Building up to the BIG DAY!

MK Dons held their Football Forum in Buckingham last Wednesday, hosted by our own local club Buckingham Athletic. It was a lively evening with challenging questions and good humour. The panel comprised George Williams (2017 Player of the Year), Dan Macciche (Team Manager), Andy Cullen (Executive Director) and Tony Checkly (Chairman of Buckingham Athletic) who all answered the questions about tactics, transfers, queues and Bovril (etc) with enthusiasm and grace.

The 100 or so fans of the club and the game left with renewed understanding of how the Club works (on and off the pitch) and with even greater hope in the hearts that one day MK Dons will join the Premier League!

I asked a question: what can local politicians learn from football? And there were some great answers from both Dan and Andy. They talked about the importance of talking with all the people who have passion for the game and the club in order to make good decisions - and how that has got to be important in local politics too. They also talked about the speed at which some huge decisions in football need to be made and why it is so critical to ensure that as much information needs to be gathered together as quickly as possible. This is a lesson for local politicians too on many occasions.

So don't forget - anyone with an MK18 postcode can get a cut price ticket to see the game on 28 April, the last (and crucial) home game of the season against Scunthorpe United. Come along and support our local league one club! I will be there!

Buy your tickets here