Coyle: 'We're still in a relegation scrap'
Published 22:30 10/03/10 By David Anderson
Owen Coyle has warned his Bolton troops that they are still in a relegation fight.
Despite Wanderers' defeat at Sunderland, they remain five points clear of the drop zone in 14th place.
But the cautious Coyle refuses to accept that their top-flight status is secure and will not ease up until they are safe.
"We're out of the bottom three, but we remain in a tight battle and, as I've said, the margins are fine," said the Bolton boss.
"From our point of view, we were disappointed to lose to Sunderland coming off the back of our wins against Wolves and West Ham, which had pushed us up the table."
Coyle is demanding three points against Wigan, who are a point behind Bolton, but have a game in hand, on Saturday and the club are giving out free flags to fans to help pump up the volume at the Reebok for the derby clash.
"We need to pick ourselves up again and the only way we can do that is by winning the game on Saturday," he said.
"We've got a massive game at the Reebok on Saturday and we must look to build on our good home form."
