Bolton Wanderers
Funded by: Large thermostats. Sales of them made a multi-millionaire of Edwin Davies, the major shareholder of Burnden Leisure plc, the company which effectively owns the Trotters. So far he has ploughed in £14m of his own money.
Also in the directors’ box: TV’s Vernon Kay is an irregular regular amongst the Bolton suits, last season stooping so low as to drag his new wife (TV’s Tess Daly) to the Middlesbrough game on the day after their wedding.
Stick a fiver on: Sam Allardyce admitting that his frequent stinging criticisms of referee Mike Riley are just an attempt to mask his “strong and undeniable feelings” for the balding match official.
Lesson of last season: Where the bigger Premiership picture is concerned, reaching the Carling Cup final is far more trouble than it’s worth. And referee Riley is apparently an incompetent fool.
The table they do top: Kevin Davies committed more fouls (98) than any other man last season, while no other player had more shots on goal in the Premiership without once finding the back of the net than Jay-Jay Okocha (36,412 or thereabouts).
You know you’re at the ground when: You’re surrounded by locals wearing Ivan Campo wet-look bubble perm tribute wigs.
The players
Postcard from Portugal: Panting midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos helped Greece to the most Authentic Prada Handbags Outlet Online preposterous Euro win since Father Ted and Dougal’s My Lovely Horse in the late 90s.
Young player whose time has come: Big things are expected Are Prada Handbags Cheaper In Italy from a small man named Ricky Shakes. The turbo-heeled 19-year-old has one goal from one substitute appearance and headline writers the world over are already primed to milk Shakes once he hits the big time.
Grudge match: Villa’s Gavin McCann saw red against Bolton last season and will want revenge on Ivan Campo, who raced in and urged ref Steve Bennett to brandish his red card no less than four times in the space of 15 seconds.
Trivial pursuits: Perhaps in Bicester Village London Prada search of an alternative means of take-off now his ageing legs lack the spring he needs to reach headers, Sir Les Ferdinand recently acquired a helicopter flying licence.
Sky’s title sequence to include: Fernando Hierro frowning. The clip can also be used by the Paramount Comedy Channel should they have any Rich Agatha Ruiz Dela Prada Book Bags Hall shows to trail.
The manager: Sam Allardyce
Interview style: Stereotypically gruff, no-nonsense northerner, unafraid of criticising referees or the FA fines such indiscretions cause.
Bad buy: Mario Jardel stands out like a sore, bloated thumb. He vowed his goals would make him a Bolton Authentic Prada Handbags Online Australia hero but all he got was a painful stitch and a swift loan move to Ancona.
What he could have bought: At 60p a pop, Ribena’s current Win A Donkey promotion would have offered better odds than Jardel’s alleged (but undisclosed) £1.5m fee.
Prediction: 10th.
Tactics
Sam Allardyce has employed 4-1-4-1 since First Division days, and when under the cosh he gets Ivan Campo to sit in front of his back four and gesticulate at the ref. Jay-Jay Okocha and Ian Nolan are generally the midfield Authentic Prada Shoes Sale pair, with two wide men and a lone striker. When advancing Allardyce opts for the more cavalier 2-1-4-3 with both full backs pushing forward.
Form 03/04League 8th (W14, D11, L13)FA Cup 3rd roundLeague Cup runners-upMost league games: Jussi Jaaskelainen, Ivan Campo, Kevin Davies 38 Top scorers: Kevin Nolan, Kevin Davies 9 Discipline: Y66 R0
Odds on…Winning title: 500-1Relegation: 9-2
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