Coyle happy to see old friends

Burnley manager Owen Coyle admits he is relishing the prospect of returning to McDiarmid Park to face his former club St Johnstone. The Clarets boss and his assistant Sandy Stewart are in line for an emotional reunion with the club they left last October to take over at Turf Moor when the two sides meet in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday evening. "You always like going back to clubs you have been at before and the fact that Sandy and I spent so many good times there means we will look forward to it," Coyle told Burnley's official website. "It is a lovely club with a lovely set-up, a beautiful all-seater stadium and a brilliant pitch. "Obviously a lot of our players are still there and it will be good to see them and equally (manager) Derek McInnes, who was manager of the youth team when I was there. "There are a lot of... [read full story]