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CLARETS PUT THEIR FAITH IN LOPEZ & CELESTINI

CLARETS PUT THEIR FAITH IN LOPEZ & CELESTINI

By Tom Blackett

CHANCE: Fabio Celestini in his Basel days

AFTER a nightmare start to life back in the Championship, Burnley are hoping two key appointments will help turn their season around.
The Clarets sacked hapless Belgian boss Nicky Hayen after last weekend’s 4-1 drubbing at Lincoln left them in the relegation zone, with just one win from their opening en matches. doz- On Monday, Burnley announced the appointment of Diego Lopez, right, as chief football officer with a re-the club’s football operations, recruitment and sporting structure.
The 37-year-old Spaniard...

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