Bolton Wanderers began their rebuild yesterday by bringing in former Rochdale boss Keith Hill as their new manager.
The Trotters narrowly avoided expulsion from the EFL this week when the takeover by Football Ventures was finally completed. With Phil Parkinson having already left the club, they desperately needed a new man at the helm, ready to make a raft of signings tomorrow.
The Trotters are currently on minus 11 points, having grabbed a single draw against Coventry with their youth players. Since then they’ve regularly conceded five goals, their last four matches ending in five-goal drubbings.
Kevin Nolan, sacked by Notts County last season, had been a favourite of the fans, but the club have instead gone with Hill. He was something of a legend at Rochdale for many years, guiding them out of the basement division on two occasions.
Last season, his time came to an end at Spotland. They looked perilously close to dropping out of League One and finally cut their ties with Hill.
He’s now looking to rebuild the broken Trotters side, but has just over 24 hours to bring in a lot of senior players.
His appointment hasn’t been warmly received by these fans on Twitter, despite them coming close to losing their league status last week.
Wanted Nolan but won’t complain
— Jo (@jobo901) August 31, 2019
https://twitter.com/paulmurray7/status/1167854428679999488
Knows league 1 and 2 inside out, a lot of fans will be gutted about it not being Nolan but it's a sensible appointment. He is far more experienced than Nolan and that is what we need right now. #coywm #bwfc
— Joe Green (@bwfcjgreen92) August 31, 2019
https://twitter.com/wesleighwild5/status/1167855374873092097
https://twitter.com/SSteveke48/status/1167884113493155846
Can't wait till he is slagging the fans off and saying they Live in the past.
— Damo (@DAMO_RUSSKY) August 31, 2019
Big task ahead of him, don’t think we should pay for anyone at the moment either. Pick up out of contract / free’s and see what we can get!! There’s a few still knocking about who are good enough I think.
— Steven Jones (@SteveJones80) August 31, 2019
https://twitter.com/Newsham1/status/1167862724107239424
