CHERRIES boss Gary O’Neil revealed how he turned down his squad’s cheeky request for a day off following their win over Wolves.

Marcus Tavernier’s second-half goal was enough for Cherries to record their first win in 10 games, taking all three points via the 1-0 scoreline at Molineux.

After a tricky run of results that saw Cherries drop into the drop zone, the win saw the Dorset outfit rise to 17th ahead of West Ham’s fixture with Tottenham on Sunday.

Asked what the mood was like in the dressing room following the result, O’Neil quipped: “They enjoyed it. Of course they enjoyed it.

“They asked for Monday off, I said no!

“You have to win more than one game to get a day off, lads!”

Whilst Cherries’ performances have improved in recent weeks, results had not, with O’Neil maintaining that belief was high in camp.

“They enjoyed the win, of course, because they've been working so hard the last few weeks and I've been telling them that it's coming.

“They have a real belief in the group that that we can cause team's problems.

“See, I'm delighted for them because, as I've said before, sometimes I have to come in here and explain how well they've done and how hard they've worked, but today the result makes that easier.

“You can see yourself.”

O’Neil’s attention has already turned to next weekend, with reigning Premier League champions Manchester City in town.

“Big game next week,” he restarted.

“Let's get ourselves dusted down.

“Make sure the boys that had to come off today, or Jeff (Lerma), that was ill, make sure we get them ready to go again because we have another big game.”