Francis happy at Bournemouth

Simon Francis is confident he can realise his ambitions of promotion to the Championship with Bournemouth

Francis: Targets Cherries promotion

The defender is delighted with the way things have gone so far turned since turning his loan move from Charlton into a permanent deal in January.

The 27-year-old is happy with life at Dean Court and is targeting automatic promotion with the Cherries next season.

“There are a lot of positive things going on at the club and it’s a good place to be,” he said.

“The club has got ambitions to be in the Championship and that’s where I want to be playing my football.

“Next season will be massive for us and we will all be looking at making a serious go of it and going for automatic promotion.”