Adam Le Fondre: Bolton Wanderers are on the rise

Adam Le Fondre has “no doubt” Wanderers will return to the Championship a stronger prospect than they were 12 months ago.

Relegated out of sight amid financial problems in 2015/16, the Whites have bounced back under Phil Parkinson for another crack at the second tier.

Le Fondre was not involved in the relegation campaign but saw enough in his loan spell over the last few months to suggest his team-mates will fare better.

“If everyone had left last summer a lot of the squad would have stayed in the Championship because the quality is there,” he told The Bolton News. “Staying with Bolton might have been a big call for some of them. Maybe they looked at the bigger picture and thought ‘one step back to take two forward?’

“But I look at a club on the rise, so why not embrace it?

“There is a strong spine of the team and if that can be kept together there’s no doubt in my mind it can compete in the Championship, no doubt at all.”

Le Fondre is hopeful of returning on a permanent basis to Wanderers next season and is also keen to link-up again with ex-Reading team-mate Jem Karacan.

Signed on Le Fondre’s recommendation, midfielder Karacan produced two big performances against Port Vale and Peterborough to help see the Whites over the line to promotion.

“He was outstanding and I knew he would be,” he said.

“I’d been telling the club since January how good he was, how he would do a good job if they could get him in.

“He’d been having a bad time in Galatasaray and I know first-hand how important he is from playing in a good team with him at Reading. We went up that season and he was outstanding for us.

“He’s been great around this place, he’s got a great attitude and he’s raised the training level immensely. That’s what we’ve got here, some fantastic professionals, there’s such a good core.”

Meanwhile, Wanderers have reported 7,000 season tickets have been sold so far this summer, with the club on target to eclipse last season’s sales.

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He'll sign for Celtic.

Natasha Whittam wrote:He'll sign for Celtic.

ALF or Karacan? They've both been linked with the Hoops in the past.

Le Fondre.

Natasha Whittam wrote:Le Fondre.

Effing mercenary.

Natasha Whittam wrote:He'll sign for Celtic.

Why would he take a step down?

boltonbonce wrote:Why would he take a step down?

Cash. And a haggis.

I'd no idea he was a haggis stroker.

Wonder if they'd let us have Dembele then?

He's had two loan periods with us now and still has not been offered a permanent deal as far as we know. So why should he stick around hoping if something permanent comes up. We should get our fingers out if we want to keep him.

terenceanne wrote:We should get our fingers out if we want to keep him.

We might find something better. Don't forget he's failed to score much for 3 clubs in the Championship in recent years.

Don't make me come looking for you Nat, you know how much i adore ALF

Natasha Whittam wrote:

terenceanne wrote:We should get our fingers out if we want to keep him.

We might find something better. Don't forget he's failed to score much for 3 clubs in the Championship in recent years.

"Might" is the key word.

Don't forget that we are skint and anybody better than ALF will likely ask for more money. At worst he makes a good bench warmer if finances allow.

terenceanne wrote:

"Might" is the key word.

Don't forget that we are skint and anybody better than ALF will likely ask for more money. At worst he makes a good bench warmer if finances allow.

I'm guessing ALF is on a hefty wage, I'll bet Cardiff were paying the bulk of his wage when he was on loan at Bolton.

Might is the key word, but when a player has failed to score at Championship level for three clubs you have to accept that there's a good chance he will do the same at Bolton.