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7:05am Wednesday 20th February 2008

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CHERRIES star Josh Gowling says Kevin Bond's troops would "willingly" take a temporary pay cut to help the club in its hour of need.

Bond's squad is today due to meet officials from the Professional Footballers' Association - the players' union - to discuss the implications of the club entering administration.

And at the request of administrator Gerald Krasner, the players could be asked to defer their wages to give the club some breathing space as it searches for a solution to its financial problems.

When contacted by the Daily Echo, Krasner confirmed he had attended "a fairly positive meeting" with PFA chiefs last week, but understandably declined to elaborate any further.

Should the players agree to a possible deferral, any shortfall would be paid once the club was out of administration and back on a firmer financial footing.

Gowling, Cherries' PFA representative, told the Daily Echo: "If it's got to be done then I'm sure the lads would willingly do it because nobody wants to see the club go under.

"Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere.

"We're a League One club and we've been struggling for money for years. The lads don't earn fortunes but I'm sure they would do anything to help keep the club going."

In an interview with the Echo last month, Luton's former Cherries ace Steve Robinson revealed that players at his club had taken a 100 per cent wages deferral for six weeks.

The Hatters went in administration in November and Robinson said: "It wasn't until pay day that it really hit everybody because there were no wages."

PFA deputy chief executive Mick McQuire confirmed players were protected during the administration process because they were "preferential creditors".

He told the Daily Echo: "From the players' point of view, the one thing we've always been able to achieve is the fact that the contracts are protected as long as the club stays in business.

"Like any company, if a club were to go under then there wouldn't be money to pay anybody.

"But you have to be hopeful that Bournemouth will survive administration and clubs often come out of it stronger at the other side.

"We've had a number of clubs go into formal administration and a lot of others negotiate deals with creditors in a very similar way to administrators."

McQuire said the players were footballing creditors and were protected accordingly by Football League rules which govern clubs in administration.

Should any player be unhappy with a wage deferral, he could invoke a 14-day notice clause in his contract if he feels there has been a breach of its terms and conditions.

However, as players are not permitted to move outside of the transfer window, this option could be seen as counter-productive.


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kevvo, The dog house again says...
7:36am Wed 20 Feb 08

Well said and I am sure Mr Bond and Mr Newman will lead by example and be the first to agree !!!

lferrone, Boscombe East says...
7:44am Wed 20 Feb 08

More importantly the players should return to the attitude displayed against Forest and Luton (home and away) and keep the club in League One. Nevertheless thank you for the gesture

cherryfan, Horndean says...
9:45am Wed 20 Feb 08

The two first posts on this article are spot on.

laurie marsh, australia says...
9:51am Wed 20 Feb 08

Does this mean Mr. Gowling will be awake for the whole (long) 90 minutes during the next away game?

Domob, Bournemouth says...
9:56am Wed 20 Feb 08

Better still....bring in a 'pay as you win' system!

A surprise, Bournemouth says...
10:19am Wed 20 Feb 08

Anderton is not playing because they cant pay his pay as you play £3000+ salary due to no money.Anderton is fit and could play?

Derek, Charminster says...
10:37am Wed 20 Feb 08

Isn't Anderton on a full contract this season so we're paying him regardless

CJR, Fleet says...
10:55am Wed 20 Feb 08

Anderton is on a play and pay deal. No game , no money.

tezza, Southbourne On Sea says...
11:06am Wed 20 Feb 08

Anderton is NOT on a pay as you play.

hba1, Southampton says...
11:07am Wed 20 Feb 08

Instant savings and pleasure all round. Goodbye Bond & Newman. We are going down anyway so let Eddie hold the reigns until the end of the season.

That would prove MOstyn is sincere.

A surprise, Bournemouth says...
11:20am Wed 20 Feb 08

tezza i am sorry you are wrong

AFCB, says...
1:06pm Wed 20 Feb 08

I've got a feeling Tezza is right. Anderton used to be on pay as you play but I am pretty sure because he had proved his fitness he was given a full contract.

A surprise, Bournemouth says...
1:27pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Its still £3000 wheather its per game or per week, I cant beleive the club would be playing Anderton £12,000 a month and has not played for months. I think you will find the club did not chance him getting injured again thats why he is on £3000 per game.

Ian, Bournemouth / Wimborne says...
2:36pm Wed 20 Feb 08

I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage.
And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.

daves, broadstone says...
3:20pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Ian wrote:
I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
If you cant stand football in any form why the friggin hell you reading about you muppet!Personally I hate the Opera so I dont read about it.Get it?Its not Rocket Science!!!

nickboy, West London says...
3:26pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Ian wrote:
I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
WHAT A BUFFOON !

Garyt, Daventry says...
4:53pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Ian wrote:
I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
I personally cannot stand hairdressing in any form, (us follicly challenged people often feel that way), but can still see that some people may need or wish to make a living from it. You should try to be more tolerant of others views and then maybe they would be more tolerant of you!

kevvo, The dog house again says...
5:34pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Ian wrote:
I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
So what on Earth would be your motivation to post here then

kevvo, The dog house again says...
5:36pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Apart from inviting some well earned abuse of course

kevvo, The dog house again says...
5:38pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Ian wrote:
I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
I personally cannot stand a**eholes but realise that they are vital to get rid of excess air and waste products but conversing with one is new to me so thank you for that

kevvo, The dog house again says...
5:39pm Wed 20 Feb 08

laurie marsh wrote:
Does this mean Mr. Gowling will be awake for the whole (long) 90 minutes during the next away game?
Depends what time he has to get up or if he is tired !!!

richard.board, southampton says...
6:10pm Wed 20 Feb 08

stick to football affairs-no more info on adminstration decisions-wonder if any fool will take us over-my money is scavengers waiting taking it for a quid off liquidaters and then selling it -itwill be without debt-as we are technicaaly bust now

Throopmill, Mt Everest says...
6:21pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Ian wrote:
I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
PLONKER!

kevvo, The dog house again says...
6:31pm Wed 20 Feb 08

richard.board wrote:
stick to football affairs-no more info on adminstration decisions-wonder if any fool will take us over-my money is scavengers waiting taking it for a quid off liquidaters and then selling it -itwill be without debt-as we are technicaaly bust now
I worry about you sometimes Richard I just diont understand what on earth you are on about

lymocherry, Lymington says...
6:45pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Ian wrote:
I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage.
And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
Are you for real????

lymocherry, Lymington says...
6:46pm Wed 20 Feb 08

richard.board wrote:
stick to football affairs-no more info on adminstration decisions-wonder if any fool will take us over-my money is scavengers waiting taking it for a quid off liquidaters and then selling it -itwill be without debt-as we are technicaaly bust now
The administration and anyone taking us over is a football matter, just so you know for future reference AFC Bournemouth is a football club, I hope that clears up your confusion.

kevvo, The dog house again says...
7:30pm Wed 20 Feb 08

lymocherry wrote:
richard.board wrote: stick to football affairs-no more info on adminstration decisions-wonder if any fool will take us over-my money is scavengers waiting taking it for a quid off liquidaters and then selling it -itwill be without debt-as we are technicaaly bust now
The administration and anyone taking us over is a football matter, just so you know for future reference AFC Bournemouth is a football club, I hope that clears up your confusion.
Richards comments certainly confuse me

Moose, Ferndown says...
9:34pm Wed 20 Feb 08

richard.board wrote:
stick to football affairs-no more info on adminstration decisions-wonder if any fool will take us over-my money is scavengers waiting taking it for a quid off liquidaters and then selling it -itwill be without debt-as we are technicaaly bust now
What? Football affairs and administration decisions kinda go hand-in-glove at the moment,e.g we have injuries,but have a transfer embargo,so can't bring in anyone on loan(even with playershare or the parent club paying for it). Do you get it now? If we end up being liquidated there will be nothing to sell - the players would be available for free(contracts worthless),we don't own the ground and we would be kicked out of the league.Where's the profit to be made?

richard.board, southampton says...
9:39pm Wed 20 Feb 08

gentlemen-and it seems i have wrong footed.
i would suggest to you that there might not be the interest people are sayingg. i hope we do not go the wall because the
admin man cannot find a package. what i am saying quite clearly is if Krasner gets no buyer, in time we will be liquidated by the pressure of people we still owe money to-especially taxman.
there are bums who then could get us off him for a quid before we literally go extict. so you baboons who lip me up use your buisness nouse and dont throw all your toys out of the pram please.fingersouut

richard.board, southampton says...
9:40pm Wed 20 Feb 08

lets all cool down

Moose, Ferndown says...
9:42pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Ian wrote:
I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
If you can't stand football,why the bloody hell are you reading a football messageboard? The clue is in the title,muppet! Are you a professional trainspotter and annoyed that nobody pays for you to stand on a railway bridge? What constitutes a proper job,exactly.One where if a part of your body gets hurt,or a bone broken,you can sue?! Good thing footballers don't do that - you may get your wish of it just being a hobby for everyone if they did.

richard.board, southampton says...
9:43pm Wed 20 Feb 08

no more slagging

Moose, Ferndown says...
9:54pm Wed 20 Feb 08

richard.board wrote:
gentlemen-and it seems i have wrong footed. i would suggest to you that there might not be the interest people are sayingg. i hope we do not go the wall because the admin man cannot find a package. what i am saying quite clearly is if Krasner gets no buyer, in time we will be liquidated by the pressure of people we still owe money to-especially taxman. there are bums who then could get us off him for a quid before we literally go extict. so you baboons who lip me up use your buisness nouse and dont throw all your toys out of the pram please.fingersouut
But even if someone wanted to buy it for a quid they would still have to show they had funds to operate the business and show a business plan.Liquidators wouldn't sell an inslovent business to someone else to run insolvently.Still can't see where the profit is for anyone to do that,without hanging on to the club for a fair period and building it up again.

ALL SEEING EYE, POOLE says...
10:11pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Ian wrote:
I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
YOU ARE MY HERO!!
For months I have been telling these Muppets what fools they are watching overgrown school boys chasing a bag of wind around a field and yet they are stupid enough to pay for it!! What suckers they are.

Robman, Dorset says...
10:19pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Ian wrote:
I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
Ok Ian, I'll give you a break, most of football is played for fun, youth teams, pub teams etc. Non of these players are doing it for money, it's a hobby. At the elite end of the scale, players in the football leagues do it to make a living, if it was easy we'd all be doing it wouldn't we. Only at the tip of the iceburg are certain players paid daft amount's of money, the rest of them are making a living same as you and me. No doubt you like movies, actors are paid millions because Joe public wants to see them. Same with football, rugby, tennis. It's entertainment and if you pay to watch then the player deserves paying. End of sermon. What do you do by the way? Please dont be shy and let us all know.

fergie1, Wallisdown says...
4:54am Thu 21 Feb 08

ALL SEEING EYE wrote:
Ian wrote: I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
YOU ARE MY HERO!! For months I have been telling these Muppets what fools they are watching overgrown school boys chasing a bag of wind around a field and yet they are stupid enough to pay for it!! What suckers they are.
Maybe you could invite Ian round to your dingy bedsit and discuss how much you hate football before you snuggle up together and surf for child ****.

daves, broadstone says...
7:47am Thu 21 Feb 08

ALL SEEING EYE wrote:
Ian wrote: I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
YOU ARE MY HERO!! For months I have been telling these Muppets what fools they are watching overgrown school boys chasing a bag of wind around a field and yet they are stupid enough to pay for it!! What suckers they are.
Hey fool,acouple of weeks back you replied to me that you once watched overgrown schoolboys chasing bag of wind.Bullshitter with short memory-baaad combination.

lymocherry, Lymington says...
8:05am Thu 21 Feb 08

ALL SEEING EYE wrote:
Ian wrote:
I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
YOU ARE MY HERO!!
For months I have been telling these Muppets what fools they are watching overgrown school boys chasing a bag of wind around a field and yet they are stupid enough to pay for it!! What suckers they are.
The same ALL seeing Idiot who used to watch the cherries every week, we have a real bright one here don't we!!!

kevvo, The dog house again says...
9:51am Thu 21 Feb 08

lymocherry wrote:
ALL SEEING EYE wrote:
Ian wrote: I personally cannot stand Football in any form. Playing football should be seen as a "hobby" not a job. If any monies come from playing a game then it should be seen as a bonus not a wage. And as for "Some of the lads have got families and most of us have got mortgages to pay so any pay cut would be diffiuclt and we would have to find the money from somewhere." For goodness sake get a proper job like the rest of us.
YOU ARE MY HERO!! For months I have been telling these Muppets what fools they are watching overgrown school boys chasing a bag of wind around a field and yet they are stupid enough to pay for it!! What suckers they are.
The same ALL seeing Idiot who used to watch the cherries every week, we have a real bright one here don't we!!!
No who says he used to watch the cherries every week when Bond Senior was here may not be true because the story changes to fit in with the comments made by others. Oh and before we get the next predictable bit All seeing Eye Who is Andy Roos Dad or rather who do you think it is name or shame on you

richard.board, southampton says...
1:48pm Thu 21 Feb 08

who is this tosser called ian? lets kick this load of old bollicks go and lets get back to admin problems. if ian wants to play silly fools-lets all buy him a playpen. tosser-
grow up you little squirt.supportcherri
es or jump in the lake.

richard.board, southampton says...
1:51pm Thu 21 Feb 08

why is this bonehead getting coverage. get off this site you are not what we expect with a site of clever people who know their football.

ALL SEEING EYE, POOLE says...
9:02pm Fri 22 Feb 08

why wasn't 'Arry given the England job? Good old 'Arry eh, the savior for Bournemouth, just remind me though, how come he can afford such a mansion on the Sandbanks peninsula? Oh of course he is a football manager, I saw it on Panorama!!

ALL SEEING EYE, POOLE says...
11:46am Sat 23 Feb 08

OK all you loyal or stupid supporters, I have had enough fun now winding you all up – what started as something frivolous has been taken far too seriously by you all, so I will bid farewell. Just to finish though, Football is only a game played by many people for enjoyment and a few for greed – Professional Football is a business these days and supporters are just the fry (look it up) I have found it very sad that supporters can be so gullible. I remember the time at the Winter Gardens when truly genuine Bournemouth Supporters gave thousands to the club. Where did all that money go? The last ten years has been a nightmare with the coming and going of Management, Directors and backroom staff and with Directors taking a wad of cash with them when they leave for the good of the club!
I would seriously urge all Cherry supporters leave Dean Court and go and watch the oldest team in Bournemouth The Poppies. They play for the love of the game and without all the corruption in the professional game.
I bid you farewell, especially Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum and just don’t take life so seriously!!

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