May 22, 2020Jordon Ibe: such a waste of talentI don’t know Jordon Ibe personally, in fact, I doubt many Bournemouth fans do. Of course, that will not prevent many from forming an opinion on what he is like as a person. An “entitled” “overpaid” “primadonna” with a “bad attitude” are a combination of descriptors I’ve seen over recent…Epl4 min read
Apr 4, 2020A trip down memory lane — part IA trip down memory lane — part I I went to my first Bournemouth game in 1994, Brighton at the Goldstone, a 0-0 draw. I can’t say I remember a huge amount of that game, unlike Chester away the same season, another draw, this time 1-1 and a Fletch goal…4 min read
Feb 24, 2020VARFootball, like all sports, has always been subject to evolution. Year on year, decade on decade, new initiatives, laws, regulations have been implemented. Many of these changes have been logistical, and brought about to improve safety in stadia in response to events like Hillsbrough. …4 min read
Jan 25, 2020Unity > DivisionBeing a football fan is a funny thing. We spend obscene amounts of time and money watching other people with talent do stuff, before happily berating them for not doing it as well as we’d like. We don’t particularly need any talent ourselves, we don’t actually need to be able…Football5 min read
Jan 16, 2020Howe do you like me now?In the 26 years I have been watching AFC Bournemouth, we’ve had seven different permanent managers. For the sake of comparison, Watford have had seven in the past five years. We’ve been relegated just twice, had two great escapes, and been promoted four times. Other than that, on the field…4 min read
Jan 11, 2020Inside number ten (AFCB edition)The number ten position, often referred to as the “advanced playmaker”, is a position usually occupied by a player that possesses great technical ability, as well as the vision to spot and play incisive passes to the forwards and wide players. They are the team’s talisman, there to provide the…6 min read
Jan 5, 2020Dominic Solanke: one year onTo start things off, one goal in a year for a striker is not good enough, I’m not shying away from that. Nor, I doubt, are Solanke and Howe. …Soccer3 min read
