 our first preview show of the new season. Chris Temple is back alongside me as we look forward to the start of the Premier League. Here's what's coming up today. We'll be looking back at the Cherries in pre-season and discuss some of their games they've been playing. We'll also be looking at the five new additions to Eddie House squad. And finally, we'll be looking ahead to the season opener against Sheffield United tomorrow. Well, we're gonna start by looking back at the pre-season schedule, but before we do all of that, it's good to be back, isn't it, Chris? It is good to be back. We've lost a very sort of Bournemouth summer weather here going on behind us. Hopefully it'll be like this tomorrow as well. And it is good to be back pre-season. It can always feel a little bit long because everyone just wants to get going in the Premier League, but it's been an important pre-season for a number of reasons. But yes, it feels like only yesterday I was stood next to you, though. To be honest with you. Well, this time last week, we were playing Lazio and Lyon in a double header, and that Lyon result was something that was quite impressive, wasn't it? Yeah, obviously, the game the night before against Lazio was probably a few too many goals for Eddie House-like it. We know he'd rather have a gritty 1-0 than a 4-3, but yeah, Lyon performance is really good. Some notable names in their team. Interesting that the way Eddie formed is too playing 11s as well in terms of a couple of partnerships that he put in the same team, which was interesting to see going forward and how he may shape his Premier League team as well. But I mean, the strikers have been going well. Even the games before that as well. Callum Wilson's been in the goals. Dominic Selanke's been in the goals, which is useful as well. Ryan Fraser obviously has been in the goals. Even Jack Stacey popped up with an absolute belter, of course, in those games as well. So yeah, I think all in all, two useful exercises. I do like the Friday, Saturday playing two strong teams rather than, you know, one game where people maybe get 40, 50, 60 minutes. I like the way they do it. If you can attract two quality opponents like Lazio and Lyon here, I think that's a good way to do it. And that's something that he's done every season, really. We've had the two at home last week and then the two away the week before. It just allows the squad to get minutes in the tank. Yeah, and I think you also need to make sure you're mixing in some English teams as well in there because obviously, you know, playing Lazio and Lyon is great, but that's not necessarily what you're going to face in terms of style and everything else in the Premier League. So I think it's important to go and get some minutes away from home, away from your home comforts, if you like, as well. So yeah, the Brentford trip and obviously the West Brom trip before that as well. And obviously the preseason tour as well to Spain was, yeah, all really, really useful and seems to have put the squad in a good place going into the league. Talking of a good place, you mentioned Dominic Solange. He's had two goals in preseason and I know they are just friendlies, but that will do wonders for his confidence, won't it? Absolutely, because he had a couple of chances last year that he probably should have taken in the league and he should have his Bournemouth League account open by now already. So yeah, and obviously, you know, more and more attacking competition this season, not necessarily out and out strikers like Dominic Solange is, but with the Harry Wilson's and the Dan Jumas and others coming in, the competition around that sort of front four, if you like, is increasing. It may change Eddie's shape the way he wants to play, depending on who he's trying to get into the team in certain games. So yeah, for Solange, that's a huge confidence boost. The next one for him now is to take one of those chances when it comes in a big game on a Saturday. And speaking of strikers, Callum Wilson, he's got three goals in preseason and he looks in a good position, doesn't he? Yeah, Wilson and King both look pretty sharp, actually, which is a real good place to be, I think, over the summer. Obviously, both of them played international football over the summer, so had an extended season, if you like, and have ended up having a little bit of a break, but seem to have come back fit and firing. I hope we're not sort of talking in February or March that the summer's catching up with them, if you like. Here now they should be sharp, they should be fit. That goes for a number of players, Ryan Fraser, David Brooks obviously, played international, then got injured. Even Harry Wilson has played international for Wales as well, so has had a short break. Nathan Ackay, a lot of players have had a... Jeffers and Lermer have had a long, long summer, but seem to be fit and firing and ready to go, and hopefully, as I say, that won't catch up with them later in the season. And last weekend, as we said, we had two fixtures. Now, all four goalkeepers got 45 minutes, so it's a complete lottery as to who's going to play tomorrow, isn't it? It's got to be the most competitive spot in the team at the moment. I mean, three of the four played last season, even within the space of the last month of the season, I think three of them played. Ramsdale obviously did great at Wimbledon, hasn't conceded in pre-season, he's played the equivalent of two-four games, hasn't conceded in pre-season. It's very, very difficult to know which way he'll go. I did our speech in this morning and say, would he have any hesitation in playing one of his young keepers from the start of the season when the pressure is on? Because, let's be honest, Mark Travers did brilliantly in the Tottenham game. Palace game wasn't as comfortable for him, but those two games at the end of the season, safety was secured, there wasn't really any heat on them. Every game from the start of the season has a different type of heat on it, so do you throw a Ramsdale or a Travers in there? Because if you do, they will make mistakes and you'll have to ride with it and you'll have to put it down to their experience. Because I don't think you can chop and change as much as they did last season. Azmi Begavic found it difficult, eventually got the chop. I would say he's, I mean, I don't know, I would say he's the least likely to play. This may come back to bite me in the face. But for me, I think it will be between Borich and Ramsdale. I think they're the two, I reckon. I'm not sure which way round, but if you made me bet now, so I would go Borich and Ramsdale will be the two in the 18. Well, we'll play this back next week if you're not right. If they're nowhere near the 18, yeah. And we're going to come on to injuries a bit later on, but last week it was great to see Steve Cook and Charlie Daniels back out on the pitch. Yeah, Charlie Daniels particularly, I think that was a bad injury at the back end of last season. Steve Cook, I think that's going to be one he's going to have to manage. I think that's, it's the same problem. I don't think it's going to go away. Hopefully, without rushing himself too much early season, he can manage his way through. Hopefully, again, with Chris Meppermann and Jack Simpson gaining a bit more experience, because that's the one area that Charlie didn't really strengthen in terms of, I mean, Lloyd Kelly is a left-sided sort of defender, so can play centre half, but obviously he's going to be out for, you know, a few weeks yet. So early in the season, the cover is Meppermann, Simpson really alongside Nathan Ackay. So there may be that Steve Cook can't play every game, but he'll be the, well, you presume he'll be the captain. I mean, there were so many captains last year as well, that I'm not sure who gets the armband, but particularly if Steve Cook doesn't play, I've got no idea who gets the armband. But yeah, hopefully, fingers crossed, Steve Cook will be OK. Well, someone who we haven't seen yet is new signing Harry Wilson, and he spoke to AFCB TV earlier the week following his loan move. Harry, welcome to AFC Bournemouth. How does it feel to be here? Yeah, it feels great, great to be here. It feels great to finally get in the building, get all the stuff sorted, and I'm looking forward to meeting the lads and getting going. And we've all seen the rumours and the links over the last 24 hours, but what's it been like from your point of view, and how did the loan move come about? Yeah, it's come across quite quickly, really. Went into train yesterday, and that was when I first got told about it. So when Liverpool informed me that it was a possibility, I was really keen to get it sorted. I want to be playing Premier League football, and to be doing it in a great team, like Bournemouth, the style of play they like to play, I feel I can fit right in here and help the team a lot. So yeah, I was desperate to get it sorted, and it all happened quite quickly, and now I'm here. And you've had your medical, and you've had a look around the place. What are your first impressions of the club? Yeah, brilliant. I think the pitch is fantastic. I've never actually been here before. I like how intimate the stadium is. I feel the atmosphere when it gets going will be great. But yeah, like you said, I was just delighted to be in the building, get all the medical out of the way, and now I'm really looking forward to getting training tomorrow with the lads. And how much of an influence was Eddie Howe on you coming here for the season? Yeah, he was massive. I spoke on the phone with him yesterday, and the things he was saying to me were brilliant, the way things I can fit into his style of play, and the way he helps and breeds young players that would be fantastic for myself. So yeah, to speak with him was great, and yeah, he was a big part of making my decision easier. Well, that was Harry Wilson speaking to AFCB TV. He certainly looks an exciting prospect, doesn't he, Chris? 18 goals in all competitions with Derby last year. Yeah, what a coup to get him, I think. I mean, I'm sure the David Brooks situation accelerated that one through. It came around very quickly from all accounts. This time last week, I don't think including the move was happening. So, yeah, he spoke to Eddie the first time. I think the day before the move was completed. But yeah, I mean, he caught the eye on the championship last year. A couple of great goals, not at least than that, free kick at Manchester United in the cup. Yeah, number of goals he contributed. He says he prefers to play off the right and come in on his left foot, which basically makes him a like for like for David Brooks really, in the way that the team shapes up. A number of assists as well. I think he'll, you know, full Welsh international. I think he'll prove a real, real asset. The one thing that I hadn't noticed till I started doing a bit of research for the game this weekend, he got 13 yellow cards last season, which I mean, Jefferson Lerner, I've said, if you want to battle Jefferson Lerner for the most yellow cards, that is going to be some contest. But he did put it down to the fact he played a few games in central midfield for Derby and mistimed a few tackles last year. But he was surprised to hear it was 13. But so that's the side of his game, maybe that, you know, at least we see he's a bit of a competitor. But yeah, no, he's really, really exciting. And as we were talking about earlier on, he'll have to have H. Wilson on the back of his shirt because Callum Wilson, I'm pretty sure, will claim the seniority on the shirt name for sure. He certainly will. And one thing he said in his interview with AFCB TV was that he already knows a few familiar faces, Chris Mepper, you know, it's David Bricks and Dominic Slanky, Jordan Ibe from Liverpool. So for him, that will really help him settle in, won't it? I think that's a big thing as well because not just settling into the club and introducing you to people and, you know, having people who are on your wavelength, but also just the area. And you forget, you know, moving from Liverpool via Derby and Harlem, various other places. Down here, it's completely different. I mean, living in Bournemouth, particularly when the weather's like this, is a lot different to living in, for example, Hull. Although Hull could be nice. So yeah, I think that's a real, real big thing for it in terms of enabling him to settle in. And as we're recording this Friday morning, he's only had one day's training yesterday with the lads. So today was his second day ahead of the game tomorrow. But yeah, really useful to have him happen. And I think from all accounts, I saw a bit of banter in the training ground this morning. So I think he seems to be settling in pretty well. And Eddie Howes also brought in a couple of other young British players. We've got Jack Stacey and Lloyd Kelly as well. Lloyd Kelly's obviously injured, but great to have, you know, fellow youngsters around for him to settle in. Yeah, and also, you know, with the recruitment of those two, we have to be realistic. Simon Francis and Charlie Daniels, for example, who've been the first choice fallbacks for a long time. Of course, Adam Smith has sort of taken over since Simon Francis has been injured and, you know, flipped flopped with him before that. But that's long-term views. They're long-term signings because Francis and Daniels are both the wrong side of 30 now. You'll get there one day, though, don't worry. The rest of us are off the end of the cliff already. But yeah, so the long-term view. So Lloyd Kelly, yes, he's injured for six weeks now, but he's here for the next four or five years, hopefully at least. And Jack Stacey, I mean, everything I hear about Jack Stacey is really exciting. Whether he's ready to fly straight into the Premier League, I'm not sure. Again, his choice is to be made there. Rico at left back, Smith at right back, Smith at left back, Stacey at right back. I mean, the fans have seen a little bit of Jack Stacey already. He runs all day, apparently, up and down the right flank. Just keeps going. So I'm really excited to see him and how he adapts from League One last season to the Premier League because that is a big jump. Well, someone who does have Premier League experiences is fellow new signing, Philip Billing. And what do you make of him? He played well here last year against Huddersfield. Yeah, I've liked him when I've seen of him. He's, again, what a presence. Six foot four central midfield. You don't get many of them. So extra height from set pieces because the Cherries aren't the biggest team. Steve Cook and Nathan, I mean, Nathan Acke, he's not the biggest centre half you'll ever come across. And when Simon Francis hasn't been in the team, which has been quite a lot recently, the Cherries have noticed that his lack of height. So yeah, from that point of view, excellent lack of extra height. Him and Lerma, look, no, a nice little partnership together. Billing is up and down as well. So while Lerma can sit a little bit, Billing will get box to box. And I do remember him playing well for Huddersfield. Was there a player of the year last year? Fell out of favour a little bit towards the end. I don't think he's alright or why with their new manager too well. He's only been training with the under-17s and 19s in pre-season. So whether he is fit enough to start tomorrow, we saw a little bit of him here in the friendly last week. He would be the one who maybe is a little bit short of minutes from what I can gather. So he may well start, but probably wouldn't last the game. But yeah, good signing, great signing. And one thing with him is it's worth remembering that he went away in the under-21 Euros with Denmark as well. So he hasn't had much for summer either. Yeah, so maybe a little bit of residual fitness still there from that sort of longer season possibly. So maybe that would help, because a lot of the players who have played through the summer have commented on how they're still sharp rather than the fact they're knackered, basically. So yeah, maybe hopefully with Phil Billing, that will carry over and he may be as fitter than we realise. And we've just spoken about Harry Wilson playing out on the wing, but Dan Duma, he provides another option as well. And someone that Bournemouth fans might not know too much about. Yeah, the other thing I've done this morning is to clarify exactly how to say his name, because that's important for a commentator. The man I asked was, the next best thing to ask him was to ask Nathan Acke, who by the way is not Nathan Acke as Dan. Nathan Acke couldn't believe that Dan Duma had said that. It is definitely Acke, not Acke. But it's Arnold, Arnold with a T on the end. Arnold to Dan Duma, that is how to say it. And again, from what I've seen, and I haven't seen too much, looks exciting. Looks like he's got pace and power, can play on both flanks. He's obviously already played a game for Bruge this season as well, so he's going to be sharp. So yeah, I think it will be between him and Harry Wilson to play on the right, whichever one doesn't play. What a great option to have on the bench. And as I said to the manager this morning, what they seem to have done this season is clear out, and I don't want to say dead, because that's disrespectful, but clear out some of the fringe players, maybe some of those who wouldn't have been troubling the 11 last year, you think of Mark Pugh, what a great player down the years. But in the last couple of seasons, he hasn't been a realistic starting option, least to say the same. People like Conor Mahoney, obviously, who's done great on loan elsewhere and has decided to move on now. Tyrone Mings, those players, haven't really been starting 11 options. What they've got in replacement of those guys are guys who can play in the 11 and will be head-scratchers for any how. And you think of the guys that aren't even fit yet, Stanislaus, Lewis Cook, these guys, who are going to be coming back as well. So the 11 looks much more competitive. And you mentioned there, I was going to bring it up myself. Dan Jume, he's already played a game for Club Bruise, which is massive, as much fitness is going to be, should be perfect. Yeah, and obviously he needed a bit of time to get himself settled in, played a little bit last week, but he'll have benefited from a four-week's training as well, because I think everything's a bit hectic for him when he first signed and travelled over from Europe and everything. So yeah, I think he could be one we're talking about by the end of the season, definitely. Absolutely. Well, our attention now turns to tomorrow's game against Sheffield United. And here's a look at what Eddie Howe had to say in his pre-match press conference. Enjoyed the summer from that perspective. The training was good. The game's good tests, different challenges that they pose, tactically, the players that we've signed, we hope do really well for us. The players we let go, we wish them all the best. But in the main, well-backed and well-supported, I think it's a real team effort here. I think congratulations to everybody on the effort they gave to try and get the best squad that we could together. The whole squad in general has come back with a very good mindset. I think that's the most important thing. The long termers, I won't name them all, the long termers are still out. And obviously the fresh ones we've had, David Brooks, Lloyd Kelly and Dan Gosling. Chris, I think, has done an outstanding job, quite rightly one manager of the year, or season in my opinion. Can be hugely proud of what he's done at his local club and how he's turned the club around. And now they're back in the Premier League, so congratulations to him and his staff. Well, that was Eddie Howell speaking ahead of tomorrow's season opener against Sheffield United. And as you may have noticed, we have been joined by BBC Radio Solence, John Williams. And Willow, you were actually out on the pitch last time we beat Sheffield United at the start of the 1987 season. Yes, a long time ago, but it was a really good win. First game of the season, Sean Brooks scored a marvellous volley from 25 yards. It was a real good day. Roasting heart, I can remember. Big crowd, very tense, but we managed to get the 1-0 win. It was a great result. And of course, playing them again at the start of this season, it's really important to get off to a good start as we saw last year. Yes, always. You know, the start is everything. But it feels like, listen to Ed, that the lads have had a real good pre-season, you know, fitness-wise. Okay, there's been one or two knocks that we... You always hope you don't get, but it seems to have gone really well. And we're looking forward to the season so much, especially seeing the new players. There's so much to choose from now. Ed's going to have some real problems with his team selection with all that talent. Of course, the most thing he's looking forward to is being back alongside me, of course, for the whole season, will he? Yes, I can't say I've missed you too much, but it's been a long, long summer without too much football, really. So I'm looking forward to getting back into things. And Chris, what do we know about the Sheffield United team, nearly promoted and full of hunger? They spent a bit of money, haven't they? I mean, £10 million on a least mousse caught a few eyes, I think it's fair to say. I mean, it was their record signing at the time. They've spent a bit more on Oli McBurney from Swansea as well. Ravel Morrison is a bit of a wild card signing for them. He's a bit of a least mousse in certain regards. You're not quite sure what he's going to produce. He's obviously had his off-the-field problems. You know, one or two others as well, but they've gone with the core of their championship team, who they have a quite a unique way of playing. The question is, have they added enough Premier League quality? That's the biggest, or Premier League experience as well. That's the biggest question for me. We saw, for example, Cardiff struggled last year with a lot of championship-level players, where he fullened the same, didn't massively strengthen, came in with a lot of championship players and ended up paying the price for that. So, you know, they have spent, I think they spent more money in the last four weeks than they spent in the last 14 years, I read somewhere, which is a fair indication. They have had a crack at it. They've thrown some money at it. Chris Wilde is a, you know, a canny manager. He's not a fashionable manager by any means, but he's sort of served his apprenticeship through the years as manager at Northampton and Oxford at Halifax before that as well. Would you have played against him? Well, he's a right back. Yeah, I don't remember too much about playing against him, but it's quite strange that the paths of him and Eddie have gone down the same sort of road, you know, done all the hard work when the club is in a lower league at Halifax than eventually, you know, getting through to the Premiership. He's done a fantastic job at Sheffield, and it'll be a really difficult game tomorrow, but we're looking forward to it, we have to say. Yeah, he's a real hero for the Sheffield United fans as well because of what he's achieved there. It's been a long time since one of the big Sheffield clubs have been in the Premier League, probably too long, really, and I think the United fans will enjoy the bragging rights over Sheffield Wednesday this season, for sure. And one thing that's coming in this season is VAR. As Eddie Howe just said, it's going to be a game-changer, isn't it, Willow? Well, it is. There's no doubt. I mean, I have to say, I haven't gone through the course that Eddie did, you know, they put him on the spot, but it is going to be really interesting how it works. You know, sometimes I watch a decision 10 times, and I still can't make me mind up. So, human nature will come into it, of course. You know, there'll be feelings of decisions being wrong or right, but I think the referees definitely need to help because the game is so quick nowadays. You can't get past that, and it's going to be interesting to say the least. We've sat next to each other for quite a few clangers down the years, both 4-n against Bournemouth, it's fair to say, but I think that's the one thing that VAR will eliminate. I mean, yes, it might hold the game up a little bit, but I think the average time for a review is something like 84 seconds. So, actually, in the grand scheme of a game, as long as we're not seeing games that are going on for 105 minutes, I think that's what everyone wants to see is the clangers eliminated. It will hopefully do that. There's going to be a bit of a betting in process, as there's going to be with a couple of the other new law changes, particularly the goal kick rule, which, again, is a centre-half, Willow, the fact that the ball hasn't got to go out of the penalty area now, as we've seen teams have evolved it by the centre-half stepping into the penalty area because the striker was about to nick it, so the goal kick had to get retaken. I mean, it's a centre-half now. How would you fancy about that? Yeah, it's another game changer, isn't it? I mean, we've seen Kingi nick a goal from the goal kick, and it's going to be quite interesting to see what people do. I watched the game locally last night, and I have to say they didn't pick the ball up too much from the goalkeeper, but I think it'll be different in the premiership. You know, the teams that have the goalkeepers that have good feet are always going to want to play, and it's going to be a real interesting one, that one. There'll be a disaster as well on match of the day. Maybe even this weekend, there will be a disaster from one team in the Premier League trying a natty goal kick routine that goes wrong. I think the other thing as well is that, you know, there's three or four new changes, isn't there, but that one's going to be the most interesting, I think, but somebody will find a way, they always do, of gaining an advantage from it, and that's going to be interesting. It's going to be, certainly, a big talking point, and a big talking point from Bournemouth's point of view is the injury list. It's not looking as rosy as Eddie Howe would have liked, is it? It's not, I mean, they've been so unlucky last season with so many different injuries, and then this season, you know, Dan Gosling picked up an injury, just passing the ball with his left foot, David Brooks picked up an injury, a serious one, setting up a goal in a pre-season friendly. Obviously, Lloyd Kelly got a bit of a clustering tackle in training, which was a bit unfortunate, particularly for a new signing as well. When you look at the guys that are coming back, Lewis Cook, Simon Francis, Junius Daneslas, Charlie Daniels, all still working their way back to fitness as well. So I think that's one of the main reasons, particularly, they move for Harry Wilson with David Brooks' injury. Harry Wilson will probably play off the right-hand side, or be certainly competing with Dan Duma for that role. So, yeah, the injury list, so it is pretty remarkable, wouldn't it, that you think last season was a one-off bad season and already two or three serious ones this season? Yes, I mean, I don't know the reason why these things keep happening, just bad luck, I suppose things are a lot different now in terms of the pace of the game, so perhaps that has something to do with it, but when you pick injuries up in training, that's very frustrating, but it happens to everyone. You just have to little down and get on with it. There's no way around it. And Willow, just before we let you go and we leave all of you at home, I am going to ask you for a score projection. Oh, well, of course, 2-0 Bournemouth. 2-0 Bournemouth? There's 1-1, so that's it. Chris, do you want to ask a guess? I think Bournemouth will win tomorrow. I do think it's a helpful start. I mean, Eddie Hall would never say that, maybe not until after the game, but beating Cardiff at home, a newly promoted team, I think, Sheffield United, you'd expect them to take a bit of time to bed down. I think Bournemouth look a good squad this year. I think if the new players are ready to go, Phillip Billing straight in, potentially Dan Duma could be straight in, Harry Dawson's out of full pre-season with Liverpool. He could easily be thrown in straight from the start as well, so I think attacking-wise, it looks a real, real good squad. The only question Mark, I think, is Steve Cook, whether he makes the game tomorrow with his groin injury. We saw him feature last week, so there might be, we may see, probably Chris Meppen would come in, so to give you a short answer to a very long answer, I think Bournemouth will win. I'm not going to go 2-0, I'm going to go 3-1. 3-1, well, there you go. If you are over 18 and you do want to hazard a guess at the score for tomorrow's game, you can go onto Manchester's website and take part in their new game for this season. That's all from us today, but we'll see you here tomorrow at Vitality Stadium to cheer on the cherries in the first game of the season. Bye for now.