Two weeks ago, Wanderers fans were shocked when half way through our cup defeat at Elland Road, it was announced that Adam Le Fondre would be leaving the club. A new challenge awaited, as Sydney FC came calling with a fantastic opportunity for the popular striker.

A few days ago, Liam from Bolton Nuts presented me with the incredible opportunity of interviewing Le Fondre on his time at Bolton and life after BL6.

We started off by asking ALF if he had recovered yet from his 24 hour flight and acclimatised yet to being in glorious sunny Sydney.

“To be fair the transition has been real easy! Of course everyone talks about jet lag but I can safely say I hardly struggled with it! It’s always nice to go somewhere and fit in straight away and I feel like I have done so here!”

Talking of fitting in straight away, it didn’t take long for Le Fondre to make an impact at Bolton. The former Reading striker became a huge fans’ favourite with the Wanderers supporters, and even had his own chant. I asked Adam if he ever imagined he’d make such a big mark at Bolton when he had first signed.
“I would lying if said I expected that to happen” said Alfie, “but I always believed in my ability to score goals regularly, which obviously endears you to fans more! The fans were unbelievable with me!”

We then discussed his time as a member of the Wanderers squad, beginning with on the pitch matters: his favourite strike partner.
“In my first spell Cloughy and I had a great understanding and partnership which flourished. However when I came back and played with big Gaz I enjoyed that as a typical big man little man combo! If pushed for an answer I would say Cloughy, we just seemed to click with everything when we played together in training or games!”

Then onto off the pitch matters: the best and worst banter in the dressing rooms…
“Wheats – the worst banter and gear. Terrible effort! The best banter was Jem until he left! To be fair there’s a great group of lads there!!”

During just a few years of association with Bolton Wanderers, Adam has been a part of some incredible achievements. However, one in particular trumps the rest.
“I think staying up on the day tops promotion. Everyone had us relegated after Burton but we stuck in there and did it in some fashion! An amazing day I got share with my family – it was unreal!”

In response to being asked whether he might make a fourth return to Bolton, in either a playing or non-playing capacity, Le Fondre replied “never say never in football! Who knows?”

Finally, ALF left a message to the Wanderers fans, saying “I just to thank them for their unwavering support for me throughout my time there! Great bunch apart from Wes!”

So there you have it. I’m sure you can all join me in thanking Adam for his time here and service as a Wanderers player. No matter what the circumstances, it was clear that he always gave his all for the club, and was a real hero for us on many occasions. We wish Adam and his family all the very best for their new life in Australia.
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I’d like to also thank Liam and the team at Bolton Nuts for setting up this interview.

Interview brought to you by Wanderers Station http://www.wanderers-station.com in partnership with Bolton Nuts Forum forum.boltonnuts.co.uk. 

The original article can also be viewed here: wanderers-station.com/2018/08/28/adam-le-fondre-the-exclusive-interview/

There's only 2 days to go until our new Championship campaign gets underway against newly relegated West Bromich Albion.  This summer we have released 14 players and loaned Ben Amos out for the remainder of his contract.  We have recruited, to date,  9 replacements.  The majority of Bolton fans see these players as improvements over the squad we had for our last campaign.  So how do you expect us to perform this season?  Most pundits have us as one of the teams likely to be relegated.  Lets hope we can prove them wrong!

Bolton Nuts again will be running a few season long competitions so why not get involved.  The following competitions will be run again this season:

The Prediction League - Simply predict the score and first Bolton scorer and get points based on your predictions.  League table updated after every game.
The Betting Shop - Put your virtual money where you mouth is.  You start with a balance of £1000 and can place a maximum of 3 bets on what you think will happen using the bets posted up before each game.
Fantasy Leagues - We have created our own leagues on fantasy.premierleague.com and the Telegraph's Championship fantasy League.  We have also created out own Super 6 League where you can win £1million!
What's the point - Predict how many points the Wanderers will achieve in this coming season in the Championship.  The winner will get £25 donation to any charity of his choice.
£4million Drop - Based on the once popular £1million drop hosted by Davina Mccall.  You put bet your £4million on what you think the outcome of our local derbies will be.  You can split the bets or bet the full amount.

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