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Hi all,

Bournemouth fan in peace here. Hearing from sources close to both clubs that Wes Foderingham wants to leave to play in the Championship and that AFC Bournemouth are favourites for his capture. Is he even good enough to make our bench as we have some good keepers already?  :hmmm:

Which other players if any can you see making the move to Bournemouth?

Hi all,

Bournemouth fan in peace here. Hearing from sources close to both clubs that Wes Foderingham wants to leave to play in the Championship and that AFC Bournemouth are favourites for his capture. Is he even good enough to make our bench as we have some good keepers already?  :hmmm:

Which other players if any can you see making the move to Bournemouth?

It's not a troll attempt - I have contacts within AFC Bournemouth, and I know the sister of Wes, Emma. She says whilst it's been a difficult day for him, he is 100% sure he doesn't want to waste away in a mid table league one team for his career, and wants to join a club going places. He hopes the Swindon fans won't hate him for it.

No need to get defensive gents. Just trying to inform you of the news. Bournemouth 6/1 to get promoted next year, so the bookies who are rarely wrong do disagree with you.

No need to get defensive gents. Just trying to inform you of the news. Bournemouth 6/1 to get promoted next year, so the bookies who are rarely wrong do disagree with you.

Well Matt Ritchie looks a fairly decent acquisition so perhaps your man between the sticks may be too. As for Bournemouth promoted at 6/1, that's with WillHill, and i'd get them whilst the odds are long!

Nah. You better home your Russian benfactor doesn't go the same way as what is happening at Hearts.

Don't forget he's charging 6% interest on his loans.

Brighton have the highest average attendances at 26k and are still losing £10m plus a season. Why the fuck would anyone be happy with their club living like that, we all know how it ends.

The thought of getting promoted to The Championship and chasing promotion to the PL genuinely scares the crap out of me. Brighton have the highest average attendances at 26k and are still losing £10m plus a season. Why the fuck would anyone be happy with their club living like that, we all know how it ends.

The Russian has a home on sandbanks, so it is his "local" team. He has openly stated his love for the fans and the club. Doesn't look too worrying at the moment. Who else should us Bournemouth fans be looking at from you lot other than Wes?

No need to get defensive gents. Just trying to inform you of the news. Bournemouth 6/1 to get promoted next year, so the bookies who are rarely wrong do disagree with you.

What's the odds on you going into admin again when your backer decides he doesn't want to fund the club anymore, 1/5 on I reckon.

Shut it Chalkie you Judas.

I think its OK with a Lansdown or even a Black bankrolling, but you are right it doesn't always end well. Especially at 6%.

That said, their Russian didn't bottle it half way through the season and so they get a season in the Championship whereas we don't.

Williams sounds like a handy replacement for Fletcher. Will it take a million or will we be able to get them cut price like Ritchie?

Whilst it wouldn't be a shock if Wes left to play championship football, it would be a surprise if he went to a team as shit as Bournemouth.

Williams sounds like a handy replacement for Fletcher. Will it take a million or will we be able to get them cut price like Ritchie?

Whilst it wouldn't be a shock if Wes left to play championship football, it would be a surprise if he went to a team as shit as Bournemouth.

I reckon it must be a south coast thing, but most of the dim shit trollers seem to follow Brighton, saints and now the waiting for god armchair town. At least pompey have proper fans.

Anything but a troll fella. Just giving the news before it hits the papers in the next few days.. It's also on twitter.

Anything but a troll fella. Just giving the news before it hits the papers in the next few days.. It's also on twitter.

You are Chris! Are you on holiday in Bournemouth? Can you get em to put some fucking decent road signs up?

Well Matt Ritchie looks a fairly decent acquisition so perhaps your man between the sticks may be too. As for Bournemouth promoted at 6/1, that's with WillHill, and i'd get them whilst the odds are long!

The Russian has a home on sandbanks, so it is his "local" team. He has openly stated his love for the fans and the club. Doesn't look too worrying at the moment. Who else should us Bournemouth fans be looking at from you lot other than Wes?

The thought of getting promoted to The Championship and chasing promotion to the PL genuinely scares the crap out of me. Brighton have the highest average attendances at 26k and are still losing £10m plus a season. Why the fuck would anyone be happy with their club living like that, we all know how it ends.

Enjoy the good times, before your bubble collapses on itself.

Serious question, if he loves the club so much why is he charging 6% on the loans, in the present climate that looks like a very good investment, better than he would get in the bank.

Your fans love to go on at us, but our benefactor left us debt free, so wheres the love.

Good luck in the Championship, don't think you (probably like us) have got the base and structure to sustain it without huge borrowings (at 6%), it Brighton are losing £10m a year on 26k crowds just think what you will have to lose, that £600k minimum interest payment is going to leave a dent.

Denim own the rights to current and future assets whether that be players or land.

For further information simply Google; 'Balram Chainrai'

Enjoy the Timebomb which may last as long as your stay in the Championship.

No need to be angry/jealous.

Hi Bournemouth fan,

There is one reason I don’t feel jealous/angry about you and your team. That one reason is that one day and that one day will happen, you will open your newspaper or look on your little courtoffside forum and see that your Russian sugar Daddy wants his money back.
When that day happens you are going to feel like your guts have been ripped out, and then when you see your players get sold one by one for peanuts as you slip further and further down the league pyramid, we will all still be here and you never know we might cherry pick (no pun intended) a couple of your players for our bench.

But till that day you enjoy yourself mate, and just remember what goes around comes around.

P.s – if you want Foderingham for your bench a couple of million should do it, small change to you lot though I’m sure.

Not sure that's the case - every big team has a sugar daddy bankrolling their losses. Anyway, I think a few of your players may leave to join a team going somewhere. Let's be honest, Swindon are stagnating, whereas a team like Bournemouth are up and coming, and will be joining the new breed of premier league teams a la Hull, Southampton, Norwich and Swansea. Did you read Ritchie's interview today - he was saying everything I have said, and no doubt will still have an influence in your changing room.

and will be joining the new breed of premier league teams a la Hull, Southampton, Norwich and Swansea.

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Fucking hell.

You're deluded mate.

Swansea did it with bigger crowds, a bigger ground, sustainable backing, they're partly fan owned.

Did Swansea not win the league in 08 then or am I mistaken? Same kind of club, young hungry squad and one of the brightest talents in management in the country. Fact.

Swansea did it with bigger crowds, a bigger ground, sustainable backing, they're partly fan owned.

Our ground is going up to 15000, and our average attendance will be up to that in no time. Which actually will be better than Swansea's in the championship. Anyway at no point did I say that Bournemouth were going to be a Europa league team just yet, just premier league in 3 seasons.

Bournemouth have a dubious Russian throwing money down the drain and an alcoholic chairman who offers the fans out every other game.

Did Swansea not win the league in 08 then or am I mistaken? Same kind of club, young hungry squad and one of the brightest talents in management in the country. Fact.

Don't forget about all the other millionaire/billionaire owners of clubs who want to be there also, all have bigger crowds, more finances and have been there before.

Chelsea have a dubious Russian throwing money down the drain and he orders people to get killed every other week

The difference is they don't have Howe - the best manager in the whole of the country

You're a shitty little club that got lucky. Once your backer fucks off you'll sink. As for your manager, he hardly pulled any trees up in the Championship with Burnley. I don't wish you luck and when it all goes tits up I'll be watching, pissing myself laughing.

The difference is they don't have Howe - the best manager in the whole of the country

That's what they said about Reading, Wigan. I think next season we will be 2 leagues apart - Swindon will go down without their talisman Ritchie and Wes

I wonder if there are AFCB fans that think.

Take your blinkers off you twat.

Did Swansea not win the league in 08 then or am I mistaken?

Our ground is going up to 15000, and our average attendance will be up to that in no time.

Fucking hell.

You're deluded mate.

Our ground is going up to 15000, and our average attendance will be up to that in no time. Which actually will be better than Swansea's in the championship. Anyway at no point did I say that Bournemouth were going to be a Europa league team just yet, just premier league in 3 seasons.

The key is what happens this summer. The retention of Flahaven and Partington was a jaw dropping decision. The Achilles Heel is the defence which will need special attention. As a BARE MINIMUM, we need a proper centre forward to lead the line, a ball winning midfielder, a central defender, a left back and a goalkeeper. Ideally, we could also use another ball winner, another CD, and another full back. As we always knew, the problem will be to offload the dross when they are still in contract, and we have now retained 2 who were not.
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 If we are able to sign the necessary players, I see no reason why we should not achieve a comfortable mid table position, which brings us back to Mr Demin. We must hope that his bank account remains full and his cheque book functional. This of course assumes he will remain on board. More than once have we heard rumours to the contrary, which combined with his low profile and spasmodic attendance are a little worrying, to say the least.
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 Even with none, or minimal, signings we could still survive, due to first season syndrome, but it would not be easy.
 

You're not. But you're mistaken if you think that applies to you, as you didn't win the league.

Wait, so your ground is going to be just slightly larger than ours, and you think another 9000 supporters will just appear out of thin air and magically fill the place match after match? To quote one of my esteemed fellow TEF'ers:

Oh, and if Eddie Howe is good, Swindon are better, seeing as how he nicks his best players from us.

We would have if we weren't 20th when Howe took over.

Rhys Evans has just moved back to Swindon  . . . just a thought . . probably the wrong thought though.

I told you that my sources were reliable. Why would I be here to 'troll'? What have you Swindon folks ever done to me?

one of the brightest talents in management in the country. Fact.

I told you that my sources were reliable. Why would I be here to 'troll'? What have you Swindon folks ever done to me?

To be fair he's not doing a bad trolling job. I wonder if there are AFCB fans that really think like this though.

Anyone remember the egg on our faces regarding Greer?

Anyone remember the egg on our faces regarding Greer?

I still reckon that was good business. OK, we didn't replace him immediately and it turned to shit. But we've now picked up Devera, Flint, Ward and McCormack on freebies / small fees which show the talent is out there without having to pay for it.

Besides, how much money have we had to spend paying off contracts for players that weren't up to it? The same could very easily have happened with Greer as well.

I still reckon that was good business. OK, we didn't replace him immediately and it turned to shit. But we've now picked up Devera, Flint, Ward and McCormack on freebies / small fees which show the talent is out there without having to pay for it.

Besides, how much money have we had to spend paying off contracts for players that weren't up to it? The same could very easily have happened with Greer as well.

I wonder what DV will make of this sentence?  :)

I still reckon that was good business.

I still reckon that was good business. OK, we didn't replace him immediately and it turned to shit. But we've now picked up Devera, Flint, Ward and McCormack on freebies / small fees which show the talent is out there without having to pay for it.

Besides, how much money have we had to spend paying off contracts for players that weren't up to it? The same could very easily have happened with Greer as well.

Yeah he did a blinding job at Burnley

We all know what DV will make of it, and I, for one, think he's bang on.  Selling Greer was only good business if he was replaced.  He wasn't and we had one of our worst seasons ever.  Would've been so different if we'd have worn red a Wembley.

Austin, who's family is based in Poole and has been known to have a fantastic relationship with Howe.

Yeah, now you mention it I remember Austin saying that he hoped to play for Bournemouth in front of 6,800 crowds rather than try to prove himself in the Premier League.

Well he will only have to wait a season or two playing under the second best manager in England , in one of the nicest parts of England, to experience this. Austin's father was in hospitality for our game against Carlisle (yes the one where we got PROMOTED), and the deal is seemingly more and more likely by the day.

Well he will only have to wait a season or two playing under the second best manager in England , in one of the nicest parts of England, to experience this. Austin's father was in hospitality for our game against Carlisle (yes the one where we got PROMOTED), and the deal is seemingly more and more likely by the day.

Well he will only have to wait a season or two playing under the second best manager in England , in one of the nicest parts of England, to experience this. Austin's father was in hospitality for our game against Carlisle (yes the one where we got PROMOTED), and the deal is seemingly more and more likely by the day.

Stop fucking feeding him, idiots.

Stop fucking feeding him, idiots.

The first of many cocksuckers I feel.

You got plenty of kinetic tape and 'sherbert'? You'll need it if he signs for you.

A 6 percent loan held against our stadium (which we don't own). Our only assets are our players.

I don't get it.

Why would anybody care a flying fuck where our players end up once they have left STFC?

Wes > Bournemouth. But so was Ritchie.

Anyone who saw Ritchie's face in that interview after he moved knows that Ritchie thought this too.

IF Wes was to go to 'muff and IF Austin was to go there too, it would just go to show how good we are at developing players and selling them on for a profit out of 'muff who are working on a finance model that is unsustainable.

In the short term we loose some players, but long term make bucketloads of cash out of them while they bleed themselves dry.

I could live with that!

I have sources at AFC Bournemouth that have told me you're a cunt, and they are trying to move you on to another club. They want fans that are going places and not trolling league 1 forums. They hope you wont hate them for it.

Bournemouth could have a great squad if they sign Pack, Foderingham,  Caddis and another forward. Probably wouldn't cost to much either (seeing that going up to the championship brings in at least 4 million).

I think the fuss over Wes is that he is brilliant keeper. You'll probably realise this more once he's left.. Easily a Champ goalie.

Superb goalkeeper and our best player by a mile.

He'll be off for a fraction of his worth, and I wouldn't blame him for jumping ship.

He has gone from Brilliant to superb ! What is this football manager ?

On a serious note though he is a good goal keeper but he isn't as great as people make out he still has a long way to go.

Agree with that. I though Moore looked better in goal for Brentford. Fodderingham is a good shot stopper, but Moore looked a bit better all around I thought.

Agree with that. I though Moore looked better in goal for Brentford. Fodderingham is a good shot stopper, but Moore looked a bit better all around I thought.

He hasn't been the same since Di Canio left, he should've been sent off at least twice, he's given away quite a few pens and generally been more erratic and not as assured as before.

Saying all that he's still pulled off some brilliant saves but his all round game has suffered.

I thought he might have seen red on monday when he raced off his line and clattered matey in the first half. Seen them given.

People have dips in form,. Wes was nearly flawless until recently, anything less that that will  be noticeable! Good point about competition (Bedwell isn't there pushing yet), there is such a thing as getting too comfortable I suppose.

Wes's form has down hill a bit since Fraser Digby started coaching him, I know that Wes said he didn't like the type of coaching he was receiving under PDC.

Do people honestly think that changing coaches will cause a loss of form and make a keeper forget what he learned previously?
It has fuck all to do with any perceived loss of form fans see.

Do people honestly think that changing coaches will cause a loss of form and make a keeper forget what he learned previously?
It has fuck all to do with any perceived loss of form fans see.

Yes, I think changing coaches will effect form...

I'd like to see a new GK coach brought in, no offence to Diggers but he hasnt even been doing coaching since he retired so he is not really up on coaching techniques, he was only brought in by Jed as I think he knew him as a short term help.

I suspect though that next seasons coaching staff will be much the same as now if the budget is being cut right back

why would it? If anything he would gave gained more knowledge working with someone new. He wouldn't forget what he already knew.
It's a bit of training with someone new for a few weeks, it wouldn't make his form drop. Wes would have been involved with the outfield players for alotof training anyway.

Different coaches have different methods and have different strengths.

It's the same way some managers get more out of players than others. If training didnt play apart then players wouldn't improve and just stay at the same level, no matter what...

Different clubs have better success with young players coming through, how do Crewe do it? I'd suggest its down to coaching methods...

Sunderland Close In On Foderingham Deal

Sunderland will complete the signing of Swindon Town goalkeeper Wes Foderingham in the next 48 hours, Sky sources understand.

The clubs have been in talks for the past two days and Foderingham will travel to the Stadium of Light on Thursday to discuss personal terms.

Foderingham, who recently signed a new contract with the League 1 club, was signed for Swindon by Sunderland manager Paolo di Canio who famously hauled off the 22 year old after just twenty-one minutes of a match at Preston.

Sunderland have also signed goalkeeper Vito Mannone from Arsenal today. The club lost player of the season Simon Mignolet to Liverpool last week and have acted quickly to replace him.

He's made it up, hasn't he.

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Check thisis comments

Well, at least it ain't Bournemouth.

I'll repeat, copied from Thisis.

I'll repeat, copied from Thisis.

If it had really been mentioned by Sky it would be all over twitter by now.

It appears that I may have been 'whooshed' on this occasion.

As I have said before, I have never been one to speculate.

I'll repeat, copied from Thisis.