The Wimbledon/Kingsmeadow shambles

[Ray de Galles]

Yeah, I'd agree that there were some suggestions of different approaches which might lead to a more palatable outcome. It didn't lift the overwhelming mood of the night for me, though I've been so busy the rest of the week I haven't had a chance to really catch up with any further developments.

[Diable Rouge]

Wimbledon reach agreement on the next phase of development.

[DCI Harry Batt]

So the Dons Trust has launched The Plough Lane Bond - choose your interest rate from 0% to 4% and your term, 5 10 or 20 years, and the amount you want to lend, from £1,000 up.

[ursus arctos]

Was pleased to see that email.

Will definitely be doing that (it being significantly less complicated legally for a US person to make this kind of investment in the UK than it is in the reverse direction).

[DCI Harry Batt]

Excellent news, top man.

[Hot Pepsi]

I don’t have that kind of money, but that is a good idea.

[DCI Harry Batt]

It hit a million in just over a week, which is nice.

The Wimbledon Way blog is running pieces most days on what's happening.

[DCI Harry Batt]

Now nearing 2. Which is exstrawberry, really.

https://ploughlanebond.com/

[ursus arctos]

If only they were a bit more competent at international wire transfers . . .

(a valued friend is working on it)

[DCI Harry Batt]

Sorry for the delay. It all happened in a bit of a rush.

[DCI Harry Batt]

(rather amusingly, if somewhat frustratingly, it seems the Co-op bank also struggles with transfers from...other Co-op bank accounts)

[caja-dglh]

(rather amusingly, if somewhat frustratingly, it seems the Co-op bank also struggles with transfers from...other Co-op bank accounts)

Fixed that

[DCI Harry Batt]

Well, yes.

[ursus arctos]

When we moved from Frankfurt to Milan, we went out of way to keep our account with Deutsche, which had been active in Italy for decades and was looking to expand.

It turns out that the German and Italian arms of the bank were more suspicious of and less communicative with each other than they were with virtually any third party financial institution.

[DCI Harry Batt]

A nice Sky Sports bit from the press launch of the bond yesterday

https://www.skysports.com/watch/vide...ing-initiative

[EIM]

A nice Sky Sports bit from the press launch of the bond yesterday

https://www.skysports.com/watch/vide...ing-initiative

Are you getting back involved? Feeling the call?

[DCI Harry Batt]

A bit, yeah.

[EIM]

That can only be good news for Wimbledon and for football. And for you, I reckon.

[DCI Harry Batt]

My, what a lovely thing to say. Thank you.

[Uncle Ethan]

Stupid Geoblock. A story nobody in Australia will cover but can't watch it because - oh I don't know.

What EIM said TT - football needs good people in it.

[HORN]

I planned to loan them a few quid but when they emailed back saying, in so many words, I mightn't get it back I became less enthusiastic.

[Sporting]

I planned to loan them a few quid but when they emailed back saying, in so many words, I mightn't get it back I became less enthusiastic.

At least it's honest of them.

[DCI Harry Batt]

Lovely that you thought about it. But yeah we aren't a bank (so it's not protected), and it's not secured anyway. Don't lend money you couldn't afford to lose.

Obviously you make your own judgement as to how likely or otherwise that might be - seems pretty unlikely to me, but I haven't lent money that it would kill me to lose.

[DCI Harry Batt]

Tonight is due to be Wimbledon's last midweek home game at KM. Ipswich. Come a long way since Chipsticks, innit.

[Ray de Galles]

Do you think New Plough Lane will open on time for/prior to next season then?

I was preparing myself for that to be moved back, perhaps only slightly.