BATTLE OF BOURNEMOUTH

2026 opening game. Are you… nervous? I am. Every game. This is both a beautiful season and a terrifying one. I spend a lot of time in a defensive mindset waiting for bad things to happen. Can’t let loose. Won’t trust the moment. Doesn’t matter what the data says, I’m a damn wreck, THE FOOTBALLING GODS ARE TRYING TO TAKE FROM US AGAIN!

But… maybe they’re not. Maybe this season is ours. Maybe the panic is something we’ll all look back on and laugh about. Then shortly after, we can delete our...