 So Jack welcome back first of all. We know you've been with us for a number of weeks training How does it feel for you back and how do we get to this point? It feels very good From the minute I walked in the door three weeks ago It felt natural, you know, everyone made me feel welcome. It was like I've not been away Obviously, I know a lot of the boys here and a lot of the staff and it felt very natural to come back here and firstly be involved in training and then it just happened over the last couple of weeks, obviously Impressed the coaching staff and I was impressed by the way they work and the way the clubs head in and what they want to do and get back into Premier League obviously and Yeah, I'm happy to be back and just can't wait to get started. Can you talk about the coaches, Jason Tinders, obviously someone you know very well of old faces and the playing stuff as well How important was it to have that kind of connection with the club? Well, I think that's that's why I felt comfortable to pick up the phone to to Jace, you know I think it was around about the 22nd of December and I'd been away from the game for a while I've been training on my own but It gets to a certain point where you as a footballer you need to be around Football players and do football training instead of just running and I had a lot of time to reflect on what I wanted to do as well and I picked up the phone to Jace and he was you know, he was helpful and said yeah come down train with the boys keep your fitness up and And it went from there really and I think the fact that I've been here before and and I know everyone that's why I wanted to come back and first of all train and Obviously now I want to I want to sign and help the team and it's been a strange season for clubs up and down the country How has it been for you in terms of that first bit where you were by yourself doing a lot of running as you said there But then coming in with us as well. How's that been? Yeah, as I said you know, I did a lot of physical training but you know the hardest part was probably mentally and and dealing with with not being around uh a team players and you know because You can you can set up a session especially with all all the covid rules I had to set up sessions on my own and do a lot of running and that was really the easy part The toughest part was mentally dealing with the fact that I spent my whole life you know in and around a team You know compete him with with other players and I missed that and you know as soon as I came back in the door here I had that straight away, you know I never felt like an outside even when I was Was was allowed into training. I was straight in with the boys Um involved in all the training sessions and everyone made me feel really welcome And you'll be no doubt aware that there's a lot of games on the horizon for FC Bournemouth How ready for you are you for you to to play in them if you're selected? Yeah, well that's with the conversations. I've been having with with jays as well You know, obviously I've done a block of three weeks of training with with the boys and with the fitness staff You know on the days that they were playing so I am I am ready to go but at the same time um This league allows you to get up to speed really quick because as you mentioned the games They come thick and fast So hopefully I can be involved straight away and get my match fitness and Be available as soon as possible to help the boys And three weeks training with this side I'm sure you'll have seen some of our games in the last two three weeks as well What have you thought of how we're playing what we're doing and how you can add yourself to that team? Well, the team has changed a lot since I was here Um, when I was here I was almost like a young player You know, I was I think I was 24 and we had the likes of franno and chaz and players who were older than me and you know, they I learned a lot from them about the club and about the way this club is run and the The non-negotiables that you have to have to be part of this team and that is hard work And you know, I really enjoyed my time here um When I was here last time and as I said the team's changed and now there's a lot of young players, you know, I'm almost I'm one of the older players now and you know, I can hopefully help the young players and and Try and get them back into the Premier League because there's a lot of quality in this squad And I know it's my time in the Premier League as a player You want to be in the Premier League and any time out of it Is is a year missed in a year is a long time in football. So You know, the young players This club want to be playing at the highest level and they deserve to be so let's let's do all we can to get them back there And you talk about getting us back there back to the Premier League where I'm sure that that is the aim for us this season What about for yourself personally? What do you want to see before the end of the season? I want to play as as as much as possible and And the main thing is to try and help the team. Um This is difficult League this one, you know after speaking to To a lot of the players who played in the Premier League with with warm of this This brings different challenges and you know, I'm ready to embrace that and it's also nice to You know be fighting for something You know come straight in and the team is Looking for promotion. They're right in the thick of it. The games have come in thick and fast and You know, I want to be part of that and try and help the boys And there was you talk about the connection you have with the club part of that is with the fans as well They certainly took to you last time using to take to them as well It's such a shame. Unfortunately, there won't be in the stadiums for the next distant part of the future to see you But that connection will be felt on social media will be felt throughout the club and I'm sure you'll feel that as well Yeah, even you know when I came here, they were great to me and even when I left You know, I've always received a lot of love on on social media as you mentioned from From the Bournemouth fans wishing me well when I went to West Ham and And yeah, I mean, listen the club any club is only as as big as this fan base And I know this this fan base have been through a lot with with this club And I think that's why the relationship with the club is so special and As a player If you buy into that and give you all you're going to get love and that's what I'm trying to do And now it's time to get started, right? Yeah, and I can't wait. Um, as I said the games have come in thick and fast and You know, it starts tomorrow. Let's try and get the three points