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After conquering their away day jinx – Wanderers have been warned to snap straight back into action at Bristol Rovers tonight.
Saturday’s win against AFC Wimbledon rid the Whites of their most unwanted statistic but Phil Parkinson was quick to bring his players back down to earth as they travelled to the South West yesterday afternoon.
“We might have given a sigh of relief after finally winning away,” he told The Bolton News. “But we haven’t cracked it, not by a long chalk.
“We need to recognise that Bristol Rovers have had a lot of success recently. I went down there myself on Sunday and as you’d expect after a couple of promotions, the crowd were bang at it, right behind them.
“We need the same attitude we showed on Saturday. We can’t afford to let our standards drop at all.”
Mark Beevers and Chris Taylor have both picked up knocks and are rated as “doubtful” for the club’s first-ever visit to the Memorial Stadium.
Parkinson may call on Derik Osede or Max Clayton if the pair do not come through fitness tests and is also mulling over whether to give Zach Clough his first start of the season, or whether to keep him on the bench until the weekend’s meeting with Fleetwood Town.
Wanderers picked up an unexpected cash bonus at the weekend as Rob Holding made a sooner-than-expected debut for Arsenal in a 4-3 defeat against Liverpool.
Parkinson was delighted for the 20-year-old but is not expecting to go on a spending spree.
“We’re not yet in a position yet to be paying fees but the deal for Rob was heavily weighted in favour of him doing well at Arsenal,” he said.
“It was a great start for him despite the result not going so well. I spoke to someone from Arsenal yesterday and they are really pleased with him.
“I didn’t work with him for that long but the impression I got from him was that he is a very level-headed young man and I don’t think anything fazes him. That’s one of the reasons Arsenal liked him so much, he’s very cool.
“To get your first Premiership game under your belt is a great start for him.”
Bristol Rovers have not lost a home game in the league since November last year but Parkinson is confident his game-plan can earn a result.
“You have to look at the reasons why they have done well at home, negate some of the strengths they have and the players who make them dangerous,” he said. “They will be difficult opponents, but show me someone who isn’t in this league?”
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Saturday’s win against AFC Wimbledon rid the Whites of their most unwanted statistic but Phil Parkinson was quick to bring his players back down to earth as they travelled to the South West yesterday afternoon.
“We might have given a sigh of relief after finally winning away,” he told The Bolton News. “But we haven’t cracked it, not by a long chalk.
“We need to recognise that Bristol Rovers have had a lot of success recently. I went down there myself on Sunday and as you’d expect after a couple of promotions, the crowd were bang at it, right behind them.
“We need the same attitude we showed on Saturday. We can’t afford to let our standards drop at all.”
Mark Beevers and Chris Taylor have both picked up knocks and are rated as “doubtful” for the club’s first-ever visit to the Memorial Stadium.
Parkinson may call on Derik Osede or Max Clayton if the pair do not come through fitness tests and is also mulling over whether to give Zach Clough his first start of the season, or whether to keep him on the bench until the weekend’s meeting with Fleetwood Town.
Wanderers picked up an unexpected cash bonus at the weekend as Rob Holding made a sooner-than-expected debut for Arsenal in a 4-3 defeat against Liverpool.
Parkinson was delighted for the 20-year-old but is not expecting to go on a spending spree.
“We’re not yet in a position yet to be paying fees but the deal for Rob was heavily weighted in favour of him doing well at Arsenal,” he said.
“It was a great start for him despite the result not going so well. I spoke to someone from Arsenal yesterday and they are really pleased with him.
“I didn’t work with him for that long but the impression I got from him was that he is a very level-headed young man and I don’t think anything fazes him. That’s one of the reasons Arsenal liked him so much, he’s very cool.
“To get your first Premiership game under your belt is a great start for him.”
Bristol Rovers have not lost a home game in the league since November last year but Parkinson is confident his game-plan can earn a result.
“You have to look at the reasons why they have done well at home, negate some of the strengths they have and the players who make them dangerous,” he said. “They will be difficult opponents, but show me someone who isn’t in this league?”
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