SCOTLAND Under-21 winger Ryan Fraser is putting in the extra hours in training in a bid to get Bournemouth promoted to England's top league for the first time.

The former Aberdeen forward, who will line up against Luxembourg tonight in Scotland's final European Under-21 Championship qualifier, is regarded as an important player for the Dean Court side.

Fraser has come on since he quit the Dons in a £400,000 move and he is putting in the extra training in a bid to get the unfashionable south coast club into the Premier League.

The Scot credits Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe for the improvement in his play. "I stay behind in training every day and he just analyses things. You see him on the computer looking back at games and he tells me where I should be. Then, in the next game, I'll remember what he said and it will help my game. He gets inside your head.

"I think we have a great chance of going up. It's such a competitive league - you think one side will beat another side and it ends up 3-0 the other way and you just think 'wow'.

"Our club historian was telling us that last season was only the second time we've been in English football's second flight and it was the highest we've ever finished.

"We've got a rotational system with our wingers, so I don't start every week. One week you could be playing and the next on the bench waiting for your turn. We have four or five wingers. It's competitive, but I'd like a better run in the team. My game has improved massively. I think it's down to Eddie Howe.

"I love staying behind at training and the manager likes me doing it too. I want to be the best I can be and that's not going to happen if I go in late and leave early.

"It's just the little things he has done that has helped me; with my movement, for example. I've played as a No.10 this season for Bournemouth, I've played as a striker, I've played as a winger and that's a lot to do with his help."

Fraser knows there are plenty of Championship players who have forced their way into the Scotland squad and he hopes a good showing for Billy Stark's side may one day persuade Gordon Strachan to take a look at him.

He admitted: "My 100 per cent aim is to play for Scotland, but I'm still young enough to play in the next campaign for the Under-21s, so I'll just concentrate on them for now. Maybe one day my chance will come along.

"Obviously, we wanted to do a bit better in this campaign. It's been an up and down group. But the good thing is, for the next campaign, a lot of the boys will still be here and that will help. I think we can do well next time."

Fraser is still good friends with many of his former Pittodrie team-mates and he admitted he was envious when Aberdeen finally ended their long trophy drought last season by winning the Scottish League Cup.

He revealed: ""I tried to get up for the Final last season, but we had a game. I was gutted to be honest because I wanted to be there. But at least I managed to get my dad a ticket. I was buzzing for them.

"Yes, there was a tinge of regret that I wasn't there and I check their results all the time. That was what the fans needed at Aberdeen. They are all on a high and I'm delighted for the club."