Premier League: Remembering the audacious attempt to turn Wimbledon into the Dublin Dons

In the late 1990s, an Irish consortium made a serious attempt to purchase Wimbledon FC and relocate the Premier League club to Dublin, in what would have been an unprecedented move in English football history. The plan, which insiders believe could have succeeded, was ultimately unsuccessful, leaving Wimbledon to continue ground-sharing with Crystal Palace after leaving their Plough Lane home in 1991. The BBC article revisits how close the proposal came to fruition, set against the backdrop of large numbers of Irish fans regularly travelling to England to watch Premier League football.