Dale Manager Fires Broadside At Cherries

Speaking ahead of the game at Dean Court, Keith Hill was quoted in the Bournemouth Evening Echo as saying: "It will be a very tough game - they are a good side. I predicted at the beginning of the season that Bournemouth would be a contender for automatic promotion and so far I have been proved right. We'll be going down there in great spirit and we too are a very good side. But we aren't on an even par with Bournemouth. They overspend and it is to the detriment to clubs like ours, and it is happening far too often now. When you look at the Stockport debacle, we suffered directly as a consequence of that team getting promoted and then going into administration. To be honest, I'm sick of it continually happening. The punishments should be sterner, with automatic relegation the penalty, (then) I'm sure clubs will start budgeting to live within their own means. Clubs like ourselves don't get the accolades they deserve. I'm not having a go at the management team at Bournemouth. I think Eddie Howe is an exceptional young manager but he has a squad that has been built on money the club never had. I do have a massive objection to any team that does go into administration and, in the process, builds a squad capable of promotion".