New boss Laws lays out survival plan for Clarets

BRIAN LAWS is confident he will win over Burnley’s fans after he was unveiled as Owen Coyle’s successor at Turf Moor yesterday.

Laws, who has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal, started his playing career with the Clarets but was something of a surprise appointment given that he was sacked as boss of Coca-Cola Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday just a month ago.

After Coyle’s heroics in getting Burnley promoted to the Barclays Premier League before his departure to Bolton last week, Laws has a tough act to follow and yesterday’s news has received a mixed response from the club’s supporters.