MATCHWATCH : Bournemouth (a) sponsored by Jimmy Quinn

[Sutekh]

Happy with that...assume Puscas and McIntyre rested due to intertnational duty...Yiadom too?

Possible for Puscas and McIntyre but I don’t think Yiadom was called up.

Of course they could be missing for virus reasons .....

[Hound]

Was reports Puscas had a small injury whilst playing for Romania - guess that’s him

Yiadom - that’s worrying.

Nice to see the others back involved though

[URZZZZ]

If Meite, Ejaria and Moore don’t make it, would go with this

Rafael

Yiadom
Morrison
McIntyre
Gibson
Richards

Rinomhota
Laurent
Olise

Baldock
Joao

Southwood Esteves Bristow Tetek Semedo Aluko Puscas

Although wouldn’t be against Semedo starting tomorrow as this may be his sort of game

And Puscas or Baldock are fine, opted for Baldock because Puscas was on international duty, Puscas and Joao didn’t work too well last game and I’d like to see a bit of threat off the bench which I’m not sure Baldock provides enough of

yeah don't mind that side tbh. 9 on the bench though now innit?

8 by the looks of it

[Royal Ginger]

Well here we are on a slightly breezy but not cold Saturday morning on the South Coast with a hint of rain in the air.

I have waited 6 years for this day and am disappointed not to be getting ready to pop down to Dean Court (can't get used to the "Vitality Stadium"-"Vitality" is the name of a gym across the road ) and see this team in the flesh for the first time this season so, like the rest of you, it is Ian-style support from the settee.

It obviously sounds like a lame excuse in advance to say that possibly 3 of our best players from a squad with no great depth will be missing but we on here know how key those players are.
It's time for the others to step up and stop the losing habit and this might just be the most difficult fixture of the season so a good place, if a lousy ground, to get back on track.

I'm trying my hardest to be positive but am finding it difficult but if Moore, Meite and Ejaria (especially Ejaria , the best in our squad at keeping hold of the ball) trot out before kick-off it will be one hell of a lift all round.

Meh, I’m local, and it’s nice not having to travel but it’s not a particularly pleasant or special away day. There’s no particularly good boozers and you’ve got to dodge Boscombe’s toothless, drug addled zombies to get there. The last time we played here we got humped whilst our brainless youffs threw pennies at the pitch.

I’d always prefer to see it live, but this one is fine from the sofa.

[Sutekh]

Holmes on bench too that actually means just Swift and Araruna left of the original injures, though now you have to pencil in possible problems with McIntyre, Yiadom and Puscas.

[Jagermesiter1871]

Where's yiadom?

[RoyalBlue]

Sadly Yiadom does appear to be made of glass. We need a specialist right back who is a bit more robust.

[South Coast Royal]

Despite his "better than he has been" performances my heart sank when I saw that Aluko is one of the starters.
Maybe, just maybe he will be a star turn and be the player that whoever signed him hoped that he would be.

Bring it on.

[Zip]

Puscas took a knock playing for Hungary. TMac injured? He didn’t play for Scotland last week. Yids is a bit of a worry.

[parky]

If Meite, Ejaria and Moore don’t make it, would go with this

Rafael

Yiadom
Morrison
McIntyre
Gibson
Richards

Rinomhota
Laurent
Olise

Baldock
Joao

Southwood Esteves Bristow Tetek Semedo Aluko Puscas

Although wouldn’t be against Semedo starting tomorrow as this may be his sort of game

And Puscas or Baldock are fine, opted for Baldock because Puscas was on international duty, Puscas and Joao didn’t work too well last game and I’d like to see a bit of threat off the bench which I’m not sure Baldock provides enough of

yeah don't mind that side tbh. 9 on the bench though now innit?

8 by the looks of it

Bournemouth have named 9

[Snowflake Royal]

God it's good to see the cavalry arriving.

No way Aluko should ever start over Olise though.

Meite does tend to play hard and physical so makes sense to ease him back I guess.

Great to see Holmes back too.

Is there any point in having a limit to the number on the subs bench at this point?

[Zip]

TMac is self isolating. He was due to be our other sub. Yids only got back from Ghana a couple of days ago so maybe fatigue?

[Sutekh]

TMac is self isolating. He was due to be our other sub. Yids only got back from Ghana a couple of days ago so maybe fatigue?

To quote the RFC Twitter account

Only 8 subs are named on the bench today as Tom McIntyre is self-isolating as a precautionary measure following notification from the Scottish FA that he may have been in the proximity of a Scotland U21 player who has tested positive for the virus whilst on international duty.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

Come on ALUKO !

[Hendo]

Puscas took a knock playing for Hungary. TMac injured? He didn’t play for Scotland last week. Yids is a bit of a worry.

Changed nationalities during the break as well?

[Zip]

Puscas took a knock playing for Hungary. TMac injured? He didn’t play for Scotland last week. Yids is a bit of a worry.

Changed nationalities during the break as well?

Oh it’s all somewhere in Eastern Europe

[Hendo]

Puscas took a knock playing for Hungary. TMac injured? He didn’t play for Scotland last week. Yids is a bit of a worry.

Changed nationalities during the break as well?

Oh it’s all somewhere in Eastern Europe

[Zip]

Changed nationalities during the break as well?

Oh it’s all somewhere in Eastern Europe

I know

[Hound]

TMac is self isolating. He was due to be our other sub. Yids only got back from Ghana a couple of days ago so maybe fatigue?

It Yiadom played for Ghana then yep all good, suspect just given a rest

[Hound]

Good start