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WHEATER: WE HAVE TO KEEP IT GOING

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The LeaguePaper Team
2 September 2018

By Rich Dore

POINTING THE WAY: Bolton skipper David Wheater and, inset, Pawel Olkowski
PICTURE: PA Images

POSSIBLY providing a hint to his uncompromising defensive style, David Wheater says he would have ‘snapped your legs off’ to earn a start to the season as good as Bolton’s.
The statement is not too surprising given that Bolton were just minutes away from relegation back in May, with two late goals sealing a dramatic 3-2 comeback win over Nottingham Forest on the final day.
The man who sparked that comeback was, of course, Wheater, a reliable skipper who has even ...

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