Back Of The Net - The AFC Bournemouth Podcast

A media perspective on all things AFC Bournemouth as we chat to current Premier League, BBC, and Optus Sport presenter Kelly Somers, BBC broadcaster and global event sports announcer Kris Temple, with Peter Rutzler - the AFC Bournemouth correspondent from The Athletic. We learn about their progression in their respective media roles at Dean Court, the rise of the club, the expansion of the media t...

AFC Bournemouth have had some momentous occasions in most of the decades that we've been a professional club. This decade it was promotion to the PL, in the naughties - the play-offs and Minus 17, in the 90's Wembley... but what of the 80's? Towards the end of this decade there was the famous promotion under Harry Redknapp, however, before that came an afternoon that many a Cherry will never forge...

PART 2: We were delighted to be joined by interviewing footballing royalty by the way of Harry Redknapp. There's a pause for dinner half through, but Harry DID return to complete the tale of his footballing journey, with special attention to AFCB. This podcast is free, but if you like it and want to support us, you can Buy Us a Coffee at https://www.afcbpodcast.com/coffee We'll discuss: Learn more...

PART 1: We were delighted to be joined by interviewing footballing royalty by the way of Harry Redknapp. There's a pause for dinner half through, but Harry DOES return to complete the tale of his footballing journey, with special attention to AFCB. This podcast is free, but if you like it and want to support us, you can Buy Us a Coffee at https://www.afcbpodcast.com/coffee We'll discuss: Learn mor...

We're joined by ex-Cherries Keith Williams and Tony Funnell, players who were integral to the success in 1981/82 where Cherries won promotion to Division Three with a fourth-place finish. They discuss: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Cherry and current Newcastle fan favourite Matt Ritchie joins us, discussing his footballing career, from the turbulence at Swindon under Di Canio, the calm drive of Eddie Howe, onto the move to Newcastle and the increased supporter expectation at St James Park. He also speaks of his experiences of being guided by Rafa, and now Steve Bruce. We speak about: Learn more about your ad choices....

An hour long chat with two ex-AFC Bournemouth stalwarts who played a massive part in our success in the eighties - John "Willo" Williams, and Paul "Mozzy" Morrell. Firstly, Paul Morrell - one of Bournemouth’s best left-backs in the history of the club - a player who donned the Cherries shirt for 10 years, notching nearly 350 appearances for us. As well as numerous solid performances and a Harry Re...

In the latest of our Lockdown interviews, we chatted extensively with club icon Marc Pugh, who played with us for nearly a decade, being a pivotal part of a rise through the divisions up to the #premierleague. We talk football (of course), his recent foray into food on Instagram, plus his future. Currently he is plying his trade at #qpr, however beyond the game, where do his ambitions lie? Present...

In the latest of The Lockdown interviews, we speak to Cherries supporter and former Cherries Chairman Trevor Watkins, who was thrust into the limelight in 1997 - pioneering a takeover which saw AFC Bournemouth become Europe's first community football club. We discuss... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the third of The Lockdown interviews, we chatted extensively with Marvin Bartley, a player who clocked up over 100 appearances for the club, one of them being our promotion at Burton. We spoke about: ⚽️ Brett Pitman: “Grumpyguts” being the BEST finisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tommy Elphick joins us in the Lockdown Interviews - featuring raw unabridged audio from our recent chat on Youtube and Facebook, where we discuss his time at the Cherries - including that infamous Championship winning season! We talk over his likeness of a recent Cheapskate Panini sketch, the Paul Groves era, the return of Eddie Howe from Burnley, his favourite moments on and off the pitch, the tr...

The first of our Lockdown Interviews - with raw unabridged audio from our recent chats on Youtube and Facebook. The first participant is former AFC Bournemouth midfielder Matt Holland - who speaks candidly about his time at the Cherries. We discuss the moment he signed for the club, the Great Escape season, *that* night at the Winter Gardens... and also, his subsequent permanent spell at the club...

As the date of the potential resumption of Premier League football is announced, we bring together the seasoned views of former Cherries icons John Williams, Paul Morrell, Tony Funnell, Keith Williams and Trevor Watkins - who over the last weeks and months have had their say on Project Restart. Plus we hear more from podcast stalwart Neil Dawson, as well as regular presenter Jeff Hayward - who rem...

Whilst Cherries have a very long and proud history, it wouldn't be unfair to suggest the last 25 years have been the tumultuous, and in this podcast, you can hear from four protagonists in the highs and lows of AFC Bournemouth. We had administration in the late 90's, followed by the Wembley triumph, and then came the new stadium - the new home of AFC Bournemouth. But later came the Minus 17, that...

It's a phrase that many of us will have heard recently from our partners about not putting that shelf up despite having lots of time on our hands - but it very much has been a case of "all talk - no action". With no recent let-up in the spread of Coronavirus, sport has very much ground to a halt, and despite there being a fair bit of conjecture about the Premier League season, our thoughts on foot...

It was announced last week that all elite football in England has been suspended until at least 3 April as a result of the spread of coronavirus, therefore AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace this weekend is postponed, as are the matches for the rest of March 2020. So, with the league campaign called to a halt with the outbreak of CoronaVirus, many Cherries fans have been wondering what exactly they...

You can take out of this match what you want to. On the one hand there are the individual errors and potential season-defining injuries that might cost us dear, yet conversely, we continue to witness an AFC Bournemouth side boasting an increasing array of cohesion and attacking prowess. Either way, the game versus Liverpool might well be a sign of things to come. Cherries slipped to a 2-1 to a sha...

On a day riddled with ridiculous weather, Cherries fans "hailed" Jefferson Lerma and Joshua King for giving Cherries a slim advantage at Dean Court before Chelsea's Marcus Alonso made the game all-square with a late sickener, giving both teams a share of the spoils - with each side believing that they possibly should have had more. In this podcast Sam Davis is joined by Jeff Hayward to dissect the...

Cherries lost 3-0 away to Burnley on Saturday in a match riddled with yet more ineptness from the Premier League. Whilst relegation might spell doom for most AFCB fans, to others there's a growing solace that should the worst happen, at least we'll be competing in a league where there's an iota of consistency. Alas, there's a long way to go, Bournemouth can still survive, and lets not take the cre...

On Sunday, Cherries travelled to Bramall Lane in another must win encounter but sadly emerged losing 2-1 after Sheffield United gave us a lesson in doggedness and determination. Conditions were awful throughout the country, and to many people's surprise - the game still went ahead. However, whilst the weather settled, the AFC Bournemouth side didn't, and, despite a good early start, the Blades des...

Cherries are looking something like the side we know and love after two wins on the spin, with the latest victory coming at the expense of Aston Villa. On the eve of the match, Cherries supporter Dan Hall was invited in by Fletch and Eddie to talk to the players and deliver a speech which would inspire and encourage. Needless to say, it worked... In this podcast we speak to Dan, and find out the i...

Cherries went down 2-1 at home to Arsenal in the Cup on Monday night, evidently with half an eye on the more substantial "cup tie" at the weekend against Aston Villa in the Premier League. Six changes were made and it was a below par AFC Bournemouth who somehow flattered themselves by producing a scoreline which, to the naked eye, suggests the contest was closer than it was. Eddie will see the two...

Each and every game that goes past, the need for a performance and togetherness becomes more imperative. Against Brighton on Tuesday, we will be seeing a pivotal match in our Premier League history, one which might potentially have reverberations in more ways than we expect. It is must win - end of. In this podcast, Sam Davis is joined by Jeff Hayward as we analyse the weekend's embarrassment at C...

In order to improve the atmosphere at Dean Court, AFC Bournemouth put out 5000 flags in order to inspire the home supporters to cheer the lads towards three points, however, the team that appeared in red and black on Sunday looked anything but inspired in an insipid performance which left the majority speechless. On Sunday the misery continued for Eddie Howe’s men as AFC Bournemouth lost 0-3 at ho...

As we enter 2020, having scored 20 goals, Cherries sit in the Premier League's relegation zone on 20 points - and after a poor showing against West Ham at the London Stadium, Bournemouth fans were looking for something to cheer about as we welcomed Luton Town to the Vitality Stadium in an FA Cup Third Round tie. Thankfully, after the 4-0 drubbing at the hands of the Iron, the scoreline at Dean Cou...