04-10-2016, 12:57 AM
I understand all the arguments with regards to patience, and a new coach bringing new ideas, players adapting to a new game plan.... and young players needing time to develop....green shoots etc
I understand them because I've heard and seen them for the last 15 years.
So while I accept that Bolton needs a chance to prove that this time is different..... I'm convinced of nothing until we actually get results.(Been burnt too many times)
If you go through our list and ask yourself who is playing better than they were last year, you'll struggle to find many, and a lot have gone backwards.....
While the style of play is different (and perhaps a bit more attractive) the scoreboard results certainly aren't.
Last year after 3 rounds we'd kicked 224 points..... this year 195
Our percentage was 65.7 this year 61.3.
It's much too early to make solid judgements and there is a positiveness about the place that things will get better.
But you have to start showing some solid evidence because positive talk quickly evaporates if the results don't come.
I understand them because I've heard and seen them for the last 15 years.
So while I accept that Bolton needs a chance to prove that this time is different..... I'm convinced of nothing until we actually get results.(Been burnt too many times)
If you go through our list and ask yourself who is playing better than they were last year, you'll struggle to find many, and a lot have gone backwards.....
While the style of play is different (and perhaps a bit more attractive) the scoreboard results certainly aren't.
Last year after 3 rounds we'd kicked 224 points..... this year 195
Our percentage was 65.7 this year 61.3.
It's much too early to make solid judgements and there is a positiveness about the place that things will get better.
But you have to start showing some solid evidence because positive talk quickly evaporates if the results don't come.