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Andy Taylor reckons Wanderers’ fans will also have to raise their game this season.
Leeds United present the first of many big travelling contingents coming to the Macron Stadium, and the Yorkshiremen have sold out their allocation of around 4,500 tickets.
Sunday’s gate is likely to top the 20,000-mark, and Taylor is anticipating a big welcome for Phil Parkinson’s promotion winners on their return to the Championship.
“When you think back to the Peterborough game, the whole build-up was like a cup final and I think it will be the same for the Leeds game,” he told The Bolton News. “We’re back at that a level we comfortably belong in.
“With no disrespect to the League One teams, there weren’t many bringing a lot of fans. This year, plenty of opposition will come to our place and pack out their side of the ground.
“It adds to the atmosphere, so yes, there is a challenge for the Bolton fans. We need them to be behind us but it goes hand-in-hand with playing well, being successful.
“If fans see a group of players who are proud to wear the shirt, proud to be representing them on the pitch, they will be behind us 100 per cent.”
Taylor is relishing the opportunity to kick-off the season in front of the TV cameras against one the division’s established giants.
“I know a few people might have fancied something a bit more low-key or not on Sky,” he said. “But for me, a match like that against a huge club like Leeds with the stadium rocking – it’s magic. You should absolutely want to be a part of it.”
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Leeds United present the first of many big travelling contingents coming to the Macron Stadium, and the Yorkshiremen have sold out their allocation of around 4,500 tickets.
Sunday’s gate is likely to top the 20,000-mark, and Taylor is anticipating a big welcome for Phil Parkinson’s promotion winners on their return to the Championship.
“When you think back to the Peterborough game, the whole build-up was like a cup final and I think it will be the same for the Leeds game,” he told The Bolton News. “We’re back at that a level we comfortably belong in.
“With no disrespect to the League One teams, there weren’t many bringing a lot of fans. This year, plenty of opposition will come to our place and pack out their side of the ground.
“It adds to the atmosphere, so yes, there is a challenge for the Bolton fans. We need them to be behind us but it goes hand-in-hand with playing well, being successful.
“If fans see a group of players who are proud to wear the shirt, proud to be representing them on the pitch, they will be behind us 100 per cent.”
Taylor is relishing the opportunity to kick-off the season in front of the TV cameras against one the division’s established giants.
“I know a few people might have fancied something a bit more low-key or not on Sky,” he said. “But for me, a match like that against a huge club like Leeds with the stadium rocking – it’s magic. You should absolutely want to be a part of it.”
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