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Jimmy Phillips wants to rid Wanderers of their “horrible” away record in what could be a parting gift in his interim manager’s job.
Without a victory on the road since last April, the Whites head to Fulham on the last weekend of the season hoping to start afresh in League One next term.
Ridding the club of a winless streak now totalling 24 games would be a fitting way to sign off the season for Phillips, who is due to speak with co-owners Dean Holdsworth and Ken Anderson at the end of the season to see if he will retain a first-team role in League One next term.
Phillips picked up his first victory since taking temporary charge on Saturday against Hull City and wants to build on the result to give the Whites’ long-suffering supporters something positive to remember going into the summer.
“Yes, we’ve won one game but we don’t want to get carried away,” he told The Bolton News. “There’s no question we would like to get rid of this horrible away record, though, and if we can do that at Fulham, fantastic. It might just give that little bit of hope to the fans.”
Phillips also picked up his second clean sheet in three games against the Tigers, which were earned either side of another resolute display with 10 men at Cardiff City.
After working so hard on the training field to establish a rigid and reliable formation, Wanderers are looking again to protect at least a point at Craven Cottage.
“We are away from home and we need to remember that,” he said. “You need a defensive stronghold, it is vitally important, and we know we have players who will create chances. First and foremost the shape of the team has to be right and that is the message we have repeated time and time again.
“Hard work is the key. We will be telling the players exactly that.”
Wanderers have only taken four points away from the Macron but are still some way short of the club record 36 winless games, established between November 1948 and September 1950.
The Whites go into the summer without a permanent manager but with the emphasis placed firmly on a bedrock of home-grown players in League One.
Phillips will again look to give opportunities where he can but admits the club has allowed a number of talents from his academy to slip the net in the past.
“We have had good players in previous seasons, the problem is that they did not get the opportunity,” he said.
“These players have had a chance to show what they can offer to the club’s future.
“Moving forward we do need to get a blend of experience down the spine, mixed with the younger ones who will provide legs and hopefully a bit of quality too.
“I have got faith they can play a big part for us next season and then beyond.”
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Without a victory on the road since last April, the Whites head to Fulham on the last weekend of the season hoping to start afresh in League One next term.
Ridding the club of a winless streak now totalling 24 games would be a fitting way to sign off the season for Phillips, who is due to speak with co-owners Dean Holdsworth and Ken Anderson at the end of the season to see if he will retain a first-team role in League One next term.
Phillips picked up his first victory since taking temporary charge on Saturday against Hull City and wants to build on the result to give the Whites’ long-suffering supporters something positive to remember going into the summer.
“Yes, we’ve won one game but we don’t want to get carried away,” he told The Bolton News. “There’s no question we would like to get rid of this horrible away record, though, and if we can do that at Fulham, fantastic. It might just give that little bit of hope to the fans.”
Phillips also picked up his second clean sheet in three games against the Tigers, which were earned either side of another resolute display with 10 men at Cardiff City.
After working so hard on the training field to establish a rigid and reliable formation, Wanderers are looking again to protect at least a point at Craven Cottage.
“We are away from home and we need to remember that,” he said. “You need a defensive stronghold, it is vitally important, and we know we have players who will create chances. First and foremost the shape of the team has to be right and that is the message we have repeated time and time again.
“Hard work is the key. We will be telling the players exactly that.”
Wanderers have only taken four points away from the Macron but are still some way short of the club record 36 winless games, established between November 1948 and September 1950.
The Whites go into the summer without a permanent manager but with the emphasis placed firmly on a bedrock of home-grown players in League One.
Phillips will again look to give opportunities where he can but admits the club has allowed a number of talents from his academy to slip the net in the past.
“We have had good players in previous seasons, the problem is that they did not get the opportunity,” he said.
“These players have had a chance to show what they can offer to the club’s future.
“Moving forward we do need to get a blend of experience down the spine, mixed with the younger ones who will provide legs and hopefully a bit of quality too.
“I have got faith they can play a big part for us next season and then beyond.”
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