EDDIE Howe said he wanted Cherries to “set the right example” in light of new regulations regarding conduct in the technical area.

Managers and coaching staff will be penalised if they have to be consistently warned by referees as the Premier League bids to crack down on bad behaviour in the dugout.

While there will not be red or yellow cards issued – as in the EFL – four warnings from the referee would result in a one-match ban while eight would earn a two-match suspension.

Should a manager or member of his backroom staff receive 12 warnings, that would lead to a three-game suspension, while 16 would result in an FA misconduct ban.

Howe told the Daily Echo: “Personally, I hope I don’t have any issues with it. I might need to have a little word with one or two of my staff.

“We don’t want to see our staff getting bans and we want to set the right example to follow to our fans and the young people in the stadium.

“In saying that, emotions run very high and there is so much at stake that sometimes things do happen and things get said that you regret. But, certainly, we pride ourselves on trying to be good sportsmen.”

Meanwhile, Howe said his backroom staff would take advantage of new rules by using iPads in the dugout.

A directive allowing coaches to use them in the technical area while games are ongoing was passed during the summer.

Tablets cannot be used to question refereeing decisions but coaches will be allowed to show tactical videos to substitutes or analyse live clips and data during the game.

Asked whether his staff would use them, Howe said: “Yes, I think we will and we will try to use them productively.

“We know what we can and can’t do and how we can use them so we just have to make sure it doesn’t become a distraction and we end up watching that more than the key parts of the game.”