'It's still early on': Ex-Leeds United and Sunderland boss has say on Bolton Wanderers' tough start

Wanderers for four months in the 2014/15 season, where he acted as backup to Andy Lonergan after Adam Bogdan's injury. He was an unused substitute and failed to make an appearance for Bolton and was also loaned out to get some game time at Oldham Athletic before departing Wanderers in January 2015.

Wanderers were among the pre-season favourites for the title according to the bookmakers before a ball was kicked in anger. But the Trotters began the league campaign with three successive losses against Forest Green Rovers, Colchester United and Newport County.Bolton's form in League Two has picked up of late having taken four points from the last six on offer.

Salford City, Forest Green Rovers and Carlisle United. And the two sides which occupy the drop zone at present include Grimsby Town and Oldham Athletic, though the Mariners are in action this evening against Cheltenham, while Walsall take on Leyton Orient.

Defender Jones is not expected to be seen in a Wanderers shirt before Christmas, Bolton head coach Evatt has said, after the 24-year-old suffered ankle joint damage last weekend in the victory over Harrogate Town. The former Carlisle United defender had been one of Evatt's most relied upon players so far this season, before being forced off against the Yorkshire side, and has undergone a CT scan and is due to see a specialist tomorrow.

Wanderers man. After the match, Bolton head coach Ian Evatt admitted that it was 'not looking good' for the former Carlisle United man after he went off with an apparent foot injury.

Wanderers got their first points of the campaign yesterday when they triumphed on the road against Harrogate Town at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium.

Billy Crellin - 7Made a great stop in the first half to deny a fierce effort from Calvin Miller and was solid all afternoon, but couldn't do much to stop Thomson's strike.Harry Brockbank - 7Youngster did a solid job at the back, especially coming up against a physical presence in the form of Harrogate striker Mark Beck.Ricardo Almeida Santos - 7More of an aerial presence and won more headers than last weekend against Newport. Almost set up Doyle with a marauding run through midfield.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but admitted he did not expect to play as much as he did in his debut season.

Wanderers' 18th and 19th signings of the summer.

Wanderers after leaving Colchester United over the summer, being released due to the financial constraints at the Us, who were the first EFL club to let players go following the fiscal impact of the crisis.But he knows others will not be so lucky and many are still without a club, despite the new season being already a few weeks old. He told the PA news agency: "There are a lot of players who are struggling to get clubs.

Wanderers supporters during the 2019/20 season, according to new figures released by the Home Office.That's the third highest of any other club in England and Wales, behind Leeds United (52) and Birmingham City (49). The figures show that the majority of arrests - 31 - for Bolton supporters were at away games, with the other 14 being at home matches.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer swooped in to seal a £15million deal a few months later in the summer. MEN Sport understands Marcelo Bielsa remains a huge admirer of James, but sources close to the player do not expect a deal of any kind to happen this year.

installed by the bookmakers before the 2020/21 season kicked off as among the favourites to lift the trophy in May.Wanderers are targeting promotion back to League One this campaign after playing in the fourth tier of English football for the first time since the 1987/88 season. But the fresh campaign has not got off to a winning start, with Wanderers losing all four games they have played so far under new boss Ian Evatt.