CLARETS boss Owen Coyle insists it is far too early to be considering a push for promotion to the Premier League.

But after adding to the scalps of Watford and Charlton, with an away win at Molineux on Saturday, the former St Johnstone boss admitted he was delighted with his start to life at Turf Moor.

Victory over Mick McCarthy's men saw the Clarets climb up to seventh in the Championship, just one place shy of the play-offs, with a home game in hand against QPR tomorrow and the chance to move further up to fifth position.

But the Scotsman stressed he was keeping his and his squad's feet on the ground.

He said: "It's been a good start, but that's all it is. We're not going to get carried away. We've got a lot of hard work ahead of us and we know that.

"I don't think we're even at the halfway stage of the campaign. There are a lot of good sides there and I said from day one, we won't make any claims about what we can or can't do.

"All we will do is try to win games and try to do it with a smile on our faces and we'll see where that brings us come the end of the year.

"I've been in the game long enough to know that when you start making claims about this or that happening it's got a nasty habit of smacking you in the teeth.

"With me not being the best looking boy in the world, I don't want that to happen."

Coyle took over the reigns from Steve Cotterill last month with the team struggling for confidence and form.

But the 41-year-old has instilled new belief in the side with an attacking philosophy and a steely grit at the back that is paying dividends.

And with several players set to return from the treatment table, he was confident that their fine form can continue.

He added: "The position that we were in. There was a chance to move up the table "When we first came in, we had 16 players. Now we've got some back from injury, Jordan, Spicer and the skipper Caldwell's not far away.

"Having said that, in the five games I've played the same 16 and I think we all know in football that consistency and continuity is a great thing to have.

"There will be times when things will go against you, but then you've got to show that character and I think we've got some big characters in the dressing room and I love working with people like that."