The life and soul of the training ground, the sports science data nut and the obsessive who jots down set pieces during dinner.
Eddie Howe's entourage could add expertise across the board and inject a fresh dose of impetus into a training ground that desperately needs momentum.
The club are yet to confirm his backroom team but the expectation is his full support staff will join in due course.
The roll call of Howe's team reads first team coach Simon Weatherstone, assistant boss Jason Tindall - who briefly succeeded him at Dean Court - coach Stephen Purches and head of sports science Dan Hodges, who is currently still at Bournemouth.
Tindall - a former Arsenal Academy prospect - is Howe's right hand man, a UEFA Pro Licence holder and trusted lieutenant who counts Arsene Wenger as a formative influence.
Those who worked with him at Bournemouth remember him as a methodical, driven coach who made the transition from pulling on a Bournemouth shirt to helping inspire their rise up the leagues with a flourish. With 199 appearances for the Cherries, he qualified as something of a club legend before cementing his reputation by helping Howe transform the club.
"As a professional footballer, your dream is to play at the highest level. I was never able to do that," he told the club's website after getting the manager's role last summer.
“When you go into coaching and management, the next dream is to test yourself at the highest level and, fortunately, I have managed to do that.
"When Ed and myself first got involved in management at Bournemouth, we went to watch Arsenal train a number of times, through contacts we had.
"Arsene was the manager and I don't think anyone could criticise the job and the philosophy that Wenger had and brought to this country.
"We were big admirers of him and Arsenal at the time. It was a philosophy that we really liked, believed in and we tried to implement here.
"That's certainly the philosophy that this football club's seen over the years and it's one we're still trying to build as we go forwards."
Born and bred in Tower Hamlets, Tindall's father Jimmy set up the Senrab United junior boys club - which has become a powerhouse for producing some of the best talents that have come out of London football. He also worked for West Ham's Academy, helping to bring through Joe Cole.
Jason himself played with former Newcastle midfielder Lee Bowyer, but other Senrab products include Jermaine Defoe, Sol Campbell, John Terry, Ray Wilkins and Ledley King.
Tindall's son Levi is a promising midfielder who has played for Bournemouth's Academy.
Weatherstone is regarded as the 'life and soul' of the training ground, the key link between the squad and the management group. Another UEFA Pro Licence holder, he graduated in the class of 2020 alongside Frank Lampard and Michael Carrick.
Another football obsessive, he admits he 'never switches off' from the game.
“Mass improvement comes from long-term thinking – if the season is 46 weeks long and you can improve just one per cent each week then that’s significant progress year-on-year," he told the Bournemouth Echo in 2014.
“Your mind never switches off because you might put on a drill and all of a sudden, you’re back home having dinner and think ‘I could add that in, we should have done it that way.’
“A set-piece might pop into your head or you might see something on telly. As silly as it sounds, watching games on the TV is still part of your development.
“You might see a set-piece you really like that you could tweak to make it fit what you do. I think every coach in the world does that."
Head of Sport Science Dan Hodges joined Howe after spells at Manchester City and Rochdale where, due the coaches getting caught in traffic, he once managed to 'muddle through' taking the first team.
Handed the title of 'head of Sport Science' at Dean Court when he was the only member of staff in that department, he helped oversee a significant expansion during his time with Howe.
"If I asked for something and could make a case, they would give it to me. They were brilliant," he told Bournemouth's official podcast last year.
A data enthusiast, he helps Howe adapt his training sessions to make sure it fits the players' physical state.
"Ultimately (I'm) responsible for the fitness of the team - recovery, nutrition, strength, everything like that," he said.
"It's really helping the manager to put training plans in place and provide recommendations based on team and individual fitness and helping guide the manager in terms of a physical perspective: what a day or session should look like."
Not originally a Howe pick, he impressed the new Newcastle boss with his knowledge and ability to adapt to the new regime.
"I was fully expecting to go because I know he'd taken another fitness coach with him before but Eddie gave me a chance and I think I took it," he said.
"That season was a whirlwind. We were in the bottom three when Eddie and JT came in and then things changed all of a sudden, people started looking up."
Finally Purches, another first team coach, brings further coaching acumen.
Another former Bournemouth player, the 41-year-old moved into the coaching staff after retirement in
Jonathan Woodgate kept him in the group after Howe's departure, citing his ability to offer honest opinions without egos as a reason for retaining him.
