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Wanderers are in exactly the right frame of mind to end their hoodoo at Fulham tomorrow, says Steve Parkin.
It has been 25 years since a Bolton team has claimed three points at Craven Cottage but the Whites assistant has sensed a defiant mood within the camp over the last few days which bodes well for the trip to the capital.
Reece Burke is the only doubt, side-lined with a hip strain, but Phil Parkinson could bring Will Buckley back into the reckoning after the winger recovered from a calf problem.
Four points from six represented a decent return from the last two home games but Parkin is encouraged by what he has seen since the start of the week and believes there could be more to come.
“There has been a feistiness about training, which I really like,” he told The Bolton News. “Of course you go away from home and respect the point, which is never a bad result, but what an opportunity to go and put that statistic to bed like we did Bury last season. It’s a real motivation.
“In training we’ve had lads who are out of the side who want to get back in, lads who want to keep hold of their place. It has been competitive and there’s nothing at all wrong with that.
“We need to make sure we take that into two tough away games now, starting with Fulham Saturday.”
Although the on-off sale of the club has dominated headlines over the last week, Parkin is relieved to say there has been little impact on the players at Lostock.
Ken Anderson’s surprise decision to cancel all negotiations with prospective investors from the Far East and Eastern Europe on Wednesday has created a slight air of uncertainty among the supporters but the squad has remained focussed.
“They haven’t really said anything about it, to be honest,” he said. “As we all know the modern day player stays well-connected with social media, so I’m sure they’ll read what’s going off.
“But they don’t bring it into the training ground. Once they are in, they concentrate on work.
“Whatever happens, happens off the pitch, we have to ignore it. Ken will liaise with Phil (Parkinson) and they have always had a very good working relationship but it’s a private matter between him and the chairman.”
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It has been 25 years since a Bolton team has claimed three points at Craven Cottage but the Whites assistant has sensed a defiant mood within the camp over the last few days which bodes well for the trip to the capital.
Reece Burke is the only doubt, side-lined with a hip strain, but Phil Parkinson could bring Will Buckley back into the reckoning after the winger recovered from a calf problem.
Four points from six represented a decent return from the last two home games but Parkin is encouraged by what he has seen since the start of the week and believes there could be more to come.
“There has been a feistiness about training, which I really like,” he told The Bolton News. “Of course you go away from home and respect the point, which is never a bad result, but what an opportunity to go and put that statistic to bed like we did Bury last season. It’s a real motivation.
“In training we’ve had lads who are out of the side who want to get back in, lads who want to keep hold of their place. It has been competitive and there’s nothing at all wrong with that.
“We need to make sure we take that into two tough away games now, starting with Fulham Saturday.”
Although the on-off sale of the club has dominated headlines over the last week, Parkin is relieved to say there has been little impact on the players at Lostock.
Ken Anderson’s surprise decision to cancel all negotiations with prospective investors from the Far East and Eastern Europe on Wednesday has created a slight air of uncertainty among the supporters but the squad has remained focussed.
“They haven’t really said anything about it, to be honest,” he said. “As we all know the modern day player stays well-connected with social media, so I’m sure they’ll read what’s going off.
“But they don’t bring it into the training ground. Once they are in, they concentrate on work.
“Whatever happens, happens off the pitch, we have to ignore it. Ken will liaise with Phil (Parkinson) and they have always had a very good working relationship but it’s a private matter between him and the chairman.”
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