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Beware the ‘P` Word Mr Coyle

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New Wanderers boss Owen Coyle has arrived on a tidal wave of goodwill that hasn`t diminished, even after three league defeats in four and a performance against Burnley that would have had the angry mob sharpening their pitchforks had it occurred during the tenure of the previous manager.

One of the reasons is the way that Coyle conducts himself publicly. This shouldn`t matter, but in these days of media saturation it does.

Sam Allardyce`s posturing was tiresome, Sammy Lee a gift for interviewers looking for someone to slap around and then there was the PR disaster called Gary Megson. The ‘five points from ten games, below Derby when I arrived` line is now causing problems for the NHS, with the number of Bolton fans requiring psychiatric help to have it removed from their consciousness reaching epidemic proportions.

Coyle, on the other hand, says the right things and appears to be knowledgeable and appreciative of the supporters. So this morning`s statement to the Bolton News, regarding the defeats at Liverpool and Arsenal is something of a disappointment.

‘There is genuine disappointment because I think we could have had points at different times from both games. But I take the positives from them,` he said.

Did you spot the problem in the last sentence? Yes, it`s the ‘p` word so beloved of Sammy Lee and so ridiculed by the Reebok faithful.

At this stage, it doesn`t matter, but if, in a few games time, Bolton are still mired in or near the relegation zone, then parallels with the hapless Lee may well be drawn and having one less of them may help. Owen Coyle is advised to get himself a thesaurus.

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