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Coyle to replace Hart ?

Coyle to replace Hart ?


Coyle to replace Hart ?

The word from Fratton Park suggest that Paul Hart is off and the club management want Owen 'God' Coyle to replace him. Coyle had huge success with Burnley, helping them to climb up to the Premier League.

The Scottish manager, Owen Coyle, is highly rated in England, thanks to his work at Burnley where he is referred as the 'God'. He had been linked with a move to Celtic, but, he shrugged off the rumours by saying that It is flattering to be linked to Celtic, but I'm with Burnley."

A prolific goal scorer in his playing career, he had played for Bolton Wanderes in the Premier League, although he went back to the Scottish league next season. He had been a successful manager so far, and had clashes with top Premier League teams in the League Cup this season stunning many.

Burnley managed to defeat Arsenal and Chelsea to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup and were little more than three minutes away from a famous win and trip to wembley, when Roman Pavlyuchenko scored to win the game in extra time for Tottenham Hotspur.