FORTUNATELY, Sean O'Driscoll's troops gave a more polished performance on the pitch than the PR company promoting Cherries' new stadium gave off it.

Cherries christened the Fitness First Stadium at Dean Court with an emphatic victory over Wrexham, which included three more contenders for the goal of the season competition.

It was a slick display and the delivery from the players was highly professional.

And as manager O'Driscoll admitted: "If somebody had written a script that's how it would have ended."

Two days earlier, members of the press had been treated to what was described in the PR blurb as "an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the new stadium".

It was a privilege to be given a sneak preview of the impressive construction and also an experience to attend the brief press conference beforehand.

With drills and hammers providing the background noise, Cherries were referred to as "Bournemouth AFC", while one speaker said he was delighted to be associated with the "Dean Park Stadium".

Luckily, The O'Driscoll Kids got their act together to ensure there were no hitches on the pitch and chalked up their most comprehensive victory of the season so far.

The board of directors have also delivered and if O'Driscoll's side can maintain this form for the next five months, club officials and fans could have more reasons to celebrate when Cherries next meet Wrexham on April 20.

But by the time Cherries travel to the Racecourse Ground on the final day of the season, the (Fitness First Stadium at) Dean Court faithful will be hoping to have already had their promotion party.

Understandably, Cherries were tentative during the opening exchanges, but any thoughts of them suffering stage fright in their new surroundings were soon put to bed.

Warren Feeney, known to some television commentators as Jason Feeney, was put through by James Hayter in the 13th minute only to drag his shot wide with just goalkeeper David Walsh to beat.

The race to become the first goalscorer at the new ground was almost won by Craig Faulconbridge, but Gareth Stewart denied the Wrexham striker when he pushed away his powerful far-post header.

Wade Elliott, who netted on his Dean Court debut and also scored in the last game at the old ground and twice as Cherries said farewell to the Avenue Stadium, must have thought his luck was in again when Feeney was sent sprawling by Walsh inside the penalty area.

Referee Chris Penton was unsighted and although his assistant Paul Melin had a great view of the incident, he lost his bottle at the crucial second and failed to flag for the spot kick.

Steve Purches then went close with a curling effort from distance before Derek Holmes, who was a good yard offside when he received a pass from Elliott, forced Walsh into another smart save.

Cherries finally made the breakthrough after 29 minutes when Brian Stock applied the finishing touches to a well-worked move involving Karl Broadhurst, Feeney, Holmes and Sid.

Broadhurst sent Feeney clear down the right flank and when the Irishman cut the ball back, Stock gave Holmes the "Sid" shout (footballers' code for "leave it") and after his team-mate had dummied, the teenager coolly slotted home from 15 yards.

It was a confident strike from the youngest player on the pitch who was also responsible for scoring the goal which earned Cherries their first win of the season against Bury in September.

And while Stock's opener was a wonderful team effort then Hayter's second on the stroke of half-time was one of the most spectacular individual goals the Dean Court crowd are ever likely to see.

Hayter was fed the ball by Elliott near the halfway line, and, after ignoring his team-mate's repeated requests for a return pass, he embarked on a dazzling run which saw him jink past a succession of failed challenges.

With almost half of the Wrexham team left trailing in his wake, Hayter proceeded to the edge of the box where he unleashed a fierce right-foot drive which had Walsh beaten all ends up.

Even the Tannoy announcer, who had twice pleaded with the crowd to sit down during the first half, must have been moved from his seat by Hayter's wonder goal.

The man with the microphone must also have been positively foaming at the mouth as Cherries received a standing ovation when they left the pitch for the half-time interval.

At the start of the second half, Lee Trundle wriggled free to muster a rare shot for the visitors before Feeney had another less convincing penalty claim turned down.

Feeney's persistence paid off when his tenacity earned Cherries a corner which saw them extend their lead through an unlikely source in the 64th minute.

Defender Jason Tindall arrived on the edge of the box to dispatch a thunderous first-time volley into the top right-hand corner of Walsh's net after he had met Hayter's outswinging delivery.

And with just three others to choose from, including one penalty, it was not surprising to hear Tindall describe his effort as the "best I have scored".

O'Driscoll added: "I would like to say we have worked on that move on the training ground, but I would be a liar.

"We do something similar, but Jason has got nothing whatsoever to do with it."

Tindall's strike left the comeback kings with plenty to do, although having won 4-3 at Oxford last season after clawing back a 3-0 deficit, the Dragons could not be written off.

The glut of goals had also caused confusion in the press box with one local radio station erroneously broadcasting the score as 3-1 while another credited Cherries with a 4-0 winning margin.

It could have been 3-1 if Faulconbridge's effort had not been ruled out for offside or Trundle's late volley had hit the back of the net rather than the outside of the post.

And Dean Court press officer Ryan Lovejoy was willing Cherries to hit a fourth after placing a bet on the home side to run out 4-0 victors at the handsome odds of 34-1.