'A massive own goal purely driven by commercial reasons'

On the surface, there are exciting times ahead for Bournemouth and their fans.

The club are thriving on the pitch and Monday's announcement has set out plans for the redevelopment of the smallest ground in the Premier League.

However, about 600 season ticket holders have been told they will have to move seats to accommodate for extra hospitality seating as part of a stadium extension plan.

Andoni Iraola was asked in his Friday news conference about the "very disappointed" reaction of some fans, and said: "It's important to get it right first time.

"The club has to hear what the supporters want and we have to, all together, get it right because we need to create the best atmosphere we can in our stadium."

But this is unlikely to placate those fans who will need to move seats.

Cherries fan Andrew Parkin said: "Me and my parents have had season tickets since the stadium was opened back in 2001. A good chunk of our family life has been spent attending Bournemouth games at home.

"The important thing to stress to people is this isn't us being anti-progress for the club at all. We understand revenue needs to be driven with off-field activities.

"The issue for me and a lot of fans is timing and trust and the treatment of long-standing supporters. The club is making a choice and that seems purely driven by commercial reasons at the expense of 600 fans.

"The club have scored a massive own goal with this."

Bournemouth Echo senior sports reporter Alexander Smith added: "As Andrew said, and others I have spoken to, they don't feel the stadium is growing by enough capacity that they and the groups they sit with will be able to stick together.

"It's a cause for concern for a lot of people."

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