confidence will will do it...

As we enter the final three weeks of the season, Nick and Stu make some educated predictions / wild guesses as to how ourselves and our relegation rivals will get on. It's safe to say, our remaining f...

What have Nick and Stu made of our first two games under Mark Bowen? We're talking team selection, formations, tactics (is 'low-block' a Brentism?), and individual responsibility. We also look ahead t...

Robbo out, Bowen in. What have Nick and Stu made of it all? There are questions to be asked of how our governance structure works following another managerial sacking - but there are also the positive...

Stuart is joined by George Jones & Spike Godding this week.Just as we were about to press record for the podcast, the club released its board update and hey presto, that was our discussion sorted for ...

Nick and Stu are joined by Mark Engelbretson to discuss where the club is at the moment. Mark stood for election to the Dons Trust Board in 2021, and shared his views on how the club has gone about th...

A simple discussion of a performance against Sunderland that was inverse in quality of that of the referee. We're not in the business of criticising refs, because it lessens the impact of our critique...

Yeah two defeats in a week makes it hard to be upbeat. We tried, but ... meh. Sucks the life out of you, doesn't it? Well, it does if you attended either of last week's defeats. It seems many decided ...

A draw with Wycombe to discuss in amongst musings on the world around us, and why, once again, life was better 25 years ago. We really were shooting the breeze this week.

Jack Rudoni joins Stu, Jane Lonsdale, Anne-Marie Godfrey and Robert Boyce. He discusses the 2-2 draw with Wycombe, our unbeaten run over the last 5 games and goes head to head with Anne-Marie in the r...

Ollie Palmer, fresh ... ish ... from the trip to Accrington, joins us to discuss the team's current form, and goals, goals, and nonny. Nick and Stu then look at what's going wrong in football - again.

Nick and Stu review the draw with Fleetwood, and discuss our progress in League One. We have an FA Cup tie to look forward to as well, plus some worrying news about attending fans. Also, ear and nose ...

SNL returned on a Monday due to a rather long meal on the Sunday resulted in Stu losing the will to live. Stu along with George Jones & Rob Boyce discuss the ladies progression to the 3rd round of the...

Lots of talking points coming from the games with Crewe and Portsmouth this week. What did Nick and Stu make of it all? And was there really nearly 7,000 people inside Plough Lane on Tuesday?! 

The recording from the Meet the DTB event held on 22nd November 2021. Dons Trust co-chair Xavier Wiggins, AFC Wimbledon CEO Joe Palmer and Will Daniels answered questions from fans and Dons Trust memb...

Nick and Stu discuss the FA Cup, Dons Trust Elections, modern football, the trip to Portsmouth, and, most specifically, the club's published statement re. budget and first-team policy.

9yrspodcast opened up the DTB Elections 2021 with the yearly hustings. We were joined by Graham Stacey, James Macdonald, Niall Couper, Michele Little & Colin Shergold. Thanks to Robert Boyce and Georg...

As tension rises off the pitch, Nick and Stu discuss their feelings on some heavy topics - most notably fan ownership, playing budgets, and, obviously, modern technology. We also chat about progress i...

Nick and Stu talk Cambridge, FA Cup memories, stadium debt and financing, and a couple of things that have irked Nick this week. 

Lots to talk about in what was shaping up to be a fairly quiet week. We discuss Paul Kalambayi and loanees before reviewing the Wigan defeat and previewing the trip to Cambridge. We then look at a new...

We review the win at Lincoln, the draw with Sheffield Wednesday, the FA Cup draw, Newcastle, our hatred of Chelsea, and Nick forgets which division Crewe were in last season. A fun show ahead of a tou...

Stu, Anne-Marie & George are  joined by AFC Wimbledon First Team Players, Nik Tzanev & Cheye Alexander.Nik discusses his international trip to Bahrain with New Zealand, whilst Cheye discusses full on ...

Nick is joined by his much older brother Chris this week to discuss the team's recent form, and in particular, the 1-1 draw with Burton in the wet. Football is better in the rain. We also cast a glanc...

We were joined by 1st Team players Jack Currie, David Fisher & Elliott Bolton, who are all currently out on loan with non-league clubs. Host George Jones was joined by Rob Boyce and they had a great d...

Dissecting the win at Morecambe with a nod to the current squad's never-say-die attitude. Nick and Stu also take a look around a couple of big stories in League One and, yes, the Arsenal game as well.

A somewhat round-the-houses edition of the podcast this week, but we do discuss in detail the win over Oxford - our first at Plough Lane in front of our fans. We also look around League One, discuss t...

The draw at Ipswich, the problems with season tickets, Oxford, and Dons Trust elections ... this week's episode is late, but sounds great. Featuring a random introduction and a couple of classic Nick ...

A slightly longer edition this week, as we discuss our return home. We review the draws with Bolton and Gillingham, and give our first impressions of Plough Lane with fans; from there, we have all the...

We discuss the wins over Doncaster and Charlton; preview this weekend's return to Plough Lane and the game against Bolton; talk ticketing systems; and look back at what happened this week in 2001.

We were joined by Luke McCormick & Paul Kalambayi on Sunday night. Paul spoke about old school Wimbledon with Robbo using the Richmond Park Challenge, although Luke was amazed to find out that the aca...

We were joined by Aaron Pressley & Zaki Oualah for a fun packed hour chat. Aaron declared himself the best dresser at the club already, Zaki talked about the unique banter in the non-league game and A...

Bristol Rovers and Her Game Too featuring Tom Gorringe (Executive Director, Bristol Rovers), John Scales (Fair Game Spokesperson, ex-Wimbledon, Bristol Rovers and England), Caz May (Her Game Too and B...

Stu & George discuss the recent transfers, pre-season, Test Event and England vs Italy game later in the evening. 

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