CHERRIES’ first-team coaching setup could be set for a departure.

The Daily Echo understands the Dorset club have given first-team coach Graeme Jones permission to speak to Premier League Newcastle United.

Jones, 50, only joined Jason Tindall’s staff in August of last year, having previously been sacked as manager of Luton in April.

Jones has offered support to Cherries boss Tindall and assistant Stephen Purches during the opening half of the Championship campaign.

But the Gateshead-born coach could be set to join up on the staff with Newcastle boss Steve Bruce.

Jones felt the highs of the game when he teamed up with long-term management partner Roberto Martinez as assistant, to deliver an FA Cup for Wigan in 2013.

He also made his mark on the international arena alongside the Spanish boss, helping guide Belgium to third place in a World Cup.

Released by Millwall at the age of 18, Jones found himself working as an insulation engineer – putting insulation on pipes while grafting in non-league football.

He then found a job working in a community coaching role with Newcastle, while playing part-time, before a return to full-time football as a forward at Doncaster Rovers in 1993.

He could now be set to make his return to Tyneside – should he decide to leave Vitality Stadium.