Harry To The Rescue!

It seems that AFC Bournemouth future could be secured, thanks to Portsmouth manager, Harry Redknapp. Redknapp, who played and managed Bournemouth, has pledged to help the club who are currently £4m in debt.

Let me begin by saying this, as much as I don’t like Redknapp for what he did at the club I support (Southampton), this indication of generosity is what the game needs.

Whilst clubs like Chelsea, Man United, Liverpool, and others, can splash crazy sums of money on players, they are clubs like Bournemouth who face an uncertain future. Add in to the equation the fact that the rights for Premiership games is set to increase, and your left with some very ‘fat cats’ indeed.

So what’s the solution to all this?

The game in general needs to take a serious look into how the money that becomes available is invested. The game owes it to clubs like Bournemouth. I understand that there is a business side to things, but without your lower league sides, the game in England will suffer.

No more Barnsley like heroics; no more stories of clubs, players, and managers working their way up the football pyramid, It would be a shame if all that were to come to an end due to some kind of financial meltdown, when the resources where available to help.

Will we eventually be left with the Premier League, and a Premier League Lite? Possibly, but let’s hope that there are more people like Redknapp who will do what it takes to save clubs like Bournemouth.

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