Coyle: I'm ready for my shot at the jig time; PREMIER LEAGUE.BURNLEY fans will see boss Owen Coyle Owen Columba Coyle (born July 14, 1966 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish-born footballer who played international football for the Republic of Ireland, and a football manager. He is currently player-manager of St. Johnstone in the Scottish Football League First Division. do an Irish jig of joy next May if he keeps their team in the Premier League. The Clarets chief - who takes his side to Stoke today - is going to hit the big-time like a breath of fresh air - then hit the dance floor at Turf Moor Turf Moor is a football stadium located in Burnley, Lancashire, and is the home ground of English football club Burnley F.C. It is situated on Harry Potts Way in Burnley, and has a capacity of 22,546, all seated. if he manages to stay up. Coyle will allow himself to let his hair down in a Phil Brownstyle final day show when the Hull City boss took to the mike to belt out a tune. Coyle, the next Michael Flatley Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is an Irish-American step dancer from the south side of Chicago. His parents were from County Mayo and County Carlow. As a child, he moved to Chicago - the city which he considers his home town. perhaps, said: "You won't get me singing but I might be doing the Riverdance - true to my Irish roots. "I love those shows, they are spectacular ... and my niece Suzanne was a champion Irish dancer twice in the last three years." Underdog Coyle knows there is a long way to go before Burnley beat the drop and he gets on his dancing shoes but he is determined his club does it their way - and his way. Coyle said: "I am not silly. I know we are everybody's favourite to be in the bottom three. "But I always thought as a player when I was an underdog with nothing to prove it was a position I liked being in. That's something we will go with and hopefully retain our Premier League status. "Burnley are different, we really are.When Hull and Stoke came up they spent money and could afford big salaries. That doesn't happen for us. "If we were still in the Championship, our budget would be in the bottom half of the table. It would be remiss of me as a manager to go out and spend and then all of a sudden if it did go wrong we would be left with a Charlton or Southampton scenario." However Coyle plans to go for it even if it becomes a survival battle and said: "Whatever happens, we will look to play. I believe the best way to win games is to go and play. "We won't change in terms of our desire to pass and move the ball. We will try to be effective with it. Whether that comes to fruition, we will have to wait and see." JAMES McFADDEN
James McFadden (born 14 April, 1983 in Springburn, Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Everton in the English Premier League. is ready to play anywhere to make sure Birmingham retain their Premier League status. The Scotland star who will play right midfield tomorrow at Manchester United, said: ""It's all part and parcel of football. I'll play up front, on the right, in goal - anywhere." LIVERPOOL striker Fernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz (born March 20, 1984) is a Spanish football player currently playing for Liverpool. He was born in Fuenlabrada, a large suburban town south of Madrid and was the youngest player to play for Atlético Madrid and the youngest to become captain (at age 19). , 25, has signed a new contract which puts him on pounds 110,000 a week and will keep him an Anfield until 2014. The Spaniard will lead the line for the Reds' at Tottenham tomorrow. CHRISTOPHE BERRA has been ruled out of Wolves' opener against West Ham at Molineux after damaging his hamstring during his appearance as a substitute for Scotland during their 4-0 defeat in Norway on Wednesday. CAPTION(S): JIG TIME: Owen Coyle |
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