The best news for Bolton fans is that the away end at Fratton Park now has a roof. Not that there will be many of them. A two hundred and fifty mile trip and early start will see to that. Thanks Sky
‘Losing erodes away at your confidence. I am concerned but I know full well I have to pick the lads up again. Hopefully we will turn a corner.’
It will help if you can defend a corner.
‘Arry’s already complaining about a small squad. Lauren is a doubt at right back and Ghanian thug Sulley Muntari is suspended after his first Portsmouth sending off. It won’t be the last.
A serial misser of chances, but as he creates many of those himself it’s hard to criticise.
Kevin Davies (hamstring), Ricardo Vaz Te (knee) and Ricardo Gardner (hamstring) are still out. New boys Daniel Braaten and Christian Wilhemlson will figure at some point.
Rumoured to be the target of a £10 million bid from Pompey. This conveniently ignores the fact that Bolton have valued him at £13 million, but why the let the facts get in the way of yet another attempt by the media to de-stabilise the club.
Bolton did the double over Portsmouth last season. A repeat looks unlikely at present.
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