AFC Wimbledon fan ‘flabbergasted’ as sinkhole fundraiser hits £50,000 target

An AFC Wimbledon fan who has raised more than £50,000 for his club after the stadium was hit by flooding said the support has been “flabbergasting”.

Graham Stacey, 50, from Hook in Hampshire, set up the fundraiser – which has surpassed its revised target of £50,000 – after the Cherry Red Records Stadium was hit with flooding and appeared to have a sinkhole in the pitch after some areas of the country saw more than a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours on Monday. The £50,000 mark was crossed on Tuesday after a donor named “Newcastle United” gave £15,000. The target has now been increased to £100,000.