The Winds of Change

[Insidious]

I don't think we need a complete rebuild. A proper manager and a few new players could make a world of difference

Same for me. A couple of key additions, bit of depth, someone more willing to manage the minutes of our players (surely Gravenberch looks better if he is played a bit less often?!?!) and we should pick up.

We lack goals, we lack pace, we lack fight. Get two or three lads in who have a couple of those qualities and utilise what we have coming back to us (whether it's sales to fund more activity or just using them) from loans and there should be something of a lift.

We won't be competing for a League title in 26/27 but a couple of additions to this squad and new leadership should render us capable of 3rd/4th while bringing new talent through and reaching the quarters of the Champion's League again.

By the end of 26/27 and the Summer window that will follow, we would have gone through 3 transfer windows (this Summer, Jan '27, Summer '27) and should be capable of entering the 27/28 season looking like a pretty respectable outfit, provided we don't f**k up our recruitment and appointment.

[Insidious]

We'll scrape the top 5 and he'll be kept on. Don't do this to yourselves lads. F$G ain't gonna bin him if the profits are made.. YNWA

I'd like to hope not. They're undeniably "business first" and it's absolutely fine to point that out, but even if I take my "fan" head off here - you would think as business people they will see the possibility of us continuing to slide under Slot and thus seeing us miss out on the money that comes in via Champion's League revenue.

I don't foresee them keeping him on to "save a few quid" as they'll be smart enough to know that a new Manager probably means more money in the long-run via regular Champion's League attendance - which is what they'll want for the continued growth of the "business" as they see it.

If he IS kept on, it means someone - whether it's Edwards, Hughes or whoever is suggesting that the exceptional circumstances faced this season are the reason for the malaise, moreso than Slot - which I think would be an error of judgement.

That or they're failing to admit to their mistakes as it might cost them their own job.

I don't think any business-person would look at Slot as the "safe pair of hands" just now to protect the "investment" etc

[Steveo]

Shame.. Despite the record revenues and a cost of living crisis up go the prices...

[miller0863]

I see we are now being linked with Iraola.

What next? A new ground in … oh I duno.. Bournemouth??

[Daffydd]

I see we are linked with Sebastian Hoeness of Stuttgart.

No relation to Bob

[miller0863]

At this stage I’d take either

[RedMagic]

I see we are linked with Sebastian Hoeness of Stuttgart.

No relation to Bob

Can we not be P please Bob.

We'd also like a W please Bob. If we get that W, can we also please have CL during hopefully a new manager inspired Gold Run.

Showing my age a bit there.

[Martyboy]

I see we are linked with Sebastian Hoeness of Stuttgart.

No relation to Bob

I'm not surprised with a name like HOLNESS.......Hee hee hoo hoo ha ha!...

[Martyboy]

Can we not be P please Bob.

We'd also like a W please Bob. If we get that W, can we also please have CL during hopefully a new manager inspired Gold Run.

Showing my age a bit there.

A NM would be great....

[Daffydd]

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola will leave the club this summer.

[miller0863]

I firmly believe whoever comes in couldn’t make us look any worse if he tried

[RedMagic]

Apparently the club have knocked back an approach for Richard Hughes from Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal.

At the moment It just seems to be an endless stream of one piece of bad news after another.

[teesred]

Sky are reporting that both Hughes and Edwards are to remain in place for the summer recruiting.
Oh joy.

[RedMagic]

Things are looking increasingly bleak for us. I think I'm gonna need to take a break from the doom and gloom we'll likely be facing next season, so I've decided to look for something with a more optimistic outlook and as a result I'm gonna support Sheffield Wednesday next season.

[KingCanny]

When Slot made his comment about needing to sell to buy that depressed me. Sell Chiesa & Endo for a max of 20m?Sell our homegrown quota of Jones,Elliott & Gomez?Sign Senesi on a free?We are in the shit here & our coach is making negative Hodgson like comments as if we are outsiders