Not quite...
"Blind signed a contract keeping him with us until the World Cup in 2018. Within that contract there is is an agreement for him to meet the board of directors after the European qualification period.
"That will still happen in the next couple of months to see if they're still happy with him."
Looks like a get out of jail card in a few months if they don't qualify.
If Eddie Howe carrys on as he is, wouldn't say no to him replacing Ron at the end of his contract, however 1.5 years is a long time in football so who knows where he will be in the footballing hierarchy by then.
Garry Monk maybe?