Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has refused to be negative about the club's delayed stadium plans.

The Cherries have put their plans on standby after they admitted yesterday that they were "overly optimistic" about finishing the new stadium by 2020.

"It was the right decision for the shareholders and the directors and they have the right to do that, they've always acted so positively to the club and given the club so much.

"I know their will is to complete the stadium, to take the club forward and build the training ground. They want what every Bournemouth fan wants and what I want, but it's not right at this moment in time for them.

"We would love a new stadium, really for the supporters it would be for them, to get more people here to watch their local team... but my mindset is to focus on what we do have rather than what we don't have.

"Some clubs are focused on facilities first and the team second, here we focused on the team... we've moved forward and pushed every year to improve and that's worked for us. Long term we all do hope we can build the club from the inside."