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AFC Bournemouth following the game against Nottingham Forest welcome the Cottagers to Dean Court. Marco Silva's side have had a slow start since losing Aleksandar Mitrović to Saudi Arabia but with Raúl Jiménez hitting good form (despite a red card against Newcastle United meaning he won't be able to face the Cherries), keeping hold of highly rated João Palhinha and Harry Wilson finding life good i...

Following the European Court of Justice ruling that UEFA and FIFA acted unlawfully by blocking The European Super League - it is back... But is it good for football? Any sensible football fan will say no. And here is the reasons why. The big six clubs said last time that they would accept significant points deductions if they joined a similar competition. Well here it is! And who is governing this...

AFC Bournemouth will face a new manager on Saturday as it is expected, according to Fabrizio Romano who is normally accurate, that Nuno Espírito Santo who was the former Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur manager will take charge at the City Ground as the Cherries visit Nottingham Forest. So we welcomed on Adam from Red Side Of The Trentpodcast which is also part of the talkSPORT Fan Ne...

AFC Bournemouth make the Pre-Christmas trip to the East Midlands, taking on a Nottingham Forest team who are in a poor run of form but showed what they can potentially do in their recent 2-0 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur. For the Cherries, The City Ground is a happy hunting ground. Remember last season in the first away game for Gary O'Neil we were 2-0 down before coming back to win the contest...

Its been a good couple of weeks for AFC Bournemouth with the club reaching 19 points and Andoni Iraola proving the doubters wrong. But what about our start, how has our Basque Manager changed things and what about the future. Have we all gone from thinking relegation could be a possibility to thinking Europe might be on the cards? One man who like Craig was a big fan of former manager and current...

Back in January 2021, we faced Luton Town and ahead of the game Craig spoke to former Hatters Chairman and TV Presenter Nick Owen about his career, the stadium and the future for the club. Of course, at that time although we were not aware, the future was in the Premier League. Enjoy this discussion with Nick as we remember that season where the Cherries and Luton battled to avoid the drop and the...

Welcome back to the 39th episode of Cherry Picking! Craig and Mani are back after a busy few weeks to look at the up and coming game against Luton Town but all the happenings at Dean Court ahead of the Hatters coming to town. Of course a big one was Kris Temple's excellent interview with Bill Foley in which Bill explained his plans moving forwards but also the strategy in the transfer market. We a...

Bill Foley during an interview with Kris Temple on BBC Sounds explained his plans for a new stadium to replace the current Dean Court which will begin life at a proposed 18,500 and extended on success to a 22,000 seater. Some fans have been underwhelmed by the news so here is our verdict on the new stadium which is being proposed and why this might be a very sensible business plan for the club, de...

This weekend AFC Bournemouth welcome Luton Town to Dean Court. Luton Town were promoted to the Premier League through the Championship Playoff's beating Coventry City on Penalties at Wembley. For many, playing Luton is a blast from the past and Kenilworth Road needed some renovations like Dean Court did back in 2015 to comply with the Premier League standards. However for the Cherries, we know the...

Joey Barton has come out with a number of Tweets over the weekend on Women in Football. Targeting Bianca Westwood, Laura Woods and other top female pundits, Joey has stated that "Women shouldn't be talking with any kind of authority in the men's game". He has also provided a number of other comments (the references to the comments in the thumbnail can be found lower down). Craig responds to Joey's...

What a performance. What a game. Andoni Iraola is magic, he wears a magic hat and when someone said Europe he said he's having that! Manchester United were not just beaten today, they were destroyed by a rampant AFC Bournemouth who preceded to stuff 3 goals past them with one from Dango Ouattara being ruled to have touched his hand by VAR (rubbish), Mark Goldbridge and other popular United YouTube...

Following our recent draw against Aston Villa at Dean Court, we are on the road again with a trip to our bogey side Crystal Palace awaiting us. AFC Bournemouth have finally hit some decent form (forget the Manchester City defeat) and with the Eagles in a troubled patch considering they have recently been beaten by Everton and Luton Town, there may be no better time to face them. We welcomed back o...

After our 3-0 win at Bramall Lane against Sheffield United which could have been 6 or 7, AFC Bournemouth take on an Aston Villa side who are flying high under Unai Emery in both the Premier League and in Europe. The Villans, should all the ducks fall in a row, could well be TOP of the Premier League on Sunday evening! How are Villa fans feeling ahead of this potential banana skin against fellow Ba...

Sheffield United were promoted from the Championship last season and whilst they ran away from the chasing pack alongside Burnley, not everything was as rosy behind the scenes. The owner Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Al Saud has looked to sell the club on two seperate occasions, the club have spent very little getting back to this level and not strengthened since and there were rumours of all sorts o...

Everton have been deducted ten points from their Premier League tally today but in this video, despite many thinking we should be delighted, we explain why this is unfair on the Everton fans and why they should feel aggrieved. The Club are appealing the decision made. We also look at what it means for other clubs such as Manchester City, Chelsea and clubs who have since been relegated. Also what p...

Yes it really happened Cherries fans and here is the proof with our own Matchday with Max Cowlard as we look at the approach ahead of Kick Off, the game itself and the reaction afterwards. The Cherries gained a vital 3 points against Sir Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United team and we ask, is this the start of Andoni Iraola making a success of his tenure? 🍒 Questions? Email us at utciadafcb@gmail...

Newcastle United visit AFC Bournemouth tomorrow and for one man, his surroundings will be all too familiar. Well a few more might also like a trip to the South Coast too in the forms of Matt Ritchie and Callum Wilson but for Sir Eddie Howe it is a return back to the club who he played for and drove through the leagues from Minus 17 all the way to the Premier League. He isn't doing a bad job up in...

Its Cherry Picking time and Craig and Mani are back with all the discussion over the past week including the return of Sir Eddie Howe, the man who put the Cherries in this very position and a man who is widely regarded a legend at AFC Bournemouth. The duo look at the recent games for the Toon Army against Mani's very own Arsenal and ask if Newcastle United can reach the heights of last season. We...

It has been reported by Peter O'Rourke on X that Richard Hughes is leaving AFC Bournemouth and is currently working his notice period at the club. But what does Craig, the main man at UTCIAD, think of the announcement? We look into the great transfer activity Richard has conducted and why Bill Foley despite the negativity around Hughes recently needs to ignore the negativity. After all this man he...

VAR - Video Assistant Referee, Virtual Assistant Referee, Very Augmented Rubbish - yet again caused Wolverhampton Wanderers and Gary O'Neil (remember that tactical genius) stress like it continues to plague AFC Bournemouth, without a penalty in almost two years (might be pushing it a bit but feels like it). But is there a place for VAR or should the Premier League scrap it? Well here is an honest...

AFC Bournemouth travel to the Etihad and to face the best team in Europe in Manchester City this weekend after gaining their first win of the season against Burnley. City of course won the Treble and will the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup winners be generous? Probably not but we can hope. After all Gary O'Neil, Eddie Howe and Mikel Arteta have got victories against Man City this seas...

AFC Bournemouth welcome Liverpool back to Dean Court for the first time since Gary O'Neil managed a 1-0 win against the Reds last season. The Cherries are aiming for a place in the next round of the Carabao Cup with a lot of the big teams eliminated from this seasons competition. How much of a priority will be on this game for Jurgen Klopp's men and after his sensational performance against Burnle...

AFC Bournemouth beat Burnley 2-1 at Dean Court in a game which had so much riding on it for both clubs and Andoni Iraola can breathe a sigh of relief after getting his first league win for the club. The fans are delighted but that optimism and excitement needs to be managed as there is so much to do this season with a visit to Manchester City at the Etihad coming up. Semenyo scored a fantastic equ...

This is a huge game. Vincent Kompany - formerly of Manchester City - brings his newly promoted Clarets down to the South Coast to face an AFC Bournemouth side who have played 9, with 3 points and won 0. Burnley have won once. But they have found life back in the Premier League equally hard. Burnley were well known for an anti-football, long ball specialist side. No longer do they play that way......

Welcome back to Cherry Picking on what could be a massive week for AFC Bournemouth will Bill Foley jetting in from Vegas. Is it a routine visit or has he bought the axe? Andoni Iraola really needs to get three points as Burnley visit Vitality Stadium in their desperate search for the same. Craig and Mani discuss the style Andoni has played and drill down what has gone wrong. Plus we look at Richar...