Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Loyal Pearce rubbishes rumours
KEY player Jason Pearce has reiterated his commitment to Cherries by firmly dismissing the transfer rumours which have linked him with a move away from Dean Court.[LNB] In recent weeks, the central defender has featured in the national press, with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Plymouth Argyle rumoured to be chasing his signature.[LNB] But speaking before helping Cherries to a deserved 1-0 home victory over Crewe Alexandra yesterday, Cherries stand-in skipper moved to clear up the speculation.[LNB] He told the Echo: Some of the lads said to me about Plymouth, but I dont know anything about it.[LNB] Ive just signed a three-year deal here and I want to play for the club.[LNB] Ive shown my commitment to the club and the club have showed their commitment back to me, and Im just focused on doing well for Bournemouth.[LNB] I want to keep my head down and work hard for the club and take the club where it should be.[LNB] He added: Ill just keep proving myself and I dont need to listen to any of the rumours.[LNB] Ill just keep trying to play well for the club. Hopefully we can keep playing well as a team and take the club to where it should be back into League One.[LNB] Pearce continued to impress as he turned in another solid performance in yesterdays victory over Crewe.[LNB] And, following the match, the former Portsmouth trainee praised what he described as another team performance.[LNB] He said: We worked so hard as a team and, when Liam Feeney scored a great goal, we hung on to the lead and won 1-0 again.[LNB] I thought at Northampton we played really well and played some really good football up there, but we lost the game.[LNB] Against Crewe, we didnt play as well but we grafted, got the result we needed and got the three points.[LNB] Discussing another victory for his in-form side, Cherries boss Eddie Howe said: It was always going to be a tough game Crewe are a very, very good side.[LNB] They have an unusual formation and I knew they were going to make it difficult for us.[LNB] I did think about tinkering with it during the week and we did a few sessions on changing it. But I woke up in the morning and thought no, well stick to 4-4-2 and thankfully it paid off for us.[LNB] The game was won by a brilliant solo effort from Feeney on 51 minutes and Howe was full of praise for the exciting prospect.[LNB] Liams been excellent for us all season, added Howe.[LNB] Hes really come on and really improved. He took his goal excellently and he was a threat again all afternoon.[LNB]
