View from the Leicester Bench – AFC Bournemouth
A bit about you:
Having been let down at the last minute by an AFCB fan who promised to do this write up and having supported Bournemouth as my ‘second team’ all of my life …. I decided that I would do a write up for the match.
Name: Matt Davis
Current home town: Leicester (born and bred)
Birthplace: Leicester
How long have you supported your team? I’ve supported the Cherries as my second team for as long as I can remember … but my first game was in the early Redknapp era … so I’ve got to say about 32 years.
Overview of AFC Bournemouth:
Favourite thing about Dean Court: The compact atmosphere at Dean Court (it will always be Dean Court to me!!!), especially in the kop behind the goal.
Favourite match played by AFCB & why: The 3-0 win against Bolton to secure promotion (bar a 20 goal swing in the last match of course) and then finishing the job and being crowned champions at Charlton a week later. The rags to riches rise was beyond belief.
Favourite player of all time who played for Bournemouth: Undoubtedly ‘Super Stevie Fletcher’ – gave his all for the club with over 600 appearances in two spells at the club.
About our forthcoming match against AFCB:
Your favourite current player in the AFCB squad and why? So far this season it is Simon Francis for how well he has tackled.
Player in the Leicester squad that AFCB should most fear and why? Based on current form it has to be Riyad Mahrez
Player in the LCFC squad Bournemouth should most fear and why? Again based on current form it would have to be hat-trick hero Callum Wilson
Up and coming prospect in the AFCB squad? Striker Joe Quigley – currently on loan to Torquay United
What do you think the result will be? A tight one, but 2-1 to Leicester hopefully because although I love Bournemouth, I am totally and utterly committed to Leicester City – make no mistake NO MIXED LOYALTIES.
General Questions:
What do you think of the summer transfer activity so far both in and out of Bournemouth? – As well as shrewd loan and free transfer dealings, the purchase of Tyrone Mings from Ipswich Town for £8.0m and Lee Tomlin from Middlesbrough clearly showed intent to stay in the Premiership.
Where do you think Bournemouth will finish this season? In all honesty, in the first season anything higher than 18th would be good, but obviously for me they have to finish below Leicester City.
Which three teams do you think will go down? Watford, Norwich and either Sunderland or West Brom, more likely Sunderland.
Who do you think will win the league? Man City