34 points in 38 days. Bournemouth fell one point away from being saved from burning in the last edition of the Premier League. Aston Villa was the one that finally got the place with just 35 and stayed at the top. The cherries they fell to the Championship by the minimum.
In the English second division, the South of England team is ready to regain the category in which they played for five consecutive seasons. Although this weekend they drew two against Roterham, The cherry-colored team ranks second in the standings, just one point behind the leaders, Norwich.
The atmosphere could hardly be better but the controversy is served because of a supercar acquired by the club's chief executive. Alesya Blake, wife of Bournemouth chief executive officer Neill Blake, boasted on social media about her new car: a spectacular Bentley valued at £ 140,000. Everything could be within the family environment but this decided to show it on their social networks with the consequent anger of the staff, the coaching staff and the workers.
The reason? A perhaps inappropriate gift at a time when all the club's employees are suffering cuts in their payroll, according to the British press. The players, they say, consider that they behaved with the club and Eddie Howe, the coach, even volunteered. A car that can be more expensive than the bill.