Bournemouth's ruthless decision to reward Gary O'Neil's against-the-odds Premier League survival campaign by sacking him means that Cherries fans will be treated to a type of football that is likely to be very familiar to Leeds United supporters.
Just two-and-a-half hours after Bournemouth had stunned the football world with their announcement that O'Neil was out of the door at Dean Court, they confirmed that Andoni Iraola will replace him. That is a familiar name to the Leeds faithful as he was the early favourite to take over at Elland Road when Jesse Marsch was sacked back in February.
Iraola decided to remain at Rayo Vallecano rather than take up Victor Orta's offer of a Premier League relegation dogfight, but after declining to extend his deal with the La Liga side, now finds himself in charge of the Cherries. That means there will, no doubt, be plenty of Whites supporters watching on next season and wondering what could have been.
