Who do you want first next season? CONFIRMED AS BOURNEMOUTH (A)

[Clampy]

Let's hope they are forced to plough some of their PL windfall money into the stadium. Coming up with a 12,000 capacity ground is a bit of a joke.

I wouldn't say it's a joke. There's no point in them building a ground that they would be too big for them. QPR only holds 18k after all.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Let's hope they are forced to plough some of their PL windfall money into the stadium. Coming up with a 12,000 capacity ground is a bit of a joke.

I reckon that the Premier League chiefs would love to have 20 brand new Lego-bowl grounds, holding 30,000 plus to reinforce the PL brand so I think it's fantastic when a club like Bournemouth break the glass ceiling and get to dine at the top table.

And I agree that they shouldn't charge more than £30 for a ticket - no club should - but why should Bournemouth have to be the club to set the precedent?

[silhillvilla]

Point being , little Bournemouth are now getting PL money. The owners should be forced to invest in the ground aswell as lining their own pockets (if indeed that's the case )

[Villa in Denmark]

Let's hope they are forced to plough some of their PL windfall money into the stadium. Coming up with a 12,000 capacity ground is a bit of a joke.

I reckon that the Premier League chiefs would love to have 20 brand new Lego-bowl grounds, holding 30,000 plus to reinforce the PL brand so I think it's fantastic when a club like Bournemouth break the glass ceiling and get to dine at the top table.

And I agree that they shouldn't charge more than £30 for a ticket - no club should - but why should Bournemouth have to be the club to set the precedent?

100% agree.

They're there on merit, they've done it within the financial constraints their owners have set them.

Anything that sticks two fingers up to the Scudamore and company can't be all bad.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I'm after a ticket by the way, if anyone cane help.....

[supertom]

Point being , little Bournemouth are now getting PL money. The owners should be forced to invest in the ground aswell as lining their own pockets (if indeed that's the case )

Bournemouth are probably a club who could quite easily struggle financially at some juncture. I would imagine some of that money may be kept aside for a rainy day, and if the chairman has any sense he'll let a decent young manager invest at least 20 million in keeping them up.

I'm not up on Bournemouths ground, it's obviously small, which in some ways could give them a good atmosphere in home games, but is it in good nick? They might do some superficial things, and perhaps invest in the training and youth academy.
If I were them I'd give it a year. If they're still in the top flight, then they should look at expansion. Back in the championship and they could be in a ground they can no longer fill.

[dave.woodhall]

Point being , little Bournemouth are now getting PL money. The owners should be forced to invest in the ground aswell as lining their own pockets (if indeed that's the case )

Why should they? Six years ago they were ten minutes from the conference. Just before that they were in administration. The Football League is stocked with clubs who had grandiose, unworkable plans and ended up with grounds they couldn't fill and/or players on contracts they couldn't afford.

[PeterWithesShin]

For the vast majority of the last 40 years, Bournemouth have averaged 3-6K. Why should they be forced to increase to a capacity they may not need again after this season?

[Holte L2]

I did 14 aways last season so will be fine.

[Dave Cooper please]

Point being , little Bournemouth are now getting PL money. The owners should be forced to invest in the ground aswell as lining their own pockets (if indeed that's the case )

Little Bournemouth can do what the heck they want with the money they get. The chances are they will only be in the PL for a season or two so as long as their ground meets all the health and safety criteria then they would probably be better off investing in their academy and training facilities first of all.
 The only people who will be moaning about the capacity will be the Bournemouth fans who want to jump on the bandwagon but couldn't be arsed to watch them even last season (average attendance of just over 10,000) and away fans who can't get a ticket.

[Pete3206]

Point being , little Bournemouth are now getting PL money. The owners should be forced to invest in the ground aswell as lining their own pockets (if indeed that's the case )

Yeah, they should be serial philanthropists like Roman Abramovich and the Glazers.

[cheltenhamlion]

Other than Silhilvilla talking bollocks, have Sky decided how to fuck the fixtures yet?

[in exile]

Other than Silhilvilla talking bollocks, have Sky decided how to fuck the fixtures yet?

August - September should be announced in the next 5 days

[Legion]

I posted the schedule earlier.

[Legion]

SKY/BT Broadcast announcement dates...

August- September: Next 5 days
October - November: July 6
December: September 17
January: October 19
February: November 17
March: Second working day in January
April: February 3
May: March 23