Eddie Howe has defended Jason Tindall with his assistant manager ridiculed for a series of incidents this season.
Tindall has been a loyal lieutenant throughout Howe's coaching career, first becoming his second in command at Bournemouth back in January 2009. He then followed him to Burnley, before the duo returned to The Cherries, taking them to the Premier League in as Championship winners in 2014/15.
And now the 45-year-old is back with Howe as his assistant at Newcastle United, with the club on the brink of qualifying for the Champions League. But it's been his touchline antics, and not coaching expertise, that have been making headlines of late.