Statement on the AFC Wimbledon v Kingstonian match

As you may be aware, there has been some publicity about a possible protest by Kingstonian fans before and during our Surrey Senior Cup game on Tuesday 18 January, aimed at the Chairman of Kingstonian FC, Mr Rajesh Khosla.

We have spoken to some of those likely to be involved in any protest to establish their plans and to make the following points:

1) We acknowledge and support the right of football supporters to engage in peaceful protest at football matches. Our paramount concern must be the safety of spectators and we will take whatever steps are necessary to secure this.

2) We are very happy for a collection to be taken in support of the Ks Trust

3) We cannot grant access to the game to supporters on the basis of a contribution to a collection. This would be a breach of our responsibilities under the Surrey FA

4) We will, however, be implementing our normal policy for access to the ground before and during the game, including at half-time

We also explained our ground regulations and said that we will apply them, in particular in respect of any intrusion onto the pitch area, which is completely unacceptable.

We have had a number of enquiries about how the proceeds of the game are divided. Briefly, the net proceeds (i.e. the gate money, less VAT, match officials expenses, policing and stewarding costs, etc) are divided equally between the teams. However, all other profits are AFC Wimbledons, as normal

Tuesdays match will kick off at 7:45 pm. Terrace admission will be ?6 for adults, ?3 for concessions and ?2 for under-16s. Main stand prices will be ?8, ?4 and ?3 respectively. An 8-page programme will be on sale, priced at 50p.