Howe eager to finalise squad

01 June 2009 15:10
The 31-year-old took over at Dean Court following the sacking of Jimmy Quinn at the end of December and guided the Cherries to a dramatic escape from relegation. The Cherries had begun the season with minus 17 points due to financial irregularities but ended the League Two campaign nine points clear of safety "We're desperate to do well next season," Howe told the Bournemouth Echo. "You have to plan ahead and be organised and me and Jason (Tindall, the Cherries' assistant manager) have near enough put everything that we want in place. "But ultimately like any management team we're going to be judged by what happens on the pitch and we need to get our playing squad put together as quickly as we can."

Source: Team_Talk