AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has paid tribute to tennis star Andy Murray, who recently announced he would soon be retiring from the sport. The three-time grand slam winner has struggled to overcome a severe hip injury sustained in 2016, and announced his plans to retire this year in an emotional press conference this morning. […]
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Dorset Darting sensation Scott Mitchell on his hunt for World Championship Glory
Local darts player Scott Mitchell will be aiming to continue his BDO World Championship title bid in tonight’s quarter-finals. The darting sensation will be competing for a spot in this year’s final four, a step closer to a second major title, against Jim Williams at 7:45pm. Should Mitchell progress, the 48-year-old could take on last […]
Cherries Academy boss delighted with Kyle Taylor’s journey to the top
AFC Bournemouth Under-18s manager Alan Connell has said that Academy graduate Kyle Taylor’s first professional start for the Cherries on Saturday was a “big boost to everyone at the Academy.” Bournemouth lost 3-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup, and a rotated squad gave Taylor the chance to play his first senior […]
Dorset’s darts hero progresses into World Championships third round
Scott ‘Scotty Dog’ Mitchell continues his hunt to reclaim the BDO World Championships after defeating Serbia’s Oliver Ferenc in the second round. Mitchell, who still maintains his landscape gardening job in Dorset, raced into a two-set lead without dropping a single leg, completely bulldozing his Serbian opponent. It took until the third set before Ferenc […]
Poole Town manager insists focus shouldn’t be on him ahead of tonight’s derby
Poole Town welcome Dorchester Town to The Black Gold Stadium in the Southern League tonight. The Dolphins sit 12th in the league with 30 points, just three more than tonight’s opposition, but this game could hold more significance for Poole manager Tom Killick, as the game marks his 800th game in charge of the side. However, Killick […]
Young Cherry awarded AFC Bournemouth’s Player of the Month
David Brooks named AFC Bournemouth player of the month for December. After a run of impressive performances including two goals against Brighton, David Brooks was Eddie Howe’s first signing of last summer’s transfer window. He joined the Cherries for over £10 million from Sheffield United and has made a total of 22 appearances since. Brooks […]
The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game
A TV Documentary looking in depth at the abuse towards football referees. Blog: https://billbaileywood.wixsite.com/theuglyside Twitter: Tweets by Ugly_Beaut_Game
Behind the Scenes of AFC Bournemouth’s Match-Day Programme
Go behind-the-scenes with Iain Pearce, programme editor at Premier League club AFC Bournemouth, to hear his thoughts on the EFL’s vote that clubs don’t have to produce programmes, and to get an insight into what it takes to produce the publication for match-day. For more on When All’s Said and Done: The Fall of Match-Day Programmes: […]
Fan Media: Changing the voice of football
As social media has risen to prominence in football, so has fan media. What is fan media? Generally speaking independent, amateur content that reports, analyses or interviews a fanbase in relation to their club’s performance. For the fans, produced by fans. The rise has somewhat mirrored the growing commercialisation of Premier League football. In a […]
Howe: Salah opener changed the game
By Jonathan Nagioff (@JonathanNagioff) Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe says Liverpool’s contentious first goal had a “massive bearing” on the how the game panned out, after Liverpool ran out 4-0 winners at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday. Mohammad Salah scored a controversial opener, after Asmir Begovic spilled Roberto Firmino’s effort straight into the path of the […]