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AFC Wimbledon 2 v Sheffield United 3

Saturday 10 September 2016

League 1

Played at Kingsmeadow, home of Kingstonian FC

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Fuck the lot of 'em. Well alright, don't fuck the ones who weren't even born in 2003. But fuck the rest of 'em. OK maybe don't fuck all of 'em.

But, definitely fuck the ones who could have gone to see old Wimbledon at old Plough Lane. They could have saved the club. By going through the turnstiles. By putting a bum on a seat. They didn't. And, we've never heard the last of it. Fuck 'em.

And, definitely fuck the ones who are stealing Kingsmeadow from Kingstonian FC. Fucking cuckoo club. I don't mind if you want a second chance because apathy fucked up your first go in Merton. I don't mind if you start from scratch in the park. I don't mind if you work up through the Pyramid. I don't even mind if you have to borrow the odd ground along the way to find your feet. I don't mind if you blame the Football League. I don't mind if you blame Merton Council. I don't mind if you hate MK Dons.

That was my 179th ground I've seen an SUFC XI play on. (Using the any piece of grass plus corner flags method). Some of those have basically been public parks.

So, I don't even mind if you can't get the money together to get anything like an up to scratch ground. But, you're stealing off another club. That's Kingsmeadow out there Pal. That's Kingstonian FC. And, because of that, yes, fuck the lot of you.

Conceded two. Jittery. But, what's that? Chances galore. Sweeping football. Could have had Six. A manager who gets it. Tick. Cheaper players not draining the lifeblood of the club. Tick. Deadwood cleared. Tick. Goals & points. Who knew?

And. The Antelope. In Surbiton. Home of Big Smoke Brew Co. A Beer Festival you say? That was superb. AFC Wimbledon should move nearer that. That'd be a good hit under even normal circumstances. Three Big Smoke cask on the bar. (More on Gravity out the back). A few more cask guests. Some nice craft keg. (Although, a little disappointed, no Big Smoke on keg).

I'm not going to quibble. Some estimates said 60 beers on across the festival. The list I had had 45 on it. There were a lot of beers. I stayed local.

All Cask
All Big Smoke

Solaris at 3.8%
DIPA at 8.1%
Medicine Man 6%
Sunshower Extra Pale at 4.7%
Mothership at 5.5%

Unfiltered. Unfined. Opaque. The lot of 'em. Glorious. All hop hitters. Difficult to pick a winner. I was looking to the DIPA. Which was great. But, just a little too much residual sweetness. And, needed more hop. I'll give it to the Sunshower Extra Pale.

To round off, I had a Park Brewery, Nikko on cask at 4.1%.

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