‘WE CAN COMPETE WITHOUT BOWLER’

By Chris Dunlavy

EXIT: Josh Bowler BLACKPOOL boss Michael Appleton says he won’t be “going mental” about the departure of star winger Josh Bowler on deadline day. Bowler, 23, joined the Tangerines from Everton last summer and was an instant hit at Bloomfield Road, scoring eight goals and bagging three assists as Blackpool comfortably survived their first season back in the Championship. After a summer of frenzied speculation, it seemed that Bowler was set to stay - only for Nottingham Forest to launch a last-gasp £4m bid that saw the wideman become their...

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