Fans set for behind-the-scenes look at academy making big strides in documentary

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4 days ago

THE Cherries are set to release a five-part documentary showcasing its academy.
The Pathway will focus on the inner workings of the youth department in its second season at category two level, from the club's U16s to graduates earning their first team debuts.
The documentary includes a special interview with former academy manager Joe Roach as it shows the work to produce the next senior debutant for AFC Bournemouth.
Academy manager Sam Gisborne told afcb.co.uk: 'There is such a vast array of things that happen every day in the academy. It's just a real insight into the people that work in there, and how we work.
🎥 The Pathway – our academy documentary – drops 11th June. Witness the future in the making 🍿 pic.twitter.com/t2mYvlgaUr
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'Because it can be quite a closed-door thing in an academy, it's nice to give the supporters of AFC Bournemouth an insight into what we do.
'Even though there are five episodes, it's a small snapshot of what happens every year. There's no better season to pick than this season because we have really developed continuously.
'This season, we have probably made more strides than we ever have, in terms of being the academy we want to be.
'You also get a historical moment of Joe Roach in one of the episodes. Joe worked for us for 21 years and built a lot of the processes we follow, a lot of the rules we have. You will see the standards we set every day and they are probably what Joe instilled.
'Overall, the one thing I want fans to take away is how much goes on, how much good work there is and how many good people there are looking after the young players from the south coast, trying to make the next AFC Bournemouth first-team player.'
Episode one of the documentary will be available to watch at 4pm on Wednesday, June 11 via afcbTV and the club's YouTube channel.
Episodes will be released every two days thereafter.