Unlucky AFC Wimbledon

Not sure how you have got the ridiculous idea in your head that I dislike having to pay for any entertainment. I would not like to try and work out just how much I have spent in my lifetime watching Torquay United play, maybe if I had not then I would not be still driving and old w reg car around.

There is a world of difference between not wanting to pay for something and not being able to, I’m sure even you might know that difference.

Up until 18 months ago there were four adult wages coming into my household, Carol took care of paying all the bills and I enjoyed being able to spend what I liked on MY ENTERTAINMENT, as there was always more money coming in than going out.

Sadly 18 months ago aged just 52 the brave and beautiful Carol lost her fight against cancer and shortly after that, her youngest son who was still living at home and my own son, both affected badly by Carols passing, both left home. This meant there was now only one very low wage coming into the home. While the food bill was much less, all the other bills remained the same, or went up.

For the first year I just paid the bills and lived my life as before, never taking any notice of the fact the bank balance was going down every month as far more was going out than coming in. I needed to stop that happening and made all the cutbacks possible and changed so many things to ensure I live within my means.

I could have got one of those credit cards I suppose, buy now and pay sometime later or even looked at robbing Peter to pay Paul. Or I could just give up work and stick my hand out like so many others seem to do, but that is not my way and I have always paid my own way in life and will continue to do so as long as I’m able too.

Times have changed, I do not moan about that fact and am very happy right now as I’m able to keep the roof over my head and can sleep at night as no one is going to come knocking my door.

Many a morning at 5am down stairs making a coffee to wake myself up to go to work, I have wondered if I’m mad going to work knowing most of what I earn will be taken by the government, or used simply to pay bills. But as I said, I’m earning an honest living and not asking anyone for any help.

I miss being at Plainmoor so much, I miss my chats with Jon, chelstongull, tufc01, Stefano, petef, paurR to name but a few, being inside the ground on a matchday is something I have done for most of my life. But there are far more important things right now that trying to find any spare cash to go to Plainmoor, I’m working on it and one day I hope the situation will change.

Football has been such a big part of my life since I was five years old, I grew up at Newton Spurs and love the game more than so many other things in my life. Not watching a game on a Saturday afternoon, is not something I want to end up doing, so for now, I watch local football as it either costs me nothing or very little to watch. So I now hope you have got that ridiculous idea out of your head and getting this thread back on track, did you want AFC to win or Mk Dons?