 He was a candidate to replace Cotterill full-time as Burnley manager but in the end the board went for Scottish rookie Owen Coyle, however Davis would remain on the staff in his former role as first-team coach.Under Coyle's stewardship Burnley won promotion to the Premier League.In January 2010, Davis was made caretaker manager of Burnley for a matter of days before joining the backroom staff at Coyle's new club, Bolton Wanderers.