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SW-User
I’m a relative newcomer to both the sport and the team. It was really something I fell into. The games are on Saturday mornings here in the states, and my routine on Saturday mornings has always been cooking and baking bread for the week. I’d never really followed the game at any level until 2015, and I started putting them on as something to have in the background while I cooked. Then, I started picking up on strategies and saw some amazing finishes those mornings, and I started to get hooked on the game itself. However, I didn’t have a team.
I can tell you the exact moment Bournemouth became my team. It was 2 minutes into their home match against Manchester United when Junior Stanislas hit this corner kick.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcG2Czu-ww4]
I jumped out of my chair screaming, and at that moment, I just knew it. You’re also right about the underdog aspect and gritty style of play appealing to me, as well. Prior to the match, they did a profile on Eddie Howe and the entire rags-to-riches story of the team’s rise from the bottom all the way up to the Premier League, so I was already rooting for them against Man U. When Junior nailed that corner, it just sealed it for me, and they’ve been my team ever since.
@Burnley123
I can tell you the exact moment Bournemouth became my team. It was 2 minutes into their home match against Manchester United when Junior Stanislas hit this corner kick.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcG2Czu-ww4]
I jumped out of my chair screaming, and at that moment, I just knew it. You’re also right about the underdog aspect and gritty style of play appealing to me, as well. Prior to the match, they did a profile on Eddie Howe and the entire rags-to-riches story of the team’s rise from the bottom all the way up to the Premier League, so I was already rooting for them against Man U. When Junior nailed that corner, it just sealed it for me, and they’ve been my team ever since.
@Burnley123
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@SW-User Eddie Howe was Burnley coach for a year before he went back home for family reasons. Stanislas played for us then too, though both have doneuch better since they left. Burnley were in the championship then and we got Dyche as a replacement.