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AFC Wimbledon have parted company with boss Wally Downes, two days after he was suspended for four weeks after admitting breaching Football Association rules around betting. Downes, 58, took over the Dons in December 2018 and led them to League One survival last season. However, he was suspended by the club in September after being charged with placing bets on games.
The club said they has "reached an agreement" to part with Downes.A club statement said: "Wally leaves on mutually agreed terms and with our sincerest gratitude for his time with the club, especially his invaluable contribution last season.
"The agreement was reached with the approval of the Dons Trust board."
Downes was suspended by the FA on Friday for placing five bets on football matches between 30 November 2013 and 30 January 2014 and three bets between 16 March and 12 July 2019. His 28-day ban from all football and football-related activity ends on 14 November.
FA rules bar anyone employed by a football club from gambling on matches.Glyn Hodges has been in caretaker charge of the Dons, who beat Portsmouth 1-0 on Saturday, since Downes was suspended.
They seem to have been playing better without him in charge......
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Did a very good job keeping them up last season when they looked absolutely dead and buried in January .Originally Posted by Brin
Always been a controversial character has Wally proper old skool crazy gang member .
The Wimbledon of old would have given him a pay rise to supplement his betting costs .
Times have changed Wally you just can't do that these days .
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Similar thing happened with Ronnie....not sure if it cost him his job at Tranmere. I know him leaving Tranmere and his misdemeanour through gambling were around about the same time. We love King Ronnie though....
Last edited by Brin; 20-10-2019 at 09:19 PM.
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So now we can say “where’s Wally” ?
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wonder how long that would take......
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