Jason Tindall unveiled as new Bournemouth manager
Bournemouth have appointed Jason Tindall as their new manager following the departure of Eddie Howe in the aftermath of Premier League relegation.
Tindall, Howe's long-serving assistant, had been in interim charge of the Cherries, who will start next season in the Sky Bet Championship.
The 42-year-old, who has served the club for more than 18 years as a player and coach, has signed a three-year contract at the Vitality Stadium.
Howe and Tindall guided the Dorset side to three promotions in six seasons, culminating in a five-year stay in the top flight, and the latter insists he would be "a fool" to tear up that winning template.
"It's an honour and a privilege to be the manager of such a great football club," Tindall told afcbTV.
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He managed another south coast club
Tindall's only previous managerial role came at fellow Dorset club Weymouth.
He was appointed player-manager of the non-league Terras in January 2007 at the age of 29 following a week of turmoil during which previous boss Garry Hill left and top players were transfer listed.
He was sacked a year later with the club hovering just above the National League relegation zone
His youth career began at Arsenal
London-born Tindall spent four years on the Gunners' books as a schoolboy.
He moved on to Charlton but did not manage a senior appearance before joining a Bournemouth squad which already included Howe in 1998.
Tindall represented the Cherries 195 times in all competitions and, after his spell with Weymouth, returned to Dean Court as assistant manager to Jimmy Quinn.
He briefly came out of retirement to make two substitute appearances under Howe as the club escaped League Two relegation in 2009.
He and Howe were not always close
Tindall and Howe first forged their managerial alliance following Quinn's sacking on New Year's Eve 2008.
Despite a 12-year working relationship which included two spells with Bournemouth and 21 months at Burnley, the pair were not particularly close during their playing careers. "We weren't buddies, we were team-mates," Tindall said in 2016.
"We played and trained together but didn't socialise away from football. We were two different characters."
Injuries hampered his playing career
Like Howe, who retired aged 29, Tindall's appearances as a player were also severely restricted by injury.
The defender, who could also operate in midfield, missed 21 months during the latter days of his Cherries career due to a serious knee issue.
He later said: "If I had stayed 100 per cent fit, who knows where it could have taken me?"
He is likely to be more vocal than Howe
During their Premier League days, Howe and Tindall seemed to operate a 'goodcop, bad cop' approach on the touchline.
Tindall was very much the latter.
His expressive personality and vocal approach could sometimes upset opposition managers.
Former West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini last season accused Tindall of trying to pressurise referee Stuart Attwell during a 2-2 draw in Dorset.