AFC Wimbledon each year runs WorldWide Wombles Weekend a special international celebration hosted by The Dons Trust, supported by Wimbledon in Sporting History (WiSH) and the Wimbledon Old Players Association (WOPA)
Plans for this year were made and communicated 5 months ago for the fixture against Northampton on Saturday 7 March, 3pm, fans from around the world have been booking to come to this game.
This week Sky Sports requested the game to be moved to Sunday 8th March 12pm, so it can be broadcast on TV. AFC Wimbledon requested that the game not be moved due to these plans but this request has been refused.
This fixture is also earmarked as the club’s Level Playing Field Unite for Access fixture, as well as a celebration of International Women’s Day with our annual Women at the Game lead by the Foundation.
Even for myself travelling from Southampton for a 12pm kick off is no fun on a Saturday when moved for TV and it’s made worse on a Sunday.
That weekend there are no premium league games so I guess Sky are just trying to fill their schedule with any football they can find.
This is such an outrageous move by Sky Sports and the EFL to refuse to listen to our club request.
My distaste for Sky is not new but this, this takes the biscuit.
