New stadium completes AFC transformation

By John Lyons

CHEER: Jack Rudoni, left, and Joe Pigott

WHILE the goal of reaching the EFL was achieved in 2011, it’s taken almost another decade to make another major objective come true - to return to the borough of Merton. The ground is on the site of the old Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, just a stone’s throw from their old Plough Lane home.
As the Dons welcomed Doncaster Rovers for a League One match to launch their brand new stadium on Tuesday night, the club’s commercial director Ivor Heller, who has been involved right from ...