Day Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Bolton Wanderers have confirmed they have sacked manager Owen Coyle. The Trotters, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, are 18th in the Championship after winning only three of their ten matches. On Saturday they were beaten 2-1 at fellow-strugglers Millwall. Coyle, 46, took over at Bolton in January 2010, six months after guiding Burnley to promotion to the Premier League and consequently signing a contract extension at Turf Moor. The Trotters went on to survive a relegation battle while Burnley went down. In 2010-11 Bolton reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup and finished 14th after spending much of the season in the top half of the table, but last season they were relegated, ending an 11 year spell in the top division. In March the club and Coyle were widely praised for the support they gave to [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17928278]Fabrice Muamba, after the midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest while playing against Tottenham Hotspur. Following relegation it was revealed the [url=http://http//www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18296376]club was carrying debts of £110m, mostly owed to Isle of Man-based owner Eddie Davies. On Saturday Coyle described the defeat at Millwall as the lowest point of his managerial career but insisted he had no intention of resigning. However after meeting Davies and club chairman Phil Gartside on Tuesday he parted company with the club. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19869286]http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/19869286 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 No sympathy. He did well, took Burnley up, signed a new contract then promptly fooked off when the first bigger offer came in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Sammy Lee who they sacked once for not being very good (?) has been put in temporary charge with another bloke. Curious move that. http://ollr.createaforum.com/Smileys/users/ollr/438_rubbing_chin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 No one should ever be allowed to manage a football team who thinks it is acceptable to sit on the bench with shorts and socks pulled up on..... it's just wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DcFc Dyycheee Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 They can stay away from our Nige! 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Billy Davies anyone...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DcFc Dyycheee Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I'm guessing Phil Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Now might be a good time to sack Clough and get in a manager with promotion credentials in Coyle... 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ph34r' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ph34r:' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Dawn Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 They can stay away from our Nige! 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' /> Haha! Yeah right! Has to be a windup!!! Step up Steve Cotterill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramexpat Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I'm guessing Phil Brown. wasnt he Allardyce's assistant at Bolton ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Coyle's record since FA Cup Semi-Final defeat W18, D10, L35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asanovic Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Now might be a good time to sack Clough and get in a manager with promotion credentials in Coyle... 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ph34r' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ph34r:' /> And relegation credentials. And fooking off and leaving a team in the ****, then joining a team and getting them in the **** credentials. COYLE IN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 i say they should go for someone iconic. much like Sean o'driscoll. i here Paul hart hasn't got a club.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
networker1884 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I remember saying in the Bolton match day thread that Coyle was crap. And somebody hacked me down for saying it...who was it? Go on, show yourselves..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Coyle is a media darling, so he got away with much more than other managers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Coyle is a media darling, so he got away with much more than other managers. This is so true. It seems strange that Kean went - even stranger that Kean lasted so long in the face of the media and fans (unjustly), and strange how Coyle was never under much pressure from his fans or media (also unjustly). The only thing you can say about Coyle is that he did lose all his good players from 2010/11, and they were never replaced. That may well be his fault of course, but it wasn't a case of Coyle taking a bad side down. But they should have started better. 18th place for a side with that much quality at this level is very poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asanovic Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I remember saying in the Bolton match day thread that Coyle was crap. And somebody hacked me down for saying it...who was it? Go on, show yourselves..! It was me! And I still don't think Coyle's proven to be crap yet. What if he goes and does a good job in his next job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
networker1884 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 It was me! And I still don't think Coyle's proven to be crap yet. What if he goes and does a good job in his next job? Yeah, ano. But I'm rarely right so I take what I can, ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 The nucleus he had at the club while at Bolton in the Prem was very decent, easily able to stay up. The problem was he lst all his attacking options and signed Ngog and the long since redundant Tuncay for some unknown reason, meaning that a side that could easily stay up lost any attacking threat it had, and then lost Holden and Lee Chung-Yong for the whole season (practically, in Lee's case). They couldn't score, the whole side became affected, they didn't fix the situation and the loss of the other two along with no threat upfront (and no doubt the effect Muamba's heart attack had on the players mentally) meant they went down when they should've easily finished 11th/12th. And that is mostly Coyle's fault, signing terrible strikers and meaning that side couldn't do anything going forwards. With Elmander/Sturridge/Lee all firing on all cylinders they were doing excellently the season before, they looked like if they had a few additions they could possibly scrape Europe with a strong campaign (in the same way that Stoke did) but Coyle screwed up, lost a few players to things he couldn't control and never regained hold on that side. Hopefully they next guy they bring in replaces Zat Knight (who has become a walking liability) and actually signs two strikers capable of putting the ball in the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 Bolton had a crap Premiership squad and have done for years, they've been about as close to Europe as Forest are this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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