VIEW FROM THE PRESSBOX - TIMES

Last updated : 24 February 2003 By editor

‘THE VAGARIES OF THE FIXTURE list may have proved unkind, but this is a club that should never be underestimated. Its team courses with players from distant countries yet the camaraderie within defies the old adage about feckless Johnny Foreigners. Resilience allied to outstanding individualism consistently brings an entertaining feast and unerringly, there is a dramatic finale when they perform.

But enough about Bolton Wanderers. As for their opponents? Well, yes, enough already seems appropriate, too. A careless thong discarded by Victoria Beckham landing on the forehead of an outraged Peter Tatchell after an imaginary cross-gender celebrity sporting challenge may have provoked a similar outbreak of media frenzy as that elicited by Old Trafford elements last week. But it is doubtful.

Thus, a welcome return to reality at the Reebok Stadium served as a pertinent reminder that football boots are, essentially, tools of the trade. For the record, Bolton used theirs to rather better effect than their visitors.’

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