BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle believes home-grown managers have a bright future, despite the appointment of Italian Fabio Capello as England manager.

And he insists there is no secret formula behind the succession of Scottish managers coming through the ranks.

Former St Johnstone boss Coyle has hit the ground running at Turf Moor and has taken the Clarets into the Championship play-offs.

And he is just one of many Scots exiles plying their trade successfully in the English divisions.

Others include, Sir Alex Ferguson, David Moyes, Alex McLeish, George Burley, Colin Calderwood, Paul Lambert, Darren Ferguson, Bobby Williamson, Stuart McCall, Ian McParland, Alan Irvine and Paul Sturrock.

While former Blackburn boss Graeme Souness has also been touted for the vacant Scottish manager's job along with Billy Davies, Gary McCallister, Mark McGhee, John Collins and Kenny Dalglish.

But Coyle, who watched his countrymen narrowly miss out on a spot at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, was confident that England were in safe hands, both now and in the future.

He said: "I think it's very easy to say that the way the European Championships have went, but I was fortunate enough to play in England with Bolton. There's fantastic English players and, equally, there are some fantastic English coaches.

"It's always easy to jump on the bandwagon, but I do think there's talented coaches with every nationality, it's just getting the opportunity to show that.

"It's maybe that you're talking about the one or two in Scotland who have been able to grasp that opportunity.

"But I've got no doubt, if people go and look in the right place, that there are fantastic English coaches out there."