Bournemouth (H) - 15th December (3pm)

[Parkins left foot]

This is on general sale now though tickets only appear to be available in the open air stand (apart from a few in the BW lower family area)

My S/T will be available (please note that it is a concession over 65's ticket) as can't do this many in close proximity for financial reasons (not helped by having just paid £204 for the MOT & service with another £150 next week to replace the rear brake discs & pads!) & have already booked to stay over for the Chelsea, Liverpool & Palace games.

If anyone is interested then I would need to put a deadline of 10th Dec so that I still have options to sell back to the club if needed.

 

[Parkins left foot]

A fair number of views, but no response, so as I have realised that the only time I can pass the ticket over to the 'local intermediary' is after tomorrow's game then will need someone to pitch for it by 10am tomorrow before I need to leave to drive up.

That way I still have time to sell it back to the club which at least gains me some recompense

 

[Deleted Cyber]

Banana skin potential here. Nice to be playing at 3pm on a Saturday though. Important not to lose. I can see Bournemouth taking a point. Hoping for three but that will depend on how we do against Newcastle.

 

[Derby Wolf]

Banana skin potential here. Nice to be playing at 3pm on a Saturday though. Important not to lose. I can see Bournemouth taking a point. Hoping for three but that will depend on how we do against Newcastle.

I wouldn't call it a banana skin. They've got some excellent players and play some good stuff. Look at the fight, not the dog...

I want to beat them because of their gobshite owner after the Mike Jones show in 2014 but they've been fairly comfortable in the Prem for a couple of years now.

Will be delighted if Wilson missed this too.

 

[Kenny]

This will be similar to the Watford game. We are not on it and they will win with ease.

Calling it a banana skin is hugely disrepectful to Bournemouth............although I don't like them, so fook the yellow slippy potassium fuckers

 

[Parkins left foot]

Big loss for them today so could go one of two ways - either a damaged squad mentally or a backlash

We are at home so the 12th man needs to be loud and in their face - they only have the Quadrant so not as many of them than is usual

Neves is back (plus Dendocker looked more than competent in the limited amount of time he had) - options are there. Apart from deciding who plays in midfield really wouldn't change anything else

 

[YoungWolf]

A fair number of views, but no response, so as I have realised that the only time I can pass the ticket over to the 'local intermediary' is after tomorrow's game then will need someone to pitch for it by 10am tomorrow before I need to leave to drive up.

That way I still have time to sell it back to the club which at least gains me some recompense

I should have taken you up on this as can now actually go when I didn’t think I would be able to. Damn!

It’s sold out- guessing the season ticket resales have been done already too?

 

[The Bear]

Team really MUST be this after the showing in the last two games:


----------------------------- Patricio -------------------------

------------ Bennett ---- Coady ----- Boly ------------

Doherty ---- Moutinho ---- Neves ---- Vinagre

------------- MGW ---- Jimenez ----- Jota -----------

 

[Tony Towner]

Bears team with MGW and Jimenez the other way round. I'd also play Saiss instead of Neves

 

[Tredman]

Don't know what Saiss has done to get dropped, he was better than Neves yesterday.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Saiss was excellent yesterday, we only took him off because Newcastle went down to ten men while the subs were waiting to come on. Penny to a pound Costa was coming off for MGW otherwise.

I'd keep Joao on the bench, Neves will always play.

 

[The Bear]

It may be worth dropping Neves for a game. At least show him he still needs to perform to stay in the team. Everyone else (apart from Doc and Patricio for obvious reasons) have had to deal with it at some point.

 

[Tredman]

Saiss was excellent yesterday, we only took him off because Newcastle went down to ten men while the subs were waiting to come on. Penny to a pound Costa was coming off for MGW otherwise.

I'd keep Joao on the bench, Neves will always play.

I thought Costa was coming off too.

Joao to play for me - he was excellent when he came on, gave us real impetus. Neves looks ponderous atm

 

[Jinky]

Bears team with MGW and Jimenez the other way round. I'd also play Saiss instead of Neves

Yep. MGW in the middle with Raul on the right. I'd also keep Saiss in, with Neves making way. Think we all know that has absolutely zero chance of happening, though (Neves being dropped).

This will be a tough game. Bournemouth have had a horrible set of fixtures recently (losing to Arsenal, Man Utd, Man City & Liverpool), and they also lost to Newcastle in the middle of that. In fact, their only win in the last 6 games came against Huddersfield - so they will be pinning all their hopes on getting three points against us this weekend.

Ironically, despite most people saying how well Bournemouth have started the season and how poor our run has been recently, we go above them if we beat them. I hope we do them over.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yes, Joao was very good. I don't think it's negotiable though, certainly not at present - if he's available then it'll always be Neves plus one, and I'd rather (on balance, just) the plus one to be Saiss at the moment. Doesn't mean Joao can't contribute off the bench.

Neves is in the same territory as the likes of Bully, Lescott and Sako have been in the past, he's our best player by so far that he'll get way more leeway regarding form. Not that he was bad yesterday, just not what we know he can be.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

This will be a tough game. Bournemouth have had a horrible set of fixtures recently (losing to Arsenal, Man Utd, Man City & Liverpool), and they also lost to Newcastle in the middle of that. In fact, their only win in the last 6 games came against Huddersfield - so they will be pinning all their hopes on getting three points against us this weekend.

Lewis Cook is a big loss for them, out for the season.

They are hoping to have Wilson back but who knows with a hamstring injury.

 

[Siggy]

Saiss has done well since he came in and I think the odd game on the bench might help Neves in the same way it helped Jota. I also want to see MGW in the deep false 9 position again with Jiminez and Jota playing off him, that role just looks perfect for him.

 

[Tredman]

Hmm, I think Moutinho is our best player (possibly ever in my lifetime, certainly right now), certainly much better at game management and influencing play.

 

[Parkins left foot]

I should have taken you up on this as can now actually go when I didn’t think I would be able to. Damn!

It’s sold out- guessing the season ticket resales have been done already too?

Yes just checked - I resold it back to the club & it's gone now

(though as it's an OAP concession you might have had to wear a grey haired wig & walk with a stick to not get refused entry :icon_smile: then again they don't really check, only one steward on for two turnstiles last match & he had no time to do anything than give you a quick 'feel up'!)

 

[b3h]

They ask me how old I am every single time. Need to be over 16 to get searched I guess. I'm only 12 years older than that...