Boss Coyle plays down Bolton move

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Boss Coyle plays down Bolton move Burnley boss Coyle was linked with the Celtic manager's job last summer Burnley manager Owen Coyle has joined Bolton assistant Chris Evans in playing down speculation linking him with the vacant manager's post at the Reebok.Former Wanderers star Coyle was suggested as a possible candidate for the job after Gary Megson's dismissal. But Coyle, who was linked with Celtic in May, said: "It is a fantastic job for someone but my focus is on doing the best against MK Dons this weekend. "I've had speculation time and again but I'll focus on the job in hand." Coyle, a former Republic of Ireland international, played for Bolton between 1993 and 1995 and has previously described the club as "very close to my heart". But the 43-year-old insisted he was happy at Burnley, with whom he signed a three-year contract when he took over in November 2007 with the club mid-table in the Championship. "I feel very privileged to be manager of a wonderful football club," he said.[Read more...]

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