Bolton Wanderers FC

Get in there! What a fine result and performance which should go a long way to getting the clueless element of the Reebok off Megson's back for a while. Megson apologised yesterday for what he said on Wednesday (though he had absolutely no need to - how he kept quiet for so long is a mystery to me) and hopefully we won't see such vile personal abuse again.

However, it was squeaky bum time for 12 minutes or so when it looked like a repeat of Wednesday's match at Blackburn (or possibly a worse outcome) was on the cards. But thankfully the new captain fantastic Davo did the business for the second time in the game and got us a much deserved (and welcome) victory. Following on from Puygrenier's first goal for the club, this was welcome relief. The papers will doubtless make much of the fact that Spurs were very poor for much of the game (with Pavlyuchenko and Modric particularly shocking) but let's give credit where it's due - Bolton fully deserved the win. There was a fair amount of battling going on but, as the press will no doubt choose to overlook, some very nice football too, much of it eminating from Mark Davies. The new signing had a phenomenal full debut and looks yet another piece of astute business by Gary Megson. Confident, skillful and seemingly reveling running at the opposition, we haven't seen such an assured and, dare I say it, cock-sure performance since the days of Djorkaeff and Okocha. Perhaps Nolan won't be missed after all.

Fair play to Darren Bent for taking his chances and proving 'Arry to be woefully wide of the mark when comparing him to his missus the other week but it would hav been a travesty had we not won the game. Well done the lads, especially the Davies clan and Megson himself, for emerging triumphant from a very testing week. Let's take this level of performance to Goodison next Saturday and we may well shock a few people. Megson to add the February manager of the month award to his November accolade? With only 2 league games falling this calendar month I doubt it but it will be interesting to see how we fare away to Everton and at home to West Ham.