Cherries: Pitman insists there is more to come (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Cherries: Pitman insists there is more to come
7:00am Saturday 26th January 2013 in Sport
By Neil Perrett
BRETT Pitman is convinced Cherries are equipped for the Championship but believes there is still more to come from Eddie Howe’s promotion hopefuls.
Jerseyman Pitman has netted four times in eight League One appearances since returning to the club from Bristol City, initially on loan, in November.
The 24-year-old striker bagged 20 goals in the Championship for the Robins and is adamant Cherries could more than hold their own at the next level.
Pitman, who has plundered 63 league goals in his Cherries career, told the Daily Echo: “You can’t be a bad team if you don’t lose for 18 games. The run included a draw with a Premier League club in the FA Cup and some wins against some good teams. I still think there is more to come.
“We have got good players and we try to play the right way. We have a philosophy and a manager who believes and encourages us to play that way. He knows there are going to be mistakes at times and they might cost us goals.
“The easy way to play is to get the ball as far away as possible from your goal and the hard way is the way we are playing. At times, we have been very good at it.”
Pitman, whose Cherries move was made permanent earlier this month, is likely to feature when Howe’s men entertain League One rivals Crewe at Dean Court this afternoon (3pm).
- Cherries are hoping Miles Addison can avoid going under the knife after stepping up his comeback bid.
The club captain upped his rehabilitation programme after taking advice from two surgeons on his foot problem.
Cherries confirmed that the defender had started running and could resume training within two weeks.
However, if Addison endures any further setbacks in his quest for fitness, Cherries confirmed he might be forced to have season-ending surgery.
Long-term injury victim Charlie Sheringham, sidelined since damaging his foot on Boxing Day 2011, is also making progress.
The striker has been working with sports scientist Dan Hodges and could rejoin first-team training in the next few weeks.
Comments(19)
Mike Oxbig
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9:11am Sat 26 Jan 13
Football banning order yob wrote:What a horrible thing to say.
Let's hope it's surgery for Addison.
cherries13
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9:35am Sat 26 Jan 13
Mike Oxbig wrote:Agreed let's hope it's not surgery as we need all the squad players we can for the run in. Eddie is not a fool and has shown by dropping James he's happy to make key decisions unlike the previous managers. Addison will have to take a reserve roll and I'm sure that's all Eddie has planned for him.
Football banning order yob wrote:What a horrible thing to say.
Let's hope it's surgery for Addison.
afcbtintin
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9:53am Sat 26 Jan 13
Afcbpete
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9:59am Sat 26 Jan 13
Football banning order yob wrote:Firstly that's a disgraceful post, you should feel totally ashamed of yourself and the worst thing is you call yourself a fan!!! Brett's right, i think the squad is shaping up really well now, there is certainly room for improvement. Too many chances going begging at the moment, but the whole club has made vast strides in the right direction in the past few months and it's still evolving. Watching DVD's of Brett's goals back in Div2 in particular, it would be great if he began to find that sort of form again, some of his goals were incredible ala Burton at home I think it was... Good Luck today guys, 3 points please... UTCIAD
Let's hope it's surgery for Addison.
DansAFCB
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10:08am Sat 26 Jan 13
Football banning order yob wrote:I am with you on that there is no way that lump should be back in a shirt for us he is useless! Send him packing Eddie!
Let's hope it's surgery for Addison.
UTCIAD
bigfatsteve
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10:43am Sat 26 Jan 13
DansAFCB wrote:You two need to go and have a long hard look in the mirror at yourselves. We all have favourite players and players we all have players, who we don't think are good enough to be in the team. You're entitled to you're opinion. but to wish an operation on a player that will keep him out for the rest of the season is shameful. The only person who sees the players daily and can make a proper judgement is the manager and Eddie's not doing a bad job of it at the moment.
Football banning order yob wrote:I am with you on that there is no way that lump should be back in a shirt for us he is useless! Send him packing Eddie!
Let's hope it's surgery for Addison.
UTCIAD
bigfatsteve
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10:43am Sat 26 Jan 13
DansAFCB wrote:You two need to go and have a long hard look in the mirror at yourselves. We all have favourite players and players we all have players, who we don't think are good enough to be in the team. You're entitled to you're opinion. but to wish an operation on a player that will keep him out for the rest of the season is shameful. The only person who sees the players daily and can make a proper judgement is the manager and Eddie's not doing a bad job of it at the moment.
Football banning order yob wrote:I am with you on that there is no way that lump should be back in a shirt for us he is useless! Send him packing Eddie!
Let's hope it's surgery for Addison.
UTCIAD
bigfatsteve
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10:47am Sat 26 Jan 13
DansAFCB wrote:You two need to go and have a long hard look in the mirror at yourselves. We all have favourite players and players, who we don't think are good enough to be in the team. You're entitled to you're opinion. but to wish an operation on a player that will keep him out for the rest of the season is shameful. The only person who sees the players daily and can make a proper judgement is the manager and Eddie's not doing a bad job of it at the moment.
Football banning order yob wrote:I am with you on that there is no way that lump should be back in a shirt for us he is useless! Send him packing Eddie!
Let's hope it's surgery for Addison.
UTCIAD
Deejaycee
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11:19am Sat 26 Jan 13
Football banning order yob wrote:"Yob" just about sums him up.
Let's hope it's surgery for Addison.
Cherry Tony
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11:23am Sat 26 Jan 13
Deejaycee wrote:This guy 'football banning order yob'
Football banning order yob wrote:"Yob" just about sums him up.
Let's hope it's surgery for Addison.
constantly slates our own players. Go and support someone else.
RED LETTER DAY
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11:30am Sat 26 Jan 13
STEADY EDDIE 1 for the road
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11:42am Sat 26 Jan 13
Football banning order yob wrote:Over-stepped the mark there yob. It's one thing to slate the useless ex management duo, director of football, drunken chairman etc but totally unexceptable to knock one of your own players.
Let's hope it's surgery for Addison.
As with all the squad, Eddie & Jason will work on Addisons weakness and improve him. Give the lad a break, he may well turn out a lot better than you think.
smhinto
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12:46pm Sat 26 Jan 13
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Let's just think about this for a moment.!!!
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You can't go into any game with both first choice full backs missing and half your midfield absent and still expect to get a result.
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Just who is going to replace them ??
Cook would normally fit in a right back but is not available, Meades is on lonn and cannot cover at left back, Daniels if selected will play carrying an injury.
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So assume this to be the worst case senario please list your starting eleven minus these players. Any answer should make interesting reading.
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Let's just hope that these rumours are just pre-match hype.
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Regards””
West moors 1
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12:49pm Sat 26 Jan 13
stevobath
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1:25pm Sat 26 Jan 13
r&bman
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7:52pm Sun 27 Jan 13
jakeysredd
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8:57pm Sun 27 Jan 13
snake hips
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9:16pm Sun 27 Jan 13
DansAFCB wrote:2 most sensible comments on here. Addison is a liability. Slow turning circle of the qe2. Never a captain, send him packing to aldershot. Baudry should never have been released.
Football banning order yob wrote:I am with you on that there is no way that lump should be back in a shirt for us he is useless! Send him packing Eddie!
Let's hope it's surgery for Addison.
UTCIAD
Football banning order yob says...
9:01am Sat 26 Jan 13