Wesley Wombleton has published his manifesto for the Dons Trust Board election.
His campaign website is now live, setting out his commitments alongside a personal statement, endorsements, and campaign materials.
As previously disclosed, WombleWorld’s founder is Wesley Wombleton. Our coverage remains independent. We have read his manifesto just as carefully as we intend to all the others.
For readers who would prefer to assess the proposals without visiting another website, we reproduce the commitments in full below.
1. Clearer Communication
Every candidate promises better communication. Wesley will go further, and deliver it. His programme: regular bi-monthly meetings open to members, a monthly email newsletter, and an annual membership survey. Wesley has costed these proposals in full and is confident they are achievable.
2. Measurable Progress
Wesley’s track record speaks for itself, because he has measured it. Progress under Wesley will be tracked through a proprietary framework of Wombleton Performance Indicators (WPIs), developed and refined over two decades in operations. The methodology is available to members on request.
3. A Working Group Amnesty
The Trust currently operates a number of working groups. The precise number is not published, which is itself instructive. Wesley will declare a working group amnesty. Every group will have ninety days to demonstrate that it has met, produced minutes, and can state its purpose in one sentence.
Groups that pass will be reconstituted as Working Parties. Groups that do not will be thanked, minuted, and closed.
4. Protecting the 50+1
An investor has arrived before Wesley could administer his proposed morality test. Wesley will administer it anyway, retrospectively. Results will be scored against the WPI framework. The SSC has not been informed.
If elected, Wesley will also ensure that every legal protection of 75+1 ownership is delivered under 50+1 ownership.
5. The Wimbledon Old Board Members Advisory Trust (WOMBAT)*
Wesley will establish the WOMBAT: a formal advisory body drawn exclusively from former Dons Trust Board members. Their experience is unmatched. Their availability is assumed. The WOMBATs will meet quarterly, produce minutes, and advise the board on matters referred to it. It will also advise the board on matters not referred to it.
Former board members know best. We should utilise their expertise.
Wesley acknowledges that the correct acronym for this body is WOBMAT. He has reviewed this position and concluded that governance, like life, is not perfect. The decision to proceed with WOMBAT reflects the kind of pragmatic, decisive leadership members can expect with Wombleton on the Board.
6. A Members’ Dividend
Should the Trust close the financial year in surplus, Wesley will propose that part of it fund a modest matchday subsidy on San Miguel for Dons Trust members. This is not the centrepiece of the manifesto. But it is in the manifesto.
The campaign website describes these as five commitments. There are six. Whether this represents an early success against the Wombleton Performance Indicators will become clearer when the methodology is made available.
We will examine Wesley’s personal statement in a separate article. It sets out his experience, his reasons for standing, and his assessment of what the board stands to gain. There is enough material to warrant its own coverage.
Visit the Wombleton 2026 campaign website.
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