OWEN Coyle has spoken of his desire to turn Turf Moor into a fortress next season.

The Burnley manager was frustrated that costly mistakes returned to haunt his side as they let a 2-0 lead against Cardiff City slip courtesy of a soft penalty and defensive mix-up.

Instead the Clarets had to settle for a point, despite scoring three goals in total in their final home game of 2007-08.

But their slip-ups only served to enhance Coyle's determination to make Burnley a more formidable venue for opposition teams next season.

"There are a lot of positives we can take but equally we know what we've got to work on in the close season, where we need to get better and I think we can do that and continue the progress," he said.

"We've lost two home games since January but maybe we've not got as many points as our performances have merited. But in terms of the home form, since Christmas we've lost two games.

"(Cardiff) is a game that we've drawn and should have won, so that's something, as I've said before, we want to improve on. We know we can win games away from home in this Championship, but you want to make sure people are coming to Burnley and they're wary because we're a formidable side at home.

"When we play at pace and pass and move the ball about, I think we're getting known for that type of football.

"It's fine to be known for that but we have to make sure we show a real mental strength and character at the back and we give the opposition very little."

He added: "I think the performances for most of the time have been of a decent standard.

"They've got a terrific work ethic about them, that spirit and that desire, but there is room for improvement.

"Individual mistakes cost us, not the performance in terms of the whole game. That's something we can improve on, and we know that."

Coyle was disappointed not to sign off with a home win in the penultimate game of the season, but was pleased with the reaction from supporters when the players re-emerged from the tunnel at the end of the game for a 'lap of appreciation'.

And he explained how supporters could play their part in creating a hostile atmosphere for the opposition.

"The supporters have been great since I came in," he said.

"They stayed behind there so we're looking to embrace that and take it on, because we're all in this together.

"We realise we're not the biggest club in Championship, but in terms of population that numbers that come out and support us are fantastic.

"With the type of football that we're playing I think we can entice and encourage people to come along and make us even more vocal and make sure that this is something of a fortress, and anything that anybody's going to get here they're going to have to earn it, and we're not gifting goals as we did today."