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Owen Coyle on Forest loans | Abbott, Bakwa, Hutchinson and Morato

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Show Notes

Matt Davies is joined by Nottingham Forest loan and pathway manager Owen Coyle to discuss how loans work at Forest with a focus on first team players Zach Abbott, Dilane Bakwa, Omari Hutchinson and Morato. We also discuss Owen's career and making his own way in the game after previously working his namesake father, the previous Bolton and Burnley manager. #nffc #nottinghamforest

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00:00 Intro 00:52 Owen's coaching career 04:15 Making his own way 06:12 How Forest loans work 16:54 Zach Abbott 20:20 Omari Hutchinson 25:15 Dilane Bakwa 26:52 Morato 28:57 Owen's future 31:36 Final thoughts

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