With the injury situation deepening for the Cherries, manager lee Bradbury is being forced to dip in to the Cherries Youth to bolster the first team.
Debutant Josh Carmichael (currently 16 years of age) is quoted in the Bournemouth Evening Echo as saying: "I was quite surprised because I slept really well on Friday night. It was a great experience to be involved and I didn’t really think I would get on. I was absolutely buzzing when I got the call. It went okay. I was really nervous to start with and gave away a few passes. But the other lads told me to stay calm and were brilliant with me. They couldn’t have helped me any more".
Manager Lee Bradbury was quoted after the match as saying: "Josh got his chance and grabbed it with both hands. I was very pleased with him. He has joined us in training a few times and has impressed me with his attitude and how he handles the ball so I thought it would be good opportunity to get him involved. He has got a good head on his shoulders and is quiet and unassuming. But he goes about his work in a diligent manner. I knew he would be good enough to do a job and he did fantastically well. He is composed on the ball and has got a lot of good attributes. He is big enough to be able to deal with first-team football and he showed that with an excellent performance".