"[He's been] very loud straight away,"
"A few of the boys have made comments that they realise my accent is a bit of a pretend Scottish one compared to his."
"I don't think anyone can understand a word he's saying to be honest down in Bournemouth! Maybe that's where I come in as the translator."
Ryan Christie has taken on translator duties at Bournemouth for summer signing Ben Gannon-Doak. Gannon-Doak joined from Liverpool in a deal worth £25m and made his Cherries debut in the League Cup defeat to Brentford. Teammates have noticed a contrast between Christie's mock Scottish accent and Gannon-Doak's speech, prompting Christie to help interpret in the dressing room. Gannon-Doak impressed for Scotland during Nations League matches against Croatia, Poland and Portugal. Despite only six caps, he was considered a significant loss when he missed out on the Scots' two-legged play-off.
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