Supporters of the Black Cats have contributed to a League Two team during their time of need.
A fundraising campaign for League Two club AFC Wimbledon has received donations from Sunderland supporters, demonstrating their magnanimity.
Earlier this week, the Dons were supposed to play Newcastle United in a Carabao Cup third-round match, but floods from the nearby River Wandle overflowed the Cherry Red Records Stadium. Less than a day later, pictures of a sinkhole that had completely destroyed a portion of the field were made public. This caused the cup match between them and the Magpies to be postponed; it will now take place at St. James Park.
“The Carabao Cup Round Three match between AFC Wimbledon and Newcastle United will now be played at St. James’ Park on Tuesday, October 1, with kickoff at 7:45 p.m.,” according to an EFL announcement earlier this week. The two teams’ original match was scheduled to take place at Cherry Red Records Stadium on Tuesday, September 24. However, it was postponed due to significant flooding in the River Wandle and its surrounding areas, which included the AFC Wimbledon stadium.
After reaching a mutual understanding and receiving approval from the competition’s management committee, the match will now be rescheduled to take place at St. James’ Park one week later. As a result, the Sky Bet League Two match between AFC Wimbledon and Crewe Alexandra, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, will now take place at a later time. The fixture reorganization will be covered in more detail at a later time.
Graham Stacey, a supporter of the Dons, created a fundraising website with an initial goal of £10,000. His team must pay a significant amount of money for repairs to their playing surface. After many fans from clubs in the Premier League, EFL, and non-league showed their support behind the Dons in their time of need, that number was exceeded in less than 48 hours.
The North East was also involved; in addition to Newcastle’s £15,000 donation, supporters from Sunderland, Middlesbrough, and many non-league teams also contributed money, bringing the total to almost £120,000.
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