Wolves have got a TERRIBLE record in August, and with uncertainty over their personnel going forward, there should not be a better time for a buoyant Bournemouth to play them.

Boosted by the signings of Amine Adli and Ben Doak this week, Cherries have underlined how they remain an ideal destination club for players that want to further their career in England.

Signing from Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool respectively, this week's acquisitions emphasise the appeal of playing for a club that is on the rise, with ambitions to improve both on and off the pitch, with a head coach that plays progressive football.

Wolverhampton Wanderers are in a similar position to Bournemouth in that their stars were sold early in the window, and they have taken a while to replace them - but out of the two clubs, it could be argued that Cherries are the side in a slightly stronger position, after getting some new names through the door.

Despite their poor record at the start of the season though, the opposition though do have an excellent history at Vitality Stadium, so how will this weekend play out?

We're at the Queens Park Hotel and Q Sports Bar for our pre-match content!

The QP is the home of AFC Bournemouth fans on a Cherries matchday. Visit at 482 Holdenhurst Rd, Bournemouth, BH8 9AR. Check out their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/queensparkpub - or give them a call on 01202 301747 or 07876213400

We're at Q Sports Bar in Boscombe, the home live sport, pool, snooker and darts. It is open to Wolves fans who are travelling down. Check out their website and become a free member at: https://qsports.bar/

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To the naked eye, being level with the champions of England with minutes to spare before going down 4-2 - might be disappointing and disheartening - however the manner of Bournemouth's performance at Liverpool left a lot of people purring, including the opposition themselves.

Sam and Tom analyse the weekend's action on Merseyside, as Andoni Iraola's Cherries, still with some recruitment to do, showed the Premier League that this season has all the hallmarks to be yet another exciting campaign.

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Liverpool's Sporting Director Richard Hughes is ruthless. His chess-like game-play for Alexander Isak is causing intense angst for his old Bournemouth-based pal Eddie Howe, who is stuck between a rock and a hard place with the wantaway Swedish star.

As Bournemouth travel to Anfield on Friday night, we preview the Premier League curtain-raiser, and discuss Hughes's contrasting off-seasons on Merseyside, plus we review the latest Cherries news from the week.

For the first part of the show, Sam and Tom are the Queens Park Hotel - the home of AFC Bournemouth fans on a Cherries matchday. Visit the QP at 482 Holdenhurst Rd, Bournemouth, BH8 9AR. Check out their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/queensparkpub - or give them a call on 01202 301747 or 07876213400.

For part two, we're at Q Sports Bar in Boscombe, the home live sport, pool, snooker and darts. It is open to everyone throughout the season, including Liverpool supporters for the reverse fixture in January 2026. Q Sports Bar is located at: 704-708 Christchurch Rd, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH7 6BY. Check out their website and become a free member at: https://qsports.bar/

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With the Summer Series over and just one pre-season friendly left for AFC Bournemouth, attention quickly turns to the Premier League, with the curtain-raiser against Liverpool just 11 days away.

The frustrating 2-0 defeat against West Ham in Atlanta saw Cherries dominate the game, yet go down to two clinical moments from the Iron, so with one win and two defeats across the pond, what will Andoni Iraola have taken from our three Stateside games?

Sam and Tom take a candid focus at the state of our current squad, and ponder that whilst there may be a perceived lack of activity on the transfer front, there may be a series of mind games going on - which may or may not work in AFC Bournemouth's favour...

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Back of the Net is fastly approaching 21K subscribers, and we've got to this point by carefully creating an engaged and involved community, which in turn has helped us fund our equipment and ongoing costs.

The challenge to run a podcast and Youtube channel whilst holding down a career is tough, but somehow, with the help of an army of backers, we've hopefully managed to represent the AFC Bournemouth's fan community with content that you're proud of.

Next season, we're looking to enhance our output, but as ever, it is vital that everything we produce is raw, fun, real, but also responsible.

In this short podcast, we explaining some of the decisions that are making regarding certain sponsorships and collaborations for the forthcoming season, and we explain how you can help to bridge the gap as we look to elevate our coverage for 2025/26.

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Manchester United destroyed Bournemouth on Thursday morning in a showing which suggests that the Red Devils might be back! But how much of United's brilliance was down to Bournemouth's insufficiency?

Two goals either side of half time saw off the Cherries at a blustery Soldier Field in Chicago, with Iraola's men managing to claw back a consolation at the end, but there was a substantial gap in industry at times, so at this point, how much should Bournemouth fans be concerned?

Sam and Tom are the Queens Park Hotel to discuss our second Premier League Summer Series clash.

Visit the QP at 482 Holdenhurst Rd, Bournemouth, BH8 9AR. Check out their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/queensparkpub - or give them a call on 01202 301747 or 07876213400.

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On Saturday, Bournemouth kicked off the Premier League Summer Series in style with a 3-0 romp against Everton at the Met Life Stadium in New Jersey. After a tentative first half, the second 45 sprang into life with goals from Phillip Billing, Dango Ouattara and Daniel Adu-Adjei.

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This week, local residents were invited to find out about Cherries' planned redevelopment of Vitality Stadium - where there will be an upgrade from 11,300 to 20,200 seats. The presentation from the club included senior figures from AFC Bournemouth, as well as personnel connected with the proposed development - who were on hand to answer questions about what is planned, how long it will take, as well as providing a bit of background about the logistics of the move.

Sam and Tom are at the Queens Park to provide some reaction after a positive night which was a key first step ahead of what will be a busy few years at Dean Court.

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With another season ahead of us, we wanted to update you about the future of Back of the Net and how you can help us as we navigate the 2025/26 season! Also, we'll go over the latest news and events emanating out of Dean Court, including Semenyo's contract extension, Alex Scott winning the U21 Euro's, and Bournemouth's pre-season friendlies.

Plus, whilst Adrien Truffert is through the door at Dean Court, nervous Cherries fans will be hopeful of further incomings over the forthcoming fortnight, because, other than the Frenchman's arrival, it has been pretty quiet at AFC Bournemouth over the last week.

Indeed, a cursory glance at the squad indicates that we probably have a lot of work to do! So with our first pre-season friendly in just NINE days time, we’re expecting the transfer cogs to start turning again soon. AS such, there are TEN new rumours to mull over...

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With rumours continuing to surface regarding another potential Bournemouth departure in Illia Zabarnyi, Sky Sports' Mark McAdam joins Sam and Tom at the New Forest Pantry in Ringwood to mull over the latest goings on at Dean Court...

We discuss the prolonged Milos Kerkez deal, the conjecture about Zabs's potential move to PSG, and the concern at having to replace 4 of our 5 back-line - plus we ponder whether Andoni Iraola has the hunger to continually oversee these season-on-season transitions.

Visit the New Forest pantry on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/thenewforestpantry/ or visit their website at https://www.thenewforestpantry.com/ - why not pop in for a coffee and sit in their sun-trap of a courtyard. They're located at: 18-20 High St, Ringwood, BH24 1AF.

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