Ainsworth Goes AWOL

Last updated : 29 September 2006 By Bournemouth Co-Ordinator
Derby County loanee, Lionel Ainsworth has disappeared it seems! He was upset at being missed out for a starting place, only coming on in the final few minutes against Bristol City.

Caretaker boss, Murdoch, is quoted in the Bournemouth Evening Echo as saying: "Unfortunately, Lionel was disappointed in the fact he didn't get in the first team last night. He came on for 10 minutes and we were hoping that he was going to change the game for us and provide that little bit of spark but nothing transpired while he was on the pitch. After the game, we organised things for today because we had arranged a friendly against Portsmouth for all those who weren't in the first team. Lionel showed his displeasure at the fact he was being asked to play and so he wasn't here today. He's got to appreciate that to fight his way back into the first team, he needs to be performing in games like this."