Holden: I want to be Boltons leader!

“I know that my playing time hasn’t been what I or anyone else wanted but I fully believe I have prepared myself this time.

“My attitude is that I am going to be back out on that field and no longer be that cheerleader off the field – I want to be a leader on it for Bolton Wanderers.”

Holden has worked with renowned knee specialist Holly Silvers in Los Angeles to get him back to this stage but with an improved medical team now in place at Wanderers. He is happy to stay put for the final stages of his rehab.

“It’s important with any long-standing injury to get away for a bit, and I’ve had a few so I know what I’m talking about,” he said with a self-deprecating note.

“I want to be here. Sometimes when you do your work away from the club, no matter how much my personal trainer kept in touch, you never fully gauge where someone is at until they get their hands on me.

“Everyone has made the decision that it would be best for me now that I’m stepping up for some grass work and cardiovascular work that it’s best to be at the club.''

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/americantour/10905305.Stuart_Holden_wants_to_be_a_leader_for_Bolton_Wanderers_when_he_returns_from_injury/?ref=var_0

Sorry Mr Holden, nice guy that you are, the club must release you at the end of the season.

You need to be able to get on the pitch before you can be a leader on the pitch.

I'd hang onto him if he was willing to stay for a pittance.
The situation has made it difficult for us to build the midfield for over two years. The time has come to be much less patient with players like this, sad though I feel for him personally.

Delighted that Holden continues to show commitment to BWFC especially at a time when it looks like we have no chance of promotion this year. Fully fit, he's a class above anything we currently have and his return can only be good news for the team and the club as a whole.
Of course there are doubts as to whether he'll be the player he was, but if he is committed to coming back that's half the battle and any Wanderers fan in their right mind would want him to succeed.