Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
Didn’t seem overly physical in the away match just after Christmas and we certainly weren’t intimidated.
Two evenly matched sides and a ‘gruelling 1-1’ seems like a good bet. A draw wouldn’t be disastrous but, like RS, hoping home advantage might make the difference.
To be physically strong in this league is a key element of success and, to me, Bolton are. One of the lessons learned by the Owls, Ipswich and others more accustomed to playing in the top two divisions is that skill must be backed up by physicality in order to sustain a promo push over 46 games. To me, Clowes opting for a manager with the where with all at this level was the recognition, amongst other reasons, of this.
The outcome of this match could revolve around the goalies, interestingly Wildsmith is rated number one in this league and the Bolton keeper number two!