DANNY Hollands has welcomed Cherries’ new owners with open arms – revealing that the club’s long-running takeover saga came to the conclusion he wanted.

The central midfielder was delighted to see some familiar faces return to the Dean Court hierarchy following the Murry Group’s acquisition of Cherries.

New chief Eddie Mitchell is joined on the club’s new board by former chairman Jeff Mostyn as vice-chairman and ex-directors Adam Murry and Steve Sly, as well as Mitchell’s son-in-law Neill Blake.

Hollands, one of Cherries boss Eddie Howe’s key players, was pleased to see the club’s ownership finally resolved.

And in particular, the 23-year-old was happy to see the return of Mostyn, Murry and Sly to the corridors of power.

When asked about Cherries’ new owners, Hollands told the Echo: “I think it’s the people I’d like to see in charge and I’m sure I speak on behalf of a lot of the lads.

“I have a lot of trust in them. I’d like to thank them and I’m sure a lot of the fans would.

“In recent months, Steve, Jeff and Adam have been at nearly every game and you can see they are supporting the team, as well as putting money in. It is probably the best outcome for everyone.

“We’ve seen them a lot and you could see they supported the club, even when they were not directly involved.”

Fans’ favourite Hollands added: “I dealt with Jeff with my last contract and he was very good with that.

“It’s like the manager. The players have respect for Eddie and when you’re playing for someone like that it gives you more incentive. It’s the same with Jeff and Adam.

“We want to give something back and all the lads can hopefully do well and bring happier times to Dean Court.”

Hollands’s future at the club looked uncertain under the previous regime when he put in a 14-day notice over unpaid wages.

But that dispute was resolved and Cherries’ Professional Footballers’ Association representative is now looking forward to playing his part when the League Two season gets under way on August 8.

Meanwhile, it was yesterday confirmed that Cherries’ new owners had brought the Dean Court staff’s outstanding wages up to speed.

In an interview with the Echo earlier this week, new chairman Eddie Mitchell vowed to make paying the workers’ salaries his priority.