Audenshaw Cherry
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Thanks TJ.
Give me a scenario in which you’d say “we’ll done, JT, you’ve proved me wrong”
I think you may be right, there where some good points to the game but we always seem to loose control mid game. We can't keep a clean sheet, West Ham are not a top side even with some of their players on international duty. But a win is a win regardless.Same scenario with any manager we’ve had. If the squad they have out performs their talent. We’ve had times where just getting wins was an achievement... Eddies side out performed their talent, so did Mels and Sean’s at times and Harry’s promotion side. Managing a team to their abilities is what average managers do. If we play as a unit and individuals better than what we would expect, get back up and play well then JT would have proved me wrong. I never thought he would fail at this level with this excellent squad, I don’t think many managers would. I wanted a choice that signalled future PL ambition and I don’t think we have that. Hope I’m wrong!
I'd say we have a first XI that's good enough to challenge but am not convinced by the strength in depth in the whole squad. I suspect (hope) we're looking at players to strengthen the squad overall alongside some of the youngsters. We're still missing a bit of craft in the middle of the park and will definitely need another striker. I think that Dom will do a decent enough job this season but I'm not sold on Surridge just yet. Not seen a huge amount of him to be fair.I have given him credit, for bringing in an outside coach and for adopting the three up front the modern game has played for ages. That three up front yesterday being a 20m
Striker, a 15m striker who performed well at Champions league level and Junior Stanislas who as we know was excellent when fit in the Prem. Chuck in a 40m centre midfield, Lloyd Kelly at 12m, mepham similar, Rico was some cash too, Adam Smith, Steve Cook who would both be excellent in the PL this year etc etc... and you draw comparisons with Stoke? List there players on here!
We have a squad that should get automatic promotion with any manager...I don’t see how anyone can say otherwise. If we achieve that it will be par. Then we need to see if we have the right management set up for the PL.
Its an encouraging start. My post was a reply to people saying that id been quiet and asking what the word on the street was!
It’s not a reflection on that at all, I don’t hate anyone let alone a long standing club servant. What squads would you swap for ours out of interest?
If EH has any sense, he’d steer well away from FB.Do you think Eddie watched the game?
Tell me a squad you’d swap for oursMaybe one with a decent keeper, strikers who have scored any amount of goals whatsoever and strength in depth on the wings.
You've spent God knows how long saying how shite Solanke is and now he's the most talented striker in the Championship on account of your inflated transfer fee. Why the 180° about turn on him? Because that's the only way you can continue to be negative about afcb.
Tell me a squad you’d swap for ours
Do you think Eddie watched the game?
I think Stans involvement in at least 75% of games will help a lot.If Arnaut and Kelly stay and Solanke's improvement and confidence continues we are in with a very good shout of promotion.
Right. But why? I mean, why would players have been complacent? Why the poor team selection, unless the manager was expecting the players to do something different on the pitch, and if they didn't do what he wanted, then why? And why the bad attitudes?Complacency, poor team selection, attitude not matching ability.
Define Bournemouth’s squad.No. I've not said "anything other than auto promotion is failure". It's for you to justify why you think Solanke and a couple of kids is the best squad in the Championship.
Define Bournemouth’s squad.
‘Solanke and a couple of kids’
Yes, that’s our squad Del. You read through the list ‘Lerma, Cook x2, Smith, Kelly, Mepham, Gosling, Stanislas, Danjuma, Stacey, Brooks’ and you think ‘couple of kids that... ooh and 20m Solanke’. Be lucky if they get a corner....
Priceless!
I wouldn’t swap our squad for any in this league and waiting for someone to tell me whose squad they would swap it for. Including you... but you won’t as you know there isn’t one so you will hide behind not having to.
Thats because this board isn't full of people who know everything about all the other squads and are prepared to unequivocally state we will be promoted. Mighty Leeds took 16 years to 'bounce' back.Define Bournemouth’s squad.
‘Solanke and a couple of kids’
Yes, that’s our squad Del. You read through the list ‘Lerma, Cook x2, Smith, Kelly, Mepham, Gosling, Stanislas, Danjuma, Stacey, Brooks’ and you think ‘couple of kids that... ooh and 20m Solanke’. Be lucky if they get a corner....
Priceless!
I wouldn’t swap our squad for any in this league and waiting for someone to tell me whose squad they would swap it for. Including you... but you won’t as you know there isn’t one so you will hide behind not having to.