Jonny Jackson says AFC Wimbledon have endured a “crazy week” as they prepare to face Newcastle in their rescheduled and moved Carabao Cup third round clash at St James’ Park.
Dons forced to postpone original show after floods caused considerable damage to their Plow Lane pitchWhich meant the club also had to postpone their League Two game against Accrington Stanley at the weekend.
“Sometimes it’s difficult to know who we’re playing and when we’re playing,” the Wimbledon boss told BBC Radio London.
“The first few days we spent not knowing whether we were going to prepare for Accrington or not, then when we realized it wasn’t going to happen, all the focus went back to Newcastle – so we prepared for them for about two Have made preparations.
“It’s been a crazy week in the Wimbledon story. But now we’ve managed to get a two or three-day lead that we didn’t have before, so it’s given us a little more breathing room.”
More than 100,000 liters of water was pumped out of Plow Lane after the nearby River Wandle burst its banks early last week, but Jackson is confident that pitch 12 will be playable for the Dons’ next scheduled home league game against Carlisle. Will happen. october.
Wimbledon sit sixth in the table, while all their rivals have two games in hand, and Jackson said: “Chances are we’ll fall further behind without any mistakes, but we’re still in a really good position. ” Post.
“They have been working tirelessly to repair that part of the pitch and as a club we are really hopeful that we will be able to complete it for our next home match.”