‘Pressure is really building now’ – Scott Parker’s future at AFC Bournemouth: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict‘ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Bournemouth have fallen away from a Championship title challenge in the last couple of months and after significant investment in the January transfer window, falling short in their promotion push is not an option.

The Cherries are nearing the end of their second season of parachute payments and were able to compete in higher markets than the majority of clubs around them last month.

Kieffer Moore, Siriki Dembele, Freddie Woodman, Nathaniel Phillips and Todd Cantwell arrived on Deadline Day to show the board’s commitment to delivering promotion this season.

As the promotion race heats up the scrutiny on performances increases on players and coaching staff’s shoulders.

We gathered the thoughts of a number of FLW writers to see if they believe that Scott Parker is under pressure in the Bournemouth hotseat…

Josh Cole

The pressure must be starting to build on Scott Parker as Bournemouth have experienced a poor run of form in recent times following an impressive start to the 2021/22 campaign.

However, despite the club’s underwhelming displays, the Cherries ought to stick with Parker for their upcoming fixtures as their new signings need time to gel at the Vitality Stadium.

If the likes of Todd Cantwell, Kieffer Moore and Siriki Dembele are able to deliver the goods for Bournemouth, there is no reason why the Championship outfit cannot put their poor performances behind them.

With the race for second-place still wide open, Parker could guide the Cherries back to the Premier League later this year if his side embark