Wednesday, 29 January 2020

Simpson too good to be on the bench

We may be about to lose the services of Jack Simpson, at least for a few months if the Championship sides of Middlesbrough, Stoke or Derby get their man. A loan deal for Simpson would make sense for Jack Simspon's development, but it would be a pity if he makes a clean break with Bournemouth.
Jack Simpson is more than ready to play more minutes, but probably not at AFCB
Fans always like to see local players come through the system and as soon as we have one at Bournemouth, they don't tend to stay around long. But Jack has served his apprenticeship at Bournemouth and should be getting regular games. Even with the amount of injuries that the cherries have been getting, Jack hasn't found it easy to get in the team.


I thought Jack as the man of the match against Arsenal in the FA Cup and if he had knocked in his header, we could have still been lining up for a replay. A relegation scrap might not be the environment that Jack Simpson would benefit from, but a promotion push could get his game in the right place. So I can see the benefits of going to a good Championship side, but none of the mentioned clubs are likely to get in the promotion scene. So perhaps, just playing games is something Jack would settle for.

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It would leave Bournemouth a little short at centre-back in terms of cover. Simon Francis is going to be the main back up if Aké and Steve Cook have problems, but then there wouldn't be much other cover with Chris Mepham out for the rest of the season. Eddie Howe might be keener on keeping Jack around but having him sit on the bench for the next few months isn't doing anyone any favours. Perhaps Eddie can put in a recall clause in a contract in case he loses a couple of centre-backs to injury.

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous29 January 2020 at 16:58

    Any loan - for any player - should have a recall clause! (And I sincerely hope we have one in place for Arter). A strong bench is also essential at this stage of the season.

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  2. Unknown29 January 2020 at 18:52

    A loan period would be best for him in my opinion as I don't consider he is currently good enough. Whilst I'm sure left back is not his preferred position he lacks pace and is like a rabbit in the headlights when on the ball.

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  3. JR29 January 2020 at 19:47

    Even if there is a recall clause we can only recall during the transfer window so wouldn’t help us.
    Personally i don’t think he is any where near ready for first team football for us yet but is much needed cover at the moment so should not be loaned out.
    That said it has already been confirmed since Kelly’s latest set back that JS is not going out on loan and will remain with the club so it’s a non starter anyway.

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