The 'club legend' who improves season on season

Bournemouth may have acquired one of the league's youngest squads, but it's also worth remembering one of the older mainstays who is still at the club.

Adam Smith has recently signed an extension at the same club he initially joined all the way back in 2010! Back then, he was a loan signing from Tottenham who was raw and full of promise, but no-one could have envisaged the club legend he'd turn out to be.

Smith was signed on a permanent transfer in the Championship season of 2014 under then manager Eddie Howe, and he was soon to be part of one of the club's most memorable squads.

Part of the Cherries' first ever promotion to the Premier League, I very much doubt Smithy saw this coming when he was scrapping on loan back in League One. However, under the guidance of Simon Francis, Smith flourished in the top flight and arguably improved season on season into a top Premier League full-back.

Initially it was felt that Adam was predominantly an offensive right-back who could comfortably move into a wide midfield position, but more recently he's managed to adapt his game with his years of experience. The youthful, fiery and energetic wing-back has superbly adapted to now being the wise, consistent, leader of this current thriving Cherries group - very impressive indeed.

A plethora of competition at right-back has come in to challenge Smithy during his Bournemouth career, but he's always been the one relied upon, and the one who just "gets it", and for that, the Bournemouth faithful will always be thankful.

With 419 appearances for the Cherries, 250 of them coming in the Premier League, Adam Smith truly is an AFC Bournemouth legend.

And there's still time for some more memorable moments to come!

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