 Great to hear Gary. Okay. Yeah, I'm good. Thanks Mark. How are you? Yeah, good. Thank you The first time we've had the opportunity to speak to you since deadline day Could you just give us a bit of an insight into what it was like for you? It certainly appeared to be quite dramatic and busy from the outside Yeah, it was it was busy obviously When when you're on the inside of it, obviously, you know, you have a knowledge of what's going on and what's in place So probably not as dramatic from from my point of view Obviously we had a plan that we we set out to to achieve in in January and Yeah, everyone everyone did a good job. We we've recruited areas that we look at what we were looking to recruit in Added some quality to the group So yeah was a was was a good good month for us two key players came in on deadline day in itself Let's just talk about those individually and what they'll bring Elias a Barney from Dynamo Kiev a player with a huge reputation and Someone who's played in the Champions League already for just a young 20 Well, what will he bring and how pleasing was it to get a deal like that over the line because it's a real statement signing, isn't it? Yeah, it is. Yeah, as you say real talented boy Physically impressive as well moves well strong can handle the ball And as you say has played a lot of top-level football matches for his age, so yeah real good signing Obviously he arrives sort of in a mid-season break at the moment from from where he was so Yeah, that that that needs to be managed, of course But the light the light to have in fantastic signing for us and how much I already from sasuolo another player 20 plus million pounds of a big investment. What will he bring? We bring quality definitely he's obviously his last performance in in the San Siro at the the weekend was Yeah, he played a big part in a fantastic victory. So yeah, he's got quality again has been playing The top level in Italy and slightly different to Iliad he comes in and has been playing 90 minutes for The sort of last few months. So he's he's ready to go So yeah, they're likely to have him as well. And I think if you look at the whole window this rule It was we were really clear on what we were trying to do So if you start with a goalkeeper, for instance, we needed we needed three needed three senior goalkeepers in the in the squad we were slightly short before and Think back to when Travis sort of felt his calf in the cup game at Newcastle and you got Cameron playing on the bench and Yeah, great great young goalkeeper But that you know at that point I think to put Cameron playing on the pitch in a Premier League or a cup match That's how short we were at times. So that needed that needed rectifying. We've got three senior goalkeepers And then from that the rest of the business you can see with the profile of the players the age the transfer fees there's a Real plan in place to to move the club forward Not only short term, but but long term as well Is this now an AFC Bournemouth side that that's got your mark on it and your stamp on it because This is obviously your first transfer window to to make decisions and work with Richard and Neil on the players You bring in is this where now the fans should Judge you not on a team from the past or the players that have been injured that you haven't had This is now going to be your team that you can start to shape No, I'm fine with being judged always. I'm fine with being judged on what we did before Yeah, so I think I'm I'm delighted that we've added. I'm delighted that we're stronger now than we were which I always said we would be I think Also important to understand that the All the players you've signed barring Darren Randolph have to adapt to the to a new league Most of them need to adapt to a new country. So we understand that that can take time But they're on the back of that they can definitely help us in the here and now But I'm convinced as time goes on will they'll we'll get better and better. So we can we can expect us to improve I think once the boys settle Understand what we what we do or how we work What it's like to live in this country what it's like to play in the Premier League Yeah, they're that a lot just a final one on the transfer window Chelsea Made moves once again. That's over 300 million in January alone What's that like for you as a as a Premier League head coach watching another side invest Significant some one of which was over a hundred million for one player Yeah, it doesn't really mean anything to me. I didn't pay much attention Obviously Chelsea are in a slightly different market and trying to retrieve slightly different things to us at this moment Yeah, just each club to their own decide what's best for them For focus purely on what we were doing here Good month for us and happy it how we come out of it come 31st of January We're in a better place than we were at the start up next Brighton in the Premier League Like you say a real positive window bit of an energy a bit of a lift around the place How much does that excite you now to to take your your new look side to the annex and see if you can You know pick up three points in the Premier League. Yeah, good test Obviously, they're they're a very good side going extremely well this season They've had a style of play and sort of a process for for years now that obviously managers change But style of play seems to stay the same excellent recruitment Science and fantastic players Increase their value Yes, I real a club in a real good place and a real clear style so Yeah, they managed to dominate the ball from there more than 50% of the ball against Arsenal one man city Which is impressive. No one no one does that really so Yeah, they have a real unique style So we have to have an understanding of what the game is going to look and feel like and then Things in place for for how we can cause them problems as well. And finally for me just team news I know there's there's doubts Phil Billing Dom Salanki netto Lloyd Kelly You've got a bit of an injury crisis at the moment. Just can you update us on potentially any positive news? Yeah, I think we've been really unfortunate with injuries a lot sort of impact ones or ones that have yeah innocuous ones that have Been to real key players as well. So we have suffered a tough spell injury wise. I don't like Talking too much about it a day before a game because you don't want to give too much away What I can say is David Brooks won't be involved junior Stanislas won't be involved Ryan Fredricks won't be involved this weekend Dom and Tav have had really good weeks on the grass Yeah, and then there's a couple of late calls on others so Yeah, I'll make you wait till 2 o'clock tomorrow to find out who's fit and who isn't but that's as much as I can tell you at the moment Thanks, Gary. Cheers. Gary good to see you spoke about the six new faces in January is The difficult part now. How do I successfully implement them? How do I get them hitting the ground running as soon as I can? That's where the hard work begins. Yeah, of course, I think they as we've said that the sort of the profile the age None of them have been playing in the Premier League. So there's adaptation to the league needed and We obviously a work been working on that since the moment that they arrived. So We'll be looking to to get them up to speed and understanding things quickly The other side of that is not even football related the area the new country for most of them how quickly they can settle Our comfortable they feel around the place So yeah, lots of stuff that that goes into making new players feel welcome and feel settled And as I said, I think they no doubt they can help us here and now but they also have Real good years still ahead of them I still think they will have huge room for improvement with their age and The work that can be done with them. So, um, yeah real real positive additions felt a long few weeks. I'm sure since your Last game have we been trying to use that time constructively of course with form to improve? Yeah, working hard working hard with a group Trying to get some of the the injured lads back as well Because as well as the the new additions that we've made Getting the key players that we're missing back will be equally as big you think Lewis Cook Philip Billing Dom Selenki Tav all missing from the last game David Brooks Junior Stanislaus so big players for us that were all missing from from the last game. So Being able to put them back in a matchday squad would be equally as big as the as the players that we managed to add in January I was gonna ask that how vital it is having familiar faces Returning it's as crucial. I guess for you and your staff as having these new faces have come in January Yeah, when they're when they're as key as those boys are that I've just mentioned them. They're huge huge players to the club Especially if you think back to the the good run that we went on When I first took charge that they were all of they all played a big part in that so Really important that we we get them back with the addition of the new ones the the group starts to look really really strong from that point I think it's one defeating seven in all competitions for Brighton of Roberto deservedly How impressive you've been with his ability to go in there and to fill the void that many felt was gonna Gonna be there one grand potter left the Chelsea. Yeah, they haven't changed too much really similar similar way of playing slightly different formation sometimes But yeah, it's sort of been seamless really Impressive obviously is good coach It's done a good job before as well. It's previous clubs. So Yeah, we'll be we'll be a tough afternoon. I don't think we're at a 6 7th in the league So, yeah, it'll be a tough one for us away at Brighton. They haven't lost too many deaths. So, um, but one that we look forward to Yeah, so looking forward to tomorrow that you might be coming up against Moses Kaiseido. I guess do you have to praise? Brighton stance with him in the January window. I don't know too much about the situation So I won't comment too much on on that, but I I expect him to play. Yeah, I mean, he's a he's a top player So I would expect him to play Yeah, we'll we're well prepared for what we expect Brighton to be Looking back finally from even in recent history at both clubs Bournemouth and Brighton had to endure Testing difficult times in the past battles off the field to see where they're both are now under new ownership Ownership focusing forward It's encouraging for both fan base isn't it pleasing for both fan bases where both clubs are Yeah, it is it is I think obviously Brighton slightly further along in theirs But a good for us for for FC Bournemouth for one that you look at and go, yeah We can one that you can aim to be and aim to get to so Yeah, they've done a fantastic job to progress and then stabilize and Now it starts to flourish at the level as well is yeah, it's impressive So and as you say rightly so about ourselves, it's an exciting time obviously The owner has said that he was gonna make sure we were strengthening in January. We have Long-term plans are equally as exciting. So yeah, so Exciting time to be a Bournemouth fan Just need obviously the the short term is equally as important to us all right Gary, can I just ask you about? Adam Smith if selected against Brighton he will become the club's 11th highest all-time appearance maker 295 games now Almost a dying breed to play 295 games for the same club these days. Just how important has he been for you? Yeah, really important on the pitch obviously plays right and left back so we We were short at left back for a while So to have the luxury of having someone in your squad that can play both sides He's played it equally as many off in cat left back as he has right back in the Premier League And then around the place as well. He's trained at 100% every single day So yeah, he's a great lad. Yeah, love Adam. Delighted that he's here. Delighted that he's had such a successful spell at the club Yeah, and long way it continues. Let's see if we can keep pushing the 295 upwards And just one about Ilya he spoke very openly and movingly about the situation back home in in Ukraine What's it gonna be like for him? Do you think coming over here? It's the first time he's ever played in England as well He's always played exclusively in Ukraine and he's always gonna have that at the back of his mind What's going on in the country? Yeah, so spoken to Ilya about Yeah, his situation and how tough it has been over there So he'll have our full support obviously Yeah, and we'll look to settle him and make sure he's okay and After that once we we understand exactly where he is from How he's feeling personally and then we can hopefully try and get him up to speed as well to play an important part in that in the football team so yeah, obviously a Sort of a unique situation, but One that yeah as you say Ilya is happy to speak openly about and I have discussed it with him And yeah, we we try and help it with helping with it the best we can