Scunthorpe Utd at Wembley

After a thrilling penalty shoot-out, Scunthorpe Utd won the League One Play-off Semi-Final at Stadium MK, beating MK Dons 7-6.

The game finished 0-0 after extra-time (1-1 on agg)

Scunthorpe will play Millwall at Wembley on Sunday 24th May.

Sheridan Sacked

After their 6-2 drubbing at MK Dons on Saturday, THE REAL LATICS parted company with manager John Sheridan.

Sheridan had been under pressure recently for the team's lack of results, which puts their chances of reaching the play-offs at just better than slim.

Sheridan's departure might have something to do with an altercation between senior players and the manager himself at a 'fans' night out early last week.

REAL LATICS legend Joe Royle takes charge Guus Hiddink style on a temporary contract.

AFC Wimbledon on the Rise

After Wimbledon upped sticks and re-located to Milton Keynes and eventually became MK Dons, AFC Wimbledon was formed in 2002 by the fans for the fans, that is the REAL Wimbledon fans.


Their rise up the football pyramid since their formation in 2002, saw AFC Wimbledon go top of the Blue Square South on Saturday when they beat former leaders Chelmsford City 3-1 in front of a crowd of 4,690.


It is conceivable that in EIGHTEEN months time, AFC Wimbledon could be back in the Football League.

The Real Latics v MK Dons

The Real Latics continued their fine start to the season with a 2-0 win over Roberto Di Matteo's MK Dons.



The above video is thanks to a MK Dons fans who made the journey to Boundary Park yesterday.



The Real Latics top League One with 16 points from 6 games. Carlisle Utd are second with 13 points.

DO YOU REMEMBER THIS GOAL?

Roberto Di Matteo the scorer of the fastest FA Cup Final goal (43 seconds) has taken over as manager at newly promoted MK Dons.

Roberto takes his first managerial job, without any experience BUT with the qualifications, from Paul Ince who has gone to Blackburn Rovers and who has been given dispensation by the Premier League to obtain his qualifications within two years.

When Robbie scored that famous goal at Wembley I was at work that day but I was lucky to catch it live on the telly. I was lucky however to see Robbie score one of his first goals for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, ironically against Middlesbrough.

Against St Gallen of Switzerland in the UEFA, Robbie wasn't so lucky. He leg was so badly injured in a non-descript tackle that he was forced to retire from professional football some two years later.

In between then and now, Robbie has been busying himself with media work - Chelsea TV, Sky and the like, plus studying hard for his football qualifications and his hard work has paid off.

MK Dons owner Pete Winkelman saw something in Robbie and has taken him on in front of 40 or so more experienced candidates than himself.

Winkelman brought Ince to MK Dons from the northern outpost of Macclesfield and look what a job Ince had acheived at Moss Rose before he left.

Ince has left a legacy at MK Stadium. Johnstone Paint Cup Winners and League Two Champions in his first and only season.

Robbie you have a lot to live up to...... but you ARE qualified!!!

Paul Ince Is The New Blackburn Rovers Manager

Paul Ince today became the first British Black Premiership Manager by signing a three year contract to manage Blackburn Rovers.

The job became vacant went Mark Hughes moved up the road to Man City.

Ince has certainly took himself up the rungs of the managerial ladder - Swindon Town, Macclesfield Town and MK Dons.

With Macclesfield Town he kept them in League Two when it looked for such a long time that Macclesfield would drop out of the League and then with MK Dons, he won promotion to League One as Champions and won the Johnstone Paint Trophy.

Congratulations MK Dons

MK Dons, like the phoenix from the Ashes, won their first final at Wembley this afternoon defeating Grimsby Town 2-0 in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final in front of a crowd of over 56,000.

MK Dons took 36,000 fans from Milton Keynes, 50 miles up the road from Wembley Stadium.

Four years ago MK Dons were formed when Wimbledon FC, yes the same Wimbledon FC that beat Liverpool in the FA Cup Final, went out of business.

I use to go and see Wimbledon play at their tatty Plough Lane ground when they were in the Southern League and then there was their famous rise culminating playing against the top level clubs in the top division.

Players like Dennis Wise, Vinny Jones, Dave Beasant, Lawrie Sanchez and the like became and are now household names - perhaps Keith Andrews, Gueret, Dean Lewington etc can enjoy their day today and one day they will become as famous as their predecessors.