Showing posts with label Aaron Ramsdale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aaron Ramsdale. Show all posts

Thursday, 20 August 2020

A high price-tag to be set for AFCB winger

The Metro has reported that David Brooks is being chased by Manchester United and that Bournemouth have put a price-tag of £40m on the young Welsh international. Whether that price is enough to ward off the likes of Manchester United, is another matter. I would probably doubt it. If Solkjaer really wants to come in for Brooks, he'll do so.
David Brooks could get a massive move to Man Utd.
David Brooks would be one of the players that JT is most keen to hold on to, but if the player is attracting the likes of United, then he is not going to stay at Bournemouth. It's simple economics. If United meet the valuation Brooks will no doubt double his salary and be playing for a team that has title and European winner medal ambitions. Brooks' international pedigree would also get a boost, and Ryan Giggs would like nothing better than to see Brooks at his former club, where Daniel James is already proving how Welshman internationals can fit in very well.
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While Bournemouth would get a good price, if they sold to United, it would leave JT with another player to find for his dwindling squad. I suppose Bournemouth have to be fair to players like Brooks who have done well and deserve an honest valuation. If a price is agreed it is up to the player if he wants to leave, and I can't see why Brooks would think a year in the Championship would be good for him rather than the opportunity to play in the Premier League at a title chasing club.

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Bournemouth's best hope may be that they get a few clubs bidding for Brooks, so that they can force the price up. It wouldn't surprise me if £40m was an opening gambit, but Brooks could attract a higher price in these times when most clubs are just trying to hold on to their players with such a short transfer window.
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In other news, AFCB have confirmed that Aaron Ramsdale has joined Sheffield United for the third highest ever Bournemouth transfer fee. Football Insider has linked AFCB with a move for former Wigan keeper David Marshall, 35.

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Sunday, 16 August 2020

Sheffield United's bid for Ramsdale accepted- so what are AFCB doing?

The Tabloid and Broad sheet papers are all quoting a fee of around 18.5m being agreed for the sale of Aaron Ramsdale to Sheffield United. It was only a few days a go that Jason Tindall said there wouldn't be a fire sale at Dean Court, but it hasn't taken long for the club to let one of their most impressive young players go, having just won player of the year at AFCB. So what are Bournemouth looking to do?
It looks like that's it for Ramsdale's AFCB career.
It appears that the money is more important than the player's quality to help Bournemouth get promotion. Jason Tindall must believe that Mark Travers is a good enough keeper to be number one and I don't doubt that. It would perhaps have been unfair to expect Travers to wait another season or more, behind Ramsdale, and Travers probably would have asked for a loan move, or leave the club, if he wasn't to be number one at AFCB in 2020-21. The other option is that Asmir Begovic is still on Bournemouth's book having finished his Italian lan but I don't expect him to stay at AFCB.

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This way Ramsdale gets to stay in the Premier League, at his former club, where he has an affection, and Travers gets to be number one at AFCB. The only losers are perhaps AFCB fans who wanted to see Ramsdale continue in goal for the Cherries. If it means that the money will help Bournemouth keep one of their other stars like Lloyd Kelly or David Brooks, then there is some further sense behind it. But if we see a rush for the door as more, and more bids are accepted for players, then Bournemouth's coffers will look better, but on the pitch JT will have to gamble with many new signings.



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It was always going to be difficult to balance who stays and who Bournemouth need to left go. With the top two voted players from last season already on the exit bus, it is going to be important that AFCB make some good signings of their own on the next three or four weeks. All the talk is about those that could be leaving. It's not the message that AFCB heard the owner saying the club is looking to win promotion back to the Premier League.

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Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Player of the year was never in doubt at AFCB

I suspect that it was the easiest Player of the Year decision that Bournemouth have had in a few seasons in 2019-20. Aaron Ramsdale fully deserved his award, but some of the other missing names from the top five might reveal a little about what the fans think about those players' performances last season.
Aaron Ramsdale picks up AFCB's player of the year for 2019-20.
It was good to see Nathan Aké in clear second on 32.02 per cent, behind Ramsdale's 46.83 per cent, but these two players really dominated the vote. That may seem strange to outsiders when Bournemouth let in 65 goals. But the tackles Akee made and the saves Ramsdale made were top class.
I was pleasantly surprised to see Diego Rico in the top five, but it probably shows that the fans were much more willing to see him play than Eddie Howe was. It will be a challenge for Rico to see if he can be the number one left back next season. If Kelly stays at centre-back, Rico may start to have the legs on Charlie Daniels who may take time to get back to his best.
The one name I thought would have picked up a few votes is Callum Wilson. While he didn't have a great season he was the highest goal scorer. The on loan Harry Wilson was probably one of the better loan signing the club has had in a while, but he didn't get a mention either. Dan Gosling was also a fan favourite at times but didn't hit top five, while Junior Stanislas needs more games to make an impact on the leader board.
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Now everything is reset for next season, and if I had to wager on player of the year for 2020-21 I'd probably go for Sam Surridge. Players that have got something to prove tend to do well. I believe Surridge wants to be the main man upfront, so it will be intriguing to see if Jason Tindall gives him even more of a go than Eddie Howe did now that the team is in the Championship.

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Saturday, 8 August 2020

Should Cherries keep saying "No!" to Sheffield United?

It has been widley rumoured this week that Sheffield United have had a bid rejected for around £13m for Aaron Ramsdale. While the Blades seem keen to be reunited with a former keeper for the club, Bournemouth will have several players that they need to sell and others that they feel they can hold on to and Ramsdale could be one of the latter.
It would be great to see Aaron staying
While Ramsdale had a fantastic season and has already picked up the Echo's Mickey Cave player of the year award, he is likely to pick up some more awards from the club. He may well be offered an improved contract despite dropping to the Championship and it has taken Aaron a couple of years with load moves to really get to be the Bournemouth number one keeper. So he might not be in a hurry to move just yet, when he knows he will be in demand for the next few years.

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Bournemouth could play hard ball with Sheffield United. They certainly don't meed to sell Ramsdale cheaply and could hold put for more than the suggested £25m in the media. As an  England U21 keeper, Ramsdale is going to be well watched and could attract a bigger club, if not this summer then in January, or in the summer of 2021. Bournemouth need to consider that and whether they should look to keep Ramsdale. It is not often that a club gets a good crop of young keepers and Bournemouth will know that a good keeper in the Championship is the first thing you need to try and get promotion.
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If Sheffield United really want Ramsdale, they'll pay the asking price. Bournemouth need to push these deals as high as they can, as the drop from the Premier league will have eaten into their bank balance. Personally, I feel there are going to be bigger offers for Ramsdale and Bournemouth can hold out until the end of the window, knowing they have Mark Travers, if they really feel the market price for Ramsdale has been fully met. It could be a long wait for Sheffield United and they could even be trumped by another club for Ramsdale's services.

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Thursday, 6 August 2020

Artur doesn't get to say goodbye but we loved him

Bournemouth's final farewell to Eddie Howe rather overshadowed the departure of Artur Boruc to Legia Warsaw. But the Pole has been a massive character in the Cherries squad since it was last in the Championship and played a significant role in getting the Cherries promoted in 2014-15 when he was on loan. Now he has gone, there is one less big presence in Bournemouth's dressing room.
Farewell Artur, it's been a blast.
Like many Bournemouth fans, I haven't been a big fan of former Southampton players but I make exceptions for players like Artur Boruc who has been magnificent in the way he has carried himself at the club. He's played more games for Bournemouth than he did for Southampton now. Even as a number two he hurled himself around on the pitch during warm ups with no less enthusiasm than if he was starting, and he pushed Ramsdale all the way last season.
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Eddie Howe kept extending his contract by a year over the last few seasons, but now Boruc feels it is time to depart and with the long Championship season ahead, I can understand why now is a good time for him to leave the Cherries. He will be reacquainted with his Polish friends and will no doubt bring back memories for their fans who saw him as a young keeper just starting out before he went to Celtic.

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Boruc's signatures is one of my favourites out of all the Bournemouth players. I grabbed him one day on a non-match day when he was walking near Dean Court, having just won promotion to the Premier League with Bournemouth. I had a picture of him on a Daily Echo paper and just asked him to sign it which he duly did. Now he has gone, I must admit it feels like another part of the big jigsaw that got Bournemouth up to the Premier League has faded away.

 Still, we have new players to take his place, and should it be Mark Travers or Aaron Ramsdale in Bournemouth's goal next season we know they have learned a lot from being in the company of Artur Boruc. Thanks Artur!
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In other news, Nathan Aké completed his £40m plus £1m add-on signing for five years with Man City yesterday. This breaks Bournemouth's record transfer fee for a player. Brad Smith has also left AFCB as his contract has expired.

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Friday, 31 July 2020

Ramsdale next to go?

Aaron Ramsdale is being pursued by Sheffield United as a replacement for Dean Henderson, who has been on loan from Man United at the Yorkshire club. It would be a return to his fist club for Ramsdale and could net AFCB another high transfer fee.
It's going to be a struggle to keep hold of Aaron Ramsdale
Aaron has become a firm favourite with Bournemouth fans, so it would be gut wrenching to see him go. Sadly, I think he is destined for bigger things and even Sheffield United would only be a stepping stone for him. The youth that Eddie Howe has built so hard to get into the team is being cherry picked, and there is not a lot AFCB can do about it.

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It will leave Bournemouth with Mark Travers to take over. That will still be a good basis to keep some clean sheets in the Championship, and it is good that Eddie has give Travers a few games at a higher level already. Whether the services of Artur Boruc now become more important as a back-up keeper remain to be seen, but I think it would be good to give Artur another year to keep some continuity in the squad.
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Bournemouth have been well off for goalkeepers and it is one area where they have been wise to build up a surplus of players. It is hard to see that Asmir Begovic will be kept. Perhaps he will be sold to Inter Milan.

Reducing the wages is going to be a priority now and Aaron Ramsdale has earned a good pay day for the way he has performed this season. Even so, I think it will be hard for him to leave AFCB. Going to back to Sheffield though would make it easier for him to leave AFCB though.

In other news, Aaron Ramsdale has been named winner of the Bournemouth Echo's Micky Cave Award

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Thursday, 23 July 2020

Ramsdale has been unbelievable this season

There was one player who left the pitch after the Southampton game that didn't deserve to be on the losing side. Aaron Ramsdale had again proved that he is a superb keeper and despite seeing more than 60 goals go past his this season, he has kept the number of goals down in what is a struggling team.
Ramsdale has done his best this season.
Considering that this is Ramsdale's first season in the Premier League, it is incredible how well he has played. He is more like a senior player in the way he carries himself and responds to adversity. Bournemouth fans were fearing the worst on the hour when Danny Ings was given a penalty to take. Ramsdale was sensational though. The stop in Ing's run didn't trigger Ramsdale to move, and to reach the shot to his left was pretty miraculous.

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It should have inspired the players to go and fight even harder to get the goal to stop Southampton winning the game. I do feel that if the Bournemouth crowd had been in the ground, the save would have had a bigger impact on how the rest of the half played out. Bournemouth just couldn't get the upper hand on Southampton. It probably says something about the way Southampton have been playing - hat's off to them, they turned their season around.

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Aaron has made a huge number of saves, but he can't save Bournemouth's season by himself. It needs a better defence in front of him and better goal scorers up front. He may be lucky and get that against Everton, but I'm not counting on it. Whatever happens, this season has seen the emergence of Aaron Ramsdale as a great keeper, and in a season with very few positives, it is good that Bournemouth have at least one player who we know we have to try and hold on to for next season.


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Monday, 20 July 2020

On the verge of relegation – Bournemouth suffer 0-2 defeat to Southampton

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AFCB 0 v 2 Southampton
19 July 2020

 Bournemouth nudged closer to relegation with Southampton winning 0-2 at Dean Court. Things are out of Bournemouth's hands and Danny Ings a former Bournemouth player put the Cherries on the verge of relegation with his first half goal. Despite a fantastic penalty save from Aaron Ramsdale to prevent Ings netting his second, Bournemouth couldn't find a way of scoring. Sam Surrdige thought he had done it as a super sub, but his first Premier League goal was chalked off when Callum Wilson was offside. Just to really kick Bournemouth, they lost another goal with Ché Adams denting Bournemouth's goal difference again in added time.

 Eddie Howe made two changes with David Brooks and Callum Wilson replacing Dan Gosling and Domonic Solanke. 
Surridge is denied a last minute equaliser.
Eddie Howe made two changes with Callum Wilson replacing Dominic Solanke and  David Brooks replacing Dan Gosling.

 Southampton made five changes. In came Walker-Peters, Stephens, Betrand, Armstrong and Long. Out went Højbjerg, Bednare
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Southampton earn a corner straight away. Billing as slow to clear and Danny Ings zipped in to get a corner. A shot by Bertrand is blocked.

Billing has a long throw and wins another throw. Lerma has fouled Shane Long. Stacey sells himself short, but is lucky that Long runs it out of play.

King gets the free kick down and Callum Wilson runs on and wins a corner. Saints clear. Lerma and Rico shoots wide. Rico puts in a great cross but Callum Wilson doesn't react. Corner won by Bournemouth on nine minutes.

Lloyd Kelly shoots on the turns and it is deflected wide. Stanislas puts the ball back in and Callum Wilson heads over. Armstrong down the right. Shane Long on the break but Kelly covers.

King is in. He has gone down from Stephens' challenge. No penalty. Stanislas squares the ball but Saints intercept. Ings gets a shot off, straight at Ramsdale.

Callum Wilson wins a free kick off Vestergaard. Everyone is in Southampton's box. Bournemouth can't make anything from it. Ramsdale has to come out to beat Redmond. Good save.
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Stanislas on the wing plays it in for King who goes over. Brooks plays a poor touch back towards Stacey that goes out. Billing does well winning possession. Ings fouls Stacey.

King fouls Bertrand. The game hasn't got a pattern to it yet. Stanislas wins a corner off Walker-Peters. AFC Bournemouth's players shout for a penalty. It's back into the Saints box. Redmond is tackled by Rico. VAR check. Nothing doing.

Callum Wilson is tackling back well, but Rico gives it away. Bertrand's cross is blocked by Steve Cook. Romeo crosses and Ward-Prowse has a free header, Ramsdale holds it just in front of the goal line on 28 minutes. That's the first shot on target.

King on the break down the right. Walker-Peters just beats Callum Wilson to it and Stephens clears. Rico's cross and Callum Wilson fouls Vestergaard.

Bournemouth corner. It's bouncing in the box, another corner. Billing couldn't quite reach it. McCarthy catches it this time. Billing fouls Walker-Peters. Lerma clears up. Callum Wilson is fouled, yellow card for Vestergaard.

King wins a throw. Kelly with the long throw. Goal kick. Brooks is not on it yet, loses possession. Saints win a corner. The header is won and Redmond volleys, but right at Ramsdale. 

Long from the right. Armstrong and Redmond out to Ings. Ings makes space and has found the bottom corner on 41 minutes. Stacey didn't get near enough to Ings and Ramsdale couldn't stop the shot. 0-1 to Saints.

Billing wins a free kick. Two minutes of added time. No shots on target from Bournemouth.

Second half
Brooks has been subbed by Harry Wilson. Lerma doesn't get his foot in Billing is booked. Ings is in again, and shoots just past the left post. Ings and Long, Harry Wilson gets the ball but Armstrong has it and shoots, deflected for a corner. Vestergaard heads over.

Rico to Callum Wilson and the keeper gets there first, although Wilson goes down. Bertrand fouls Harry Wilson. Stanislas wins a free kick down the side of Southampton's box. McCarthy catches.

Ward-Prowse shoots from range and Ings runs across the line, but Ramsdale gets a glove on it, corner. Appeals for a penalty. VAR check. Romeu heads with the ball hitting Harry Wilson's raised arms. Penalty to Southampton on 58 minutes. Danny Ings to take. Ramsdale stays still and saves to his left! What a save. Bournemouth have to make that count now. The stuttered run-up from Ings didn't put Ramsdale off.

King is down the right and wins a corner off Stephens. Harry Wilson has an attempt blocked. Bournemouth have a free kick. Redmond is held up by Lerma and Redmond is fouled.

King is overpowered Bertrand and Armstrong. Harry Wilson closes the ball. Shane Long is offside. Southampton sub Long and bring on Ché Adams. 

Stanislas and Harry Wilson hits a shot with bend, but it's not powerful enough to beat McCarthy. Callum Wilson wins a corner. Blocked shot from Harry Wilson. Lewis Cook and Solanke are on and Josh King and Stanislas are off on 68 minutes.

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Redmond and Armstrong tries to bend a shot but it's wide. Walker-Peters is fouled by Harry Wilson. Free kick to Bournemouth. McCarthy claims the ball. Another free kick to Bournemouth. Rico gives it away to Walker-Peters Redmond is away. Kelly heads clear to Redmond and it's a goal kick.

Stacey puts a cross in and it's a corner. Punched by McCarthy Callum Wilson and Solanke is in, but has the angle all against him and McCarthy saves off his left leg, on 75 minutes. Højbjerg is on for Romeo.

Lewis Cook fouls Adams and is carded. Solanke wins a corner of Walker-Peters. Lerma heads wide. Billing just gets back to stop Adams for a Saints corner. Billing on the left to Callum Wilson and its a header into the side netting.

Lerma is subbed for Surridge on 82 minutes. Redmond is in the clear and Ramsdale makes a fantastic save. Armstrong wins a corner. Ramsdale punches and then makes the catch. 

Adams shoots right at Ramsdale. Callum Wilson to Surrudge and Solanke has a shot but it's blocked by Vestergaard, corner. Steve Cook heads down and it's right at the keeper.

Ings and  Højbjerg has a shot blocked. Billing is off and Gosling is on. Harry Wilson gets his cross all wrong. Goal kick.
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Free kick to Southampton. Surridge has lost it. Long throw from Kelly. The ball is back in by Rico. Callum Wilson heads on. Gosling and Harry Wilson get in each other's way and he shoots and the keeper saves by turning it around the post. Corner.

Fives minutes of added time to play. Solanke has lost it in the box. Surridge wins the ball back. Yellow card for Ward-Prowse. Ings is off for Obafemi. Gosling almost gets through. It's flicked on by Gosling. Surridge scores to get a point. VAR check - is Callum Wilson offside?

VAR rules out the goal. Surridge crosses and Saints clear. Long throw. Steve Cook fouls. Obafemi crosses and Adams has scored. Rico couldn't get near Adams. That's 0-2.

Summary
It wasn't to be was it? Bournemouth are cruelly denied an  equaliser and are published by a late, late goal to lose 0-2 and give Watford and Aston Villa a  biggerlifeline. Bournemouth can only get 34 pints and will rely on goals to keep them up. Three shots is all the Cherries could manage on target.  While Sam Surridge almost had the goal to give Bournemouth fans hope of a point, VAR has kicked us in the teeth again. It feels worse as the Danny Ings goal really secured the Southampton win, and the disappointment of having a goal ruled out probably led to the conceding of the second goal. Bournemouth are still alive but Tuesday night could be curtains. 

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AFCB Ratings: Ramsdale 10, Stacey 6, S Cook 6, Kelly 7, Rico 6, Brooks 4, Billing 5, Lerma 5,  Stanislas 5, King 5,  C Wilson 5

AFCB Line-up
AFCB Subs: 1 Boruc, 4 Gosling, 6 Surman, 9 Solanke,
14 Danjuma, 16 L Cook, 22 H Wilson, 25 Simpson, 44 Surridge
Ref Watch: Craig Pawson 5/10 - Not his fault that Bournemouth didn't score a legitimate goal but VAR has not been Bournemouth's friend.

Southampton
1 McCarthy, 24 Walker-Peters, 5 Stephens, 4 Vestergaard, 21 Bertrand, 17 Armstrong,
16 Ward-Prowse, 14 Romeu (Højbjerg 77), 22 Redmond, 7 Long (Adams 66),
9 Ings  (Obafemi 90+3)
Southampton subs
10 Adams, 20 Obafemi, 23 Højbjerg, 27 Smallbone, 28 Gunn, 29 Vokins, 38 Danso,
43 Valery, 47 Ferry
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Saturday, 27 June 2020

Some positives for AFCB fans

While Bournemouth have lost their two opening games of the restart, there are a couple of positive thoughts that Bournemouth fans can take into the next few games. There have been a lot of negatives, but Eddie Howe needn't put his head in the sand just yet.

AFCB have too look at whatever positives they can find.
The first boost for the Cherries is that West Ham and Norwich haven't done any better in the first two games after the restart. Although Brighton look a win away from safety now, Watford and Aston Villa have only managed a point from their games, so it really is all to play for with four teams really battling it out to not go down with Norwich City.
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Another positive has been that the goal difference hasn't increased to such an extent that Bournemouth can't get ahead of West Ham and Watford in a few games time, if Bournemouth can get some positive results. Bournemouth also only lost by one goal to Wolves, whereas West Ham lost 0-2 at home which might give Bournemouth players a bit of confidence that they are doing slightly better than West Ham on current form.
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 The big positive though has been the form of David Brooks. Although he has not scored, he has looked Bournemouth's best attacking player and extremely lively. He should be even sharper as we come to the third and fourth games. and he doesn't usually go too many games without either making an assist or scoring.

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Aaron Ramsdale has played okay without having an absolute blinder yet. I get the feeling that Aaron may have a big say yet on whether AFCB stay up or not, and he could make some big saves yet that secure him AFCB's player of the year.

 Bournemouth now have just one away game in their next four matches and they have to believe they can get points at home, no matter who they are up against, if they can perform at their highest level. These may not be that many encouraging signs, but AFCB fans need whatever they can hold on to at the moment to keep some belief going.

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