BEN Amos could be given a big say in who becomes Wanderers’ next goalkeeping coach.

Neil Lennon has confirmed that ex-Liverpool and Millwall keeper Tony Warner has been appointed on a temporary basis, and the 41-year-old is now favourite to take the role on full-time.

But the Whites boss will seek the opinion of his number one keeper Amos, who only arrived at the club from Manchester United this summer, before making a final decision.

The matter is further complicated by the fact Warner has committed to playing in the Indian Super League with North East United from September onwards.

“Tony has come up from the academy, so we’ve given him a sort of trial period, see how it goes,” Lennon told The Bolton News.

“It boils down to the comfort Ben (Amos) has, it will be important. We may look for a more experienced coach but Ben will have a say in it as well.

“Tony has still got that offer [from India] on the table – so we’ll see how things pan out. Ben has only had a couple of days working with him so far, so we’ll have to make a decision for Tony and for Ben on that one in the next week or so.”

Wanderers are believed to have received interest from several top names, including former favourites Fred Barber and Keith Branagan, after Lee Turner quit the club to join Championship rivals Charlton Athletic last week.

Although Jussi Jaaskelainen would like to return to Bolton in a playing capacity, it is understood he is not currently interested in taking up a coaching role.

Lennon has been impressed with the standard of applicants so far, and believes an appointment can be made by the start of the new season.

“We’ve had some CVs sent in already, and some very impressive ones as well, but Tony is in the driving seat at the moment,” the manager said.

“It may or may not work out. We’re not in a massive rush because we do have other irons in the fire.”

Lennon insists that despite three consecutive defeats in pre-season so far, he is not unduly worried about the form of his squad.

The Wanderers boss watched his side go down 2-1 at Morecambe on Friday night to match two previous defeats in Austria against Sturm Graz and SC Paderborn.

But the Northern Irishman is sure performances will pick up once he whittles down his strongest starting line-up.

“I’m accommodating players at the minute and we just want to keep them all up to speed. It’s maybe a bit mix and match,” he said.

“I thought we were okay in the first half [against Morecambe] but our play in the final third needs to be better.

“We had chances with the possession we had but we should have taken care of the ball.

“We’ve hit the bar, hit the post, had a goal disallowed, and when you make a lot of changes it can affect the flow of the game.

“I wouldn’t say I was overly concerned but there are a few concerns there, yes.”