Spirits amongst Bolton fans couldn`t be lower and it`s only the second game of the season. The media have spent the summer conducting a relentless campaign to de-stabilise the club and the defensive display against Newcastle would have embarrassed a pub team. Now it seems that influential midfielder Abdoulaye Faye is joining Newcastle and rumours about goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen joining Manchester City seem credible. Never was a win more needed.
‘It may take time to get things the way I want and I hope people are patient.’
You’re testing that patience by getting rid of Faye, Sammy
Antti Niemi still has a wrist injury so Tony Warner will deputise.
Bargain buy from Aston Villa.
Kevin Davies (hamstring), Ricardo Vaz Te(knee), and Ricardo Gardner (hamstring) are out.
If he’s in London then it means he isn’t joining Fatty at Newcastle. Fingers toes and everything else crossed.
Bolton haven’t won at Craven Cottage since 1992 and have managed one point there since returning to the Premiership.
Portsmouth (a)
Reading (h)