AFC Bournemouth director Steve Sly has thanked the travelling 1,647 Cherries supporters at Burton and believes the supporters are the ones who have made the difference.
Sly also believes that Eddie Howe’s class of 2010 has surpassed Sean O’Driscoll’s class of 2003 after securing automatic promotion with two games to spare.
Sly told the Daily Echo…
‘It’s much better for me going up automatically than via the play-offs. Although the Millennium Stadium in 2003 was a great day out, here you have your true supporter base – the ones who go every week…’
‘…They mean so much to the board and so much to Eddie Howe and the players. They make the difference…’
‘…As a supporter it (promotion) means the world, but behind the scenes it’s a culmination of three years of hard work and we deserve it. Jeff (Mostyn) and I have battled on through thick and thin and although we haven’t always been everyone’s cup of tea, I’m not going anywhere and neither is Jeff. We’re here for the long haul and this club is on the up…’
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