Bond: Rebuilding job starts now (From Bournemouth Echo)

Bond: Rebuilding job starts now

5:50pm Saturday 3rd May 2008 in

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BOSS Kevin Bond pledged to start the Dean Court rebuilding job right away after Cherries crashed out of League One at Carlisle.

Cherries' 1-1 draw at Brunton Park, coupled with Cheltenham's shock win over Doncaster Rovers, condemned Bond's braves to the drop.

Scott Dobie's 58th-minute strike put the Cumbrians in front, before substitute Brett Pitman equalised for Cherries 10 minutes later.

But with February's 10-point deduction for entering administration hanging over them, Bond's side were always fighting the club's finances as well as battling on the field.

Bond said: "I said to the players before the game that I was confident we'd do well. I knew they'd give everything they'd got and they did.

"But for us to get what we needed, it was going to need to be our day and it wasn't.

"We needed the rub of the green and a key decision here and and there and today we didn't get it.

"When you've come as far as we've come to get to the position we were in today, it's hard to take.

Looking ahead, Bond added: "I hope that Jeff Mostyn takes over the club because that is the best thing for the football club.

"I'll be having a chat with Jeff and hopefully things will start in earnest next week."

When asked if he hoped to take Cherries forward in League Two next season, Bond replied: "Absolutely."