Brents Goulet
New Signing
I actually can't believe I'm even typing these words.....!
We've had a bad 2019, and are currently in a bad place. Of that, nobody could disagree
We've spent a lot of money, so can't blame that
Not all of our signings have come off yet, that's true
And at times we've made tactical mistakes too, nobody would disagree
But the reaction of some fans in recent weeks has left me feeling embarrassed to be a Bournemouth fan at times
I've read that if we were any other club, we've have sacked Eddie Howe a long time ago....in which case I'm just glad we're not any other club
I've read that he has taken us as far as he can....on the basis we've gone from 91st in the EFL to to our fifth season in the Premier League, that may be true, but I'm intrigued to know who can take us further so we are regularly winning trophies!?
Worst of all are the fans who feel the need to publicly declare he's lost their support. A few months ago we were worrying he'd be off to Spurs, or Everton. Now some of us are calling time on him
I get criticism of the team and therefore of him. But anyone who feels we can do better hasn't thought this through. We can't. We won't. He is the best we've had, and the best we'll ever have
The togetherness and spirit which took us this far is starting to fall away, and if we drop out of the Premier League and lose the best manager we've ever had, we will have played a small pat in that too
So as a fan base we have a choice. Are we going to back one of our own and stand with him through this difficult phase? The man who enabled us to dream. The man who gave us experiences we will take to the grave. The man we raised money for to bring him back as a player. The man we begged to stay, and then prayed would return as manager. The man with a stronger connection to us, our club, our history and our future than any other manager will ever have. On whose watch we have played the finest football any of us have ever watched
Or will behave like every other fan or every other club?
We've had a bad 2019, and are currently in a bad place. Of that, nobody could disagree
We've spent a lot of money, so can't blame that
Not all of our signings have come off yet, that's true
And at times we've made tactical mistakes too, nobody would disagree
But the reaction of some fans in recent weeks has left me feeling embarrassed to be a Bournemouth fan at times
I've read that if we were any other club, we've have sacked Eddie Howe a long time ago....in which case I'm just glad we're not any other club
I've read that he has taken us as far as he can....on the basis we've gone from 91st in the EFL to to our fifth season in the Premier League, that may be true, but I'm intrigued to know who can take us further so we are regularly winning trophies!?
Worst of all are the fans who feel the need to publicly declare he's lost their support. A few months ago we were worrying he'd be off to Spurs, or Everton. Now some of us are calling time on him
I get criticism of the team and therefore of him. But anyone who feels we can do better hasn't thought this through. We can't. We won't. He is the best we've had, and the best we'll ever have
The togetherness and spirit which took us this far is starting to fall away, and if we drop out of the Premier League and lose the best manager we've ever had, we will have played a small pat in that too
So as a fan base we have a choice. Are we going to back one of our own and stand with him through this difficult phase? The man who enabled us to dream. The man who gave us experiences we will take to the grave. The man we raised money for to bring him back as a player. The man we begged to stay, and then prayed would return as manager. The man with a stronger connection to us, our club, our history and our future than any other manager will ever have. On whose watch we have played the finest football any of us have ever watched
Or will behave like every other fan or every other club?