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IT'S THE DONS IN ROUND
FIVE
Wycombe will take on Lawrie Sanchez's old Club Wimbledon in the Fifth Round of
the FA Cup after The Dons beat Middlesbrough 3-1 in the Fourth Round replay at
Selhurst Park on Tuesday 13th February.
It took extra-time to get a winner after The Dons had come back from a goal
down. A goal shortly before the break from Hamilton Ricard put
Middlesbrough in the driving seat but Wimbledon equalised with 15 minutes left
of normal through a Neil Ardley penalty. The Dons then took the lead during
extra-time through Jason Euell and were handed a one man advantage when Ugo
Ehiogu was sent off for violent conduct. Jonathan Hunt sealed the tie in the
dying minutes.
 The
arrival of Wimbledon at Adams Park will be the first competitive First Team
fixture between the two Clubs for more than 37 years when the teams were rivals
in the Isthmian League. The main talking point, of course, will be the Lawrie
Sanchez and Terry Gibson connection - 'Sanch' and 'Gibbo' being part of the side
that had the red half of Merseyside crying in their beer after the 1988 FA Cup
Final. It was a massive upset that day but the press will be out in force again
to see if the Wombles wobble against the Wanderers.
The lateness of knowing the opponents has brought a few logistics problems for
the Club's involved. The Dons had just three days to try and sell their 1,400
allocation for Adams Park, while Wycombe delayed the final printing of the
special 56 page matchday programme until the opponents were confirmed.
The last remaining tickets available for home fans were snapped up by Monday
afternoon and Saturday's attendance will be close to record figure of 9,617 set
against Wolves in the previous round. However, whatever the attendance it will
be biggest pay day ever at Adams Park. Increased ticket prices all around will
smash the £97,000 taken at the Wolves tie and broadcast rights fees from both
Match of the Day and Radio Five Live will also help swell the Adams Park
coffers.
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