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Bolton Wanderers have picked themselves up before, now they have to do it again and it won't be the last time: Opinion
26.10.26, 10:00 Updated 26.10.26, 10:51 4 Minute Read
On Friday night, Bolton Wanderers had what was probably their first real 'Welcome to the Championship' moment, as promotion chasing Middlesbrough put five past Steven Schumacher's team.
Now, it was not the first time the Whites have seen the quality of their new division see them end in defeat, but it was the first time where the gulf was so big that Wanderers couldn't even lay a glove on their opposition.
To put it plainly, Bolton were played off the park by a team that looked destined for the Premier League, and there was nothing they could do about it.
Schumacher's team have had some difficult defeats but most have been games where the side have really been in the game.
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A lifelong Bolton Wanderers fan, this club is the reason I began my journalism career. Since sitting in the stands as a kid over 20 years ago, I have gone on to work for the likes of the BBC and The Telegraph before everything led me back to here, to the football club I love.