Not the greatest of games but a fantastic result for Bolton. Perhaps a surprise to see Andy O'Brien back in the starting line-up in place of Puygrenier but he did well alongside my man-of-the-match - Gary Cahill. Cahill was excellent today and, if Fabio Capello has looked at him over recent weeks, he should take another glance now. Cahill is in excellent form and, along with Jussi, Taylor and Davo, now forms the spine of the team. Young Mark Davies also looked impressive today and as for Davo - well, it goes without saying these days. The man is immense.
Comedy value came courtesy of Butt and Taylor's little fish-slapping dance. Quality came courtesy of the move which led to Ricky netting with his first touch of the ball - an inspired substitution by Megson. This victory leaves us in 10th place on 33 points - 7 clear of the drop zone. Another couple of wins and I would say we'll be safe - given the remaining fixtures we have, this is surely achievable? On the flip-side of that, we're just 3 points behind West Ham in 7th. What a crazy season...
A good day all round though I do fear for Newcastle this season. They need some quality in defence and midfield and they have a difficult run in. Fingers crossed fellas but I can see it going down to the wire for them...
In case you didn't see it, here's Taylor and Butt's little spat:
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