Barry Fry on Protege Quinn

Last updated : 08 September 2008 By Bournemouth Co-Ordinator
Speaking to the Bournemouth Evening Echo, Fry is quoted as saying: "He's a great manager, he motivates the players, he gets the best out of them and he's got a keen eye for a player. He's also a lovely man and a football nut. The Bournemouth supporters are in for a treat. It's going to be hard work but nobody will work harder than Jim to make sure they succeed. It's going to be a great challenge for him but I know he will relish it. He's a very determined young man who wants to get to the top but is not afraid to start at the bottom. With what's happened to Bournemouth recently, you can't get much closer to the bottom than they are at the moment. I'm not sure they've got enough to get out of that division this season. Survival should be the aim this season with going up the target next year. Personally, I think they've got too many hurdles to jump this time around. It takes a mixture of everything to get out of that league. We played a lot of football and scored more than 100 goals. But there were other times when we had to battle and earn the right to play. Jim knows the score. He got Shrewsbury up from the Conference and almost took Cambridge back into the league last season. I've got every confidence in him bringing success to Bournemouth and I'd like to wish him and the club all the best for the season".