Unpopular MK Dons fear bullying from League One's 'bigger boys'

MILTON KEYNES Dons have admitted they are "absolutely terrified" about their first day in their new league this August, when they will don their smart League One uniform and meet big, strong, league-bully Leicester City.

The Dons' time in League Two was ruined by other clubs giving them the cruel nickname 'Franchisers', questioning their history and stealing their gate receipts, but it was hoped that a change to a new league would mean a fresh start for the unpopular runt club.

However, news has already spread to League One that Dons are a good target for bullies due to the fact that they are adopted, and Leicester have already confirmed that they plan to welcome Dons to the division by beating them.

This is terrible news for the Dons, who are already low on confidence after a lonely summer in which all of their friendly match invitations were rejected. One particularly hurtful episode occurred after the Dons proposed a game with ever-popular Portsmouth, with Harry Redknapp giggling and hanging up the phone before deleting the MK Dons from his friends on Bebo.

"Why does everyone hate us?" wept Dons Supporters Club chair Gareth Owen yesterday, to family counsellor the disgraced Raj Persaud. "All we ever wanted was to be treated like everyone else, but no-one will come to our nice new stadium when we invite them and everyone says that AFC Wimbledon are so much cooler despite the fact all their stuff is rubbish and our ground and players cost much more. It’s so unfair."

However the Dons are not alone, and League One prefect Steve Claridge offered them some kind words: "They are very clever boys and should be proud to have finished top of their League Two class and for winning a special prize at Wembley from a local paint company for their work," he said. "And they have to remember that the bullies were probably bullied themselves when they were small.

"I know for a fact that a young Leicester City had a terrible time at the hands of older boys like Royal Engineers and Notts County when they were growing up."