They tried and failed to lure Eddie Howe to London Road last season when Peterborough United were on the slide out of the Championship, but Barry Fry is tipping Eddie Howe as a future manager in the Premiership.
Speaking in the Bournemouth Evening Echo, Fry is quoted as saying: "We were disappointed at the time. Eddie was one of the names the chairman gave me to try to bring here. We were hoping to speak to him and then agree compensation but he chose not to have an interview. He gave me his reasons privately. My chairman is only 34 himself and he always looks out for young, hungry managers and Eddie is definitely one of those. He has done an unbelievable job. Despite all the problems Bournemouth were having last season, we both admired the way he just got on with it and didn’t moan. He organised the team, had them playing well and achieved the impossible. I’m delighted he carried it on and got them up".