Bolton manager Owen Coyle says Celtic need to be patient with Tony Mowbray and give him time to show that he can deliver success.
Speaking exclusively to STV Sports Centre, the boyhood Hoops fan, who was offered the job at the Glasgow club in the summer, believes the one commodity managers are not afforded enough of is time.
“We all know the nature of the job, what is involved in it,” he said. “Outwith football, it is a social problem in that everybody wants everything yesterday and people don’t have the patience or the time to give managers time to do their job.
“There is no doubt Celtic were in a period of transmission when Tony took over so it was always going to take time for him to bed his planning and put that in place and I believe if Celtic give him the time he deserves, then he will deliver success.
“They have a fantastic man in charge in Tony Mowbray,” he added. “Outwith being a football man, he is a real, genuine person…I've got no doubts that he'll deliver success to that club.”
Coyle admits that turning down the job in his home city earlier in the summer was a difficult decision for him but one which felt was right at the time.
“I was offered the job and I turned it down,” Coyle admitted. “Celtic are my team and they will always be my team. I just felt at that time, under the circumstances, that I was in the best league in the world in the [English] Premier League and I wanted to have a real go at it.
“I can't say that it was an easy decision. It was certainly emotional, there's no doubt about that. To be asked to be the manager of Celtic was so flattering. They are a global club Celtic and a family club. But as I said, at the time it wasn't right.”
Coyle has got off to a strong start at Burnley with the team losing just one of the 10 Premier League home games under his charge and it seems his passion for the game is only growing over time.
“I love being involved in football and I feel fortunate and privileged to have had my career in football.
“I just love winning football matches. I expect my players to come bouncing in the morning, to play football with a smile on their face and go all out to win games and it is a great feeling to work hard all week and go and show on Saturday your qualities and win a match.”
The Gorbal born and bred boy even has high hopes for the Scotland squad, saying that the rising Scottish stars playing in the Premier League could be Scotland’s highest hope in the future.
“It is very easy and critical and to be down on Scottish football but for me, I like to look at the positive side, I see many good things that are going to come from it.
“I think they are a very talented group I think there is a tremendous base there for Scotland to start moving on and be successful...I think Scotland as a nation has a nucleus of a young, talented squad.”
