John watches AFC Wimbledon beat the Milton Keynes franchise with a last-minute goal at Plough Lane (2024)
story · status: told 2×, last update 2026 · last event: update (2026-10-06)
About: AFC Wimbledon, Mikey T, Rob Cornell, Ronan Curtis, Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | told | In the last minute, John's friend Lex was filming what seemed the end of the game, but it was not; John then plays the moment in commentator Mikey T's voice, calling a chance for Ronan Curtis and crying go, go Wimbledon. | THE BEST DAY 00:02:22 |
| 2026-10-06 | retold | John says Mikey T and his partner Rob Cornell made gripping radio, and plays Mikey's call of Ronan Curtis's last-second goal against the Milton Keynes franchise. | Make Your Art. 00:01:27 |
| 2026-10-06 | update | John assures Hank the ball boy was fine: John saw him a few weeks ago and he said it was the best moment of his life. (playful) | Make Your Art. 00:02:11 |
What is said about it
14 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2024-03-05 · THE BEST DAY — John does not care that the club is perpetually underfunded: he is in love, so he flew to England with his friend Stuart to cheer against the Milton Keynes franchise. — 00:01:30
- 2024-03-05 · THE BEST DAY — John shouted himself hoarse and was filled with dread: Wimbledon had never beaten Milton Keynes at home in front of their fans. — 00:01:56
- 2024-03-05 · THE BEST DAY — John says some Dons players have been with Wimbledon since age 9 or 10; after an exhausting 90 minutes there were 12 yellow cards but no goals. — 00:02:04
- 2024-03-05 · THE BEST DAY — John assures Hank the ball boy is fine; the boy later said it was the best moment of his life. (playful) — 00:03:04
- 2024-03-05 · THE BEST DAY — John says he was out of his body, in a light-soaked plane where all hope is rewarded; the whole stadium was in ecstasy and breathless joy flooded him. — 00:03:07
- 2024-03-05 · THE BEST DAY — John points to the 20 years of shared commitment and effort that brought the club to this moment. — 00:03:15
- 2026-10-06 · Make Your Art. — John and Mikey T supported the same third-tier English team, AFC Wimbledon, and came to know each other a little by loving it together. — 00:00:29
- 2026-10-06 · Make Your Art. — John says Mikey T would never have called himself an artist, but he was one: he made and shared art, and in doing so encouraged and connected others. — 00:00:29
- 2026-10-06 · Make Your Art. — John says that for nearly 40 years Mikey T never missed a Wimbledon match, attending over 2,000 consecutive senior men's games, including one 10 days ago. — 00:00:58
- 2026-10-06 · Make Your Art. — John says Mikey T was the club's radio and TV commentator, an astonishingly good one, with catchphrases his listeners loved. — 00:00:58
- 2026-10-06 · Make Your Art. — John recalls Mikey T's catchphrases: a shot well wide 'just missed the right side junction of crossbar and post', and the added-time board was 'the overtime verdict tablet'. — 00:01:27
- 2026-10-06 · Make Your Art. — John: After the call, John asks what that is if not art. — 00:02:11
- 2026-10-06 · Make Your Art. — John says sharing art is costly and scary because it expresses your deepest self, but it can reach people who really need you, as John needed Mikey T every Saturday for 15 years. — 00:03:12
- 2026-10-06 · Make Your Art. — John says he will miss Mikey T's voice and his brilliant and beautiful memory. — 00:03:12