Robinson was initially signed last July on a season-long loan from West Brom by former manager Gary Megson before Coyle made the move permanent a few weeks after his appointment in early January. The 32-year-old feels the contrast under Coyle compared to Megson is like night and day, simply because of the antipathy towards the latter that emanated from the fans and had a negative impact. "When you see a manager with the belief, attitude and excitement he (Coyle) has, it breeds throughout the players," said Robinson. "If the manager was doom and gloom, down in the dumps, then it rubs off on everyone, but he brings confidence to us all and we're all enjoying our football. "That's the most important thing, that we're going out onto the pitch and looking forward to training and games. "He has brought a smile back to everyone's face, and told us to enjoy our football, to go out and be confident. "That's what we needed, a manager with a bit of enthusiasm and to give the players a lift." Megson proved unpopular from day one, and despite his best efforts, he never managed to win over the supporters. After just over two troubled years in charge, and with the club hovering in and around the bottom three, the axe fell at the end of last year. Robinson naturally felt sorry for a man who had signed him twice as, Megson also brought him to West Brom in October 2003. The full-back, though, admits there was a pall hanging over Bolton under Megson that was damaging. "Gary kept himself to himself and said what he felt," added Robinson. "At the time results weren't going for us, there was this atmosphere around the place, and the fans didn't take to Gary as much as he would have liked. "You could see in games, it wasn't the best atmosphere to be around and the players, if things weren't going right, would all cave in. It was very difficult to play in. "When you're on a run and nothing is going for you, it's difficult as a player and a manager to decide what to do next. "It's still not very nice to see someone lose their job, especially from my point of view because Gary brought me in. "You never then know how it's going to work out with a new manager, but around the place now it's very lively and enthusiastic." The Coyle effect is still struggling to take hold, although Bolton at least lifted themselves out of the bottom three with a vital 1-0 win over Wolves last Saturday. Ahead of Saturday's game at West Ham, with the club now searching for their first away win since the end of September, Robinson is convinced Coyle will lead them to safety. "I firmly believe we've enough here to stay up, and I'm an honest player. I'm not just saying that," remarked Robinson. "To get out of the bottom three has been a massive psychological boost for us, a big plus. "It's been a living hell being down there because we know we've been playing well, but the results haven't been going our way. "Now the three points we won on Saturday will give us a great boost going into the weekend."
