JACKSON'S YOUTH POLICY

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MARC Jackson says Cherries will turn to youth in an attempt to make an instant return to League One next season.

Jackson was yesterday confirmed as the third member of Jeff Mostyn's consortium, which has won the one-horse race to buy Cherries.

The 46-year-old Branksome-based businessman has been involved in youth football for 21 years and is set to unveil his blueprint for Cherries at a press conference next week.

Jackson told the Daily Echo: "I want a young team, that's key to the future. You don't want to build a young team and sell it. You want to build a young team to sustain three or fours years going forward.

"I think the fans should be excited about what's going to be rolled out. It's visionary and it's for a sustainable future for the club.

"We're going to build a good team for next season which can compete in the division that we're going to be in."

Jackson has been coaching youth teams throughout the south and also scouting for Southampton. He first became involved with the Saints Academy 10 years ago.

He was also involved in the project management of St Mary's Stadium and helped try to bring investment to the club during Rupert Lowe's time as chairman.

Jackson added: "I've put together the packages so many times for other people that I thought I'm going to put the blueprint into Bournemouth.

"Revenue streams and everything else are important to the club, but football is key to me and I'm going to make it right. My experience is in academies and I've got good contacts."

Jackson specialises in business strategy and has contacts both in football and the City. He also has business interests in Dubai and was trained as a business development manager and strategist by Rank Xerox.

He has been working with Mostyn in trying to source investment for Cherries for the past few months and recently joined forces with the club's current chairman.

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