OWEN Coyle’s decision to leave Burnley and join Bolton has resulted in contrasting fortunes for the Cork family.

While Alan Cork – part of Gary Megson’s staff at the Reebok Stadium – swiftly found himself out of a job as Coyle took his own backroom team to Bolton, the knock-on effect has been far more favourable for son Jack.

Brian Laws, Coyle’s replacement at Turf Moor, has long been a fan of the promising 20-year-old.

Having missed out on a deal 18 months ago during his time in charge of Sheffield Wednesday, Laws wasted no time in bringing the Chelsea starlet to Burnley on loan for the rest of the season.

Yet to make his first-team debut at Stamford Bridge, it represents Cork’s first chance to prove himself in the Premier League.

And, with a father who played in the top flight for Wimbledon and Sheffield United, he will not be short of advice when he needs it.

“I speak to him nearly every day and he gives me little words of advice,” said Jack.

“He watches as many games as he can and tries to tell me where and what I can improve on.

“He was a goal scorer up front so it was a slightly different style of play to me. But he had a really good career, something I really want to progress to as I get older.”

Jack Frank Porteous Cork, to give him his full name, can play in midfield and defence and is a physical presence in either role.

He is not short of first-team experience, having racked up more than 100 appearances during loans with Bournemouth and Championship clubs Scunthorpe, Southampton, Watford and Coventry.

Sadly, Scunthorpe and Southampton were both relegated during the season in which he figured.

He is determined that will not happen again with Burnley, and at least this time he will get a chance to influence the crucial final months of the campaign.

“I stayed at Southampton for the first six months and then didn’t see it through until the end,” said the England under 21 international, who then went on loan to Watford.

“You don’t want to be in relegation battles too often but from what happens you can learn a lot.

“It’s a feeling that you don’t want to experience but when it does happen it’s one of the worst things you can have.”

Cork was at Turf Moor when Chelsea claimed victory over Burnley on Saturday.

He knows his chances will be limited at Stamford Bridge – very few of the club’s promising youngsters have broken into the first team in recent years – but still has hope that he will make it with the Blues.

“It’s a good club Chelsea, but it’s quite hard for the youngsters because opportunities are quite limited due to pressures on the managers and on the players to win the games,” he said.

“At other clubs you could possibly get more opportunities but then you think Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in the world.

“You’ve got to be grateful that you’re at such a good club with such good players. You can only learn from them in training.

“I speak to Ray Wilkins (Chelsea’s assistant manager) and Frank Arnesen (director of football), and they’ve just been saying to try to take the opportunity to do well and impress people that are watching.

“It’s a good opportunity for me and I’ve got to try and use it.”