Tindall - the most misunderstood man in football‎

Eddie Howe and assistant Jason Tindall have spent more time with each other than with their own wives. From tasting defeat at Darlington in their first game, in 2009, to taking on Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League, Howe and Tindall have been together on the touchline for the best part of two decades. "JT is not the type of assistant manager who is just going to nod his head and agree with everything Ed says," says friend, ex-coaching colleague and former team-mate Steve Fletcher.