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CHIEF executive Alastair Saverimutto has confirmed that Cherries' Football League share has been transferred.
Cherries agreed to the league's terms and conditions by today's noon deadline and received confirmation of the share transfer this afternoon.
Today's events see the club's share transferred to the new company and will also lead to the Dorset outfit exiting administration.
As part of the league's offer, Cherries will begin the League Two season with a 17-point handicap and pay unsecured creditors about £500,000 - the amount offered in the club's CVA earlier this year.
In a statement, the league's chief operating officer Andy Williamson said: "Trying to be fair to the fans of those clubs that have gone through an insolvency process, while also being equally fair to the supporters of those clubs that have not, results in the league having to make some very difficult decisions.
"We have to try and balance the sporting advantage a club gains over its rivals by being able to begin again, debt-free, in this manner.
"While the points deductions imposed on these two clubs are clearly significant, they have enabled the league to allow both AFC Bournemouth and Rotherham United to continue as Football League clubs without unfairly disadvantaging their competitors.
"Both clubs are long standing members of the Football League family and we wish them every success under their new regimes."
5:16pm Friday 8th August 2008
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CommentPosted by: afcb08, bournemouth on 2:21pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Come on you cherries league 2 here we come we all need to get behind the team now and support the team and manager the only way we will do anything this season is by all sticking together
Come on you cherries league 2 here we come we all need to get behind the team now and support the team and manager the only way we will do anything this season is by all sticking together
Posted by: Cheerful, Bournemouth on 2:33pm Fri 8 Aug 08
OK we are up and running.Support is vital now.
OK we are up and running.Support is vital now.
Posted by: sussexcherry, sussex on 2:33pm Fri 8 Aug 08
[quote][bold]afcb08[/bold] wrote:
Come on you cherries league 2 here we come we all need to get behind the team now and support the team and manager the only way we will do anything this season is by all sticking together[/quote] Spot on, just for once why dont we use this thread for positive, supportive posts and show our support for the club we all love. Good luck to all at the club. UTCIAD!!!!!
afcb08 wrote:
Come on you cherries league 2 here we come we all need to get behind the team now and support the team and manager the only way we will do anything this season is by all sticking together
Spot on, just for once why dont we use this thread for positive, supportive posts and show our support for the club we all love. Good luck to all at the club. UTCIAD!!!!!
Posted by: frankfidler, florida usa on 2:42pm Fri 8 Aug 08
anyone remember jack cross? nice to hear positive comments on here . come on you cherries
anyone remember jack cross? nice to hear positive comments on here . come on you cherries
Posted by: lp, christchurch on 2:58pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Come on lads ........ UNLEASH HELL on this division and on our departure out of league 2 back into league one we will salute the fl with two fingers ! stick your -17 up your arses
Come on lads ........ UNLEASH HELL on this division and on our departure out of league 2 back into league one we will salute the fl with two fingers ! stick your -17 up your arses
Posted by: Tom Griffiths., Bransgore. on 3:01pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Like all genuine AFCB supporters absolutely delighted that we have a team to follow and wish every success to the new board, manager and players.
Just one thought comes to mind.Have the "Powers that be"ever given thought to the thousands of innocent, genuine supporters and players that are affected by this deduction of points rule?? In any other walk of life people are not punished if innocent.!!I hope in future similar situations a better way will be found to deal with it.
Like all genuine AFCB supporters absolutely delighted that we have a team to follow and wish every success to the new board, manager and players.
Just one thought comes to mind.Have the "Powers that be"ever given thought to the thousands of innocent, genuine supporters and players that are affected by this deduction of points rule?? In any other walk of life people are not punished if innocent.!!I hope in future similar situations a better way will be found to deal with it.
Posted by: Northcountryboy, Poole on 3:09pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Is it just me or does Paul Baker look like Jim Royle?
Is it just me or does Paul Baker look like Jim Royle?
Posted by: swampy, poole on 3:20pm Fri 8 Aug 08
even though I follow a Northern team I still wish AFCB all the very best for the season, onward 'n upwards!
even though I follow a Northern team I still wish AFCB all the very best for the season, onward 'n upwards!
Posted by: ashleyafcb, poole on 3:34pm Fri 8 Aug 08
well im glad it is over we have our own mini lege of teams thi year rottherham will never b such a big match i think we will do a leds and be up there **** onj u cherries show the just what u got kevin bond neeeds to keep what he was doing the end off last year an keep the momentum to let us rise abouve the dredded drop zone
it would b amaing 2 go up but doubt it lets just stay up
well im glad it is over we have our own mini lege of teams thi year rottherham will never b such a big match i think we will do a leds and be up there **** onj u cherries show the just what u got kevin bond neeeds to keep what he was doing the end off last year an keep the momentum to let us rise abouve the dredded drop zone
it would b amaing 2 go up but doubt it lets just stay up
Posted by: spoon, Poole on 3:35pm Fri 8 Aug 08
So can someone confirm 100%, the ownership set up and director involvement in AFCB now, just wondering as you do?
New brooms please sweep out the old stale and useless......
Support is needed but so is transparency.
So can someone confirm 100%, the ownership set up and director involvement in AFCB now, just wondering as you do?
New brooms please sweep out the old stale and useless......
Support is needed but so is transparency.
Posted by: lferrone, Boscombe East on 4:09pm Fri 8 Aug 08
I guess those of us who post comments on this site don’t need geeing up but I do wish some of the so called supporters who went to Wembley and Cardiff will now get off heir armchairs and join the rest of us to cheer the team back where they belong and that is league one and above. My Welsh brother in-law says that he will start supporting AFCB when they start winning (I will remind him when we do) but isn’t it sad that like the FL everyone kicks a team when they are down. Support is that much more important now so if you are one of those who went to Wembley and Cardiff come to the games we need you. Up the Cherries
I guess those of us who post comments on this site don’t need geeing up but I do wish some of the so called supporters who went to Wembley and Cardiff will now get off heir armchairs and join the rest of us to cheer the team back where they belong and that is league one and above. My Welsh brother in-law says that he will start supporting AFCB when they start winning (I will remind him when we do) but isn’t it sad that like the FL everyone kicks a team when they are down. Support is that much more important now so if you are one of those who went to Wembley and Cardiff come to the games we need you. Up the Cherries
Posted by: nickboy, West London on 4:28pm Fri 8 Aug 08
[quote][bold]lferrone[/bold] wrote:
I guess those of us who post comments on this site don’t need geeing up but I do wish some of the so called supporters who went to Wembley and Cardiff will now get off heir armchairs and join the rest of us to cheer the team back where they belong and that is league one and above. My Welsh brother in-law says that he will start supporting AFCB when they start winning (I will remind him when we do) but isn’t it sad that like the FL everyone kicks a team when they are down. Support is that much more important now so if you are one of those who went to Wembley and Cardiff come to the games we need you. Up the Cherries [/quote] Exactly. What a sad attitude your brother-in-law has. Similar to the plastic Man ure /Liverpool/Arsenal fans who say "why don't you support a team that wins things" Fools.
Let's show the FL what we think of their ruling and why larger clubs with huge debts are allowed to go unpunished. UTCIAD
lferrone wrote:
I guess those of us who post comments on this site don’t need geeing up but I do wish some of the so called supporters who went to Wembley and Cardiff will now get off heir armchairs and join the rest of us to cheer the team back where they belong and that is league one and above. My Welsh brother in-law says that he will start supporting AFCB when they start winning (I will remind him when we do) but isn’t it sad that like the FL everyone kicks a team when they are down. Support is that much more important now so if you are one of those who went to Wembley and Cardiff come to the games we need you. Up the Cherries
Exactly. What a sad attitude your brother-in-law has. Similar to the plastic Man ure /Liverpool/Arsenal fans who say "why don't you support a team that wins things" Fools.
Let's show the FL what we think of their ruling and why larger clubs with huge debts are allowed to go unpunished. UTCIAD
Posted by: scottie, Salisbury on 4:38pm Fri 8 Aug 08
[quote][bold]lferrone[/bold] wrote:
I guess those of us who post comments on this site don’t need geeing up but I do wish some of the so called supporters who went to Wembley and Cardiff will now get off heir armchairs and join the rest of us to cheer the team back where they belong and that is league one and above. My Welsh brother in-law says that he will start supporting AFCB when they start winning (I will remind him when we do) but isn’t it sad that like the FL everyone kicks a team when they are down. Support is that much more important now so if you are one of those who went to Wembley and Cardiff come to the games we need you. Up the Cherries [/quote] in full agreement, if only 10% of the so called suporters who went to Wembly proudly waving their flags would turn up at every mat we could be assured of 8000 a game so come on get off your backsides and support your team they need you more than ever this season
come on you reds
lferrone wrote:
I guess those of us who post comments on this site don’t need geeing up but I do wish some of the so called supporters who went to Wembley and Cardiff will now get off heir armchairs and join the rest of us to cheer the team back where they belong and that is league one and above. My Welsh brother in-law says that he will start supporting AFCB when they start winning (I will remind him when we do) but isn’t it sad that like the FL everyone kicks a team when they are down. Support is that much more important now so if you are one of those who went to Wembley and Cardiff come to the games we need you. Up the Cherries
in full agreement, if only 10% of the so called suporters who went to Wembly proudly waving their flags would turn up at every mat we could be assured of 8000 a game so come on get off your backsides and support your team they need you more than ever this season
come on you reds
Posted by: outsider, Shrewsbury on 4:48pm Fri 8 Aug 08
For over 6 months I have logged on to this webpage and read the trials and tribulations of Bournemouth football club, My father in law lives in Bournemouth and is a Cherries season ticket holder and we often chat about the club and what lays in store for it since administration..
I have read hundreds of comments posted on here, some Good some bad and some simply pathetic, Finally. the destiny of your club has been decided after a prolonged spell in administration. Personally I think that the 17 pt penalty is about the going rate just now although I must admit I thought between 10-15 would have been nearer the mark. Having said that, your club now has the chance of playing the 2008/09 season with a reasonable chance of staying in Div 2. The fans have now got to get behind the team and stop this incessant gripe about having to travel “Up North” to fulfil quite a few of your away fixtures. Just get on with it and have a day out supporting your club. Lets be honest you never have had, or will have to travel South to play unless you draw a team from the IOW in the cup !!!!. Yes your gates will be lower than the last few seasons and the club has to cut its cloth accordingly. Football in Div 2 generally isn’t a great deal higher than Blue Square premier standard (I watch quite a bit of Blue Square football). so with a bit of endeavour and a willingness to succeed there isn’t any reason why you shouldn’t have a decent season then be able to kick on up the table in season 2009/10. What the club and players need though is for you supporters to stop all the bickering and get behind the team Win lose or draw, remember what happened to the likes of Halifax and Boston. At the end of the day you have lived to fight another day. Enjoy it, Good luck and stop bloody moaning….
For over 6 months I have logged on to this webpage and read the trials and tribulations of Bournemouth football club, My father in law lives in Bournemouth and is a Cherries season ticket holder and we often chat about the club and what lays in store for it since administration..
I have read hundreds of comments posted on here, some Good some bad and some simply pathetic, Finally. the destiny of your club has been decided after a prolonged spell in administration. Personally I think that the 17 pt penalty is about the going rate just now although I must admit I thought between 10-15 would have been nearer the mark. Having said that, your club now has the chance of playing the 2008/09 season with a reasonable chance of staying in Div 2. The fans have now got to get behind the team and stop this incessant gripe about having to travel “Up North” to fulfil quite a few of your away fixtures. Just get on with it and have a day out supporting your club. Lets be honest you never have had, or will have to travel South to play unless you draw a team from the IOW in the cup !!!!. Yes your gates will be lower than the last few seasons and the club has to cut its cloth accordingly. Football in Div 2 generally isn’t a great deal higher than Blue Square premier standard (I watch quite a bit of Blue Square football). so with a bit of endeavour and a willingness to succeed there isn’t any reason why you shouldn’t have a decent season then be able to kick on up the table in season 2009/10. What the club and players need though is for you supporters to stop all the bickering and get behind the team Win lose or draw, remember what happened to the likes of Halifax and Boston. At the end of the day you have lived to fight another day. Enjoy it, Good luck and stop bloody moaning….
Posted by: dan, kinson on 5:45pm Fri 8 Aug 08
[quote][bold]Tom Griffiths.[/bold] wrote:
Like all genuine AFCB supporters absolutely delighted that we have a team to follow and wish every success to the new board, manager and players. Just one thought comes to mind.Have the "Powers that be"ever given thought to the thousands of innocent, genuine supporters and players that are affected by this deduction of points rule?? In any other walk of life people are not punished if innocent.!!I hope in future similar situations a better way will be found to deal with it. [/quote] just one thing, we all feel a bit hard done by here, and rightly so, perhaps we should all stop and think about the innocent genuine people that are owed money by the 'old' club, i've got a business and i'm sure others in the same boat would not be happy if someone done the dirty on them in this way, some people i'm sure will lose a lot so now we've all calmed down over this we can look on the bright side from a football point of view, at least there are two other clubs in the crap with us, having said all that bournemouth rotherham would be a great play off final to end the season. up the cherries.
Tom Griffiths. wrote:
Like all genuine AFCB supporters absolutely delighted that we have a team to follow and wish every success to the new board, manager and players. Just one thought comes to mind.Have the "Powers that be"ever given thought to the thousands of innocent, genuine supporters and players that are affected by this deduction of points rule?? In any other walk of life people are not punished if innocent.!!I hope in future similar situations a better way will be found to deal with it.
just one thing, we all feel a bit hard done by here, and rightly so, perhaps we should all stop and think about the innocent genuine people that are owed money by the 'old' club, i've got a business and i'm sure others in the same boat would not be happy if someone done the dirty on them in this way, some people i'm sure will lose a lot so now we've all calmed down over this we can look on the bright side from a football point of view, at least there are two other clubs in the crap with us, having said all that bournemouth rotherham would be a great play off final to end the season. up the cherries.
Posted by: paul, Wimborne on 6:08pm Fri 8 Aug 08
WE ARE GOING UP, WE ARE GOING UP!!
WE ARE GOING UP, WE ARE GOING UP!!
Posted by: GMcMahon, Highcliffe on 6:55pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Still had to pay cash this afternoon for tickets though, let's hope that is sorted soon so we can get back to normal, quite a queue at the ground looks like a decent crowd tomorrow, I think everyone is just relieved we have a game and are going to show, let's give them a great cheer and get those 3 points UTCIAD.
Still had to pay cash this afternoon for tickets though, let's hope that is sorted soon so we can get back to normal, quite a queue at the ground looks like a decent crowd tomorrow, I think everyone is just relieved we have a game and are going to show, let's give them a great cheer and get those 3 points UTCIAD.
Posted by: steven, middlesbrough on 8:07pm Fri 8 Aug 08
come on the cherries, its time to move forward. come on kevin bond show everyone how good you are.
come on the cherries, its time to move forward. come on kevin bond show everyone how good you are.
Posted by: laurie marsh, australia on 10:34pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Frank Fidler,
Jack Cross worked for my father during one close season, good footballer, work ethic not so good (according to my old man!).
Frank Fidler,
Jack Cross worked for my father during one close season, good footballer, work ethic not so good (according to my old man!).
Posted by: laurie marsh, australia on 11:00pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Frank Fidler,
Re- earlier question about Nelson Stiffle. He was an Indian right winger who could run like the wind (olyimpian I think). Did not own a pair of boots 'til he turned 20.
Scored one of the goals that beat Spurs in the cup all those years ago.
Frank Fidler,
Re- earlier question about Nelson Stiffle. He was an Indian right winger who could run like the wind (olyimpian I think). Did not own a pair of boots 'til he turned 20.
Scored one of the goals that beat Spurs in the cup all those years ago.
Posted by: laurie marsh, australia on 11:25pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Nelson Stiffle died in Brisbane in 2005 aged 76.
(source Google)
Nelson Stiffle died in Brisbane in 2005 aged 76.
(source Google)
Posted by: alumchineboy, Alumchine on 11:39pm Fri 8 Aug 08
reading all of the stuff today - although I am 100% AFCB. I think the FA put their point very well and at least I respect their point of view of deciding on -17 points....also Nelson STIFFLE, what a story, come on the ECHO where are you, this guy sounds like a true AFCB hero
reading all of the stuff today - although I am 100% AFCB. I think the FA put their point very well and at least I respect their point of view of deciding on -17 points....also Nelson STIFFLE, what a story, come on the ECHO where are you, this guy sounds like a true AFCB hero
Posted by: Tom Griffiths., Bransgore. on 7:22am Sat 9 Aug 08
Totally agree with "Dan of Kinson" with his sympathy for creditors involved in this AFCB debacle.I had a business for the last 20 years of my working life and lost money on three occasions through Companies going into administration. This is a risk everyone takes when going into business. I just find it, rightly or wrongly,very hard to understand the thinking of people who make the rules of "Points deduction." We have lost a total of 27 points,been demoted because of it, and face a tough season ahead.I say that is very harsh punishment for a small club, just piling on the agony for the club and its supporters.
Totally agree with "Dan of Kinson" with his sympathy for creditors involved in this AFCB debacle.I had a business for the last 20 years of my working life and lost money on three occasions through Companies going into administration. This is a risk everyone takes when going into business. I just find it, rightly or wrongly,very hard to understand the thinking of people who make the rules of "Points deduction." We have lost a total of 27 points,been demoted because of it, and face a tough season ahead.I say that is very harsh punishment for a small club, just piling on the agony for the club and its supporters.
Posted by: Simon, London on 9:49am Sat 9 Aug 08
On the pathetic sky sport watching big 4 fans - they are just like small kids who can't stand losing. Basically have no backbone or moral fibre!!Its ok to like a prem team (mine's Villa - so I can handle losing..)) but I also get my self around the country watching the cherries!!
On the pathetic sky sport watching big 4 fans - they are just like small kids who can't stand losing. Basically have no backbone or moral fibre!!Its ok to like a prem team (mine's Villa - so I can handle losing..)) but I also get my self around the country watching the cherries!!
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