A settled starting eleven

I would suggest we will see a settled 11. Im by no means his biggest fan but to suggest he hasnt had a tough start with the sheer volume of games and new players would be wrong. Cant believe people cant see its going to be a blessing in disguise to get knocked out of Europe. It cant be our priority and should be seen for what it is: a bit of fun.

That said we have been unlucky. Not a chance did they deserve to win last night and in both games against Kazan we should have got more than a single point following two decent displays. Its bloody frustrating watching us without a striker that poses a threat but again to be fair to Coyle how many of us thought Holts signing was gonna work out like this? I for one expected him to dominate in this league and cant believe he is as bad as he currently looks.

Most fans seem to forget how bad we were under Martinez at times. On several occasions he would have been sacked at most clubs so Coyle should be afforded at least this season. Bedding in so many players will take time and fans need to stop throwing their dummies out and learn to be patient.

Agree with some of your points Big Lad but last night and not for the first time this season we looked woefully unfit in the last 15 mins we could hardly walk out of our half.So who is in charge of training and fitness?

We have played 4 games more than other people in our league….apart from Burnley and Leicester who we have played 3 more games than because of their involvement in the league cup..

…so poor excuse really

#coyleout

Well, lets look at that. We lost 5 players that had some meaning to the team for the FA Cup/Prem:

Kone
Di Santo
Alcaraz – when fit
Figgs
Mccarthy
Robles

in summary, we brought it

Fortune & Holt
Barnett
Shotton
Rogne
Powell
Carson

So which one of the players we brought into the club is significantly worse than ones which left?

I am not saying we have a much better team now but its not much worse and I didn’t expect to be 13 points behind the top 3 in the championship going into December, playing 4 games more than anyone else in the league should not cause a good team to lose 13 points.

I don’t think it is the players at all. The tactics by this clown are indefensible. How can you change a team so much that used to have about 50 to 60% possession and string more than 2 passes together to a team that has 37% possession at home and hoof the ball? There is no game plan, no plan to keep the ball, players being played out of position, players who should be playing not playing….do I need to go on?

When Bob first got the job, it was plain to see what he was trying to achieve…and it was drab at times, but you could see a plan and what he was trying to build…can you honestly say that about Coyle?

Having worked with many Bolton fans, I thought it was sour grapes when Coyle was appointed and Bolton fans were telling me about Coyle being a poor manager due to a lack of plan, players out of position, no real tactic….Hard to prove them wrong at the moment isn’t it.

I cant see what good it will be keeping Coyle. We will finish the season in the bottom half and then watch the players leave the club.

I think you should take a look here ;-

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/next-manager-to-leave-post

I think a loss against Derby and he might be on his Harse come Sunday night.

if Jones at Wednesday is 4/5 Coyle has got to be worth a tenner

which I have done :)

The one thing I’ve noticed is , When Martinez was here there was alot of “for and against” but with Coyle there’s none. If you owned the club would you honestly trust him in Jan with your money ??. Lets hope he acts like he did with Rioch and get’s someone in to clean this mess up.

I would say our best 11 at the moment are:

Nicholls
Barnett rogne shotton
Boyce Beausejour
McArthur Espinoza/Gomez
McManaman McClean
Powell

I think you must be Owen Coyle in disguise.
FFS what is wrong with playing with strikers Owen??