I would encourage anybody reading my football ramblings to post a few thoughts of their own..... as opinion is the nectar of conversation.

the latest Iraola led Bournemouth squad players tactics and club funding are both attentive curiosity readings......

summary states..... Bournemouth are owned by Black Knight Football Club led by 80 year old American finance expert Bill Foley and they receive funding through player transfer sales and commercial partnerships of Renaissance Asset Finance plus their own club initiative of the Cherries Community Fund..... to which finances nicely flows with their increased revenue from recent heroic performances in the Premier League..... which has now led to further significant investment from its owners Black Knight Football Club..... Foley also has a stake in French Ligue 1 Lorient also.....

..... putting all that aside Iraola has actually lost half of his core players from last seasons team bringing in 200 million quid for the club this summer......

...... so far all been good for Bournemouth this season as they have been scoring first and scoring early...... which accounts for yet another Bournemouth terrific starting campaign......
.....Tavernier scored inside four minutes at home to Wolves with Evanilson netted after five minutes at Spurs..... while it took Scott twenty minutes to bag the opener against Brighton.....

..... sure that Farke will know a trick into stopping this latest Iraola squad who will again be setting out to dominate the early exchanges like in each of their last three matches from the onset.....

..... contrasting coaches in Farke and Iraola in that both possesses a personality of total contrast. ..... the Spaniard appearing calm and relaxed off the pitch but displaying a fiery intensity on the sideline & the German rather reserved with a calm controlled disposition.

..... the Iraola play style and shape have remained unchanged from last season as they targeted their new arrivals with very similar traits and qualities to those they had lost...... out went Luis Sinisterra loaned out to Brazilian side Cruzeiro..... in a deal worth 2 million up front with a permanent 10 million deal at the end of the loan..... and Max Aarons loaned out to Valencia last season and now at Rangers on loan....... remember both thought they were far to good to play for us a while back.....

..... the Bournemouth scouting setup targets players who are usually under the age of 25 and across the last two seasons they have identified developing talent and pounced to sign them very quickly..... far to early to judge the success of their club policy of course but certainly no standout home grown academy prospects.....

....... should be an interesting clash at Elland Road on Sat...... you can already see our possession tally is highlighting strong progress in team bonding and discipline.....
..... also it is nice to see Farkes willingness to allow our attackers to get onto the ball with confidence and showing more willingness to take on defenders by releasing their creativity more often......

...... the experienced right back James Justin we signed from Leicester for circa 10m should be an adequent replacement for Jason Bogle if needed for this game..... his all-round game is proven to be solid in defensive duties with very effective attacking contributions..... with the bonus of being able to play in the left back role with ease as well..... needs to be kept fit as he has missed over 100 games due to injury between 2021/25..... so hope he gets his full match opportunity soon....... as it does not look good news on Bogles ankle.....

...... Bournemouth play football reminiscent of how West Ham once traditionally played and one would think Iraola would be a better match than a pottering Potter for them if they are requiring another good technical coach now that neighbours Spurs have one........

..... my rambled views to ponder on hopefully keeping this fine forum ticking over.....

MOT