With the season entering its run-in stage, Bolton could well be heading for a European place come the end of the campaign. Owen Coyle is on the cusp of bringing Europa League football to the Reebok Stadium after just over a year at the helm. The Trotters will head to Wembley next month to take on Stoke in their FA Cup semi-final, with the way the league is panning out it would mean the winner of the tie would be rewarded with a Europa League place.
While both sides have an extremely strong case as to why they deserve the spot in Europa next season, Owen Coyle will be confident of handling the battle out on the pitch. Bolton's fortunes have rocketed since Coyle took over from Gary Megson last year, and they are still in with a chance of achieving their target through their league placing and those wondering how to use Betfair will realise this.
The Scottish manager has admitted he has given the prospect of European football a thought, while also making it clear he is keen to test himself on the stage.
"As a manager you want to push yourselves to the maximum and your players to the maximum and try to get that bit better. Something like European football should be cherished," he said.
The battle is on the Bolton manager to keep his squad focused on their remaining league matches while keeping the FA Cup thoughts to one side. With the tight nature of the Premiership this season there are a host of clubs still chasing the top seven places. After such an impressive campaign so far, Coyle won't want to drift away at this stage and anyone after a bit of Betfair help should bear this in mind.
A season in European football would certainly make the club more attractive to potential new signings in the summer, not to mention the players already at the club currently still weighing up their options. There is so much that Bolton can achieve under this exciting young manager and European football would certainly be the next positive step in the journey.
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