Bolton boss Owen Coyle believes there is more to West Brom's impressive start to the season than just the sheer enthusiasm of being Barclays Premier League new boys. The Baggies, who gained automatic promotion after finishing second in the Championship last term, have made a storming return to the top flight so far and currently lie sixth in the table. Roberto Di Matteo's men have accrued 10 points from their opening six league games, with last week's 3-2 victory at Arsenal causing arguably the biggest shock of the campaign to date. That result left Albion fans pinching themselves, although they will be wary of false dawns having seen their side drop back into the second tier on three separate occasions over the last decade. Coyle also knows the initial boost provided by promotion can soon fade away, having got Burnley up and off to an encouraging start in 2009-10 only for the Clarets to be relegated after he left for Wanderers in January. With West Brom though, the Scot feels it is simply a case of a club reaping success due to the quality of its players. "I think when you are newly-promoted there is a freshness and an energy," said Coyle. "There is a real vibrancy about the football club - but all those things pale into insignificance if you don't have the quality to back that up in terms of the players. "West Bromwich Albion have shown this season that they do. They have been up and down for the last few years, but they have bona fide Premier League players. Roberto has signed well and brought in a couple of very good players. They have a very good team and they have tremendous backing at the Hawthorns where the fans are passionate in getting behind their team."
Source: PA
Source: PA