Find it hard to buy into the Bournemouth love affair. Yes they have a small ground and yes they nearly went out of business all those years ago but dig deeper and they’ve been bankrolled for a while now. ‘Minnows’ don’t go out spending £40m on strikers. Having said that, they’re an incredibly entertaining side to watch

eoin4mo ago

They're one of the best recruiting clubs in the sport, just look at kroupi and Rayan (25m) and Kroupi (12m) in the past 12 months, will realistically earn them 150-200m when they decide to sell. Huijsen from 15-50, it's extraordinary how good they are in the market. Not sure id equate it to being bankrolled by an owner with limitless cash

callum_boyle4mo ago

Oh absolutely. I do sympathise with that point and as big clubs have proven, you can have all the cash and still recruit badly. Bournemouth get it spot on. But they’re not a small club anymore and I think people still paint them as minnows

seanfisher4mo ago

They deserve credit for being a well-run club, though. They’ve had to sell several key players yet their recruitment of managers and players has been great

kyle.dimond4mo ago

I’ve found it easier to root for them after they sold so many key players in recent times and got even better.

dakir.thanveer4mo ago

Disagree. Most of the money they spent have come from sales anyway isn't it? That's what you get when you get the foundations spot on. The structure is in place for the club to be self sustainable. The multi-club model is going to push them further. They may not be minnows anymore but I think it's fair to say they were not so long ago