A.F.C Bournemouth (H) League 1 Saturday 19/4/08.

[NEWPORT SADDLERS DAD]

As we are again resorting to lumping the ball up the pitch,and noticing on Tuesday Clayton on the half way
towards the end dying to join in,perhaps as he is the tallest they could give him a go up front.
I-O Ince's first goal for the club.

[Cheesebag]

1-1, Players start packing their speedos after the match.

[Ned_Kelly]

3-0. We only have trouble with teams that ain't won for ages, so considering the cherries are on a very good run, should be easy peasy :wink:

[YGA Saddler]

An entertaining 0-0 :mrgreen:

[Jolly Johnny]

Higgins 10 v 5 Stevens. My mind is elsewhere today...! :wink:

Oh go on then, 1-1, Holmes to score and everyone freezing their bits off!

[Jolly Johnny]

Team for today:

01 Ince
02 Weston
20 Smith
05 Gerrard
26 Taundry
18 Bradley
08 Dobson
16 Holmes
19 Deeney
10 Mooney
28 Betsy

Substitutes
13 Bossu, 04 N'Dour, 15 Brown, 17 Nicholls, 22 Sonko

Looking like a 4-4-2, or at least I hope with the reports about Betsy being so much better up front than on the right in recent games.
Good to see young Bradley back. If nothing else, these last few games are a good chance for the youngsters to show their talent a bit more ahead of next season.

[Morty]

oh dear 0 - 1 already :(

[Jolly Johnny]

oh dear 0 - 1 already :(

at least we've had a shot on target already today! :wink: :?

[tape66]

oh dear 0 - 1 already :(

at least we've had a shot on target already today! :wink: :?

:shock:

[tape66]

2-1 to Bornemouth

[Jolly Johnny]

Another one of those days where lots of ex-saddlers score goals.

Keates, Mark Wright, Fox (a screamer into the top corner apparently) and Barrowboy (2) have all netted for their teams.

Meanwhile we are still 2-1 down. :(

[TofDover]

and fox

[4143]

Sounds like another inspired performance. Gutted I couldn't go today.

:|

[Jolly Johnny]

3-1 down now and leeds 1 up, any vague hopes we had are well and truly over now. :(

[tape66]

1-3 well that another season of League 1 for us then.
I love Walsall FC.

[Jolly Johnny]

Another one of those days where lots of ex-saddlers score goals.

Keates, Mark Wright, Fox (a screamer into the top corner apparently) and Barrowboy (2) have all netted for their teams.

Tommy Wright has scored for Darlo now too.

[latviancheese]

Cant even beat bournemouth at home, Awful, truely awful. So glad i didnt do today, id be frothing at the mouth.

[4143]

Tommy Wright has scored for Darlo now too.

Is that Darlington or Darlaston Town? :mrgreen:

[Jolly Johnny]

Cant even beat bournemouth at home, Awful, truely awful. So glad i didnt do today, id be frothing at the mouth.

We can't seem to beat anyone at home this season mate. Had a look at the league table last night and suddenly noticed how appaling our home record is compared to other teams around and below us. In fact three teams in the bottom 4 that have won more at home than us and only 2 teams in the whole division have won less at home. Sad when you consider we have done so well away and have conceded the least goals out of anyone.

:(

[latviancheese]

We are good enough away to get promoted, we are too defensive at home to get promoted.

[BathSaddler]

1-3 well that another season of League 1 for us then.
I love Walsall FC.

There has not been the slightest doubt about this since the Leeds defeat. We gave up a long time ago - psychologically anyway.

[Jolly Johnny]

Another one of those days where lots of ex-saddlers score goals.

Keates, Mark Wright, Fox (a screamer into the top corner apparently) and Barrowboy (2) have all netted for their teams.

Tommy Wright has scored for Darlo now too.

Keith Andrews has banged a third in for McDongs and Michael Leary for Barnet (think he's the one we had on loan from Luton?!?)

[wednesburysaddler]

i didnt go today even though i got season ticket
i offereed ticket to 5 or 6 mates who usually go and they didnt want it theyve all stayed away
seems as though we made right decision
dont ever feel like going back at moment thats 6 regular fans who have been turned off this excuse of a football club

[BathSaddler]

Cant even beat bournemouth at home, Awful, truely awful. So glad i didnt do today, id be frothing at the mouth.

Do you not look at the current form tables? Bournemouth have won the last five and beat Bristol Rovers fairly comfortably last week. Did you really expect us to turn them over easily when you consider how consistently crud we have been recently?

[SWS1]

Our away record is better than all the top 6 except Leeds and Swansea. Our home record is abysmal - 5th worst in the whole division. Three out of the bottom four have a better home record than us. In fact, if we hadn't had that purple patch in the middle of the season, we'd be down there with them.
It's going to be a great season - next season! :mrgreen:

[Jolly Johnny]

Our away record is better than all the top 6 except Leeds and Swansea. Our home record is abysmal - 5th worst in the whole division. Three out of the bottom four have a better home record than us. In fact, if we hadn't had that purple patch in the middle of the season, we'd be down there with them.
It's going to be a great season - next season! :mrgreen:

Exactly our problem, and pretty much what I'd put a few minutes ago. If you also look at the teams doing well at the moment, they have people scoring consistently. Brighton have Murray, Crewe have Maynard, Bournemouth have Kuffour etc etc. This is something we need to address in the summer if we want to seriously contend for promotion next season.

[Pershore Saddler & So]

What the hell is going on? Pershore Saddler is "watching" this game on BBC live text from a hotel room in China (where it is just before midnight on Saturday). Leeds seem to be handing us chance after chance to make the playoffs. And to think that I have stayed-in on a Saturday night to witness this. Only consolation is that it is probably even worse for all you poor souls actually witnessing it at the ground. :(

[Pershore Saddler & So]

What the hell is going on? Pershore Saddler is "watching" this game on BBC live text from a hotel room in China (where it is just before midnight on Saturday). Leeds seem to be handing us chance after chance to make the playoffs. And to think that I have stayed-in on a Saturday night to witness this. Only consolation is that it is probably even worse for all you poor souls actually witnessing it at the ground. :(

Just noticed that Leeds are 2-0 up with minute to go, so our result probably would noy have made much difference. My blood is still at boiling point about the last couple of months at my beloved club though! :x :x :x

[Guest]

What the hell is going on? Pershore Saddler is "watching" this game on BBC live text from a hotel room in China (where it is just before midnight on Saturday). Leeds seem to be handing us chance after chance to make the playoffs. And to think that I have stayed-in on a Saturday night to witness this. Only consolation is that it is probably even worse for all you poor souls actually witnessing it at the ground. :(

It's another miserable Saturday night in Hong Kong - our first typhoon of 2008 has livened things up a bit, though..

[latviancheese]

Cant even beat bournemouth at home, Awful, truely awful. So glad i didnt do today, id be frothing at the mouth.

Do you not look at the current form tables? Bournemouth have won the last five and beat Bristol Rovers fairly comfortably last week. Did you really expect us to turn them over easily when you consider how consistently crud we have been recently?

Did i say that?

The point i was making is,to go up, you gotta be able to beat Bournemouth at home. More to the point, win at home in general.