Fans have their say as Cherries open with draw against West Brom

The Dorset club were twice pegged back to be held to a 2-2 draw by the Baggies in a breathless Championship opener at Vitality Stadium.

Emiliano Marcondes put Cherries ahead early in the contest, only for Dara O’Shea to level the game before half-time.

Cherries took to the front again soon after the restart through Philip Billing, before Callum Robinson tied things up to set up a tense final 20 minutes.

Here’s how Cherries fans reacted to their opening performance in the league campaign.

Very happy considering the youngsters we put out, they did themselves proud. 😀🍒😀😀🍒😀🍒

— ken chiverton (@cherriesken) August 6, 2021

A lot of the kids will learn from this game and become better player's for it Kilkenny looks a good young lad as with zemura Anthony did ok but feel he needs to fill out a bit

— mark White (@TommaxMw) August 6, 2021

Really happy. A draw against premier league quality, with a load of injuries down the side. Kids did us proud, only downside is physicality and defending set pieces.

— Jamie Gilling (@jg_077) August 6, 2021

Kids did us proud now time for the board to follow suit and back Scott in the market

— Afcbmatt237 (@afcbmatt237) August 6, 2021

A satisfactory start for #afcb last night. The youngsters looked at home, two good goals, and a point against a team we would have lost to last season.

— Simon Chamberlain (@simonrch1) August 7, 2021

Last night showed that us fans don’t demand the prettiest football in the world, we just want a team we can be proud of.

Excited for the new era. #afcb 🍒

— Tom Jordan 💡 (@TomJordan21) August 7, 2021