Sorry Echo, this is not entirely a fitting end to one of the sadest periods in the history of AFC Bournemouth. Is it an attempt to re-write history? to make Kevin Bond look good in retrospective or is it simply one of those 'don't speak ill of the dead' eulogies. Kevin Bond may well have been let down by Mostyn. Much of what went on behind the scenes we shall never know. But the fact remains that Kevin Bond was quite simply the worst manager, if not in our history, but certainly within living memory. A friend wrote to me last night: "thank you Kevin Bond for making the Benson era seem not really so bad after all." I am not talking about Kevin Bond as having the worst record of any manger we have had, I not complaining about about someone who blamed everyone and everybody for his own failings. I am not even going to criticise Bond's well-used scheme of making his excuses in advance on a Friday, so we knew that we were in for a torrid time come three o'clock on Saturday.
No, Bond is the worst manager because he afailed to motivate the players that he had available. He refused to recognise our own home-grown talent. First Vokes, then Partington. Instead he brought in dead-beat has beens, Telfer, Perret, Tessem and now Igoe. Bond was unable to organise a team to play coherent attacking football. Bond lacked ambition. I still have to find anyone who could explain his tactics, even he himself couldn't manage that. He even stated "This club has been punching above its weight for years." the result was misery for supporters. 'Thanks for the good times Kevin' the Echo article reads. Please remind me what they were. What I recall is defeats against Barrow and MK Dons. Travelling up to Blackpool on a Tuesday night with 100 other brave souls to watch our team meekly surrender in the cold late winter wind was another. These are memorable because low point followed after low point after low point. Teams that just don’t try with a manger emotionless and inert do not encourage support form the fans. As for Saturday just gone, that was simply just another dismal display in a very long line of desperately poor matches. Now, Echo, you have had your chance to create St Kevin. He may be a nice man and a great bloke but history and the supporters of AFC Bournemouth will judge him as an absolutely terrible manager. Let's not try and pretend otherwise.

Completely agree Nick. I have been watching Bournemouth for over 50 years and I've never ever seen a Bournemouth team so lacking in motivation and so un-fit.

It has to be all down to Bond and Newman. They just couldn't motivate the players, or demand complete fitness from every single player, including Pitman.

Apart from the last 7 or 8 matches at the end of last season, the rest of Bond's period in charge, from first game to last, was dire.

I have just read Micks comment and have to say that just about sums the whole sorry story up. But I have to say that I find it discracefull that the Echo suddenly decide to tell us what they think of Mostyn after 2 Years of the most nausiating brown nosing to a Football Chairman that I have ever seen. Did they wait until they were absolutly sure that Mostyn was finished as a real Director before saying this it would appear so.
Bond may be a nice bloke maybe even Mostyn but from a Supporters point of view this new board have made the finest decision so far and it cklearly shows that Mostyn can not interfere anymore. I reserve judgement on the future and agree with Macca that this isnt the answer to all our problems but it is an important first step in tackling them.

Sorry Nick , don`t agree with you, i believe the journalist for once.From day one Kevin had no chance and will be glad to get out of our club because lets admit it, its in a mess. Kevein NEVER got us relegated , Mostyn did. Kevin kept the players focused throughout and yes he may have made mistakes but we all do that. Savi should admit that Quinn was lined up from day one of their supposed ownership. Funny how the job was not advertised ? Also we all know Mel Bush will be financing Bond and co`s pay off (allegedly) Stop blaming Kevin a decent honest manager learning his trade and 100% AFCB not like these scousers who like Mark Palmer has proved are willing to sell their souls, sorry club.

Sorery Nick not Mick to early

Rob Timatty wrote:
Sorry Nick , don`t agree with you, i believe the journalist for once.From day one Kevin had no chance and will be glad to get out of our club because lets admit it, its in a mess. Kevein NEVER got us relegated , Mostyn did. Kevin kept the players focused throughout and yes he may have made mistakes but we all do that. Savi should admit that Quinn was lined up from day one of their supposed ownership. Funny how the job was not advertised ? Also we all know Mel Bush will be financing Bond and co`s pay off (allegedly) Stop blaming Kevin a decent honest manager learning his trade and 100% AFCB not like these scousers who like Mark Palmer has proved are willing to sell their souls, sorry club.

3 more point 3 more points thats all we needed when we could win to save our life thats what got us relagated

Rob Timatty wrote:
Sorry Nick , don`t agree with you, i believe the journalist for once.From day one Kevin had no chance and will be glad to get out of our club because lets admit it, its in a mess. Kevein NEVER got us relegated , Mostyn did. Kevin kept the players focused throughout and yes he may have made mistakes but we all do that. Savi should admit that Quinn was lined up from day one of their supposed ownership. Funny how the job was not advertised ? Also we all know Mel Bush will be financing Bond and co`s pay off (allegedly) Stop blaming Kevin a decent honest manager learning his trade and 100% AFCB not like these scousers who like Mark Palmer has proved are willing to sell their souls, sorry club.

Couldn't agree more Rob. Can't understand why supporters of this club can't see past all the smoke and mirrors (or have the scousers nicked all the mirrors out of the club already!).

I believe this guy Palmer's bid looked the best future for the club, now reading his statement yesterday he looks like he has had enough.

By the way echo you should have published that statement. A lot of fans have mentioned that, you have done yourselves no favours there.

Rob, you are entitled to your view and I respect it. Also, to some extent I agree that matters were outside his control. But reconsider something that you yourself wrote, namely: "Stop blaming Kevin a decent honest manager learning his trade."
The whole point is that we could never afford the luxury of appointing an inexperienced manager. We needed to have someone who knew about the wheelings and dealings of clubs with little cash. We couldn't afford to take on an apprentice, especially as there was no-one in place to teach him the trade.
I do genuinely feel sorry for Kevin Bond because he should not have been appointed in the first place and not had to go through the ordeal where he was always trying to tread water in a force-10 storm. But he knew what he was taking on. Full marks for having a go, but no credit for not knowing when to throw in the towel.

Thanks Nick and you yours.Matters have always been out of Kevs control and even Mostyns, he was and still is clueless.

Kevvo sorry you are WRONG stop blaming Bond 3 points or not the ADMINISTRATION got us relegated. He did his job and the League took TEN points off us because of the Boards bad management not his.

This season his hands were tied by scousers who had QUINN all lined up to come in. Kevin would know that hence his body language. How could a man of Kevin`s experience work with unkowns like Savi and Sutton then of course there`s the punch and judy man Baker.

Savi the RUGBY man and Sutton the KIDS coach. Savi where`s EVERTON cuff links, what a joke , he`s a dreamer like all of them and please don`t forget they ARE SKINT (allegedly)

Nick 71 spot on The Echo a very poor PR job yet again.

Mind you Jason Tindall from one crisis to another.

Bond came to a club in deep trouble, he was offered the moon but never left the ground, the writing was on the wall the minute he took the job. Bond just didn't come to the club at the right time, we needed a manager with experience and nouse and he had neither. He will always be remembered as being the manager during the worst period of the clubs history, it wasn't just him that failed Mostyn and his mates are as much to blame for where we are today as Bond, I wish Bond all the best for the future I really believe he wanted the best for us but it just wasn't to be, now I will wait and see if the next chapter is a better one, I still think there are many bridges to cross before we can start to relax but if this does do anything it does bring the fans back together at least for a few games.

What we seem to be forgetting here is that under Bond the players were certainly NOT fit. They also lacked motivation.

Whatever the "off the field circumstances" were, Bond's job was to motivate the players and get them fit. In that respect, he failed miserably.

tednphil wrote:
What we seem to be forgetting here is that under Bond the players were certainly NOT fit. They also lacked motivation.

Whatever the "off the field circumstances" were, Bond's job was to motivate the players and get them fit. In that respect, he failed miserably.

Does it really matter now he's gone let's not dwell on the past and look to the future, I think we have had enough of Bond and all that surrounded him over the past 2 years.

tednphil wrote:
What we seem to be forgetting here is that under Bond the players were certainly NOT fit. They also lacked motivation. Whatever the "off the field circumstances" were, Bond's job was to motivate the players and get them fit. In that respect, he failed miserably.

Tednphil, no wonder Bond couldn't motivate the players knowing that someone has been lined up for your job since day 1.
An impossible situation and one that Baker and Savi have manufactured.

As well as Bond it's AFCB that has suffered by only getting 2 pts from a possible 12pts.

Where was the let's get behind the manager and the lads from the new "owners".
ABSOLUTELY DISGRACEFUL

I agree 100%, or as most footballers say 150%, with Nick71. Everyone always complains that football managers have a tough job, but look at any other industry - a top boss is always srutinised on performance of himself and his team,that's why they are paid so well. Bond was too inexperienced for the job in the first instance. He should have learned his trade in non-league like Nigel Clough.

AFCB The Only wrote:

tednphil wrote:
What we seem to be forgetting here is that under Bond the players were certainly NOT fit. They also lacked motivation. Whatever the "off the field circumstances" were, Bond's job was to motivate the players and get them fit. In that respect, he failed miserably.

Tednphil, no wonder Bond couldn't motivate the players knowing that someone has been lined up for your job since day 1.
An impossible situation and one that Baker and Savi have manufactured.

As well as Bond it's AFCB that has suffered by only getting 2 pts from a possible 12pts.

Where was the let's get behind the manager and the lads from the new "owners".
ABSOLUTELY DISGRACEFUL

What if they had Quinn lined up since day one, we have wanted Bond out for over a year, you are now telling me they were wrong to do so, get over yourself.

Bond should have been sacked last December. It's the period leading up to Xmas that got us relegated. He also made stupid decisions like trying to push loyal servants like Neil Young out of the club.

I remain totally unconvinced that Sport 6 have the means to keep AFCB afloat. Whilst Mostyn remains associated with AFCB, we are in deep trouble.

Good article, well done Echo and good luck Kevin Bond, he will be a success somewhere, watch this space.

Bond lacked backing in the summer (this one and last) no signings could be made untill the very last week of pre-season because the Board was too broke/tight to pay wages in the summer months. Must have lost a few potentially excellent players through this amatuer approach. In my opinion Mostyn and Sly were unfit but I don't see anything different from the new lot. Obnoxious egos and a lack of real cash leading all the way to the Blue Square South

AFCB The Only wrote:

Rob Timatty wrote: Sorry Nick , don`t agree with you, i believe the journalist for once.From day one Kevin had no chance and will be glad to get out of our club because lets admit it, its in a mess. Kevein NEVER got us relegated , Mostyn did. Kevin kept the players focused throughout and yes he may have made mistakes but we all do that. Savi should admit that Quinn was lined up from day one of their supposed ownership. Funny how the job was not advertised ? Also we all know Mel Bush will be financing Bond and co`s pay off (allegedly) Stop blaming Kevin a decent honest manager learning his trade and 100% AFCB not like these scousers who like Mark Palmer has proved are willing to sell their souls, sorry club.

Couldn't agree more Rob. Can't understand why supporters of this club can't see past all the smoke and mirrors (or have the scousers nicked all the mirrors out of the club already!). I believe this guy Palmer's bid looked the best future for the club, now reading his statement yesterday he looks like he has had enough. By the way echo you should have published that statement. A lot of fans have mentioned that, you have done yourselves no favours there.

I am surprised the Echo failed to print the Palmer statement after printing Bakers side of the story. Surely that would be balanced journalism. Could it be the one sided, fawning support the paper gave Mostyn now being transfered to Baker and Savi. The board says jump..

Kevin Bond had to go. He may well have success somewhere else. If there are any Dorset Premier League Division 8 sides out there without a manager - please take your phone off the hook now! I also have no faith in Sport 6 and their brand of crisis management. "The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum".

AFCB The Only wrote:

Rob Timatty wrote:
Sorry Nick , don`t agree with you, i believe the journalist for once.From day one Kevin had no chance and will be glad to get out of our club because lets admit it, its in a mess. Kevein NEVER got us relegated , Mostyn did. Kevin kept the players focused throughout and yes he may have made mistakes but we all do that. Savi should admit that Quinn was lined up from day one of their supposed ownership. Funny how the job was not advertised ? Also we all know Mel Bush will be financing Bond and co`s pay off (allegedly) Stop blaming Kevin a decent honest manager learning his trade and 100% AFCB not like these scousers who like Mark Palmer has proved are willing to sell their souls, sorry club.

Couldn't agree more Rob. Can't understand why supporters of this club can't see past all the smoke and mirrors (or have the scousers nicked all the mirrors out of the club already!).

I believe this guy Palmer's bid looked the best future for the club, now reading his statement yesterday he looks like he has had enough.

By the way echo you should have published that statement. A lot of fans have mentioned that, you have done yourselves no favours there.

Thats the truth right there, you are only interested in Palmers bid to take the club over, forget the rest, it says everything to me about your negative posts over the past few weeks, so you can go on about me supposedly being a sport 6 spokesperson which if anyone reads my posts I am quite clearly not, but you on the other hand are without doubt Palmer puppet. So we both know what where we stand don't we. Let's agree to disagree sport 6 run the club not Palmer so until he does I will get behind the people who are running the club, no doubt Palmer had a manager in mind, but of course if he put his man in it would have been a brave decision. Can we not now try and be a little more supportive of the club or is that too much to ask?

Rob Timatty wrote:
Sorry Nick , don`t agree with you, i believe the journalist for once.From day one Kevin had no chance and will be glad to get out of our club because lets admit it, its in a mess. Kevein NEVER got us relegated , Mostyn did. Kevin kept the players focused throughout and yes he may have made mistakes but we all do that. Savi should admit that Quinn was lined up from day one of their supposed ownership. Funny how the job was not advertised ? Also we all know Mel Bush will be financing Bond and co`s pay off (allegedly) Stop blaming Kevin a decent honest manager learning his trade and 100% AFCB not like these scousers who like Mark Palmer has proved are willing to sell their souls, sorry club.

sorry Rob I must have missed something, how did Mostyn get us relegated, I presume you are referring to goingn into administration, i am no fan of Mostyn but I think you should look closer at previous chairmen who allowed the debt to accumulate and did nothing about it, we should have acted sooner because without having gone into administration we would no longer have anything to post about because there would have been no club

First time posting here. Can't believe what I've just read - possibly the worst piece of speculative and unfounded journalism I've ever seen. I can't believe how unsupportive the echo is of it's local club. For once, please try to stop looking for sensationalism and just get behind your local team. Good luck Kevin for the future. And UTCIAD.

macca02 wrote:

AFCB The Only wrote:

Rob Timatty wrote: Sorry Nick , don`t agree with you, i believe the journalist for once.From day one Kevin had no chance and will be glad to get out of our club because lets admit it, its in a mess. Kevein NEVER got us relegated , Mostyn did. Kevin kept the players focused throughout and yes he may have made mistakes but we all do that. Savi should admit that Quinn was lined up from day one of their supposed ownership. Funny how the job was not advertised ? Also we all know Mel Bush will be financing Bond and co`s pay off (allegedly) Stop blaming Kevin a decent honest manager learning his trade and 100% AFCB not like these scousers who like Mark Palmer has proved are willing to sell their souls, sorry club.

Couldn't agree more Rob. Can't understand why supporters of this club can't see past all the smoke and mirrors (or have the scousers nicked all the mirrors out of the club already!). I believe this guy Palmer's bid looked the best future for the club, now reading his statement yesterday he looks like he has had enough. By the way echo you should have published that statement. A lot of fans have mentioned that, you have done yourselves no favours there.

Thats the truth right there, you are only interested in Palmers bid to take the club over, forget the rest, it says everything to me about your negative posts over the past few weeks, so you can go on about me supposedly being a sport 6 spokesperson which if anyone reads my posts I am quite clearly not, but you on the other hand are without doubt Palmer puppet. So we both know what where we stand don't we. Let's agree to disagree sport 6 run the club not Palmer so until he does I will get behind the people who are running the club, no doubt Palmer had a manager in mind, but of course if he put his man in it would have been a brave decision. Can we not now try and be a little more supportive of the club or is that too much to ask?

Macca "Palmer Puppet" actually that's quite funny. OK let's agree to disagree. £10 says if the Scousers aren't out by Christmas we go down to the Blue Square next season.
We can arrange to meet after the season finishes and the person loosing the bet pays over the dosh. (I don't like carrying change so make sure you bring a tenner or 2 £5 notes with you.

Why all of a sudden does the Echo finally get the point about Mr Mostyn?,
Mr Perrett and the Echo you are 2 years too late!
The situation is very bad I am sorry to say that conference football is a real possibility if financial survival permits.
With out any shadow of a doubt after 43 years following Bournemouth this is the worst situation it has ever been.
At least during the great escape in the 90's the team had passion!

Sorry John you are correct it should have included the likes of Abdul etc but what i mean is the fact that Mostyn had no plan to get out of admin and the longer it took the worst it got for Bond etc. Then Mostyn finally sells to the scousers,the worst bunch out of the lot. NO MONEY NO FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE. Just blaggers using the fans money. I do hope i am wrong but like thousands of other fans i fear the worse. Palmer may be no better but why did they meet him ?

macca02 wrote:
Bond came to a club in deep trouble, he was offered the moon but never left the ground, the writing was on the wall the minute he took the job. Bond just didn't come to the club at the right time, we needed a manager with experience and nouse and he had neither. He will always be remembered as being the manager during the worst period of the clubs history, it wasn't just him that failed Mostyn and his mates are as much to blame for where we are today as Bond, I wish Bond all the best for the future I really believe he wanted the best for us but it just wasn't to be, now I will wait and see if the next chapter is a better one, I still think there are many bridges to cross before we can start to relax but if this does do anything it does bring the fans back together at least for a few games.

Spot on, about the only balanced comment made here.

KB was never the best manager and at times, some of his decisions have seemed crazy although most without hindsight seemed fairly logical, like loaning fridge Premiership players for example.

He had no resources at his disposal and seemed to be constantly fire fighting the next injury crisis with free transfers and loans.

I think you have to accept that a new manager will make mistakes but I think what ultimately finished Bond off was that he didn't learn fast enough for our situation.

I also thing he only wanted the best for the club so I wish him the best as well but you have to put sentiment to one side and hope the new management team will do a better job especially as they will have more resources.

AFCB The Only wrote:

macca02 wrote:

AFCB The Only wrote:

Rob Timatty wrote: Sorry Nick , don`t agree with you, i believe the journalist for once.From day one Kevin had no chance and will be glad to get out of our club because lets admit it, its in a mess. Kevein NEVER got us relegated , Mostyn did. Kevin kept the players focused throughout and yes he may have made mistakes but we all do that. Savi should admit that Quinn was lined up from day one of their supposed ownership. Funny how the job was not advertised ? Also we all know Mel Bush will be financing Bond and co`s pay off (allegedly) Stop blaming Kevin a decent honest manager learning his trade and 100% AFCB not like these scousers who like Mark Palmer has proved are willing to sell their souls, sorry club.

Couldn't agree more Rob. Can't understand why supporters of this club can't see past all the smoke and mirrors (or have the scousers nicked all the mirrors out of the club already!). I believe this guy Palmer's bid looked the best future for the club, now reading his statement yesterday he looks like he has had enough. By the way echo you should have published that statement. A lot of fans have mentioned that, you have done yourselves no favours there.

Thats the truth right there, you are only interested in Palmers bid to take the club over, forget the rest, it says everything to me about your negative posts over the past few weeks, so you can go on about me supposedly being a sport 6 spokesperson which if anyone reads my posts I am quite clearly not, but you on the other hand are without doubt Palmer puppet. So we both know what where we stand don't we. Let's agree to disagree sport 6 run the club not Palmer so until he does I will get behind the people who are running the club, no doubt Palmer had a manager in mind, but of course if he put his man in it would have been a brave decision. Can we not now try and be a little more supportive of the club or is that too much to ask?

Macca "Palmer Puppet" actually that's quite funny. OK let's agree to disagree. £10 says if the Scousers aren't out by Christmas we go down to the Blue Square next season.
We can arrange to meet after the season finishes and the person loosing the bet pays over the dosh. (I don't like carrying change so make sure you bring a tenner or 2 £5 notes with you.

Another positive post about the club from the puppet, is there anything about the cherries you like?

Supporting the team and having no confidence in the board are two different things. I hope we can survive in League 2 and start to work our way towards League 1 next season. I still think our position is as precarious as it was when Mostyn put us into administration.

In Absentia wrote:
Supporting the team and having no confidence in the board are two different things. I hope we can survive in League 2 and start to work our way towards League 1 next season. I still think our position is as precarious as it was when Mostyn put us into administration.

So where do you stand then? I think we all have our doubts still over the future but if nothing else it shows that the new owners have the guts to carry out their plans, Quinn is their choice we will now see if it was a good one, I am certain however that as things were we would have lost more fans and possibly never have recovered this decision had to be made.

In Absentia wrote:
Supporting the team and having no confidence in the board are two different things. I hope we can survive in League 2 and start to work our way towards League 1 next season. I still think our position is as precarious as it was when Mostyn put us into administration.

Well said Absentia. Just because you don't kiss and cuddle up to Sport 6, doesn't make you a lesser fan: (are you listening Macca)

By the way Macca you haven't replied about taking me up on my bet, not confident?, no money? or both?

I said 1 year ago on RIVALS.NET, I wanted Bond Out last season. When you look back at the stats, he took us from when Sean left 1 point outside the play offs to flirting with relegation! He blamed it on the players he inherited, what a load of tosh!!!! We missed out on the play offs the season before on the last day with more or less the same players as he inherited, we were just outside playoffs when he took over, since then we have a team that is un-recognisable flirted with relegation in the 1st season and then got relegated in the 2nd season.... Sure we can all blame it on the administration, that is just an excuse though.... If we hadnt started the season so bad and dropped so many points then it wouldnt have affected us....... This season is dejavu except it is 17 points instead of 10 points minus. We should have taken by rights at least 8 points from first 4 games instead of the 2 points. He has bought in boring football and has beens..... Rob Newman nearly took Cambridge out of the conference, it wasnt a good recipe from the start was it?! Lets face it Kevin was never up to the job here and should never have been appointed.... We needed experience at this level, my judgement is reserved on Jimmy Quinn at the moment, but it is nice to have an ex forward as our manager in a way, might give Pitman the kick up the backside that is needed...... I think we only took something like 8 points out a possible 33 at the beginning of last season that is what ultimately sent us down not the administration!!! Bad team management!!! Too many Cherries fans look thru Rose Tinted Spectacles!!! Good luck Jimmy Quinn, I am there tonight!! I am sure I will get slated but I am glad Kevin and Rob have gone now!Good riddance to bad rubbish!! I would also like to add for the record that I think there might have been a possibility that Kevin may have been sacked after the Barrow game at home last season??? I sat next to his wife in the Pullman seats and she was very anxious and upset, I think that win saved him at the time, so maybe Mostyn was going to get rid and that was a stay of execution who knows!!!! Up the cherries in all departments though!!!!

I think sacking Bond was completly the right idea and he has been nothing but bad news for the club sinec he took over but you have to admit, when he got his act together at the end of last season when his job was on the line, he produced and inspired the players and put them on a terrific run that nearly saw us stay up. But unfortunatly that is the only time I have been pleased with Kevin. But because Eddie Howe was hired through bond, an inspirational and talented young coach has lost a job which he clearly enjoyed and was brilliant at. I only hope Quinn gets him on his team.

Davids12 wrote:
I think sacking Bond was completly the right idea and he has been nothing but bad news for the club sinec he took over but you have to admit, when he got his act together at the end of last season when his job was on the line, he produced and inspired the players and put them on a terrific run that nearly saw us stay up. But unfortunatly that is the only time I have been pleased with Kevin. But because Eddie Howe was hired through bond, an inspirational and talented young coach has lost a job which he clearly enjoyed and was brilliant at. I only hope Quinn gets him on his team.

Was it Bond who got the results or was it the players looking at their pride playing for themselves???? If it was Bond what happened this season???

danstewartafcb wrote:

Davids12 wrote: I think sacking Bond was completly the right idea and he has been nothing but bad news for the club sinec he took over but you have to admit, when he got his act together at the end of last season when his job was on the line, he produced and inspired the players and put them on a terrific run that nearly saw us stay up. But unfortunatly that is the only time I have been pleased with Kevin. But because Eddie Howe was hired through bond, an inspirational and talented young coach has lost a job which he clearly enjoyed and was brilliant at. I only hope Quinn gets him on his team.

Was it Bond who got the results or was it the players looking at their pride playing for themselves???? If it was Bond what happened this season???

yes and no.
when bond was up in the stands and we had rob'buzz lightyear'newman giving the players intsructions we were bottom of the table and looking awfull. But like i said earlier, when bond actually got his act together, wE nearly stayed up.

let down and left to carry the can

If only there had been a local paper prepared to ask the questions that needed asking, like 'How high Mr Mostyn ?'

Where was this article when it was needed, sheer hypocrisy by the preferred bidders tame media.

Rob Timatty wrote:
Thanks Nick and you yours.Matters have always been out of Kevs control and even Mostyns, he was and still is clueless.

Kevvo sorry you are WRONG stop blaming Bond 3 points or not the ADMINISTRATION got us relegated. He did his job and the League took TEN points off us because of the Boards bad management not his.

This season his hands were tied by scousers who had QUINN all lined up to come in. Kevin would know that hence his body language. How could a man of Kevin`s experience work with unkowns like Savi and Sutton then of course there`s the punch and judy man Baker.

Savi the RUGBY man and Sutton the KIDS coach. Savi where`s EVERTON cuff links, what a joke , he`s a dreamer like all of them and please don`t forget they ARE SKINT (allegedly)

So our form for 38 out of the 46 matches had nothing to do with our relegation then?

Saying a good run for 7 matches when Bond couldn't pick anyone else than the 11 players he had makes Bond a brilliant manager is re-writing history big time.

What about his first 5 league games when we lost all five and went from mid-table to relegation candidates. SOD and Roach in the same season with the same players didn't lose 5 league matches and two cup match on the trot. case proved I think.