(Reuters) - Bournemouth's new stadium and training ground are vital to the south-coast club reaping the long-term benefits of playing in the Premier League, according to manager Eddie Howe. The Cherries also got the go-ahead from local councillors in January to build a new multi-million pound training ground. "We must have a tangible, long-term thing to look back at and go, 'That was what the Premier League did for us'. "The training ground, the new stadium - that's where this club has to go for the long-term benefits, otherwise we will never see the benefits of the Premier League era." "The training ground, as beautiful as it is, the size, the lack of space - again that's a difficulty for us.

Source: The Star May 15, 2018 11:15 UTC