E-Petition Update

[womble]

I just wanted to say thanks to those of you who have already signed the AFC Wimbledon on-line petition against the 18 points deduction. So far, after just a 5 days, over 6,000 people have signed it making our petition the 33rd most voted for out of just under 5,000 petitions currently on the government website. Quite a few fans of other clubs (over 100) have been showing the club they support after their name which is a great idea and something you might also want to do if you do sign (see list below).

Our appeal to the FA is being held on 26th March so if you wish to sign our petition, here is the address and thanks again:

petitions.pm.gov.uk/wimbledon/

Aberdeen, AFC Bournemouth, Airdrie United, Albion Rovers, Altrincham. Antwerp, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Aylesbury, Barcelona, Barrow AFC, Bath City, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Bradford City, Brentford, BRFC, Brighton & Hove Albion, Cardiff City, Celtic, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Chesterfield, Cirencester, Clevedon Town, Clydebank, Crystal Palace, Dagenham & Redbridge, Darlington, Derby County, DFC, Dover Athletic, Dundee, Dundee United, Dynamo Kiev, Eastleigh, Exeter, Falkirk, FCUM, Friar Lane & Epworth, Fulham, Gillingham, Glasgow Rangers, Gravesend & Northfleet, Grimsby Town, Halifax Town, Harrow Borough, Hartlepool, Hereford United, Hibernian, Hitchin Town, Ipswich Town, Kings Lynn, Leeds United, Lincoln City, Liverpool, Luton Town, Macclesfield Town, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mansfield Town, Middlesbrough, Millwall, MK Dons, Morcambe, Motherwell, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Orlando Pirates, Oxford United, Partick Thistle, Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle, Port Vale, Portsmouth, Preston North End, QPR, Reading, Scarborough, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Shrewsbury Town, SMFC, Southampton, Southend United, Stafford Rangers, St Albans City, Stevenage Borough, Stockport County, Sunderland Athletic, Swindon Town, TAFC, Tiverton Town, Top Bloke, Torquay United, Tottenham Hotspur, Tranmere Rovers, Vauxhall Motors, VS Rugby, Walsall, Walton & Hersham, Watford, West Ham United, Weston-Super-Mare AFC, Weymouth, Wigan Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wrexham, Yeovil Town

Also, 70 MPs have now signed the Early Day Motion No. 992. To read the Early Day Motion, go here:

edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=32720&SESSION=885

To write to your MP, go here: www.writetothem.com/

[jay]

all ways happy to help

[sportspool]

I received a letter today from Nigel Waterson.

Dear Mr be*******

Thank you for contacting me about the penalties imposed upon AFC Wimbledon. I had read something about this, and do have measure of sympathy with Wimbledon and its fans (although I should stress I am an Eastbourne Borough fan!).

However, I really do think this is a matter best left to the Football Association rather than the House of Commons and therefore I shall not be signing EDM 922. I hope you understand my reasons.

With best wishes

Nigel Waterson MP

[womble]

Thanks for your help, guys!

Although your MP didn't sign the EDM, 78 others so far have and I trust you can understand our reluctance to leave things to the FA to sort out when they are the very people who allowed Wimbledon FC to be franchised out to MK!

The e-petition now has over 8,000 signatures and is the 22nd most supported out of around 5,000 petitions on the government site. Many people signing have also listed the team they support so if there are any more of you out there who would like to sign it please also Eastbourne Borough alongside your name then I can add it to the list of 164 other clubs whose fans have signed:

Aberdeen, Accrington Stanley, AFC Bournemouth, AFC Telford United, AFC Wallingford, Airdrie United, Albion Rovers, Aldershot Town, Altrincham. Arsenal, Aston Villa, Aylesbury United, Banstead Athletic, Barcelona, Barnet, Barrow AFC, Basingstoke Town, Bath City, Biddulph Victoria, Birmingham City, Bishop's Stortford, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Brentford, BRFC, Brighton & Hove Albion, Bristol City, Bromley, Bury, Cardiff City, Carlisle United, Carshalton Athletic, Celtic, Charlton Athletic, Chasetown, Chelsea, Chester City, Chesterfield, Cirencester Town, Clevedon Town, Clydebank, Colchester United, Crewe Alexandria, Crystal Palace, Dagenham & Redbridge, Darlington, Derby County, DFC, Doncaster Rovers, Dorchester Town, Dover Athletic, Dundee, Dundee United, Dynamo Kiev, Eastleigh, Everton, Exeter City, Falkirk, FCUM, Forest Green Rovers, Friar Lane & Epworth, Fulham, Gillingham, Glasgow Rangers, Gravesend & Northfleet, Grimsby Town, Halesowen Town, Halifax Town, Harrow Borough, Hartlepool United, Heart of Midlothian, Hereford United, Hibernian, Hitchin Town, Horsham, Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Hythe & Dibden, Ipswich Town, Kings Lynn, Leeds United, Leicester City, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Liverpool, Luton Town, Macclesfield Town, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mansfield Town, Middlesbrough, Millwall, MK Dons, Montrose, Morecambe, Motherwell, Newcastle United, Newport County, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Oldham Athletic, Orlando Pirates, Oxford United, Partick Thistle, Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle, Port Vale, Portsmouth, Preston North End, QPR, Raynes Park Vale, Reading, Rochdale, Royal Antwerp, Rugby Town, Scarborough, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Shrewsbury Town, Sloane Rangers, SMFC, Southampton, Southend United, Stafford Rangers, St Albans City, Stenhousemuir, Stevenage Borough, St Johnstone, Stockport County, Sunderland Athletic, Swindon Town, TAFC, TFC, Thurrock, Tiverton Town, Top Bloke, Torquay United, Tottenham Hotspur, Tranmere Rovers, Vauxhall Motors, Walsall, Walton & Hersham, Watford, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Weston-Super-Mare AFC, Weymouth, Wigan Athletic, Woking, Wokingham & Emmbrook, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Worcester City, Wrexham, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town