07-24-2017, 01:58 AM
mbb, you do make a point and an interesting comparison. However, the situations are a tad different.
[1] Expectations are lower. Mick was expected to keep us in the finals and make us an instant contender. Bolton started at rock bottom and had to completely rebuild.
[2] Mick's list was quite a mature one, no matter how poorly it actually performed. Bolton's is wall to wall kids.
[3] There has a clear improvement in most of the players on our list under Bolton. Under Malthouse we went backwards; just about every player performed poorly. The exceptions were few and obvious.
Very different circumstances.
[1] Expectations are lower. Mick was expected to keep us in the finals and make us an instant contender. Bolton started at rock bottom and had to completely rebuild.
[2] Mick's list was quite a mature one, no matter how poorly it actually performed. Bolton's is wall to wall kids.
[3] There has a clear improvement in most of the players on our list under Bolton. Under Malthouse we went backwards; just about every player performed poorly. The exceptions were few and obvious.
Very different circumstances.
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