Caretaker boss Gary O’Neil says Bournemouth could face an thrilling future with American businessman Bill Foley on the verge of taking up on the Vitality Stadium.
Foley has agreed phrases on his consortium’s £120million takeover of the Premier League membership, with official affirmation of the acquisition from present proprietor Maxim Demin anticipated throughout the subsequent month.
The proprietor of the Las Vegas-based Golden Knights ice hockey workforce attended the 2-1 win over Leicester final weekend that took the Cherries as much as eighth within the desk.
“It is potentially an exciting time for the club,” stated O’Neil, talking forward of Bournemouth’s two hundredth Premier League sport at Fulham on Saturday.
“It was good for him to be here. Obviously the atmosphere was good, it was a good result. As referenced to conversations it was more Richard Hughes (technical director) and Neill Blake (chief executive), but Bill popped in after the game to say well done to everybody on a good result.
“From that point onwards, Richard and Neill keep me up to date with everything I need to know.”
Bournemouth had been sixteenth when Scott Parker was sacked 4 video games into the season on the again of a 9-0 thrashing at Liverpool.
O’Neil has since overseen an unbeaten five-game run – two wins and three attracts – and has made no secret of his ambition to handle a workforce completely.
Asked whether or not a constructive begin to his managerial profession had made him need the Bournemouth job much more, O’Neil stated: “That’s not my train of thought at all.
“My train of thought is, we’re five unbeaten, good win last weekend, but I know how quickly it can change.
“I know how fine the margins are, could very easily have lost a game against Brentford, could very easily have lost a game against Wolves, Nottingham Forest, coming back from 2-0 down.
“So we need to keep our levels. We can’t let things slide, even one or two per cent. I think it will affect results at this level, that the level is so high that we just have to stay focused.
“My focus has been on ‘let’s go to Fulham and the next result’. I’m not changing my mindset. It’s a real challenge. They’re a good side and have a real defined way of playing which they stick to.
“Obviously, they have (Aleksandar) Mitrovic, who’s a massive threat, if they decide to go direct, also from crosses and set pieces.”
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