OWEN Coyle admitted he was humbled by the reception he received for his first game in charge of Burnley Football Club.

The Clarets new manager emerged from the Turf Moor tunnel to a standing ovation, and it was not long before chants of Owen Coyle's Claret and Blue Army' rang around the ground.

And, after earning a point and a clean sheet against Stoke City, Coyle insisted it would make it his mission to keep the supporters satisfied.

"I was delighted (with the reception). It's always nice," he said.

"I've been fortunate enough to be at Bolton as a player, knew how big a club Burnley was, knew how passionate the fans are, and for me that's a big, big pull, because you're coming to people of the same mind as yourself. They have a real passion for football.

"Turf Moor's a real football environment, it's a real old-style Saturday 3 o'clock football environment, and I love that. I thought the whole atmosphere (on Saturday) was terrific and I think we can harness that and bring that on, and that will be the aim.

"I was at the 125th anniversary dinner on Friday night, 600 people turned up and again gave me a fantastic reception. I'm a bit humbled by it. But that's the driving force for me to make sure I don't let those people down.

"The backing was great (on Saturday) and I aim to do my very best for them."

Similarly, just a day after meeting the players, Coyle was pleased with the response from them in his debut game.

"From start to finish I thought we were terrific," he said. "The application and effort the lads have given me I'm delighted with, and added to that some of the quality of football was great.

"I met with them (on Friday) and tried to get across what I'm about and how I like my teams to play and I think you've seen a sample of that today. The energy, the drive and the enthusiasm was second to none, there was some really quality on the ball. We've got some good players, and we'll just look to take that on."

And Coyle revealed he was relishing the opportunity of nurturing the talent of young players such as Kyle Lafferty and Chris McCann.

"You look at the young talent, McCann, Kyler, big, big prospects, and I'm really excited about getting working with those lads," said Coyle, who handed Joey Gudjonsson his first appearance since August and has insisted every member of his new squad will get the chance to stake their claim for a place in the team.

"I spoke to everybody and said it was a clean slate," continued the former St Johnstone manager.

"What's gone before has gone before. Nobody's going to be pre-judged, they'll be judged on their merits.

"Joey Gudjonsson I thought was terrific in training (on Friday) and that was the decision to bring him onto the bench, then obviously bring him into the game.

"Having seen what I saw in training and as much as (Saturday) is only one game there are a lot of positives to take from that. Everybody will be given a fair chance.

"It would be remiss of me to talk about further down the line about players because those players will get every chance to show that they are the future of Burnley Football Club, and if (Saturday's) evidence is anything to go by I think they'll all be here.

"When you look at those players you know they know how to play the game.

"It's like anything else, it always takes time to develop styles and what way you want to go about it. But all I can say is if we keep giving that effort and that desire then it shouldn't be too long.

"It'll certainly be a baptism of fire, Stoke at home and then Watford and Charlton away, but you wouldn't have it any other way. As a player, manager or coach you aspire to be involved at the highest level possible, and obviously stepping up to Burnley in the Championship provides me with that opportunity and I aim to make the most of it."