By Scott Cooper
August 30 2002

Wolves will travel to Selhurst Park for the first of two trips in a short 3 Week period. First up it`s Kevin Coopers old club, Wimbledon. Wimbledon`s problems in recent weeks has been highly publicised, and if your not fully up to speed with things going on off the field in Wimbledon the read below:

From “The Big Tissue”

Although you may not be aware of it, Wimbledon Football Club was killed on May 28th. On that day, the Football Association decided to break all it's own rules and allow our current owners to move the club 70 miles north to Milton Keynes, against the wishes of every true Wimbledon supporter.

The most important thing that must be stressed is that Wimbledon FC are not, and have never been, in dire financial straits. This is the excuse used repeatedly by the corporate pirates who have taken over our club. The chairman, South African Charles Koppel is the employee of the Norwegian owners Kjell Inge Rokke and Bjorn Gjelsten. Koppel first met these two in that most of traditional football supporting hotbeds, the elitist and pompous international speedboating circut.

WISA, The Dons Trust & Merton Council have acted fast to form our own club, AFC Wimbledon. We will be playing in the Combined Counties League this season. This may seem like we have given up, but the fight for our club remains. This must be taken in context; after over a decade fighting to get our club back home, and 12 months just trying to keep it in London, most Wimbledon supporters have no more faith in football's owners, players, press and administrators (and quite frankly, are completely knackered from fighting a losing battle).

Team News:
Wolves will wait until` the last minute before deciding whether Paul Ince will play or Whether ex –Don Kevin Cooper will keep his place.
Non-Contracted Marc Edworthy may also make an appearance on the bench for the Wolves`