Cherries: Echo banned by football club (From Bournemouth Echo)

N Smith wrote:
Last night was awful , how many saves did their goalkeeper have to make. Even though i am a season ticket holder i am seriously considering not going to the next game. As for banning the Echo grow up EM and start listening to your customers.Bradbury must go where the hell is Fletch?

eaststandman wrote:
Me thinks it would have been very, very much more prudent to have sent Stockley and the awful Taylor to Rochdale...... and kept Symesey.

djd wrote:
Why can't I read the 21 comments made on this story ???

WHYNOT wrote:
not surprised with this story the echo are only interested in negative news coming out of the club (no mention about the free travel to sheff wed), time for echo head office to sack the scummers that report on our club who are hell bent on stirring up as much trouble as they can and get some reporters in who support the club

eaststandman wrote:
I'm still on football mode. Ok, we won - just. "you can put lipstick on a pig - but it's still a pig" Awful football.

WHYNOT wrote:
not surprised with this story the echo are only interested in negative news coming out of the club (no mention about the free travel to sheff wed), time for echo head office to sack the scummers that report on our club who are hell bent on stirring up as much trouble as they can and get some reporters in who support the club

simong wrote:
This whole saga is pathetic, the Echo loses sales, as many I know only buy the paper for it's coverage of AFCB and the club loses it's free publicity. The biggest loser though are the paying customers of both, but stuff them eh !!
On the pitch another awful display, I don't know what Bradbury has bagdes in but I'm fairly certain they aren't related to football coaching, the bloke hasn't a clue !

WHYNOT wrote:
not surprised with this story the echo are only interested in negative news coming out of the club (no mention about the free travel to sheff wed), time for echo head office to sack the scummers that report on our club who are hell bent on stirring up as much trouble as they can and get some reporters in who support the club

ASM wrote:
VERY SAD DAY IN THE HISTORY OF AFCB and the echo- THE ECHO HAS BEEN GREAT OVER THE YEARS

"Mitchell has, in the recent past, tried to tell us which headlines to write and which stories to cover.

Earlier this month, Mitchell invited us to write a story on how Russian Maxim Demin was “investing in him” and urged us to plaster this piece all over the back page."

For too long, it is clear Mitchell has been dictating the bournemouth vitals and echo website (the only afcb fans forums there are) I was banned several times for pointing out my disgust on stripping our championship bound side to pieces and setting up what was at the start of the season a pub team - now they have invested in the team again and we have some great players SO why not work together with the echo during these good times - this will see a massive drop in the gates and sale of the echo - everyone loses
- as for bradders I think he has every right to phone up and complain about the immature headline - bradders conducts himself very well with the media and this is how we Bournemouth fans can see what a genuinely nice bloke he is (even if he is too afraid to bite the hand that feeds him)
our recent form has been unacceptable, but a great performance last night will hopefully restore self belief in the players and manager
I FEAR THIS NEWS WILL SEE GATES DROP EVEN FURTHER AND THE ECHO AND AFCB WILL BOTH GO BUST IF SALES (TICKETS AND PAPERS) CONTINUE TO DROP

afcbjennie wrote:
Well done Mitchell, if anyone was in any doubt that you're a bullying drunken fool banning the Echo proves it beyond any doubt. A 'free press' is one of the foundation stones of a 'free society' Otherwise we have what China, North Korea and some Middle Eastern countries have. Now that the Echo reporters have some more time on their hands they want to spend it on some investigative journalism and report on some of Mitchell's questionable business dealings. If Mitchell wants to declare war on the Echo take him on and show him what a 'free press' can really do. When it was reported that the sponsors of the stadium had in effect gone bust, one of the suggestions of the day was the the stadium should now be renamed 'The Laundry' Has a much better ring to it than the Seward Stadium!!

coxes pippin wrote:
I was one of those muppets ,if you are happy watching a team playing against very poor opposition given a freekick just yards from the penalty area and they put 5 players around the ball and no one in the area,and take the ball to the corner and try and stay there,then you and bradbury deserve each other!!
As for banning the echo this is very worrying as i notice even John Williams on solent wont criticise them for fear of being banned.
I sugest the echo prints selections from this column instead of match reports in future.E.M. wants to control everything and everyone at the club and is fast trying to take over the running of Kings Park.One story the echo could check on is WHERE IS STEVE FLETCHER,rumer has it he has spoken out of turn and the sanbanks mafia were not happy.

ciderscott wrote:
Well, Echo you got what you deserve from the negative reporting and childish headlines. Since you love it in Sotton just report their teams fleeting success and maybe we can have our own local paper as the area deserves. Goodbye Echo until you can be civil and respectable in your reporting.

eaststandman wrote:
I'm still on football mode.

Ok, we won - just.



"you can put lipstick on a pig - but it's still a pig"

Awful football.

coxes pippin wrote:
I was one of those muppets ,if you are happy watching a team playing against very poor opposition given a freekick just yards from the penalty area and they put 5 players around the ball and no one in the area,and take the ball to the corner and try and stay there,then you and bradbury deserve each other!! As for banning the echo this is very worrying as i notice even John Williams on solent wont criticise them for fear of being banned. I sugest the echo prints selections from this column instead of match reports in future.E.M. wants to control everything and everyone at the club and is fast trying to take over the running of Kings Park.One story the echo could check on is WHERE IS STEVE FLETCHER,rumer has it he has spoken out of turn and the sanbanks mafia were not happy.

The Renegade Master wrote:

ciderscott wrote:
Well, Echo you got what you deserve from the negative reporting and childish headlines. Since you love it in Sotton just report their teams fleeting success and maybe we can have our own local paper as the area deserves. Goodbye Echo until you can be civil and respectable in your reporting.

Pathetic comment.
The paper have consistently reported the facts about what's happening at AFC Bournemouth and that's the reason Eddie the Inebriate has banned them. He wanted to control what the Echo printed and that's not what the free press are about.
I would also point out that the Echo is not based in Southampton. Although some of the production is done there, their local head office is still in Bournemouth, while the paper is printed overnight at their Weymouth print centre.

mgdrreams wrote:
BUT WE WON!!

A better display. Best we have played for weeks. We get a battling win against a team ABOVE us in league and still people moan on. And who ever were the muppets saying get more men forward in injury time need to get their head sorted. We were winning and didn't want too lose.
That all said Bradbury out!

db1477 wrote:
How about a report on last night ? Well here goes !!!!
At the age of 34 and having been a cherries supporter since the age of 16 ( enjoyed the great days of steve robinson, john bailey, stein, defoe, mohammed bertie etc) this has to have been my least favourite night at DC.
The standard of football was awful, just a good job Brentford were like a Sunday morning team giving us the opportunity of scraping a 1-0.
Our team has no shape, no desire and clueless in front of goal. Our management are surely to blame and as for that builder the sooner he shuts up the better. No decent manager wants to be EMs puppet so we have to settle for clueless Bradbury.
45 mins of class from Mcdonald and the hard work of fogden were the highlight in a very poor night. 4000 cherries fans surely awaiting the final whistle so we could all go home. To be honest there was not much to report so the echo have not missed much. Maybe I will have to head up the m27 to enjoy a decent team ( as advised earlier this season ) joke by the way I would rather follow Jossies giants.
Danny ( wishing a new set up for next season to include a back seat chairman, a quality experienced manager and a push at the championship with some good support and positive reporting. )

Ivan Oddsock wrote:
Sad day for the area, but now possible confirmation and a window into how Clan Mitchell dictate and micro manage at the club ? Surely this must be viewed as a precursor to more internal woes inside the club. I wonder were Mr Demin stands on this issue and how his investment must look pretty limp at present ? EM does not instill confidence in the clubs long term furture with this kind of immature behaviour on parade.

It was an immature act to give a player a 3+ year managerial contract with no experience in that role. The dross that is being dished up at DC and the first 10 minute disaster at Sherffield will not entice fans back to DC and only a new manager and that EM for once in his life to have the maturity to accept that a towns football club requires a good working partnership with its local media. Mr Mitchells bunker mentality is a sad reflection on his chairmanship and as a supporter since 1958 I am ashamed at the way he is acting and how the club is performing under it's present manager on the field. Change required or the club will be looking at more misery next season!

nealbutty wrote:
As editor of the Daily Echo for 13 years until December, I hope you’ll understand why I have resisted immersing myself in the online debate relating to AFCB’s relationship with the Echo. After all, for several years, I’ve had to wince at the level of so-called banter and defamation-challengi ng vitriol that has sometimes passed for comment and debate on this website. Today’s news is hardly a surprise, but it’s nonetheless sad and counter-productive, mainly for the club, but such rocky relationships do neither party any good. During my tenure in the editor’s chair, I oversaw our coverage through the eras of several high-profile ‘men at the top’, including Trevor Watkins, Peter Phillips, Savi Saverimutto, through to Jeff Mostyn and now Eddie Mitchell. All had different approaches to the media, particularly the Echo, the only one that provided daily coverage of the club’s activities both on and off the field. No local newspaper influences the performance of a team during 90 minutes of football. That’s down to a squad of professionals whose skill and determination will determine success. What a local paper CAN do is support the club through sustained coverage and information, potentially putting bums on seats and feeding the hunger for news. But the Echo is not the public relations arm of any business or, indeed, public sector organisation like the council, NHS or police. It has to have an independent voice while appreciating that there are different levels of volume for that voice and different ways of imparting the information. Whatever people think, the sports team at the Echo – some of whom I put in place myself – want the club to succeed. Not all the decisions we took over the past few years were right, but they were always taken very seriously and for what we believed were the right reasons, including Neil Perrett’s view of Eddie Mitchell’s confrontation with the fans. It must be extremely difficult for Eddie Mitchell to be the creator and driving force of his own development company, but then have to answer to an inquisitive press and a demanding few thousand fans. A few months ago, at the height of the conflict between the club and the paper, I said I would be happy for Eddie and myself to be locked in a room and only let out when we had worked out an agreement that suited both sides. Sadly, it never happened. Perhaps it’s now time that it did. NEAL BUTTERWORTH, former editor-in-chief, Newsquest Dorset

Legend33 wrote:
"needless & childish"... Yes, but the echo are to blame here as well, it takes two tussle.

Legend33 wrote:
"needless & childish"... Yes, but the echo are to blame here as well, it takes two tussle.

BonnieANDClyde wrote:
100 PC BACKING FOR THE NEWSPAPER - LET MITCHELL BRADBURY GO JUMP And take the 4000 and falling SYCHOPHANTIC so called fans with them ..The REAL Fans that care and want change have stopped GOING ..Those REAL fans will be back when Mitchell has GONE and i dont think it will be long '.Yours THE REAL FANS .

nealbutty wrote:
As editor of the Daily Echo for 13 years until December, I hope you’ll understand why I have resisted immersing myself in the online debate relating to AFCB’s relationship with the Echo.
After all, for several years, I’ve had to wince at the level of so-called banter and defamation-challengi

ng vitriol that has sometimes passed for comment and debate on this website.
Today’s news is hardly a surprise, but it’s nonetheless sad and counter-productive, mainly for the club, but such rocky relationships do neither party any good.
During my tenure in the editor’s chair, I oversaw our coverage through the eras of several high-profile ‘men at the top’, including Trevor Watkins, Peter Phillips, Savi Saverimutto, through to Jeff Mostyn and now Eddie Mitchell.
All had different approaches to the media, particularly the Echo, the only one that provided daily coverage of the club’s activities both on and off the field.
No local newspaper influences the performance of a team during 90 minutes of football. That’s down to a squad of professionals whose skill and determination will determine success.
What a local paper CAN do is support the club through sustained coverage and information, potentially putting bums on seats and feeding the hunger for news.
But the Echo is not the public relations arm of any business or, indeed, public sector organisation like the council, NHS or police.
It has to have an independent voice while appreciating that there are different levels of volume for that voice and different ways of imparting the information.
Whatever people think, the sports team at the Echo – some of whom I put in place myself – want the club to succeed.
Not all the decisions we took over the past few years were right, but they were always taken very seriously and for what we believed were the right reasons, including Neil Perrett’s view of Eddie Mitchell’s confrontation with the fans.
It must be extremely difficult for Eddie Mitchell to be the creator and driving force of his own development company, but then have to answer to an inquisitive press and a demanding few thousand fans.
A few months ago, at the height of the conflict between the club and the paper, I said I would be happy for Eddie and myself to be locked in a room and only let out when we had worked out an agreement that suited both sides.
Sadly, it never happened. Perhaps it’s now time that it did.
NEAL BUTTERWORTH, former editor-in-chief, Newsquest Dorset

bibocherry wrote:

nealbutty wrote:
As editor of the Daily Echo for 13 years until December, I hope you’ll understand why I have resisted immersing myself in the online debate relating to AFCB’s relationship with the Echo. After all, for several years, I’ve had to wince at the level of so-called banter and defamation-challengi ng vitriol that has sometimes passed for comment and debate on this website. Today’s news is hardly a surprise, but it’s nonetheless sad and counter-productive, mainly for the club, but such rocky relationships do neither party any good. During my tenure in the editor’s chair, I oversaw our coverage through the eras of several high-profile ‘men at the top’, including Trevor Watkins, Peter Phillips, Savi Saverimutto, through to Jeff Mostyn and now Eddie Mitchell. All had different approaches to the media, particularly the Echo, the only one that provided daily coverage of the club’s activities both on and off the field. No local newspaper influences the performance of a team during 90 minutes of football. That’s down to a squad of professionals whose skill and determination will determine success. What a local paper CAN do is support the club through sustained coverage and information, potentially putting bums on seats and feeding the hunger for news. But the Echo is not the public relations arm of any business or, indeed, public sector organisation like the council, NHS or police. It has to have an independent voice while appreciating that there are different levels of volume for that voice and different ways of imparting the information. Whatever people think, the sports team at the Echo – some of whom I put in place myself – want the club to succeed. Not all the decisions we took over the past few years were right, but they were always taken very seriously and for what we believed were the right reasons, including Neil Perrett’s view of Eddie Mitchell’s confrontation with the fans. It must be extremely difficult for Eddie Mitchell to be the creator and driving force of his own development company, but then have to answer to an inquisitive press and a demanding few thousand fans. A few months ago, at the height of the conflict between the club and the paper, I said I would be happy for Eddie and myself to be locked in a room and only let out when we had worked out an agreement that suited both sides. Sadly, it never happened. Perhaps it’s now time that it did. NEAL BUTTERWORTH, former editor-in-chief, Newsquest Dorset

Well said Neil Butterworth. The sad thing is, Eddie Mitchell has only one view and that is his own. I would now not only like to see an interview from the fan called Rodders (alias Andy Gill) but also Eddie Howe and Jason Tindall printed. Perhaps we could all be enlightened as to what is REALLY going on behind the scenes. Sadly though, I fell that Eddie and Jason will decline.

cyclejim wrote:
Neal Butterworth wrote: "Not all the decisions we took over the past few years were right"

And that's why this editorial won't get as much support as perhaps it should. Nobody wants this situation yet the opinion on here is decidedly mixed.

Even the most ardent of Cherries fans can see that the club aren't going about this in the right way and can sympathise with the Echo, BUT this article makes out that the Echo are an entirely innocent party in this spat and have done nothing to contribute to where we are today. No balance, nothing. It's a one-sided piece and my understanding of one of the points mentioned is not how the Echo has put it across despite not being inaccurate. Wordsmiths are good at that.

Newspapers are very quick to criticise, but never admit to even the slightest fault and I can't believe that the club have made a reaction (all be it an increasingly extreme one over the last few months) without some kind of genuine reason for doing so.

Should the Echo be banned? No, of course not. But BOTH sides should be looking at themselves and what they have done to the point of resolving it, not just AFCB.

manyogie wrote:
The one question to the echo is, is it truly a free reporter of the News, or is the News controlled, edited or presented in any special fashion at any time in an effort to alter the readers perspective of the issue?
If, with hand on heart, you can answer yes to the question above, then AFCB are in the wrong, if not..........

bicameral wrote:
This is typical Mitchell, yet fools like Ferndown Pete and WHYNOT still back him. Mitchell tells AFCB fans if you don't do as he says go to Southampton, His swearing on 5 is (according to these 'fans' the radio stations fault, the Echo has to be positive - or bebanned. He's a bully with some strange little followers. Forget AFCB. If theres 5000 football fans get off your backsides and go to the local non league games, supplort other local sport or even save your money and play sport yourself. Maybe thats too much.

Entailleur wrote:
The cricket season starts in 2 weeks so can we have a little more support and coverage there please?

I understand that the Sports Editor doesn't believe there is any following for cricket... but does he know how many teams play regular, organised cricket?
Dorset CCC + Development XI
Dorset 50+ A & B
Dorset Disabled
Dorset Girls & Ladies at many ages
Dorset League Saturday 90 teams
Dorset League Sunday 57 teams
Dorset County sides from Under 10 to Under 17
Dorset District Club teams at all age levels - 191 teams!!

I make that over 3900 players taking to the field and I've not included the Southern League. Okay, some of them may be duplicates but that's still a lot of people who may come back to buying the Echo if there was anything for them to read!!

AFCB? As someone who has 'known of' EM for a very long time.... "No comment".

Luffbracherry wrote:
Absolute madness. Mr Mitchell has lost the most effective medium for advertsing and PR to the community. The press and club should be building relationships and working together for the benefit of the supporters and AFCB This is just another example of the lack of knowledge/experience about football, marketing and building customer relationships It is a very sad situation, one which should not have happened Older supporters - compare the current situation to the hey day of press coverage in the Echo, Sports Echo, and weekly title Bournemouth Times. The Cherries reporter was Colin Smith one of the best local sports journalists of his era and an ardent Cherries fan. I wonder what he would think of this mess In summary, the club is underperforming against its 'throw money at it' approach and is in denial about the current situation and has decided to operate in a vacuum

spurs wrote:
Whoever is right or wrong here is down to individuals to decide but for those fans who are drifting away from AFCB can I point out just down the road at Poole town fc you can watch a team on the up for only £8.00 £4.00 for concessions and £2.00 u16 half the price of AFCB a manager and Board of Directors happy to talk to both fans and newspaper alike Home game this Saturday 3pm ko all welcome you might well be surprised at the standard of football on show

nealbutty wrote:
As editor of the Daily Echo for 13 years until December, I hope you’ll understand why I have resisted immersing myself in the online debate relating to AFCB’s relationship with the Echo. After all, for several years, I’ve had to wince at the level of so-called banter and defamation-challengi ng vitriol that has sometimes passed for comment and debate on this website. Today’s news is hardly a surprise, but it’s nonetheless sad and counter-productive, mainly for the club, but such rocky relationships do neither party any good. During my tenure in the editor’s chair, I oversaw our coverage through the eras of several high-profile ‘men at the top’, including Trevor Watkins, Peter Phillips, Savi Saverimutto, through to Jeff Mostyn and now Eddie Mitchell. All had different approaches to the media, particularly the Echo, the only one that provided daily coverage of the club’s activities both on and off the field. No local newspaper influences the performance of a team during 90 minutes of football. That’s down to a squad of professionals whose skill and determination will determine success. What a local paper CAN do is support the club through sustained coverage and information, potentially putting bums on seats and feeding the hunger for news. But the Echo is not the public relations arm of any business or, indeed, public sector organisation like the council, NHS or police. It has to have an independent voice while appreciating that there are different levels of volume for that voice and different ways of imparting the information. Whatever people think, the sports team at the Echo – some of whom I put in place myself – want the club to succeed. Not all the decisions we took over the past few years were right, but they were always taken very seriously and for what we believed were the right reasons, including Neil Perrett’s view of Eddie Mitchell’s confrontation with the fans. It must be extremely difficult for Eddie Mitchell to be the creator and driving force of his own development company, but then have to answer to an inquisitive press and a demanding few thousand fans. A few months ago, at the height of the conflict between the club and the paper, I said I would be happy for Eddie and myself to be locked in a room and only let out when we had worked out an agreement that suited both sides. Sadly, it never happened. Perhaps it’s now time that it did. NEAL BUTTERWORTH, former editor-in-chief, Newsquest Dorset

hotdog350 wrote:
Its a bad situation gone worse.
Banning the local newspaper from reporting on the club....Crazy!
I didnt go to the match last night but friends told me that it was more of the same, Bradbury clueless rubbish.
I with several friends are making a weekend of it over Easter and like someone else said on here , will be attending AFCB away to Sheffield united.
I would suggest to the Echo to send a reporter to the match if they are still allowed because if..Sorry when we start to lose, the anti Bradbury chanting will start. Enough is enough!
Mitchell could have dealt with this weeks ago and sacked Bradbury and brought a professional manager in but instead the virus has spread to him and his family running the club.
He seems to get it wrong time after time with the fans but this time if he insists on keeping a failed amateur unqualified manager then this could be the final straw with the fans.
If you cant get to the Sheffield match listen on the radio , I am sure you will hear the chanting. Mitchell you were warned months ago that Bradbury was appalling but you always know best so it rests on your head!

Entailleur wrote:
The cricket season starts in 2 weeks so can we have a little more support and coverage there please?

I understand that the Sports Editor doesn't believe there is any following for cricket... but does he know how many teams play regular, organised cricket?
Dorset CCC + Development XI
Dorset 50+ A & B
Dorset Disabled
Dorset Girls & Ladies at many ages
Dorset League Saturday 90 teams
Dorset League Sunday 57 teams
Dorset County sides from Under 10 to Under 17
Dorset District Club teams at all age levels - 191 teams!!

I make that over 3900 players taking to the field and I've not included the Southern League. Okay, some of them may be duplicates but that's still a lot of people who may come back to buying the Echo if there was anything for them to read!!

AFCB? As someone who has 'known of' EM for a very long time.... "No comment".

nonnogeppetto wrote:
I have never been through a divorce (Thank God) however, when you listen to those who have, and what we sometimes read on national papers, suggest that mudslinging only add to the embitterment and further widening of the gap between those who are involved.
There is only one way of resolving this issue and that is for both sides to unconditionally set aside what has brought them to this point and resolve to move on for mutual benefit. If conditions are attached to any agreement it will be doomed to fail before it starts. ECHO EM do it for the fans if you want us to buy season tickets and continue to support the club

mowebb wrote:
O.k. so Eddie has been a bit of a fool but he has the success of AFCB at heart. Bournemouth are our local team and the Echo is our local paper and as such they should be supportive of each other. Unfortunately every time something untoward happens at the Club it is blown up out of all proportion by The Echo so it is totally unsurprising that they are now banned from reporting. Why don't they leave sensationalism to the National Press and concentrate on the good things about our club. they MAY sell more papers!!

Square Old Codger wrote:
I didn't go to the game on Saturday, with my 11 year old Grandson playing his first game of Rugby in England for his Club RFC Dinan at Lytchett Minster it was the only choice for me. Two very excellent Community Clubs, run by good people, passionate about Rugby and teaching the youngsters in their charge to play the game the right way and in the right spirit, I left the ground with a smile on my face ( admittedly after watching the Five Nations game and a couple of beers) - something that hasn't happened at Dean Court this Season . Last night I just couldn't be bothered to make the effort and I wont be going again this Season - nor if Lee remain in charge will I be buying another Season Ticket. Looking at the Championship Table this morning, seeing the Saints and Brighton on the cusp of the Premiership , is a sad reminder of who far the Club has regressed, under Eddie Howe we were matching these sides, but thanks to the Boards failure to manage the Club's finances and it's mismanagement of it's affairs, we fell back into insolvency, the team sold off a great management team forced out and the rot set in. We are clearly overspending again, there is no evidence at all that Max Demin has "invested" a penny in the Club - indeed Mr Mitchell has said that we are borrowing from a friendly source " to invest" and how long can it be before it all goes "belly up " again. The Club has "lost" 40% of last years support and has a much reduced income as a result and now this nonsense with the Echo. It's time that Eddie Mitchell came clean with the supporters - just what is going on? The Manager is the most important appointment at any Club, ours just isn't up to the job, much of the money give to him has been wasted, it takes a rare talent to build a team , it's just not a matter of buying "good" players, Eddie Howe did it for peanuts. I rather fear that when the Accounts for this year are published ( no doubt after many a delay) they will be appalling . Dark days again!!

afcbournemouth wrote:
i really hope this story isnt taking the gloss off last night win ..... yeah it was bloody shocking !! worst team iv seen since the jimmy quinn era no team shape no team ethic a team full of individuals ! i have never been so bored as last night ! the crowds flat and the football is the poorest iv seen in years ! i left a good 20 mins before the end and even the stewards asked if everything was ok i replied thats the last game i go too ! boring ! the boards made a big mistake backing bradders and they are screwed and they no it by extending his contract afcb is buggered for another 3 years under his reign such a shame . great fans that always get punished its goodbye from me until we show ambition and get a proper manager that knows the leauge my£26 pound will be staying in my wallet from now !!

The AMAZON is back wrote:

afcbournemouth wrote:
i really hope this story isnt taking the gloss off last night win ..... yeah it was bloody shocking !! worst team iv seen since the jimmy quinn era no team shape no team ethic a team full of individuals ! i have never been so bored as last night ! the crowds flat and the football is the poorest iv seen in years ! i left a good 20 mins before the end and even the stewards asked if everything was ok i replied thats the last game i go too ! boring ! the boards made a big mistake backing bradders and they are screwed and they no it by extending his contract afcb is buggered for another 3 years under his reign such a shame . great fans that always get punished its goodbye from me until we show ambition and get a proper manager that knows the leauge my£26 pound will be staying in my wallet from now !!

TOP POST MATE, RIGHT ON THE BUTTON - BRADBURY OUT - STAY OFF THE DRINK MITCHELL AND OPEN YOUR EYES - SACK BRADBURY

Rodders_afcb wrote:
Some of the earlier posts calling the Neil's Scummers are way of the mark. I have met and chatted to Neil Perrett on many occasions and he is a fan and cares a lot about the club.

I support the Echo on this 100% It wasn't that long ago people were writing/ saying the echo is the clubs puppet and does what the club asks.

However now they now admit they weren't and never will be in someone else's pocket.

The Echo did many great things for the club dating back to the great escape 1995 season asking who will lead us on and off the pitch, The winter gardens meeting. The echo were also there at the council chambers when the club were seeking council funding to build the new DC. I know because I was there too. They led the campaign to lift the transfer embargo, they led the campaign to get more bums on seats (which they have done on numerous occasions).

They also went out of there way and did running commentaries on in house forums by the football club and were allowed to print and write what they liked in the corner of the room.

Eddie has attempted and so far done bully and threaten his way through the football club since day 1. It probably started the day Mostyn phoned Baker and threatened to financially ruin Baker if he did not sell to the Murry Group.

Again I make my offer to the echo reporters that if they need a fan interview held outside DC and with photo's etc etc I am more than willing to do this. From being on the Supportes Trust I have been allowed the privy of knowing what happened in that takeover from sport-6 and who and where other bidders came from.

I am also alarmed at the way Eddie is treating the football club with his yobbish behaviour of going around threatening people whilst drunk. If the fans behaved like this they would be banned plain and simple.

I've seen posts recently from AFCB fans saying they used to sit in the family enclosure and/ or would take there family to games but don't anymore because it doesn't feel like a family club anymore.

I don't like Eddie and don't trust him and am more than happy to have an interview with the echo on the doorsteps of DC I'll even invite Eddie Mitchell to come outside and answer any questions I have for him But the past tells me he'll be in is office hiding in the bin until I go away. (as he has done in the past).

I've been a fan of this club for 20+ years I didn't like Watkins I didn't like Phillips and I didn't like Mostyn. But at least they cared about there reputations and that of the football club. Eddie is too drunk and foul mouthed to stop and think the damaging he's doing to himself, the fans and most importantly the football club.

What will the current and potential future sponsors think now that the echo have announced they will not support / work alongside the football club?

If I was a sponsor of the football club then tonight I will be thinking of revising what I intended to pay this season and maybe next as the potential advertising of my product is going to be seriously hit.

If the echo wish to interview me outside DC then feel free to email me at the email address of this log in name.

Rodders
aka
Andy Gill

BonnieANDClyde wrote:
Denim is NO russian Billionaire == 100 FACT

Saint&Sinner wrote:
A very warm welcome to all of you ex Cherry fans that now enjoy top flight entertaining football at St Marys ( on Dodgy Eddies advise ).
We have a great set up from the tea lady, stadium, fan base, manager, right up to a respected, discreet and professional Chairman ...

Up The Saints - The futures bright, its Red & White.

mrsrat wrote:
150+ messages...several duplicated 2-3 times like SoC
150,hmmm!...just a miniscule %tage of the supporters who turned out on a cold tues night to see their team even tho' they have not been getting the results they deserve.
Next season, I expect the Echo will go to EM, cap in hand, having lost even more of their sales. They must be struggling financially now the web sites are free and usually a good read, and are not getting their income from Cherries' supporters.

Rodders_afcb wrote:
Some of the earlier posts calling the Neil's Scummers are way of the mark. I have met and chatted to Neil Perrett on many occasions and he is a fan and cares a lot about the club.

I support the Echo on this 100% It wasn't that long ago people were writing/ saying the echo is the clubs puppet and does what the club asks.

However now they now admit they weren't and never will be in someone else's pocket.

The Echo did many great things for the club dating back to the great escape 1995 season asking who will lead us on and off the pitch, The winter gardens meeting. The echo were also there at the council chambers when the club were seeking council funding to build the new DC. I know because I was there too. They led the campaign to lift the transfer embargo, they led the campaign to get more bums on seats (which they have done on numerous occasions).

They also went out of there way and did running commentaries on in house forums by the football club and were allowed to print and write what they liked in the corner of the room.

Eddie has attempted and so far done bully and threaten his way through the football club since day 1. It probably started the day Mostyn phoned Baker and threatened to financially ruin Baker if he did not sell to the Murry Group.

Again I make my offer to the echo reporters that if they need a fan interview held outside DC and with photo's etc etc I am more than willing to do this. From being on the Supportes Trust I have been allowed the privy of knowing what happened in that takeover from sport-6 and who and where other bidders came from.

I am also alarmed at the way Eddie is treating the football club with his yobbish behaviour of going around threatening people whilst drunk. If the fans behaved like this they would be banned plain and simple.

I've seen posts recently from AFCB fans saying they used to sit in the family enclosure and/ or would take there family to games but don't anymore because it doesn't feel like a family club anymore.

I don't like Eddie and don't trust him and am more than happy to have an interview with the echo on the doorsteps of DC I'll even invite Eddie Mitchell to come outside and answer any questions I have for him But the past tells me he'll be in is office hiding in the bin until I go away. (as he has done in the past).

I've been a fan of this club for 20+ years I didn't like Watkins I didn't like Phillips and I didn't like Mostyn. But at least they cared about there reputations and that of the football club. Eddie is too drunk and foul mouthed to stop and think the damaging he's doing to himself, the fans and most importantly the football club.

What will the current and potential future sponsors think now that the echo have announced they will not support / work alongside the football club?

If I was a sponsor of the football club then tonight I will be thinking of revising what I intended to pay this season and maybe next as the potential advertising of my product is going to be seriously hit.

If the echo wish to interview me outside DC then feel free to email me at the email address of this log in name.

Rodders
aka
Andy Gill

Northstand_dan wrote:

eaststandman wrote:
I'm still on football mode.

Ok, we won - just.



"you can put lipstick on a pig - but it's still a pig"

Awful football.

Lol.. i like that... a nice reference to EM i presume..

kinsonboy wrote:
Am i the only person who thinks that the club will not actually suffer from this ban because the true and loyal fans will be there through thick and thi
n times! E-ddies C-ash H-elps O-ut.
E-CHO C-omments H-orrendously O-utrageous! Lets fill the ground a support our team in the manner we at Afcb are famous for! NORTH STAND DO YOUR JOB!

kinsonboy wrote:
Am i the only person who thinks that the club will not actually suffer from this ban because the true and loyal fans will be there through thick and thi
n times! E-ddies C-ash H-elps O-ut.
E-CHO C-omments H-orrendously O-utrageous! Lets fill the ground a support our team in the manner we at Afcb are famous for! NORTH STAND DO YOUR JOB!

adyb1967 wrote:

spurs wrote:
Whoever is right or wrong here is down to individuals to decide but for those fans who are drifting away from AFCB can I point out just down the road at Poole town fc you can watch a team on the up for only £8.00 £4.00 for concessions and £2.00 u16 half the price of AFCB a manager and Board of Directors happy to talk to both fans and newspaper alike Home game this Saturday 3pm ko all welcome you might well be surprised at the standard of football on show

absolutely and totally wish to enhance this statement..... Poole Town is a lovely setting, with a wonderful chairman and board of directors who have amazingly stuck with the club through so many dreadful years since 1994 when they were unceremoniously booted out of Poole Stadium.
Get down there one Saturday and watch players with passion, commitment and desire, not to mention GOALS GOALS and more GOALS!! Poole have averaged 3 goals a game for many years and look at AFCB... 18 in 18 home games this season. Truly shocking.

kinsonboy wrote:
Am i the only person who thinks that the club will not actually suffer from this ban because the true and loyal fans will be there through thick and thi n times! E-ddies C-ash H-elps O-ut. E-CHO C-omments H-orrendously O-utrageous! Lets fill the ground a support our team in the manner we at Afcb are famous for! NORTH STAND DO YOUR JOB!

TimAFCB wrote:
I don't understand why the Echo are starting this new forum? In their own words they say the Echo will be fine without AFCB one day then the next start a dedicated forum for the supporters? I'm not a fan of Mr Bradbury and think there are better men for the job and I think EM should learn to keep his mouth shut, but without him there would not be an AFCB left to support. We were so close to being wound-up! If someone would like to stump up the cash to buy him out then please do, but until then I'm just happy there is a club to support.

Rodders_afcb wrote:
Its probably because there isn't an independent fans forum website out there. Too many have ego's or hidden agenda's I think the echo have tapped into a very good potential market that will help them and there sponsors.

The echo supports free press and free speech something many off our afcb fans websites don't preach.

peekay wrote:

Rodders_afcb wrote:
Its probably because there isn't an independent fans forum website out there. Too many have ego's or hidden agenda's I think the echo have tapped into a very good potential market that will help them and there sponsors.

The echo supports free press and free speech something many off our afcb fans websites don't preach.

There is an independent AFCB supporters fans forum on Vitals.net. Sadly it no longer functions since someone started DOSsing it!

nonnisrevenge wrote:
The problem seems to be an all or nothing approach to ownership. Let's face facts the club is upwardly mobile and is benefiting from investment in its infrastructure. Making AFCB a more attractive proposition to players, future supporters and financial investment makes sound and viable sense, especially if the aim is championship football within a couple of years. However, you have to display a certain degree of magnanimity and humilty as well towards those who support you be it fans and media alike. If you have a dictorial and autocratic apporach to running a club with such close community ties, your risk alienating the very people who's loyalty has unwavered and served you in times of need. Then in time, all the good work you've done, will slowly unwravel and you are back to where you started, minus 1000+ supporters. UTCIAD

Scargutt2 wrote:
Congratulations to the Echo for standing up for what it believes - and what is right.

For evidence of how things would look if you let the Club dictate your stories, please see www.thetelegraphanda

rgus.co.uk

All the best for the rest of the season to all the Bournemouth supporters.