Wednesday 30 October 2013

"Little Bournemouth" syndrome

I was a bit puzzled by Nigel Pearson's post-match comments on Radio BBC Leicester when he said that : "They play the little Bournemouth card very well." I don't know if he had been reading the post Nottingham Forest game feedback or if he felt that AFCB surprise opposition managers who don't do their homework, but it obviously bothers him to think of us as "little Bournemouth". In a way we should probably take it as a compliment because Pearson sees AFCB as an equal in the Championship and as a team on the up.

Perhaps the wool has been pulled over the eyes of some Championship managers when they see the Cherries have only just come up and have not been in the second flight for a couple of decades. I think most managers are well aware of AFCB's style of play and know that you can't judge a team on either the size of its support or the town.

During a game I can't really see how it can influence anything. I don't subscribe to the little teams get the decisions, but going to places like Old Trafford or Stamford Bridge you can expect the bigger team to get the majority of decisions. I expect Nottingham Forest were especially annoyed that a small team like Bournemouth can go to the City ground and get a point and even more annoyed when they tripped up at Yeovil last weekend. But the smaller teams that  are in the Championship on merit are all dangerous and, on their day, can beat any of the other clubs in the division.

Sometimes the leagues do change around and the smaller teams are starting to rise which is annoying to teams like Sheffield Wednesday, Wolves, Coventry, Sheffield Utd, Portsmouth, Birmingham and dare I say it Bolton (I don't want to get them angry for next week). Even teams like Leicester are wary of the rise of clubs like AFCB and I think that is a good thing because I can see Bournemouth being at this level for some time to come with the infrastructure and management we now have in place at the club. I think Nigel Pearson can see that he will have a hard game when he brings his Leicester team down to the south coast next year. Indeed, count on it Nigel.

This little upstart on the south coast is not going anywhere - AFCB like it in the Championship.

8 comments:

  1. Its only a matter of 1-3 seasons before you are back in league 1.

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  2. Don't think so. This club is on the up. With our Russian investors and Eddie Howe we will be challenging the top teams in the Championship in the next 2-3 years. You heard it hear first.

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  3. Jeez, the evening post "article" was written by one imbecilic supporter (if he even was one, any plank can submit material into the Post). The NEP showed poor judgement in publishing it but it was not the view of Nottingham Forest so why write this article in the vein that it was?

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  4. This article merely states there are no easy games in the Championship.

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  5. Firstly I'd like to disagree with your "You heard it here first" quote, I've been saying this since Eddie came back, and even more so since Maxim took full control LOL... Your article makes perfect sense Peter. It has nothing to do with the Nottingham Evening Post, although that did help wind our fans up. We ARE "Little Bournemouth", and are likely to stay that way for some time to come, regardless of how far we may go. I've said this before, as I see it, the fan base determines that more than anything. With regards on the pitch, any club thinking we're "Little Bournemouth" will be in for a hell of a shock (assuming we keep 11 on the pitch, and don't hit the self destruct button), and where I believe Pearson was aiming his comment. Further more when some clown makes statements as above, I little or no notice, I'm replying to YOUR posts, certainly not theirs :)

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  6. by the end of the season you will be mid table if that. you heard it here first.

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  7. With the "financial fair play" rules I can't see how we can go much further. In the unlikely event that we win the playoffs some season, I can't see how we would stay up. Its like Pink in Don't Let Me Get Me - we'd have to change everything we are.

    Mid-table would be fine for this season, hell - wherever Eddie gets us is ok with me.

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  8. The food is not great and the variety is not as much as one would expect. They advertise sushi on the menu and as a sushi lover I was disappointed to find that they only had one type of make on offer. Taxi Bournemouth to London

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