Championship winners Bournemouth make their Premier League debut, after a journey of 125 years into the top flight of the Pyramid. This is awesome, and should be celebrated. I have no idea who plays for Bournemouth, but I'm gonna follow them (as I fell into following Burnley's doomed season) because rooting for minnows is fun.
The PL revenues will inject Bournemouth with an estimated 130m, and they've started spending. They're upgrading the training facilities. Three cheers for fiscal responsibility!
The windfall of a PL season is huge for a club like Bournemouth. One of the things I'm interested in is just how much of an effect it has. Following Burnley down will be equally fascinating, as the economics of the sport are going to fundamentally change the Pyramid; will the first few clubs to go up under the new financial system retain some advantages when (inevitably) relegated? Or will a few key signings and the right foundation/player development machine yield more Southamptons?
Let's learn more about Bournemouth and the money they are about to make.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.F.C._Bournemouth
The PL revenues will inject Bournemouth with an estimated 130m, and they've started spending. They're upgrading the training facilities. Three cheers for fiscal responsibility!
The windfall of a PL season is huge for a club like Bournemouth. One of the things I'm interested in is just how much of an effect it has. Following Burnley down will be equally fascinating, as the economics of the sport are going to fundamentally change the Pyramid; will the first few clubs to go up under the new financial system retain some advantages when (inevitably) relegated? Or will a few key signings and the right foundation/player development machine yield more Southamptons?
Let's learn more about Bournemouth and the money they are about to make.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.F.C._Bournemouth