After seeing Wigans highlights on MOTD tonight, it got me thinking about how ourselves and Wigan have faired since we both had disasterous starts to the 2007/2008 season after both starting the compaign with inexperienced managers who were promoted from within.
By mid October 2007 Lee had gone and Megson had come in with Bolton only clocking up 5 points prior to Megsons appointment, by mid November 2007 Hutchings was sacked by Wigan and Steve Bruce was brought in with Wigan amassing 8 points at that point.
Comparing the Bolton and Wigan squads which Megson and Bruce inherited I would say the Bolton squad was by far the stronger on paper, both sides stayed up, so kudos for both Megson and Bruce in that feat.
So my point is why do we keep being told that we should be lucky to even be in the Premiership as we are a small club and that because of our lack of resources, we have to revert to play a certain style, where as Wigan whos net spend between Bruces appointment and the end of last season was virtually the same as ours during that period of time (Appx. ?8m) are able to compete by playing a more expressive type of football which has resulted in them finishing the last 2 seasons above us in the table.
As a fan are my expectations too high, just for wanting to finish above a local rival with identical resources at their disposal?
I'll admit I am not a Megson fan, but as long as he is our manager I will back him because he is our manager even though the faith is completely blind, what i am fed up of is being more or less told to know our place as a small unfashionable northern club and just accept that is what we are.
After seeing Wigans highlights on MOTD tonight, it got me thinking about how ourselves and Wigan have faired since we both had disasterous starts to the 2007/2008 season after both starting the compaign with inexperienced managers who were promoted from within.
By mid October 2007 Lee had gone and Megson had come in with Bolton only clocking up 5 points prior to Megsons appointment, by mid November 2007 Hutchings was sacked by Wigan and Steve Bruce was brought in with Wigan amassing 8 points at that point.
Comparing the Bolton and Wigan squads which Megson and Bruce inherited I would say the Bolton squad was by far the stronger on paper, both sides stayed up, so kudos for both Megson and Bruce in that feat.
So my point is why do we keep being told that we should be lucky to even be in the Premiership as we are a small club and that because of our lack of resources, we have to revert to play a certain style, where as Wigan whos net spend between Bruces appointment and the end of last season was virtually the same as ours during that period of time (Appx. ?8m) are able to compete by playing a more expressive type of football which has resulted in them finishing the last 2 seasons above us in the table.
As a fan are my expectations too high, just for wanting to finish above a local rival with identical resources at their disposal?
I'll admit I am not a Megson fan, but as long as he is our manager I will back him because he is our manager even though the faith is completely blind, what i am fed up of is being more or less told to know our place as a small unfashionable northern club and just accept that is what we are.