Peter Neil Bell's Blog: Cherry Chimes, page 4

Bournemouth can't afford to drop more points against Luton

Luton Town have already proved they can be a thorn in AFCB's side when they managed a 0-0 draw at Kenilworth Road in December. Bournemouth are also finding it more difficult to score against sides that get men behind the ball. 

Bournemouth may need to rely more on the experience of Josh King to get the goals they need.

Luton haven't played away yet in 2021. Their last away game was a 2-1 defeat against Reading on Boxing Day. They have been finding goals hard to come with. They have scored just one goal on their last two games, but it did give them a 1-0 home win over Reading. Luton sit 14th in the table which should not be a difficult home game for Bournemouth, but we know that the pressure is on the Cherries now, having fallen further behind in the race to keep pace with the leaders.

Advertisement Ebook version of The Disrupted season £9.99
James Collins is clearly the player that is the one to watch in the Hatter's team with nine goals this season. Luton managed eight shots against Bournemouth last time they played each other and four of them were on target, which was a better ratio than Bournemouth's 16 shots and two on target. So, this game might be about taking one of the very few chances created. Somehow Bournemouth need to make better chances than they did at Kenilworth Road, and that may mean taking more risks and that is the danger with a striker like Collins at the other end.

Advertisement The Disrupted Season (2019-20) completes the story of Eddie Howe's reign at AFC Bournemouth - it's available now for £11.49 as a paperback - visit Amazon to order
This game is a bit of a warm-up for Luton who have Brentford and Chelsea in the cup to follow. But the Cherries have to win these mid-table teams if they are going to make a competition of it with Norwich and Swansea. Nathan Jones is certainly hyped for the challenge and it seems Championship teams are just getting very excited about playing Bournemouth and raising their game for the matches against us.

Sky interview with Nathan Jones, Luton's manager
Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream -now just 9.99!
Previous post on Cherry Chimes - Millwall came straight down the middle

Millwall came straight down the middle

When a golfer says 'it went straight down the middle', you don't seem to be that concerned with what was no doubt a fine shot. But when a football team concedes a goal because of a ball that went straight down the middle, alarm bells start to ring!

Steve Cook can't stop everything on his own.

Such was the feeling when Millwall scored their equaliser against Bournemouth the other night. It was a free kick that Bournemouth really could have dealt better with and even Jason Tindall had to admit that Millwall's goal wasn't good enough. Lloyd Kelly was well out jumped and there was no cover behind him from Jack Simpson or Steve Cook, with runners getting free of their markers for Matt Smith to score. Solanke ended up the closest to Smith, but he couldn't get the right side of him.

Advertisement
Coastal Garden Buildings

The warnings signs were there in the first half when Woods fed Jed Wallace, who burst through the middle of the defence, skipping over Simpson's lunge and making his way through to take on Begovic. If he had decided to take the ball around the right side of Asmir Begovic he would have scored. As it was, Asmir stood up as best he could and managed to block the shot with his legs.

Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream -now just 9.99!

I have to wonder why the defence is making mistakes? Set-pieces are something that can be practised and while at this stage it is not so important of the odd point is dropped, the team has to be better now. There were several free kicks that saw Begovic have to make a save low down and Lerma cleared me off the line while Zahore hit the post. The walls that Bournemouth put up might as well not be there.

Advertisement The Disrupted Season (2019-20) completes the story of Eddie Howe's reign at AFC Bournemouth - it's available now for £11.49 as a paperback - visit Amazon to order

It may be that Tindall decides that he must have an out-and-out centre-back next to Steve Cook and this latest episode could have opened the door for Carmeron Carter-Vickers to come in. He has done the training and we know he can play at this level, so if the trio of Kelly, Simpson and Cook is not working well enough, perhaps Tindall will be bold enough to make the change in the next match against Luton.

Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream eBook version -£7.99!

In other news, the Daily Mail reports that Jack Wilshere is expected to be offered a contract at AFCB.

Previous post on Cherry Chimes - Millwall stop Bournemouth from going second

Millwall stop Bournemouth from going second 1-1

Match reportAFCB 1 v 1 Millwall12 January 2021 Solanke nets but Millwall hit back

Bournemouth started well in this game but couldn't test Bialkowski nearly enough at first. It took some time for Millwall to show their hand, but they had chances and one clear one-on-one with Jed Wallace only stopped by Begovic's good save. The game deserved a goal and Bournemouth's slick passing eventually paid off when Stanislas slipped the ball to Solanke to score just on half time. But Millwall weren't finished, and an equalising goal on 79 minutes from substitute Matt Smith turned the night into a disappointing draw for the Cherries. The evening also saw Junior Stanislas limp off. 
The team line up for AFCB was as predicted by Cherry Chimes with nine changes from the FA Cup game. The only surprise I had was Kilkenny was on the bench instead of Ofborgh. I must do better! 
Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream -now just 9.99!

The intensity was there from the start for Bournemouth with David Brooks bursting into Millwall's box and forcing a good save from Bialkowski.
Bournemouth looked threatening from corners with Steve Cook creating a chance for Stanislas but Hutchinson just cleared the danger in time. The Cherries were dominating play and confidently passing through Millwall's press. 

Advertisement The Disrupted Season (2019-20) completes the story of Eddie Howe's reign at AFC Bournemouth - it's available now for £11.49 as a paperback - visit Amazon to order
Begovic was made to save after Ryan Woods put a ball through for Jed Wallace and the keeper stood up well to block with his legs - the best chance of the game up to that point. Cooper headed goalwards from the corner and Lerma had to clear the ball off the line.

Millwall were gaining in confidence and Begovic had to clear before Parrott. Begovic again saved from a free kick taken by Wallace and Malone shot wide. Leonard also brought a save out of Begovic.
Coastal Garden Buildings
But Bournemouth took the lead after Rico's pass was controlled by Stanislas who turned and found Solanke and Bournemouth's forward put the home team ahead on 45+1 minutes. It was a powerful shot at the near post.

Millwall came out to attack the second half and Bournemouth lost Junior Stanislas to a bad foul by Ryan Leonard. It meant Billing had to come on to replace Stanislas. Millwall started to get on top and a free kick from Zohore came off the post.

Advertisement Ebook version of The Disrupted season £9.99

Millwall made a trio of substations with Matt Smith replacing Alex Pearce and Bödvarsson came on for Parrott, while Bennett replaced Zohore. It worked a treat for the visitors as, following a free kick, Jake Cooper out jumped Kelly and fed Matt Smith, who equalised with Bournemouth's defence wide open down the middle. There was just 11 minutes to go.
With Jefferson Lerma getting booked and time running out, AFCB brought on Josh King and Riquelme, as Brooks was given a breather. Ben Thompson also came on for Millwall before Stacey replaced Rico.
There were only a couple of chances after that with Matt Smith having a header saved and Josh King shooting wide from outside the box.Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream eBook version -£7.99!
SummaryBournemouth will feel this was two points dropped, but Millwall played well and hung in when they were behind. The subs worked well for Millwall and the game was tight. Bournemouth better more sharpness in front of goal, and Begovic again did well on a night that could have seen Bournemouth lose the game if it hadn't been for their keeper.
AFCB lineup AFCB Subs: 40 Dennis, 17 Stacey, 18 Carter-Vickers, 29 Billing, 26 Kilkenny, 20 Riquelme, 14 Surridge, 27 King, 32 Anthony
Millwall:33 Bialkowski, 4 Hutchinson, 15 Pearce (Smith 78), 5 Cooper, 23 McNamara, 19 Woods, 18 Leonard, 14 Malone, 7 J Wallace (Thompson 84), 13 Zohore (Benett 78), 25 Parrott (Bödvarsson 78)

Millwall Substitutes
1 Fielding, 6 Williams, 8 Thompson, 9 Bradshaw, 10 Smith,11 Ferguson 12 Romeom, 20 Bennett, 22 Bödvarsson
Former post on Cherry Chimes - Can AFCB grab back second place by beating Millwall?

Can AFCB grab back second place by beating Millwall?

While it has been a good couple of first weeks of the New Year for AFCB, there is increasing pressure to keep winning to keep pace with the leaders. Bournemouth will need to change their starting 11 from the weekend, but this game against Millwall gives the team a chance to get back into the automatic promotion places which is a big incentive.

AFCB get ready to take on Millwall

Millwall have been fairly decent on the road. They drew all of the away games in November with Norwich City among them. More recently, they beat Bristol City 0-2 away in December. They are also coming off the back of an FA Cup an away win against Boreham Wood.

Advertisement The Disrupted Season (2019-20) completes the story of Eddie Howe's reign at AFC Bournemouth - it's available now for £11.49 as a paperback - visit Amazon to order

Jed Wallace leads Millwall's goalscoring table with six goals, but the whole team pretty much has a goal or more to their name. Among the players we could see is former Cherry Connor Mahoney who has scored twice this season, but he has been injured of late. Scott Malone is also still at Millwall and has a brace against his name in the goals column. It is noticeable that Millwall haven't scored more than two goals in a game until you go back to the Carabao Cup win they had against Southend in mid-September. They don't get beaten that heavily often either, Middlesbrough have done best against them at home with a 3-0 win back in mid-December.

Advertisement

Coastal Garden Buildings

Gary Rowett is the Millwall manager having replaced Neil Harris in October 2019. Rowett is a well-travelled Championship manager having been at Birmingham City, Derby Co and Stoke City. A few AFCB fans may also know that former Cherry Adam Barrat is the assistant manager at Millwall.

Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream -now just 9.99!

Bournemouth could well bring back Asmir Begovic, Junior Stanislas, Dominic Solanke, Jefferson Lerma and Lewis Cook for this game. These players have had a rest and probably help give AFCB a bit more of a fear factor. Jason Tindall has not talked about Arnaut Danjuma in his pre-match press conference which indicates to me that Danjuma is really struggling to get back having been out for a fair amount of time since the Nottingham Forest game. There will be an interesting call between Adam Smith and Jack Stacey, but I'm not expecting too many surprises with the Cherries' starting line-up. Dan Gosling looks a doubt having been subbed early in the Oldham game and it may be the bench for King if Stanislas is deemed fit enough to play.

Possible AFCB line-up

AFCB Subs:  Dennis, Carter-Vickers, Stacey, Billing,
Ofobrgh, Riquelme, Anthonly, Surridge, King

In other news, AFCB have a home the in the FA Cup fourth round against Crawley Town who beat Leeds Utd last round and in the fifth round the winner plays either Burnley or Fulham, so a  Premier League team for the fifth round.

Too soon for Cameron Carter-Vickers to play against Millwall?

Bournemouth basically have a new signing in Cameron Carter-Vickers. He hasn't played since he was signed on loan in the summer and I suppose he hasn't been a great signing in that respect, but Bournemouth surely knew when they signed him how long it was likely to take to get him match fit. Now he has played his first game, can he recover quickly?

A full complement of defenders will soon be available to Jason Tindall
The Cherries still have Chris Mepham out of defence, even if Adam Smith and Jack Stacey are back in contention now. It will be good to see if Jason Tindall decides to test Cameron Carter-Vickers in the Championship with Steve Cook. Of course, the two players did not play together against Oldham, but Jack Simpson was the player next to Cameron and I see these two defenders battling for that role next to Steve Cook, along with Lloyd Kelly for the moment.

Advertisement Ebook version of The Disrupted season £9.99
Whether a 90 minute game against Oldham is enough for Tindall to feel confident about Cameron is what we now wait to see. The next game against Millwall on Tuesday might seem a bit early to throw Cameron in for another start, if he has any reaction from playing a full game this last weekend.

Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream -now just 9.99!

It has really been Steve Cook and who else when it comes to the central defenders. I think Lloyd Kelly has done well enough at centre-back and Jack Simpson is still learning the game at the higher level and gradually improving. It could mean that eventually we see Lloyd Kelly shifted back to his left-back role to compete against Diego Rico, that would also save Adam Smith from having to play on the left side.

Advertisement The Disrupted Season (2019-20) completes the story of Eddie Howe's reign at AFC Bournemouth - it's available now for £11.49 as a paperback - visit Amazon to order

It is hard to see what Bournemouth's strangest backline is. Eventually, it could well be Adam Smith, S Cook, Carter-Vickers and Kelly in a back four. I feel Jack Stacey is more productive going forward than Adam Smith, while I also like the calmness of Chris Mepham when he is on his game. The main thing is there is competition at last at the back, and with Bournemouth doing pretty well for clean sheets in recent games, the addition of Cameron to the squad should hopefully make a difference in the second half of the season.

Previous post on Cherry Chimes -  King brace helps Bournemouth ease past Oldham in FA Cup 4-1 

King's brace helps Bournemouth ease past Oldham in FA Cup 4-1

Match ReportFA Cup third round11 January 2021AFCB 4 v 1 Oldham Athletic
Josh King nets twice n Bournemouth's 4-1 win.
The Cherries won their way through to the fourth round of the FA Cup after quite a struggle early on against Oldham. The visitors tested the debut keeper Will Dennis in the first half and it wasn't until David Brooks scored two minutes before the break that Burnemouthlooked like they had control of the game. But a foul on David Keillor-Dunn, by keeper Will Dennis, saw Oldham awarded a penalty that Dylan Bahamboula scored to make it 1-1 at the break. With Rico replacing Dan Gosling at half-time, Bournemouth looked to get back ahead, which they did from a Riquelme strike on 49 minutes. The Cherries then made teh score look more comfortable when Josh King headed the Cherries' third goal on 74 minutes from an Adam Smith cross. King smashed in the fourth goal in the 86th minute.
Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream -now just 9.99!

Bournemouth made a whole host of changes as expected. The biggest surprise for me was to see Cameron Carter-Vickers finally made his AFCB debut, while it was a bit of a shock not to see Sam Surridge start. There was a fair amount of experience in the side with Josh King now cup-tied to Bournemouth which might be a sign that Tindall really does want to hold on to the striker. Finally, it was great to see Jack Stacey able to play again after his injury, and Will Dennis make his debut but Danjuma was again missing.
Oldham started well by having most of the early shots. Bahamboulla and Carl Piergianna had Oldham's first chances before Riquelme and Billing started to look more threatening for Bournemouth. Dennis made a great save from a Piergianna header on 10 minutes.
Advertisement The Disrupted Season (2019-20) completes the story of Eddie Howe's reign at AFC Bournemouth - it's available now for £11.49 as a paperback - visit Amazon to order
Bahamboulla also forced a good save from Dennis just before the half-hour and Jordan Barnett had a shot that came off the post, while David Brooks and Riquelme looked the most likely to be the creative force for the Cherries. Indeed, Brooks scored the opener from outside the box having received a lay-off pass from Josh King.Advertisement Coastal Garden Buildings
The lead was short-lived though when Will Dennis brought down David Keillor-Dunn and Dylan Bahamboula scored from the spot in the top left corner.
In the second half Dan Gosling was withdrawn and Diego Rico came on. Riquelme settled the nerves when he put Bournemouth 2-1 after a close-in finish on 49 minutes.
Riquelme also saw another shot saved following a corner but with Brooks and Zemura also missing chances it took until the 74th minute for Bournemouth to extend the lead to 3-1 with a Josh King header.
Advertisement
Coastal Garden Buildings
The match was pretty much over as a contest when King scored his second and Bournemouths fourth from a Diego Rico's pass which was dummied beautifully by Jaidon Anthony for King to score with four minutes to go.Advertisement Ebook version of The Disrupted season £9.99SummaryIt was good to see Carter-Vickers finally get a game and for Will Dennis to experience the first team game. Oldham were certainly no pushovers and it was a good test for the likes of Kilkenny and Zemura. It was the old hands that made teh difference though. Josh King sharpened up his finishing and David Brooks will again get admiring glances, while Riquelme will be given a boost by his second goal for teh Cherries.

AFCB40 Dennis, 17 Stacey (A Smith 67), 18 Carter-Vickers, 25 Simpson, 33 Zemura (Lerma 79), 26 Kilkenny, 4 Gosling (Rico 45), 29 Billing (Surridge 77), 7 Brooks (Anthony 67), 27 King, 20 Riquelme

AFCB Substitutes
1 Begovic, 3 S Cook, 8 Lerma, 14 Surridge, 15 A Smith, 16 L Cook, 21 Rico, 32 Anthony
 
Oldham Athletic
1 Lawlor, 2 Clarke, 5 Piergianni, 22 Diarra (Dearnley 71), 17 Barnett, 25 McCalmont, 16 Ntambwe ( McAleny 67), 34 Hamer, 10 Keillor-Dunn, 6 Garrity (Whelan 67), 24 Bahamboula
Oldham Substitutes
4 Coelho Jombati, 8 Whelan, 14 Fage, 15 Jameson, 18 McAleny, 19 Dearnley, 20 Badan, 29 Luamba,
33 Bilboe

Surridge is hyped for Oldham reunion

Sam Surridge had a long loan spell at Oldham Athletic and did rather well in netting eight goals in 15 games during the 2018-19 season. It really put Sam Surridge on the map as a player that could do well at a higher level, and he secured a loan spell at Swansea City on the back of it. Now he might well lead the Cherries as the main striker in a cup tie that Bournemouth are keen to progress in.

Sam Surridge is set for striking Oldham out of the FA Cup.

While Sam has had to fight hard to get time on the pitch for Bournemouth this season, there is no doubting his quality from what I have seen. He is a natural goalscorer and has a knack for timing his runs exceptionally well. Jason Tindall probably wanted to play Josh King and Dominic Solanke more often than not this season but, Sam has done well when he has come in and fully deserves his place in the team now.

Advertisement The Disrupted Season (2019-20) completes the story of Eddie Howe's reign at AFC Bournemouth - it's available now for £11.49 as a paperback - visit Amazon to order

Whether Sam gets his start against Oldham we will have to wait and see, but I'd expect him to start and or Bournemouth to play two upfront. It may be that Dominic Solanke starts with Sam but there could well be an opportunity for Jaidon Anthony to come on. Jake Scrimshaw played for Walsall in the first round against Bristol Rovers, so I would expect him to be ruled out of this game. Infact, the club has just announced he has signed for Newport County on loan. 

Advertisement Ebook version of The Disrupted season £9.99

We may see Jordan Zemoura, Nnamdi Ofoborh and Rodrigo Riquelme. Jason Tindall needs to see if some of these players are making progress and it will be a good opportunity for them. But also it will be a handy game perhaps to see Dan Gosling and Arnaut Danjuma back in action. There may be a couple of regular starters who are also just up for the cup, and Jason should put a few experienced heads in if he wants to make sure he can win the game.

Advertisement
Coastal Garden Buildings

Moving the game to Dean Court does make it a bit easier to negotiate, but Bournemouth have to play well if they are going to be at club that knows every penny it makes in the cup will make life easier for them, and give them more chance to bring in better players in the future.

Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream -now just 9.99!

Previous post in Cherry Chimes - Oldham have cup pedigree

Oldham have cup pedigree

Bournemouth will look to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup by beating Oldham Athletic this weekend. The team is likely to be much depleted from the regular starters, but I feel supporters want a good cup run after the early exit in the league cup this season.

AFCB are back in FA cup action this weekend
Oldham Athletic beat Bradford City away 1-2 in the second round of the FA Cup and they beat Hampton and Richmond 2-3 away in the first round. But in this round, Oldham are at home and they have lost their last two home matches in the league. 

Advertisement
Coastal Garden Buildings

Their top goalscorer is Conor McAleny who has 11 goals in 20 matches, while Danny Rowe and Zachery Dearnley have six apiece having both played 16 games. McAlney and Rowe got the two goals against Bradford City in the last round and Ben Garrity, Bobby Grant and Danny Rowe scored in the -2-3 win over Hampton and Richmond.

Advertisement The Disrupted Season (2019-20) completes the story of Eddie Howe's reign at AFC Bournemouth - it's available now for £11.49 as a paperback - visit Amazon to order

Oldham have been more in the news over their last league match which was abandoned due to fog against Forst Green Rovers with the score at 1-1 after 59 minutes. Of course, the fog cleared up as soon as the ref had called the game off.

Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream -now just 9.99!

Harry Kewell will be lining up against Jason Tindall in the dugout, so Oldham have a young manager who is looking to get a big score against a former Premier League team. It won't bother Kewell if Bournemouth rest a few players, and Bournemouth will have to try and avoid falling at this first hurdle. Just to whet the appetite of Oldham supporters there is even a BetVictor survey that puts them as the top team for causing a cup upset over the last two and a half decades. 

Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream eBook version -£7.99!

Bournemouth you have been warned - Oldham have cup pedigree. Remember the 3-3 draw in the semi-final against Man Utd in 1990? Bournemouth will themselves be hoping that this is the season that could see them make their first FA Cup semi-final or go even further.

Previous post on Cherry Chimes - Travers to join Swindon on loan

News update: This morning the Bournemouth Daily Echo has stated that the match with Oldham Athletic may be switched to Dean Court because the pitch at Oldham may well be unplayable.

Travers to join Swindon on loan

The frustration for Mark Travers is understandable in not getting past the first league game of the season and seeing Asmir Begovic start the other games. Jason Tindall is probably well-advised to let the young Irish keeper go out on loan, but it will mean he is on 24-hour recall and could be back at the Cherries before he has had much of a chance to make a kick or save at League One Swindon Town.

Mark Travers goes out on loan to Swindon Town.
It will be a busy time for Travers who will join a league One relegation battle with Swindon. I am not sure how well he will know the former Cherries stars of Brett Pitman and  Mathieu Broadry who are also at the Wiltshire club. He will also be in the same league as Charlie Daniels and Marc Pugh, who are at Shrewsbury Town and have recently pulled themselves out of the relegation zone. Swindon are due to play Shrewsbury on 6 February.

Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream -now just 9.99!

The opportunity for Mark Travers does suggest that Will Dennis will immediately be moved up to the first-team squad and he has been waiting for this chance for a long time as well. He is likely to thrown straight in against Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup, this Saturday, to get a taste of the first team game. Of course, if Asmir Begovic was to be injured in an upcoming league match, Will Dennis would be put straight on before AFCB could apply to get Mark Travers back from Swindon.

Advertisement Ebook version of The Disrupted season £9.99

It tells me that those who are patient at AFCB will get their chance at some point and I hope Will Dennis gets to see some action. He might not be the only new face on the bench with with Jake Scrimshaw being recalled from his loan at Walsall, where he has netted twice in 15 appearances this season. I wonder if this reacall comes about because Josh King is leaving a space vacant among the forwards, and AFCB have been rumoured to miss out on acquiring Leeds United's Tyler Robers, according to Football League World. 

Advertisement The Disrupted Season (2019-20) completes the story of Eddie Howe's reign at AFC Bournemouth - it's available now for £11.49 as a paperback - visit Amazon to order
Previous post on Cherry Chimes - Where will Josh King end up?

Where will Josh King end up?

The fuel has started to be put well an truly on the fire for the Josh King's transfer battle round two. While West Ham Utd remain front-runners, after a failed bid in the last window, and Newcastle Utd have also been rumoured to have an interest, there is now new enthsiasm from Sam Allardyce at WBA, who sees Josh King as the perfect solution to solving his goal draught in the Baggies' relegation fight.

Josh King is likely to have some decisions to make.
The more interest the better from what I can see. If it can drive up the price for Josh King's transfer then the Cherries are on to a good thing. Josh may not have helped himself in his fitness stakes this season and lack of goals, but he is starting to look more like his old self and could well trigger some Premier League interest.

Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream -now just 9.99!

To be fair it would be disappointing for Josh to see out the rest of the season at AFCB and although he might not have the likes of Man Utd chasing him anymore, Bournemouth need to get the best price they can. This will probably be funds that Jason Tindall could spend as Bournemouth have been pretty frugal in the last window, and they are not too well off for strikers with Sam Surridge, Dominic Solanke and Jaidon Anthony the remaining strikers on the Cherries books.

Advertisement

Ebook version of The Disrupted season £9.99

It is favour to say that Bournemouth could add Junior Stanislas, Arnaut Danjuma and David Brooks as number 10s when required, but Josh King is more often seen as a striker and I'd like to see another one come in if Josh does go.

Advertisement
Coastal Garden Buildings

While Bournemouth have always had links with West Ham, Jason Tndall probably makes that link even stronger, and I can see Tindall being happy to let Josh go to the London Stadium as long as the price is right. So, I'd expect WBA to have to come in with a high offer if they are to come in and snatch Josh away.

Advertisement The Disrupted Season (2019-20) completes the story of Eddie Howe's reign at AFC Bournemouth - it's available now for £11.49 as a paperback - visit Amazon to order

AFCB fans should just hope that the negotiations are soon sorted on Josh King, while other Bournemouth players keep their heads down and are not snapped up in this window. What the Cherries don't want is to lose players late in the window with no chance to replace them. 

Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream eBook version -£7.99!

Previous post on Cherry Chimes - Is Jack Wilshere the answer to promotion success for AFCB?