Howe still a target for Bournemouth (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Howe still a target for Bournemouth
9:56am Tuesday 9th October 2012 in Sport
By Suzanne Geldard, Burnley FC reporter
EDDIE Howe is STILL a target for managerless Bournemouth, the Lancashire Telegraph understands.
The 34-year-old, who left the Cherries to take charge of the Clarets in January last year – after leading his boyhood club to promotion in 2009, remains a favourite for the job.
And he could be heading a two-horse race, with Bournemouth believed to be eyeing up Karl Robinson as an option in case their hopes for Howe fall down.
Burnley were last week defiant in their message against the idea of Howe returning to his former club, following the departure of Paul Groves.
Clarets chief executive Lee Hoos issued a ‘hands off’ warning through the Lancashire Telegraph, saying: “Burnley Football Club would not welcome any approach for Eddie Howe from any club.
“We are in the process of building for the future with Eddie and his staff and speculation is an unwanted distraction.”
But Bournemouth appear to have been undeterred by Burnley’s stance. Last week Cherries chairman Eddie Mitchell all but ruled out a move for Howe, after telling the Bournemouth Echo it would be unrealistic of them to appoint a manager from a higher division.
“I can’t expect Championship or Premier League managers in jobs to step back to League One. Realistically, the wages paid in the Championship and Premier League are above what we can afford at this moment in time,” he said.
“It might be different when we get there but we have got to work within a League One budget.”
However, sources on the south coast feel he has since been conspicuous by his silence on the manager search.
And it is thought to be only a matter of time before Bournemouth make their intentions for Howe clear, with an official approach to the Burnley board believed to be imminent.
It is unlikely Mitchell would go ahead with it, however, unless he was given some indication that the former Bournemouth defender and manager could be tempted to return.
Until that happens, it is business as usual, with boss Howe focusing on making Burnley harder to beat during the international break.
He has scrapped plans for an extended break in the aftermath of Saturday’s 4-3 defeat at Crystal Palace, where Burnley surrendered a 2-0 lead, to work on their defence.
Howe insists his side does not lack experience in that department this season.
The Clarets fielded a young back four last term, with three of their four most used defenders all under the age of 24 at the time.
But with the players all benefiting from a full season in the first team, allied to the summer signing of Jason Shackell, Howe insists youth can no longer be used as an excuse for the mistakes that are being made with alarming regularity this year.
“I don’t think I’ve ever said it was a lack of experience (this season). Last year I said that regularly but this year, no. We’ve got enough games now in our team,” he said.
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Comments (25)
10:09am Tue 9 Oct 12
makaveli96 says...
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Jez1959 says...
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thommovat says...
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2:10pm Tue 9 Oct 12
wolsty says...
2:46pm Tue 9 Oct 12
vintageclaret says...
3:00pm Tue 9 Oct 12
Chrissaces says...
So yeah, this is how it is burnley fans, that take the time to read this, the LT has got that bored of submitting articles to a burnley section that is empty of life because you are all compelled to come to our rovers section, that they have decided to post the article to our section in the hope it might get read!!
Hahaha scumbags, we're on the up while your on your way down with kean!
Crawl back into your holes! :)
That is all...
RTID
3:34pm Tue 9 Oct 12
walshy2866 says...
Get this meaningless tittle-tattle off the pages of a big club, although it has to be said it proves what a tinpot shower of smalltime clowns they are , when all their manager is fit for is being linked to that well known high achieving football hot-house Bournemouth!
Striking similarities though, Dean Court their home , shares its ground with a public park and the dingles share with a cricket club!
3:52pm Tue 9 Oct 12
vintageclaret says...
GO ON I DARE YOU TO LOOK !!!
What is the headline above this article?
Where does it indicate it is a Woefuls subject?
Time to go back to sucking your thumbs.
4:31pm Tue 9 Oct 12
greenscreener says...
The headline is irrelevant.
What was it you were saying, ....under-educated, idiotic.....
4:42pm Tue 9 Oct 12
ewood1952 says...
4:44pm Tue 9 Oct 12
thommovat says...
6:36pm Tue 9 Oct 12
Chrissaces says...
It feels so good knowing burnley fans are crap and we are the superior fans! :)
6:43pm Tue 9 Oct 12
burnleyglentoran says...
He had to act fast so he can gazump the fatherless.
Mind you whoever is it is, would you want a chairman who has a good command of English and lives locally or global advising clown with a hitler tash !?
Not to mention the fans, who, aladyce wasnt good enough for them, the current England manager wasnt good enough, and if they're not 100 points clear by Christmas, will be met with disgusting vile and venomous personal abuse week in week out.
Looks like they'll be stuck with Eric.
BRKFC - the BLACK hole of Calcutta! In more ways than one!
7:59pm Tue 9 Oct 12
Captain Dreckley says...
8:31pm Tue 9 Oct 12
Captain Dreckley says...
10:32pm Tue 9 Oct 12
level says...
10:45pm Tue 9 Oct 12
RUinsane says...
( Hangon in there Agent Howe )
9:17am Wed 10 Oct 12
proud burnley lad says...
9:34am Wed 10 Oct 12
vintageclaret says...
As I was saying "under educated etc"
Nice try at learning to read, keep it up, there's a good boy
11:19am Wed 10 Oct 12
greenscreener says...
1:13pm Wed 10 Oct 12
eddio says...
Disgraceful VC...just goes to show the level of your 'intelligence'.
8:58am Thu 11 Oct 12
Harwoodstblue says...
die Howe spotted in Bournemouth hotel last night.......Official