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Jason Tindall was sacked as manager by AFC Bournemouth on Wednesday morning following the 2-1 defeat at the hands of Sheffield Wednesday, but fans should remember just how much the 43-year-old has brought to the club, having played a vital role in their recent success.
He has been a player, coach, assistant manager and first team manager during his career and made 199 first team appearances after joining following a release from Charlton Athletic.
The former defender spent an eight-year spell at the club as a player between 1998 and 2006 before he was also released by the Cherries, ending up at non-league side Weymouth where he spent two seasons.
However, it didn’t take long for Tindall to come back to Bournemouth, re-signing for the club as a player two years later but only went onto to feature in a further four first matches before retiring.
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In 2008, the 43-year-old was appointed assistant manager at the club under Jimmy Quinn but after a number of poor results, Quinn was replaced by Eddie Howe on an initial temporary basis in 2009, where some strong results followed after the appointment.
The club then took the decision to hire Howe on a permanent basis, with Tindall as the assistant once more and it didn’t take the pair long to make an impact, saving the club from relegation to the fifth tier in the 2008-2009 season before leading the club to promotion the following season and into League One.
Despite this, and with their reputation continuing to grow, the pair were tapped up by Burnley and made the move up to Lancashire, much to the frustration to many Cherries’ fans.
The move only lasted 18 months though, with Tindall and Howe returning to the club in October 2012, with the club in the relegation places in League One two months into the season.
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— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) May 2, 2015
Tindall was a part of the backroom staff which saw a complete turnaround and earn promotion to the Championship, only the second time the club had played at this level, before winning the title in the second tier two seasons later to earn their place in the Premier League for the first time ever.
The London-born assistant, was also a key part in Bournemouth’s success in the Premier League, helping them to defy the odds and avoid relegation in their first season before recording finishes of 9th, 12th and 14th in the next three seasons as the Cherries continued to surprise people, something which the 43-year-old was a major part of.
However, in their fifth season in the big time, the club were unable to avoid the drop, being relegated on the final day of the season despite winning 3-1 at Goodison Park against Everton as Eddie Howe left the club by mutual consent.
Bournemouth have appointed Jason Tindall as their new manager
Tindall has signed a three-year contract at The Vitality
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— BBC Radio Solent Sport (@solentsport) August 8, 2020
Many thought Tindall would join him in leaving but this proved not to be the case as he was rewarded for his longevity at the club by being appointed first team manager at the beginning of August 2020.
He initially signed a three year contract with the club and began his Bournemouth managerial career in fine style, guiding the club to a 3-2 win over Blackburn Rovers at the Vitality Stadium on the opening day of the season and led them to a strong start of the season which saw them go nine league games without defeat.
Club statement: Jason Tindall
— AFC Bournemouth ? (@afcbournemouth) February 3, 2021
However, this run was ended by Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, the team which also inflicted the final nail in the coffin for Tindall, who was sacked following a 2-1 defeat to the Owls, which proceeded three other straight league defeats as the club looked to get back on track.
It may not have ended the way the club and Tindall would have wanted it to but that doesn’t take away from just how much the former defender has offered the club both on and off the pitch and will always be appreciated by the Cherries’ faithful, many of who were in favour of him taking the job in the first place.
He showed glimpses of what he could do in management, particularly at the start of the season but in recent weeks, has struggled to get anywhere near the best out of what is one of the best squads in the Championship and has ultimately paid the price.
There were 31 matches across all competitions in his time at the club and he ended up winning 13 of these, with a win percentage of 41.94% in total and will definitely get another chance to prove his ability in management at a different club further down the line and this experience will have helped him even if it didn’t end up how he would have liked.
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