Back Of The Net - The AFC Bournemouth Podcast

Cherries returned to Premier League football on Saturday, live in front of the nation - but lost 0-2 to a well organised Crystal Palace side who barely had to get out of second gear to claim the victory against us. Most AFC Bournemouth supporters were looking forward to the must win match, but ultimately were distraught at another Dean Court horror show - with many fans revisiting a familiar feeli...

We're joined by Warren Cummings & Brian Stock, two players who graced the Cherries shirt for over 16 years between them. One a midfield maestro, the other an attacking full-back - they both found regular first-team football at Bournemouth, going through some lows and highs both on and off the pitch. Was Sean O'Driscoll ahead of his time? What was Warren's relationship like with Kevin Bond. Was Jim...

Some forthright and strongly worded views from one of the legends of the 80’s – Tommy Heffernan. A marauding full-back with a license to score, a man whose tackles made the whole crowd wince and a man who was in the supporters club after every game getting a round in for the fans. The last full-back to score double figures in a league season and a man who loved our club so much he joined it twice...

We're joined by Cherries midfield maestro Ian Bishop, who, despite his short time at the club, has been described by John Williams as the best natural talent he has played with. "Bish" played 54 games for us in the season after promotion back in 1988, and helped Bournemouth to their highest ever league finish at the time. He went on to have lengthy spells at Manchester City and West Ham - before r...

We are delighted to bring you Yann Kermorgant, a player who, despite the relatively short time at the club, is synonymous with the club's success - as his goals and set-ups were a huge part of our Championship winning campaign. He joined us half-way through our first Championship season, enabling us to finish in a solid 10th spot, but in his first full season, he scored 17, assisted many more, and...

The word "legend" is often over-used, but Steve Fletcher encompasses the spirit of AFC Bournemouth - with a determination to overcome adversity. His own footballing path wasn't easy, but a combination of loyalty and resolve led to a career which has been littered with outstanding moments, both as an individual but also as a team. Scoring play-off final openers, gracing Wembley, and netting momento...

We're joined by Brett Pitman to discuss his career at AFC Bournemouth. On the pitch he has been through it all, with promotions, relegations, medals and more - and off-the-pitch the club was a bit tasty too! Brett discusses his time at an evolving AFC Bournemouth, and his other stints at Ipswich and Bristol City, as well as the current spell at Portsmouth. Tales include the disastrous spell under...

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...