The rise -AFC Wimbledon-

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Chesterfield commits too many errors, falls to AFC

The Don's had a lot of reasons to celebrate on this day, with two youth in the starting line up for the first time with the senior team, expectations hadn't been very high as their oepning round matchup against a Chesterfield FC squad wasn't very high on Ray Edward's radar, the team hadn't made much of a goal in respect to the Johnstone Paint Trophy and rather were focusing on gelling as a unit.

Youngster Bizos would put the game away for the Dons with his goal in the 63rd minute that extended the teams lead to 2-1, a late goal by Frampton who came crashing forward from the defensive line extended this one to a 3-1 lead. With a youngster in the net, he made save after save, only allowing a goal when he had punched the ball away and was left in bad position, while the defenders weren't able to clear the ball leading to an easy goal for Chesterfield.

It was a brilliant result for Ray Edwards which at this point has made his team overachieve in every possible way, and AFC supporters couldn't be happier. "These men are playing their hearts out, we move pieces around and we continue to gel, whichever group gives us the best chance in each fixture will be our unit moving forward."

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Wimbledon stuns Northampton on a final minute goal

Ray Edwards was seen as a furious competitor when he was introduced in his opening press conference, even so no one could see just how much he was so. His team is already proving to be such a force in the League 2 that they haven't lost in several games, and Northampton had this squad pushed to it's limits, down 1-0 in the 54th minute, the team rallied.

Despite not having a single shot on net prior to their goal in the 63rd minute would be resolute to the resolve this team had. Unwilling to yield and sacrificing every once of their energy to ensure their squad walked away with points and in the ending of the opening month of action, the team looked beautiful for the final minutes. George Porter scored the first goal coming from the reserves, while George Francomb added another goal to give the Don's side 3 points.

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Boosters pump the Don's coffers but the team has quiet transfer window

The coffers were bustling after a recent run of success and fans as well as the head men within the organization eying a potential promotion, the team wanted to make a splash in the transfer market but ended up sizzling out as their discussions for a midfielder and striker fizzled and the team was left with only one signing through the final day of the window.

Their signing gives a lot of flexibility within the pipes, as they sign Egor Baburin, 20 of Russia. Egor was signed with Zenit, a Russia based football club and was signed to $325,000 USD on the transfer market. Baburin is expected to be the starting netminder for the remainder of the season and should continue to grow. As such, Gregorios Deligiannis will be designated for loan in the upcoming winter transfer window to allow growth abroad.

It wasn't the splash they wanted, it wasn't flashy and it wasn't star studded, but it provides stability and could provide a solid foundation with a more veteran presence in the net that will continue to grow given his young age. The team is likely disappointed to not get any other deals done, but the team is performing fairly successfully. There's four months of football in between the next transfer window and Edwards will have a better idea of his situation at that point.

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Rooney headlines global transfers

It seemed that Wayne Rooney wouldn't be leaving England any time soon, but when his side agreed to a deal with Real Madrid for $55,000,000, the shroud was lifted and the reality of the matter was, no person is untouchable if a team is willing to shell out enough for a player they would be moved.

Dortmund added Brazilian striker Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid, the Striker's transfer budget hit would be $36,000,000, as the Liga 1 sees talent come in just as much leaves to head to the Bundesliga, as teams attempt to dethrone Bayern Munich whom has 'risen' to be the face of the league.

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Portsmouth shuts down Wimbledon attack, 1-0

Portsmouth came into this game with a slight edge in predictions but many felt that with the overwhelming momentum that Wimbledon came into this game with, that they had as good a chance as anyone to pull out a victory as they had in their previous several fixtures. In physics, an object in motion stays in motion, unless acted upon by an outside force. The object? Wimbledon, the outside force? Portsmouth's defensive line.

For the first time all season, the Don's were held out of the scoring column and shut down in all facets of the game. There were a few times when they made a few good runs down the pitch but it didn't yield any points for them, a team that had averaged in the high 60's and low 70's in shooting accuracy found themselves at just 45% and their passing accuracy was just above 50%, the errors were abound for the Don's, yet it wasn't an error that gave Portsmouth the lead.

A beautifully orchestrated run by the Portsmouth side had them charge down the field and a shot from just inside the box would be redirected in front of the net by Agyemang who would get credit for the goal, the only score on the evening, the two goalies combined for 11 saves, or an over .900 save percentage, a beautiful display by both goaltenders kept this game in such a deadlock, yet when it came down to it, the one bounce that mattered was the one off Agyemang's cleat.

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Pompey!!!! Sorry for your loss, but I'm glad it's to a great club !

Great looking manager mode, definitely following.

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Wimbledon continues to scorch through the 2nd league

9/14/13 - AFC Wimbledon 4 v. Wycombe 1
9/17/13 - AFC Wimbledon 1 v. Fleetwood Town 0
9/21/13 - AFC Wimbledon 1 v. Rochdale AFC 0
9/28/13 - AFC Wimbledon 2 v. Plymouth Argyle 1
10/1/13 - AFC Wimbledon 1 v. Portsmouth 1 DRAW
10/5/13 - AFC Wimbledon 3 v. York City 1

No one saw the blitz of ability from this AFC Wimbledon side in the preseason. It's still early yet but this team is atop the League 2 table through eleven and they aren't showing any signs of slowing down. With the second best goal differential in the league, this team has been on an absolute tear and they continue to rotate young pieces in.

Wycombe was projected to be a tough matchup with both squads in the top three spots in the table standings and both teams on winning streaks coming in. Even so, that streak for Wycombe came to a grinding halt as the Don's punished them 4-1, which would start a bad run of form for a squad that would lose four straight en route to falling outside of the top 7 teams and promotion range a position they didn't want to be in.

Up next was Fleetwood Town, a team that is sitting in the bottom half of the table, but even so their defense gave the offensive side of the Don's fits and it would take almost the entirety of the game for a goal to be scored, when Ismet Hejiblok tapped in an easy goal past a sprawled out goal tender to give them the late lead. It would serve as the youngsters only point to date in league action.

Rochdale brought about another tough game but with the defense rising to the occasion for a second consecutive clean sheet, the Don's continued to punish the opposition, albeit the chances were spread thin, the few mistakes the other side made would lead to the 1-0 differential and ultimately the win for Wimbledon.

Plymouth Argyle was another team that has itself entrenched in the middle of a very well stablized table, stuck in the middle of just being a few points shy of a playoff birth, a win would've been a big leap forward even this early into the season for the Argyle said, yet they couldn't quite convert it into anything meaningful. An early goal would be erased easily as Harry Pell knocked in a goal from just inside a box to tie it in the 43rd minute. George Francomb would add the game winner on a chip shot from inside the box with 11 to go in the game.

Once more in a battle against a side that was in promotion territory, number one went head to head with number four and the disparity was nearly non-existant. A well fought match that had both sides clawing for victory ended in a 1-1 draw that kept both teams at pace in the league.

Concluding this stretch of games prior to the Johnstone Trophy matchup, the squad got a matchup against the winless York City squad. York City posed absolutely no threat, Wimbledon scored 3 in the first thirty minutes and subbed out it's tired players and coasted to a 3-1 decision. "Embarrassing!" stated the York City manager that watched as his team was wrecked.

The opposite can be said for the Wimbledon side, AFC has not lost since their opening game against Newport, and shows no signs of any wear and tear. The youth system has been built up in a big way and youngsters are already seeing minutes with the first team, showing just how well off this squad truly is. As they aim to make their roster more acclimated for the push for League 1 birth and ultimately League 1 play, this team could very well make moves in the transfer window in December, but at this point, no one is out managing Ray Edwards, no one is outhustling his side, and no one is beating AFC Wimbledon.