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Why the way Bolton Wanderers are tackling the Championship is a breath of fresh air: Opinion

Bolton Wanderers return to the Championship could have seen the side shut up shop, batten down the hatches and hope for the best. Instead, the Whites are taking the challenge on head first, and it's a complete breath of fresh air.

07.10.26, 07:00 Updated 06.10.26, 21:52 4 Minute Read

With promotion there's often two options: try to the carry the euphoric notion of the challenge ahead and take it on, head first, or consolidate, find your place, and attempt to grow in the cause as time goes on.

This summer, the case for Bolton Wanderers was often unclear. The Whites have longed for a return to the Championship after seven long years away from England's second division, which made the the team's approach to this season all the more important.

Steven Schumacher had made it clear from the minute the whistle blew at Wembley in May that his Bolton would give the challenge a go, but what that entailed could easily mean several different things.

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Matt Bottomley

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.

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