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? ok then. Advice is don’t wear it and test that theory.

That’s how I remember it!

You would get chased in Bristol for wearing a Portsmouth badge. It does beg the question why?

I’m sure Dave will answer your first sentence As for your second sentence No. He backed one manager to a dangerous level Either way. I’m an SL supporter through and through, however that appointment was poor (ask @Thatch35) :laugh:! And he is not above criticism for quadrupling down on it.

Yeah bloody Romans. I think Mr Lansdown might say, in order to be successful you have to have the infrastructure in place. Luton being the only obvious club to buck that and they got kicked out of the league not so many years ago. We have been shite since 82, but we are no longer shite without an excellent academy, ground, training facilities and finances. Mistakes have been made with managers and where money has been spent of course. But you don’t have to look very far to find owners whose minimum requirement is a ️

Certainly Zac has some leverage to get a better contract. However I’m pretty confident he is being looked at by some PL clubs. Brentford were rumored to be interested. Regardless he speaks very well, obviously a smart boy!

So @headhuntercan brush over your first half assessment?

Their back three were given plenty to think about with some strong running by Bell and Wells in particular. They looked shot at the end, kind of underlined by a weak header and Matt James standing on his own on the penalty spot. Yeboah was the icing on their cake for their afternoon! On another note, Mr Pearson did sound a bit fed up with losing Scott on Radio Brizz. When you go as far as to mention the terms of the deal you are taking a shot at those that made it. Either way if all this injury mullarky is true we wouldn’t have had him playing anyway. So we lost Scott but found Yeboah is the way I look at it with 25m spread over quite sometime to come apparently.

Whatever you say. I don’t know what it is your talking about specifically, but you may well know something I don’t. Either way we were looking better before LJ came in. However if anyone blagged anything I would suggest other more worthy candidates.

Fixed!

Bet he loved that! What a way to win a football match.

Sam Bell on his arse right at the end. ?

Vyner was easily man of the match today. Outstanding. Dickie was runner up to Vyner. They look like they are forming one hell of a partnership!

LJ was always out of his depth. Both factually and metaphorically. I seem to remember a bloke named Pemberton. Or is my mind (it is very old now) playing tricks on me? SC and Lansdown fell out before the start of the new season and he consequently wasn’t given money by Mr Lansdown as there was an issue over player negotiations with someone Cotterill wanted to bring in We played with almost the entire promotion team until Cotterill was sacked which was inevitable as we were flirting constantly with the relegation zone. I was at Reading very close to the board room. After the match it flashed up on Sky sports we were in the relegation zone I will never forget mentioning it and being told by a very well known individual within the club “We know where we are” again Cotterill being sacked was inevitable at that point and I have no doubt that Mr Johnson jnr was on Mr Lansdowns mind then Aaron Wilbraham said in an interview a year or two ago that Steve Cotterill was never given the money Lee Johnson was. (That’s on one of the City bloggs I am sure someone can find it) and he found it difficult to come to terms with Eventually everyone had to come to terms with LJ was a failed experiment that cost multi millions in ridiculous wages transfer fees and agent payments, the last one being a particular bug bare of those in power. This is supported by our closeness to a points deduction over FFP and the amount of total dross City we’re paying to not even get on the bench My own personal thought on this is the comments made by the majority shareholder in support of LJ, “my money my choice” which on the face of it is true. However it was not just HIS money it was the clubs. It was the club that was going to suffer the consequences in fines and points deductions which were inevitable by product of not being promoted. Pearson has not only cleaned up Johnson Ashton and Mr Lansdowns total mess, without a fine and points deduction, but has made us competitive with a low spend dipping into the third and fourth divisions. Something everyone should remember including those on our board who sanctioned what went on, and be bloody grateful for, when they compare with the LJ period.

The faster City and Bears do something that involves proper silverware, the faster the bloke becomes Sir Stephen Lansdown. And good for him when it happens. It will happen eventually either way.

All that money we’ve made selling players TO AFC Bournemouth treatment room FC

And don’t get tickets in the home sections!

Mate. If you have tickets with our supporters it will be fun. IF YOU HAVE NOT AND YOU ARE GOING IN THE HOME TERRACES I WOULD REPORT YOU TO CHILD PROTECTION OFFICIALS. I hope that helps!

Go and ask him! I’m sure he has good lawyers.

Yep. It’s a sad day but there we are the facts of footballing life are thus.

Yes I think he is cheesed off about Scott, but he was very definitely cheesed off with Tommy Conway replying to a tweet about his injury, before the club had time to assess it properly and let the press know themselves. Mr Pearson is not a fan of spies, staff talking to much and breaking club discipline particularly on social media or anywhere else. What ever happened to Mc Gregor I don’t see anything from him these days or am I missing something?

Yes you are!

Yes. Dare I say it, you are spot on. Is it significant that Mr Lansdown made the statement, possibly. Does it matter, no, as long as Mr Pearson isn’t handing in his resignation. None of us know if we will buy/bring in anyone by EO August but, if we have a chance in January what we do know is there is wedge available!

I certainly agree it does feel same old with outgoings, but that is life for anyone that isn’t be connected with the European Super League. Bornemouth will sell on further up the food chain and nose around our players again in the future. What are they averaging one a year right now. Our failure really hasn’t been our transfer policy as it’s pretty much the same as most clubs, its been the failure to bring in staff and management with sustained ability to keep us competitive. We have been in the third division as long as we’ve been in the second as much if not more over the last 43 years. However there are 20 clubs I can think of, that are of a similar stature to us that have played Premier League football selling assets when they have too My personal opinion is Pearson knows what he’s doing at this level, then compare that with LJ, SOD, McI, Mr Millen or even GJ. One of them has a track record of doing the business with similar sized clubs, which the board new CEO and majority shareholder know, particularly as they are all culpable ( maybe not the new CEO) for the last five years of bollox ON THE FIELD! Yes I think you are right! Although I can not help but think he’s in a board meeting, regarding next steps. I can just see @Badger and Steve on a zoom call right now!

Honestly do you think Webster, Brownhill, Kelly, Semenyo and now It seems Scott could have been kept once Premier League interest comes in. We can not pay the wages that are on offer and making them stay devalues them possibly to zero if they get the footballing equivalent of the hump and run out their contract like Massengo. Brentford is the model City are now effectively following and have been for a while. The problem we had was LJ would spend all the money coming in on clubs in the bag, unfortunately there were nearly all Top Flights with the occasional Callaway. Pearson is clearly a little miffed that Scott is seemingly on his way, (with two years left) but he will get over it, he did at Leicester. The difference now is we have actually a way of doing things, we are not just talking about DNA. AD had years to develop a side, Pearson has had a whole lot less time, but we continue to bring through players as above, it’s just a matter of spending it well