Cherries announce Embleton as new youth team coach

So what is Brooks role then?

Ross, who? A pity that the Coach, generally rated in the top three best and most inotive Youth Coach in the Country was ever forced out. But, England's display In the Euro's where ( with the exception of Ireland) we were once again the least skillfull team in the Competition, should raise the question of just what the Academies/ Schools of Excellence, on which millions are lavished actually achieve. Are the methods/Coaches fit for purpuse? During the Season, I became a fan of Bilboa, a mid table Spanish team - who gave Man U a football lesson, losing in the final of that cup. No big names, no expensive "mercenaries", players all recruited from the Region, the majority brought up through their Youth System and playing great attacking football - to packed houses of great supportive fans! Isn't it time that we studied a Club like this and it's methods, so much could be learnt from them! My suggestion to Mr Mitchell - study them!

Afraid so, saw my first game at Dean Court, as a boy , in 1947 and still go.( but no Season Ticket for me this coming Season) I also knew the new Coaches name - it was "irony". We force out a great coach - with an outstanding record, and a fine Manager , sell off the team, have a Season of "dire" football - that loses the Club 40% of its support , at the time of the last published accounts we were insolvent - a direct result of poor management- and I am supposed to laud Eddie Mitchell, why?

Do come off it, the Board ran the club into the ground, far from controlling expenditure they increased it and the decision to sell players was made by the Board when they realized the parlous state of the Club's finances and to enable it to keep trading, the Club was insolvent - it is minuted in the Accounts. There were Players who were threatened with salary reductions and induced to leave. I would remind you that Eddie Howe built the team, with just one fee paid, and that was unexpected, reduced the salaries of those already in the Club ( some by as much as 25% - remember Cummings rant) and worked within a tight budget - he did his bit and in spite of everything got us promoted and we might well have been in the Championship now. There was no careful investment, certainly not by Mitchell, but a spending spree on infrastructute etc with very lax fiscal control.Mr Demin brought half the shares in the Club from Mitchell ( who paid just £2 for them) money straight into his pocket and not into the Club. He hasn't invested in the Club - so EM says - but has made loans - on which he charges interest. The catering etc which used to make a contribution to the Club - is now seperately run by Companies owned by the Board and as I understand it has yet to make any contribution to the Club. I am afraid that the facts are some what different to the spin from EM. May I suggest that you wait a few days, until the 2012 Accounts are available, these whilst no doubt disclosing the minimum amount of information possiible, will give a better picture and maybe shew which of us has it right. Had Mr Mitchell kept to his original script - which we as supporters , by and large had accepted, namely the Club will live within it's income and I and none of the Board have the money to bail it out, there could have been no criticism. But no, instead money was spent - we were repeatedly mislead - remember - We have no need to sell players ( when It had been decided to sell the Squad off) , the Club's finances are in great shape - when writs were being served on a daily basis and a petition on tis way - I could go on - there are so many examples.

I repeat, in three or four weeks time we will all know who has it right and have a better idea of the Club's position, I would much prefer the situation to be the one that both you and Chris hope for, than the one I expect. I am bound to say though that the Victor Meldrew syndrome does tend to be part of the aging process!!! you do become cynical!! and now far too old to get involved in a fantasy business!