There’s something quite alluring about this Bournemouth story.
We’re all asking the same question; can they actually make the Champions League? And what’s next? The truth is, you probably don’t really know your own ceiling when your football club has previously been face down on the floor.
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Let’s not kid ourselves. This Bournemouth team shouldn’t be categorised anymore as the ‘plucky ones’ that worked their way up from the depths of the footballing pyramid. They’re unrecognisable now and have become accustomed to the healthy benefits that being a Premier League club brings.
But that doesn’t mean they’re not still massively punching above their weight this season.
The beauty of the ‘Bournemouth 2026’ story is that they’re about to get their rewards for being brilliantly coached, and brilliantly run.
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You’d be hard pressed to find another top flight team that have recruited as well as Bournemouth have in the past few years. They’ve just landed hit after hit after hit. I still wonder how they pulled off the deal to get Rayan to the club. And he’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Clearly, the departure of Andoni Iraola is going to be a massive blow this summer. But Bournemouth fans won’t be overly worried by that as they fully trust the process now.
When one door closes, another opens. And there tends to be something shining just as brightly behind it.
