More than 100,000 litres of water have been pumped out of AFC Wimbledon's flooded Plough Lane stadium.
Flooding from the River Wandle has damaged a large area of the pitch at AFC Wimbledon's Plough Lane homeMore than 100,000 litres of water has been pumped out of AFC Wimbledon's flooded Plough Lane home after the "entire stadium" was left under water, says the club's managing director.
The club's next home game after that is against Carlisle United on Saturday, 12 October and he said it is their "real intention to fulfil that fixture"."The entire stadium, the concourse and ground floor, was under water. It was horrendous. The pitch has significant damage.With a running tap estimated to use nine litres a minute, 100,000 litres is the equivalent of a tap being left on for almost a week.more than a month's worth of rain on Sunday and Monday morning.
"The River Wandle was full. There was too much water and nowhere for it to go, and the pressure has been so enormous that this area of the pitch has been the unfortunate victim.Wimbledon supporter Graham Stacey's JustGiving page has raised more than £50,000 to help the club repair the damage caused by the flooding
"It typifies the spirit of this football club, this relentless resilience and community spirit is extraordinary.
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