AFC Bournemouth away match day thread

[M.D]

11 minutes ago, IAmNick said:

City second (Weimann): https://streamja.com/29Q9a

Once again, thank you for these clips, really appreciate them..

[Guest]

1 minute ago, GrahamC said:

Want a bet?

You have been posting this nonsense for weeks, he’s 31 in August & sides could have signed him for nothing last summer (Stoke tried).

I will be amazed if he’s elsewhere by August.

Time and our habit will tell....

[petehinton]

To say 3-2 flatters us is an understatement. Would’ve been 5 or 6 on another day if not for Bentley and their wastefulness. 
 

Im so ******* tired of watching his concede such poor goals. They had a man with 7 yards of free space around him basically every corner too. So amateur 

[joe jordans teeth]

1 minute ago, bexhill reds said:

No I don’t want to see us in League 1, we need to remain a Championship team, else we’ll never compete in that league, the financial gap will get wider.

Then stop the moaning and just except that we are going to be horse for another good 2 years 

[RedorDead BCFC]

13 minutes ago, BCFC Grim said:

Imagine if we didn't have AW.....

We didn’t last season. 

[Major Isewater]

11 minutes ago, gl2 said:

expect SL sees pound notes when he looks at AW very suprised if he is here next season

Yeah cos SL really needs the money. 

[frenchred]

12 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

So if we’d be given the penalty we should have, we could well have drawn, I struggle to see how that could be seen as anything but a decent effort.

It was NEVER a penalty in a million years!

[Northern Red]

All the people who seem determined that Weimann is off in the summer, how much do you think clubs would pay?

Because I'd bet the reality is nowhere near what you're expecting, and nowhere near what would tempt the club to sell.

Still, if it gives you something else to catastrophize...

[pillred]

1 minute ago, Major Isewater said:

Yeah cos SL really needs the money. 

Then why sell all our best players then?

[Curr Avon]

2 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Yeah cos SL really needs the money. 

Has he given up that paper round then Major?

[Waconda]

7 minutes ago, petehinton said:

To say 3-2 flatters us is an understatement. Would’ve been 5 or 6 on another day if not for Bentley and their wastefulness. 
 

Im so ******* tired of watching his concede such poor goals. They had a man with 7 yards of free space around him basically every corner too. So amateur 

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[GrahamC]

1 minute ago, Northern Red said:

All the people who seem determined that Weimann is off in the summer, how much do you think clubs would pay?

Because I'd bet the reality is nowhere near what you're expecting, and nowhere near what would tempt the club to sell.

Still, if it gives you something else to catastrophize...

The other thing they singularly fail to realise is he is a perfect example of how we reduce our wage bill.

Rumour is he accepted around half what he was on previously as part of getting 3 years, so (unlike Wells, Palmer, Kalas) he is now absolutely on a sustainable wage for us.

The decision to give him this contract (not popular on here at the time, but those who said so are incredibly quiet about it now) was a great piece of business.

[joe jordans teeth]

3 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

All the people who seem determined that Weimann is off in the summer, how much do you think clubs would pay?

Because I'd bet the reality is nowhere near what you're expecting, and nowhere near what would tempt the club to sell.

Still, if it gives you something else to catastrophize...

He will not be going anywhere think we all know that unless Everton get relegated and slam in a £10 million bid of course 

[Waconda]

2 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

All the people who seem determined that Weimann is off in the summer, how much do you think clubs would pay?

Because I'd bet the reality is nowhere near what you're expecting, and nowhere near what would tempt the club to sell.

Still, if it gives you something else to catastrophize...

Someone with any sense in the current market will pay £5 million for a proven Championship goal scorer like Weimann.

Why on earth would he stay with this aimless shambles if an offer came in.

I said a while ago he will be the biggest loss of all the saleable assets.

[Curr Avon]

Considering we're at the bare bones, that wasn't a bad result. Easy in hindsight, but City looked far better with Dasilva at LWB and could have snatched a draw. Yes, we surrendered midfield for the most part and defended deep, but against promotion certaintees we still looked competitive. 

Always look on the bright side I say.

[Waconda]

2 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

The other thing they singularly fail to realise is he is a perfect example of how we reduce our wage bill.

Rumour is he accepted around half what he was on previously as part of getting 3 years, so (unlike Wells, Palmer, Kalas) he is now absolutely on a sustainable wage for us.

The decision to give him this contract (not popular on here at the time, but those who said so are incredibly quiet about it now) was a great piece of business.

I have always said he is our best player.

Others describe him as someone with a foot like a banjo who just runs around alot.

Edited April 2, 2022 by Waconda

[bexhill reds]

7 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said:

Then stop the moaning and just except that we are going to be horse for another good 2 years 

Not moaned, merely opined that a spell in league 1 will do us no favours on lots of levels, mostly involving financial backing. 
 

Bournemouth are a good team, practically too good for this league, but will be utter shite in the Prem, and that’s the difference these days. The parachute payments are more or less creating a Prem 2 in all but name.

 

[Malago]

We need to get Rob Cundy signed up on a long term deal PDQ.

[Red DNA]

17 minutes ago, billywedlock said:

Thats what following a clear policy and strategy for many years gets you. Excellent recruitment . We could have followed the model but chose another route. 

‘Follow the model..’ if it was simple as that why doesn’t everyone do it and get automatic promotion?

Apart from parachute payments there are far too many variables (including length of grass..) that can be added to a ‘model’ which is why it’s so elusive for most teams to get into the top 6. 

[Rossi the Robin]

13 minutes ago, petehinton said:

To say 3-2 flatters us is an understatement. Would’ve been 5 or 6 on another day if not for Bentley and their wastefulness. 
 

Im so ******* tired of watching his concede such poor goals. They had a man with 7 yards of free space around him basically every corner too. So amateur 

They had 6 shots on target

 

[Roger Red Hat]

20 minutes ago, Wanderingred said:

I’d really rather not, though I can’t see any other way we are going to be competitive again.

When, in all the times we've gone down to league one, has it been a positive for us?

We go down, eventually get back up for a bit, only to go down again!

[Baba Yaga]

Interesting listening on radio it didn't sound too bad yet opinions on here quite a bit different. Remember the reverse fixture was pretty frustrating so at least it was a bit more of a contest today. Good to see Conway get an assist.

[Wanderingred]

Just now, Roger Red Hat said:

When, in all the times we've gone down to league one, has it been a positive for us?

We go down, eventually get back up for a bit, only to go down again!

2013 was a worthwhile relegation in hindsight, as we cleared out some pretty dreadful deadwood and put together the nucleus of the side that won a double, then nearly made the championship playoffs a few years later. That said, I am ABSOLUTELY not saying let’s get relegated..

[Jefferz]

Who does any better with this squad????

kids, has beens and League 1 try outs. 
NP has done pretty well in this highly competitive and ‘handicapped league’

 

[Major Isewater]

30 minutes ago, pillred said:

Then why sell all our best players then?

Try stopping them when their agents arrive with contracts that would set them up for life and give them a better chance of glory. 
We know that we need to balance the books but SL., I am certain, would have preferred to keep many of the players we sold who would have given us a good chance of getting to the Prem. 

[Rossi the Robin]

6 minutes ago, billywedlock said:

It doesn’t actually . Far far from it . Finally we are on the correct path . Huge steps forward . It is incredibly exciting .  Recruitment still an issue but slowly transforming . 

This season has been entertaining, not always for the right reasons but we are a million miles away from the end of last season, especially with the youth coming through 

 

[Major Isewater]

24 minutes ago, Roger Red Hat said:

When, in all the times we've gone down to league one, has it been a positive for us?

We go down, eventually get back up for a bit, only to go down again!

Tub thumping.

[East Londoner]

It is worth pointing out that Solanke cost Bournemouth £20 million which is more than our starting eleven combined but then again basics like keeping the ball and actually finding your teammate do give you a chance 

One observation from today, i didn’t realise just how plastic Bournemouth has become, they’re only the second club after Fulham I’ve seen give out clappers to try and generate an atmosphere 

[Roadrunner]

The Championship is regarded by many as one of the top 10 leagues in the world. We look like we will survive for another season. Yes we would all like us to be top of the table at this point of the season and so would all the other clubs in this league. At the end of the season only three clubs will be happy, the rest disappointed. Its down to Steve and Nigel to get it right in the summer for next season and who knows we could be one of those three clubs. Seems a long way of, but you never know.

[E.G.Red]

1 hour ago, Waconda said:

Someone with any sense in the current market will pay £5 million for a proven Championship goal scorer like Weimann.

Why on earth would he stay with this aimless shambles if an offer came in.

I said a while ago he will be the biggest loss of all the saleable assets.

Unless it's an exceptional offer. He would stay. As he has said on several occasions he likes it here, and for some players thats all they want, reasonable pay and enjoy who they play for. 

Edited April 2, 2022 by E.G.Red