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Listed below are comments made by kingschmeichel between Sunday, 18th January 2009 and Friday, 7th August 2009.

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Football League ready to roll 5:59pm on 07 Aug 2009 Something that puzzles me, why are AFC Wimbledon placed alphabetically first in the BSP? AFC Bournemouth are placed under "B" in League 2?

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I believe this is because the official name of Bournemouth is Bournemouth and the AFC is just a 'prefix', whereas AFC Wimbledon had to use the AFC as an official part of their name as they couldn't continue under the Wimbledon FC name. So AFC Wimbledon is the full name of the club whereas for Bournemouth it is just Bournemouth. Another example is Leeds who actually also use the prefix bit of AFC. Hope this helps!

On another note I think the Championship will be close and as an Ipswich fan I am conservative in our chances. I think the signings Keane has made could go either way but at least we have bought a striker today, which will make a difference. Just want to see attendances at Portman Road increase and turn it back into the fortress it was two years ago.
London 2012 cuts its cloth 02:15am on 18 Jan 2009 One more thing- kwikscull, thankyou for pointing out the fact that grassroot funding has increased by 15%. Everyone should go to Sport England's website to find out more! Look into the sports whole sport plans!

Sport England hasn't cut funding to grassroots, it has merely passed the funding over to the National Governing Bodies and they decide where to place the money. This is a wise move as its the NGBs that have the working knowledge and not SE. Sport England have also reduced costs by getting rid of their regional offices and working from a central hub. Something which has saved millions. Less beaurocracy!
London 2012 cuts its cloth 02:11am on 18 Jan 2009 I think those people who don't see the benefit of the Olympic Games either believe the cynical journalists that don't understand the sports development world or don't understand how sport works themselves. I believe the meida has a lot to blame for this negativity. Numbers such as £9 billion have been quoted etc. What people don't understand is that this money is not just for the building of stadia and for regeneration etc. It's also funding elite and grassroot sport that will provide what the Olympics is all about- legacy.

I work in a post that is within sports development at the management but before then I have coached at grassroots and elite level. Currently my role is directly linked to developing and strategically changing school sport and grassroot sports. Money that is being made available for this to happen is part of that huge pot of money. People brandish hige sums of money without fully knowing the full facts. The facts are this-

1) We live in an age that is concerned about obesity so physical activity and sport are crucial. Youngsters will be inspired by the Olympics.

2) A comment made about the leagcy lasting 6 months is not true. 4 years of groundwork has gone in before 2012 and this will ensure sustainability post 2012. This would happen without the Olympics BUT couldn't happen if we hadn't have won the Olympics in the first place.

3) It will regenerate one of the most deprived areas of Britain and create jobs, not just for the current residents but for the 15-18 year olds currently.

4) Britan can take pride in the fact that they will put on a fantastic show with the whole world watching and thinking how fantastic London AND the UK is. This will increase tourism post 2012 but more importantly prove the cynics wrong and show them that we can succeed as a nation.

Please get your facts right before criticising the biggest thing to happen to Britain for years!

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