The Bournemouth Sentinel
Market17 Aug 2026
Bournemouth say no — this time
The offer from Arsenal for Alex Scott was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Bournemouth
Evanilson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Bournemouth
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Justin Kluivert
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market17 Aug 2026
Bournemouth promote Matthew Jones from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Matthew Jones has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Timothy Simmons joins the Bournemouth first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Timothy Simmons is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Mark Cook joins the Bournemouth first team
- Squad António Silva falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Lewis Cook has seen what the next man earns
- Boardroom Bournemouth spend it where nobody looks