Amazing what a fortnight brings. First both our iconic Kevin Davies and youngster Gary Cahill made the England team, with King Kev adding his first international cap as a 66 minute replacement against Montenegro. He was truly unfortunate that referee Manuel Grafe booked Kev when Montenegro Miodrag Dzudovic applied a corny acting job on some incidental contact between the two players.
Better yet, the Saturday game against Stoke was pure bliss. I had targeted this match as an important one for the rest of the season. The Trotters had done well in negotiating the first seven games with only a single loss, but the ties were mounting. Granted, the teams and venues were challenging, but continually posting a single point from each game would eventually catch up to us. Playing an in-form Stoke side at the Reebok was a test to see if Bolton could get over the hump ands start posting some points. With a relatively soft schedule the next few weeks, it is time to start cashing in for table position.
At Stoke, it was wonderful that Klasnic broke his duck and brought the winner in. He was marvelous last year and frankly I think Bolton would have been in serious danger of relegation last year if not for the opportunistic headhunting Croation. I was thrilled when the gaffer managed to return Klasnic back to the Trotters after some complicated off-season maneuvering. With Elmander and Davies in such fine form, though, we have seen little of Krasnic so far this year. He made his appearance count, although he was jilted with a soft red card.
What is it with late and soft cardings for Bolton players lately?
with the eighth week in the books the Bolton Wanderers now stand alone Seventh on the table, 11 points from 8 games. Ahead are an away game against Wigan followed by a home game against struggling Liverpool. Who would have thought we would be realistically hoping for six points from these two contests before the season began?
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