| Alan Brazil 17:14 - Apr 15 with 2428 views | GlasgowBlue |
Talking about Ipswich being a bigger club than Bournemouth.
He seems to have lost a hell of a lot of weight. Does anyone know if it's health related or something he has done himself? Hope he is ok. |  |
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| Alan Brazil on 17:16 - Apr 15 with 2389 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
I saw a headline stating he had lost weight after relatives believed he had died. The implication I drew was that it was a change in lifestyle. I hope it is. |  |
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| Alan Brazil on 17:21 - Apr 15 with 2348 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Alan Brazil on 17:16 - Apr 15 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I saw a headline stating he had lost weight after relatives believed he had died. The implication I drew was that it was a change in lifestyle. I hope it is. |
Good news if it is a lifestyle change. | |
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| Alan Brazil on 17:22 - Apr 15 with 2345 views | _CliveBaker_ |
He's stopped drinking so much in the Marquis, no doubt lost a few pounds and saved a few pounds as well. |  | | |
| Alan Brazil on 17:23 - Apr 15 with 2319 views | Swansea_Blue |
Yes, looking a lot trimmer. He’s right on this occasion too. |  |
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| Alan Brazil on 17:28 - Apr 15 with 2286 views | BlueBadger |
| Alan Brazil on 17:21 - Apr 15 by GlasgowBlue |
Good news if it is a lifestyle change. |
Indeed. He'd been looking like a stroke waiting to happen. |  |
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| Alan Brazil on 18:26 - Apr 15 with 2091 views | TJS |
In terms of history and fan base every club in the Premier League AND current Championship is bigger than Bournemouth. The only exception is possibly Oxford.
They are the equivalent of 1980s Wimbledon if 1980s Wimbledon played really good football. [Post edited 15 Apr 18:29]
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| Alan Brazil on 18:27 - Apr 15 with 2081 views | BlueBadger |
| Alan Brazil on 18:26 - Apr 15 by TJS |
In terms of history and fan base every club in the Premier League AND current Championship is bigger than Bournemouth. The only exception is possibly Oxford.
They are the equivalent of 1980s Wimbledon if 1980s Wimbledon played really good football. [Post edited 15 Apr 18:29]
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They're basically Reading, history-wise. | |
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| Alan Brazil on 18:46 - Apr 15 with 1931 views | MattinLondon |
Unfortunately the only people who care about what club won what is the fans of that particular club.
Players only care about being in the Premier League and if Spurs go down a club like Bournemouth will be more attractive an option than them.
The entire ‘big club thing’ is an argument that disappeared when Sky started to broadcast football. [Post edited 15 Apr 18:47]
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| Alan Brazil on 18:47 - Apr 15 with 1935 views | Facefacts |
Big club = can buy Premier League quality players
AFCB - big club
ITFC - minnow |  | | |
| Alan Brazil on 19:09 - Apr 15 with 1849 views | armchaircritic59 |
All these " big club " arguments and disagreements that spring up quite regularly, ignore one rather important thing. There are absolutely no definitive " rules " as to what exactly one is. Personally I find it term that's irrelevant. Some clubs are " big clubs " in their own minds of course. |  | | |
| Alan Brazil on 19:25 - Apr 15 with 1738 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Alan Brazil on 18:47 - Apr 15 by Facefacts |
Big club = can buy Premier League quality players
AFCB - big club
ITFC - minnow |
I do love these comedy creations. |  |
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| Alan Brazil on 19:41 - Apr 15 with 1677 views | MVBlue |
| Alan Brazil on 17:21 - Apr 15 by GlasgowBlue |
Good news if it is a lifestyle change. |
This is clearly Ozempic. Its stops drinking appetite too.
Such a quick turnaround, seems obvious. But fair play anyway. |  |
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| Alan Brazil on 20:00 - Apr 15 with 1620 views | 66notout |
| Alan Brazil on 17:21 - Apr 15 by GlasgowBlue |
Good news if it is a lifestyle change. |
His daughter, Stephanie, has probably had a lot to do with it. She’s a GP. |  | | |
| Alan Brazil on 21:58 - Apr 15 with 1372 views | MK1 |
| Alan Brazil on 18:26 - Apr 15 by TJS |
In terms of history and fan base every club in the Premier League AND current Championship is bigger than Bournemouth. The only exception is possibly Oxford.
They are the equivalent of 1980s Wimbledon if 1980s Wimbledon played really good football. [Post edited 15 Apr 18:29]
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Fan base, obviously Ipswich.
Historically, obviously Ipswich.
Last 10 years, obviously Bournemouth.
Just depends how far back you wish to look. |  |
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| Alan Brazil on 22:25 - Apr 15 with 1300 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Alan Brazil on 18:26 - Apr 15 by TJS |
In terms of history and fan base every club in the Premier League AND current Championship is bigger than Bournemouth. The only exception is possibly Oxford.
They are the equivalent of 1980s Wimbledon if 1980s Wimbledon played really good football. [Post edited 15 Apr 18:29]
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I love that analogy. There was a lot to admire about Wimbledon and the way they gave the big boys a bloody nose. However, Bournemouth have done that (to a lesser extent) whilst playing really good football.
Both clubs have been run excellently to bring that success. It all went wrong rather quickly for Wimbledon and it easily could sometime for Bournemouth too. They don't have the foundations that the bigger clubs have.
For now, I am glad they are doing so well. It makes me believe there is the potential for competition outside the traditional big clubs. | |
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| Alan Brazil on 10:29 - Apr 16 with 905 views | darkhorse28 |
Football isn’t about history or even match day revenue anymore.
Bournemouth have some of the biggest revenue, and best talent ID, and best succession planning in world football…, we are light years away form them in all those dynamics.
Sure we have great support, a great catchment, and trophies decades old.
They have huge revenue, some of the best talent ID I’ve ever seen, and an ability OFF the pitch which is so elite he gets the best outcomes on it.
They built a club around ideas. That talent if is crucial, that you can sell talent to Liverpool, Man City, Real Madrid. And THRIVE.
We built club around Mark. The idea that he needs to do everything and have full control over areas where he’s not elite, like talent ID, I suspect even McKenna was a young coach easier to control, and he swam the channel with what a good coach (at the level) he was and is.
They built a club. We built an ego.
It’s not even a debate. They aren’t lucky, it’s sustained, long lasting, real, not a fluke, not transitory.
Jesus. I watched their first game of the season. Sold Kirkez for £60 million - Truffet is better!!
They sign WORLD CLASS players for £15 million a go, Jimenez, Krupi, Scott, the new Brazilian guy who looks sensational.
They sell world class talent and improve!!
Great coaching, great talent Id, done for years.
We’ve been building for 5 years and spent more in Greaves, Ogbenne, McAteer, unfair to single them out, as there’s a dozen more examples!!
And this is YEAR FIVE of us pretending 36 year ‘not elite’ Mark Ashton just needs more time!!!
When has he ever been at that level in 36 years???
It’s not time. He isn’t good enough.
We can’t even be mentioned in the same breath as them.., if ‘big’ equates to success in and off the pitch.
Trophies and crowds are the only metrics we compare - and we can’t keep dining out on Bobby being brilliant 40 years ago!!!
Step one. Accept what’s real. Then maybe we can start getting the right bums of seats.
I have little faith in the owners. They wanted what was easiest…, and that was giving Mark the keys to the castle, worked great when we had more resources in league one, now we ARE measured against Brentford’s, Bournemouth’s, Brightons.
We have the potential to be bigger than them all combined!!!!
But we’re light years away. New Chair, new CEO, and a whole new talent ID programme, after five years. We aren’t a big club. We’re as big as Mark Ashton. We are now the sum of what he alone can achieve. His ego ensured that.
That needs to change. We have (had) the resources for that change. We just need the passion and desire to breath life into it. And the self awareness to see it. | | | |
| Alan Brazil on 10:35 - Apr 16 with 892 views | rickw |
He looks a lot more healthy now, good for him however he's done it.
But he's right, even if you don't go on history like he did - they average 11,000 fans - that's league 1 level!! |  |
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| Alan Brazil on 10:56 - Apr 16 with 847 views | itfcsuth |
Bigger Ipswich, better Bournemouth (as we stand today).
Bournemouth are not a bigger football club than Ipswich, but I don’t carry huge weight in being a ‘big’ club anyway, always found it a bit of pointless debate, doesn’t win you football matches. |  | | |
| Alan Brazil on 11:10 - Apr 16 with 815 views | BouncebackIpswich |
| Alan Brazil on 10:56 - Apr 16 by itfcsuth |
Bigger Ipswich, better Bournemouth (as we stand today).
Bournemouth are not a bigger football club than Ipswich, but I don’t carry huge weight in being a ‘big’ club anyway, always found it a bit of pointless debate, doesn’t win you football matches. |
Yeah I was going to post this almost word for word
Ipswich are a much bigger club but if you're choosing between joining Muff or Ipswich as a player or manager it's a no brainer to join the Cherries.
You have to be the size of a Man Utd or dare I say it a Spurs to make somebody choose you over a team in a higher division and Ipswich big club as they are, are clearly not of that ilk. |  |
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| Alan Brazil on 14:22 - Apr 16 with 645 views | Kieran_Knows |
I mean, he’s absolutely right isn’t he?
If McKenna went to their soulless little garden shed of a stadium I’d be livid. Palace and Brighton I could understand, not Bournemouth. |  |
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| Alan Brazil on 15:19 - Apr 16 with 566 views | Metal_Hacker |
Jeeeez he's lost some timber
Good for him |  |
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| Alan Brazil on 11:19 - Apr 17 with 261 views | Sir_Alfer |
How's Bob Monkhouse doing these days? | | | |
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