#PLStories- AFC Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie admits he is yet to speak to sacked boss Scott Parker #AFCB

WINGER Ryan Christie revealed that he is yet to say his goodbyes to departing head coach Scott Parker, instead putting all his focus on Cherries’ clash with Wolves. The Scot, a deadline day signing last summer, was brought to the Vitality Stadium by the outgoing boss from Glasgow giants Celtic. Parker’s dismissal was announced on Tuesday morning by the south coast club, leading interim boss Gary O’Neil to step into the breach for the visit of Wolves with little preparation time. With an important match against Wolves on the horizon, Christie shared how it was important for the side to concentrate on the game. Speaking to the Daily Echo, the 27-year-old shared: “I've not had a chance to speak to him yet. “I'm hoping to send him a text or maybe get a phone call later in the week after the dust settles a bit. “I think even though it was sad news, people losing their jobs, but we had to concentrate on tonight. “After the dust settles, I'll give him a text for sure.” Cherries had less than 36 hours to prepare for the clash with Wolves following the sacking of Parker. Christie stated that side should be “proud” of the result following the rocky circumstances leading up to the game, with the combination of Parker’s departure and the 9-0 loss away to Liverpool fresh in the memory. He continued: “We go into the game wanting three points, but when you look at the last three days we've had off the back of a really tough trip to Liverpool, obviously, and then everything that’s happened off the park. “I think overall, when you look at that performance, I think the boys can kind of be proud of that. “Over the last few games, a lot has been said about the amount of goals we conceded. “So first and foremost, to get a clean sheet, you see how much it meant to the boys last ten minutes, putting bodies on the line to stop the ball going in. “Another day we probably go up the other end and maybe nick a goal. “Dom kind of had a half chance and we felt like we had them for a ten-minute spell at the start of the second half. “But, like I said, I think we're all kind of happy with a point after the last three days.” When asked how the squad found out about the news of Parker’s removal, Christie replied: “It’s just the same time as everyone else. “Everyone outside of the game thinks that we kind of get the inside scoop, but it's just as much of a surprise to us as well. “We just came into training to find out the news, surprising news and you're always shocked. “It's always sad when somebody loses their job, but it's not the first time in my career that's happened. “It's a ruthless sport in terms of, especially the timing of it – we’ve got a game tonight and we had to focus on that and like I said, as ruthless as it sounds, everybody has to turn their heads on to concentrate on tonight. “That's what makes, I think, the point so impressive.”