waffer cup 07 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 13 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said: That concourse is very uncomfortable. The only other 2 that are as bad at biggish grounds in my experience is Everton and Villa - that was the worst/tiniest. Out of interest, what difference should it make if its an away end? If its full does it matter if its home or away fans? Add Burnley to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 18 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said: It was designed to be the home family stand so no expectation for people to be hanging around on the concourse boozing and instead straight in and straight out with pop and crisps, particularly as you can take your booze to the seats for rugby game so that was fairly irrelevant. Even when Latics were first promoted to the Premier League, the plan was for away fans to retain the East Stand (scoreboard stand) complete with 7,000 allocation and fenced-off parking and dedicated coach route, and then yon mon stood up on stage on his non-broken leg and said he was ‘claiming back the East Stand’ even though it had been the away section from day one. Good info/knowledge. In one of the earlier years of the stadium I worked with a WBA fan (he used to travel from Chester every game) and we went to Wigan v WBA one midweek when we had no game, obviously in the away end. (Geoff Horsfield scored the winner for Wigan). There were about 4k in that away end in the East Stand with home fans behind both goals (not many of course). Its struck me as odd that the best stand should be given to the away fans but also made sense to get as many of them in as possible to help half fill the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Scott Parker binned at Bournemouth. I know a 9-0 is a disaster but so early season, after getting them promoted and with next to no money spent on adding to the squad it seems a bit unreasonable. Personally I like to think it's due to those ludicrous jackets & cardigans with the four rings of masking tape on one sleeve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L/H White Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Dr. Feelgood said: Scott Parker binned at Bournemouth. I know a 9-0 is a disaster but so early season, after getting them promoted and with next to no money spent on adding to the squad it seems a bit unreasonable. Personally I like to think it's due to those ludicrous jackets & cardigans with the four rings of masking tape on one sleeve. Silly decision They're down regardless of who's manager Liverpool was the worst team they could've faced last weekend after coming off the loss to united Shouldn't be sacked off the back of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrycowdrill Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Came out and said they’re not at the required level. Which is absolutely true against the top couple. Club have taken that as a thinly veiled attack. absolutely ridiculous decision. They should be happy bobbing up and down from the Prem. Who the fuck are they Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannyroader Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Gary O'Neill interim manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 20 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said: Scott Parker binned at Bournemouth. I know a 9-0 is a disaster but so early season, after getting them promoted and with next to no money spent on adding to the squad it seems a bit unreasonable. Personally I like to think it's due to those ludicrous jackets & cardigans with the four rings of masking tape on one sleeve. Yep. Was going to say it was harsh but thoroughly deserved for his sartorial choices alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted August 30, 2022 Moderators Share Posted August 30, 2022 He was going on after the Liverpool game, as he has all summer, that he's not being given the resources to compete and his squad isn't good enough Apparently the board have made it clear what their limits are so if he's going to moan on all season and talk the squad down, he may as well move on as manager and board are clearly not aligned Looks like Bournemouth are happy to be a yo yo club here on in Which is fine till they stay down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrelli Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Re Parker sacking. Ridiculous decision after four games including City and Liverpool away. Probably more to do with his relationship with the chairman but it is still a really poor decision after he just got them promoted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Only spent about £25m so far. Never enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Mannyroader said: Gary O'Neill interim manager. What a class act he was for us, on and off the pitch. In no way is this a criticism of our current players, but I would love us to have a player like that now, who could do a bit of everything in midfield, including being captain material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Steejay Posted August 30, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Zico said: He was going on after the Liverpool game, as he has all summer, that he's not being given the resources to compete and his squad isn't good enough Apparently the board have made it clear what their limits are so if he's going to moan on all season and talk the squad down, he may as well move on as manager and board are clearly not aligned Looks like Bournemouth are happy to be a yo yo club here on in Which is fine till they stay down Bob on. The club has lost £100m in the last 3 years so why should the owner throw a load more money at a club that has 12k crowds? He’s not been sacked because of the 9-0 defeat, he’s gone because he’s slagged off the owners and isn’t on board with the way that the club is being run. And because he’s a weird fucker, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 As much as the timing is ridiculous, the cracks were showing last season for Parker. They had a great start (with a superb squad for the championship, that he mostly inherited) and then really made hard work of it, as he did at Fulham. He was getting some stick with some really poor results, failing to win home games against the likes of Coventry, PNE, Blackburn, Hull, Peterboro, Reading, Boro. Yes they got over the line in the end but looking from the outside where would they have been without Solanke's 29 league goals. Another manager walking away with about 2 years salary in his pocket, ready for some media work before his next job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Can’t quite pinpoint why but I don’t like Parker or Bournemouth for that matter. Shit night out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 hour ago, tomski said: Can’t quite pinpoint why but I don’t like Parker or Bournemouth for that matter. Shit night out. I worked in Bournemouth for a while, used to do 1 or 2 days a week down there. Only had one or two proper nights down there and they were ok. Do not remember seeing anything football related in terms of shirts/fans etc ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogs Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 From a few comments I read on the article in the guardian it seems the fans are fairly happy he's gone and they reckon it seemed inevitable. One said "he even managed to make a promotion winning season feel like a chore". As has been said, I don't think th 9-0 was the reason for sacking, just the cherry on the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Ani said: I worked in Bournemouth for a while, used to do 1 or 2 days a week down there. Only had one or two proper nights down there and they were ok. Do not remember seeing anything football related in terms of shirts/fans etc ever. When I went I had to wrestle a club off some random bloke and talk him down from swinging at people. Best part of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deane koontz Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Cardigan wanker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northender Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) . Edited August 30, 2022 by Northender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northender Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 3 hours ago, tomski said: Can’t quite pinpoint why but I don’t like Parker or Bournemouth for that matter. Shit night out. West Ham fans calling him Scottie Parker must be up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 56 minutes ago, tomski said: When I went I had to wrestle a club off some random bloke and talk him down from swinging at people. Best part of the night. Was it an orange one or lesser spotted mint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 His cardigan ... https://twitter.com/AmosMurphy_/status/1564527777881145344?s=20&t=jMUVmj38hYuYTaS1_TDtQQ £950. It must be for a bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Egg Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Hill gone from Scunny the absolute feck wit. Surely no one else will take a punt on this divisive charlatan ever again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted August 30, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2022 29 minutes ago, Duck Egg said: Hill gone from Scunny the absolute feck wit. Surely no one else will take a punt on this divisive charlatan ever again? We said same about Coyle. He’s had a few jobs since he fucked us up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 32 minutes ago, Duck Egg said: Hill gone from Scunny the absolute feck wit. Surely no one else will take a punt on this divisive charlatan ever again? Lost the last 5. 3 pts from 6. 23rd of 24. I'd forgotton this lot, who gloried in kicking us while we were down, dropped into the Conference. Here's hoping they disappear from view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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