Just outside Pokesdown railway station, the nearest train station to Bournemouth’s Vitality ground, there’s a small football memorabilia shop with a framed Dominic Solanke shirt propped up in the window for passers-by to admire.
It serves as a reminder of the influence of the former Cherries striker, whose £65-million move to Tottenham in the summer after netting 19 Premier League goals last season was supposed to derail Andoni Iraola’s second season in charge.
But the way in which Iraola has managed to not only recover this team following Solanke’s departure, but actually improve it, is testament to the Spaniard’s forward-thinking and coaching prowess.