The Crazy Story of How Ireland Nearly Got A Premier League Side: The Dublin Dons

Today we take a look at The Crazy Story of How Ireland Nearly Got A Premier League Side: The Dublin Dons, a move that wouldve seen Wimbledon FC move from their home in South London, across the Irish Sea to Irelands Capital #irishfootball #premierleague #dublin #wimbledon #leagueofireland #footballstory

[@thekirgo]

Another great video! Keep it up! Its sad that the irish league its so unmediatized (or maybe I didnt do enough research)

[@everythingleagueofireland]

You’d be right, about 20 games a year of a possible 180 premier division games on tv this year. Both divisions are streamed through LOITV tho every week so it’s not all bad

[@ArcadiaJunctionModelTrains]

I remember my bother - Man U fan - being all fired up about this thinking he would see 'unieh' in Dublin at least once a year until I told him that this abomination would have to start out playing in the very lowest tiers and it might be seven years min for them to get to the level they were playing 'unieh' if everything went 100% for them.
He and thousands other thought they would just waltz into the top flight because they were all so thick about how football actually works.

[@everythingleagueofireland]

Think The Dublin Dons would’ve kept their place in the premier league as far as I’m sure. MK Dons started off in league 1 which was where Wimbledon finished before being rebranded

[@ArcadiaJunctionModelTrains]

Not if the company was registered as an Irish corporation. Which it would have been and this is why they threw the towel in. They were lobbying Ahearn for some kind of special Britball Exemption which is surprising he of all people said no.
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