Bolton Wanderers are currently neck deep. Early favourites for the Championship title (no, seriously!), Owen Coyles' men are currently floundering in 15th place after 6 games. Many fans have been calling for the managers' head and it is of note that Derby County is ahead of us at this time - as they also were when a certain Gary John Megson was brought in to replace Samuel Lee at the helm.

Team selection and tactics that apparently only 'people in football' could appreciate and truly understand, has caused a certain amount of bewilderment and dismay among the club's supporters. The club has  three natural left-footed first team members in Martin Petrov, Marcos Alonso and Greg Wylde who are routinely left to twiddle their thumbs and watch right-footed players in the persons of Chris Eagles and Sam Ricketts, play on the left. To be fair, Eagles has been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise depressing and disappointing start to the season, scoring four times to date.

Marvin Sordell and Greg Wylde must be wondering what they have to do to get a game, such has been the quality on show so far. Young Liverpool loanee Jay Spearing has looked quite promising in the middle of the park but was forced to depart the pitch in his last outing against Birmingham City. The Gaffer had this to say, in updating the media on Spearing's injury; "Jay Spearing is a huge concern because he came off so early in the game. His calf had tightened up and he wasn't able to get about the pitch the way he would have liked. He will be a big doubt for Saturday but we will give him every chance. He has felt slightly better today (Thursday) and we will wait to see how that  progresses.

The good news is that he had a scan and it showed that there  was no major tear. There was just a bit of swelling and hopefully that will get  better. We have got two days until Saturday so we will have a look at  it."

Another loanee who may have an opportunity to impress is Stephen Warnock of Aston Villa. The 30 year old former England defender (see Zat  Knight) featured in 38 games in all competitions last season for the Villains but has failed to impress new boss Paul Lambert. Owen Coyle tried to sign him over the summer and it is felt that this initial 3-month signing may be the gateway to a permanent signing in January, if things go according to plan.

Despite the poor placing in the table at present, manager Owen Coyle does not fear being sacked. The Whites boss is ignoring mounting   speculation over his own future to focus on tomorrow’s trip to Sheffield Wednesday, where victory could put them back within striking distance of the play-off positions.

Four consecutive away defeats in league and cup have hiked up the pressure on the Scot, but, speaking yesterday at Euxton, he reiterated that he does not fear getting the sack for the first time in his managerial career.  Coyle is adamant his players can earn the results that would ease the strain and send the Whites moving back in the right direction in the Championship table.

It remains to be seen how much time he may actually have left in the hot seat, but manager and supporters remain united in agreement on one thing - we need results, and quickly.

Bolton will host Watford on Saturday at 3PM, with anything other than a win certain to increase the pressure on both Owen Coyle and the players themselves.  The results achieved in the Championship so far has forced the chairman, Phil Gartside, to issue his own warning to the BWFC management and players, that results must improve.

Hopefully the two week break will have made Owen Coyle and players have a look of what has been going wrong and how things can be improved.  Bolton legend, John McGinlay, has backed his former room mate and stated "The fans don’t see what goes on behind closed doors.  They don’t see what the manager has had cut off his budget, what he has had to do and what he has to work with.  You can see what he is trying to do, he’s trying to put together a young and hungry team that wants to go out and do well for Bolton Wanderers."

“That is going to take time, it doesn’t happen overnight.  Owen lives and breathes football and I’m sure this club will do well.  It’s been a transitional period recently.  He’s had to change the budget and wages have been cut.  You have to cut your cloth accordingly when you come down from the Premier League."

 “But I do think it has given the club the opportunity to get itself on the right footing for the future.”

“There was a lot of dead wood in the squad last year, picking up money for no reason because many weren’t even playing.  I think eleven players have gone off the wage bill – between £16-£17million saved – and only one of those played in the team.  That’s a lot of money going down the drain for no reason."

 “Owen has some good young players in the team now and hopefully they can get the results to go with it.”

Bolton's past four matches against Watford have resulted in victories and Bolton Nuts hopes this pattern continues.

To say that Bolton Wanderers are currently in a spot of bother, would be regarded as quite the understatement to Wanderers faithful and staff, alike.  Indeed, Bolton Wanderers was regarded as the favourite to win the league before the first ball was kicked in anger on August 18, 2012.

Manager Owen Coyle managed to keep all the players he wanted - with the notable exception of the clubless Nigel Reo-Coker, who opted to seek greener pastures that have so far not materialized. The additions of Matt Mills, Andy Lonergan & Keith Andrews as well as the loan arrivals of Arsenal's Benik Afobe and Liverpool's Jay Spearing, meant that Coyle now only awaits the return of USA International   Stuart Holden to the fold.

The results on the pitch to date however, have been a far cry from what the long-suffering fans would have hoped for. An opening day defeat at rivals Burnley, followed by demoralizing defeats at the hands of the mighty Crawley Town and most recently Hull City, have set the tone for a growing number of supporters to call for the head of the Manager, his backroom staff and even the Kit Man!

Keith Andrews has urged the Wanderers players to do a spot of soul searching regarding their performances on the pitch. The Irish international has gone as far as to admit he’d be hurling abuse too if he was in the stands. Bolton Chairman, Phil Gartside let it be known in no uncertain terms that he expects an upturn in fortunes, admitting in a recent interview that both he and Coyle were under “100 per cent pressure” to get the club back into the big time, which carries with it a vastly inflated television deal from next season.

One player who is determined to do his part, is Liverpool loanee Jay Spearing. The 23-year-old, who has played 55 times for the Reds, made his debut in the 3-1 defeat to Hull City. There had even been talk of a permanent move but Spearing’s initial stay is solely on a loan basis with the midfielder reluctant to throw away his dreams of being a first-team regular at Anfield just yet. In a recent interview, Spearing said “I am ready to play for Bolton and I am going to put in 100 per cent every game and try to get as high up the league as possible.” 

The pressure is truly on for Owen Coyle and his team, and the International break will hopefully see the Wanderers return refreshed and ready to rumble - bringing fans the results and performances that will drive them up the table and into the Barclays Premier League at the first time of asking.

Owen Coyle rejects Ivan Klasnic and Tuncay Sanli have found new clubs - both at a higher level than the wanderers currently find themselves in!

Klasnic linked with both QPR and Liverpool in recent weeks has signed a one-year contract with German club Mainz.

Ivan announced his arrival on the club's official website by saying that he "had a bunch of enquiries, but the chance to play in the Bundesliga for Mainz was the most flattering from my point of view."

"Moving to Mainz will also be a boost for me in my private life as it will enable me to have a shorter distance to my daughter.  My daughter lives in Hamburg.

"I will soon catch up my fitness deficit with regular training. I will be ready to play regular first-team football for Mainz as soon as possible."

As for Tuncay, he has signed for the Turkish side, Bursaspor on a three-year contact. The Turkish international forward is expected to start training with the team later this week.

The 30-year-old former Boro player was a free agent after being released by Wolfsburg this summer.  Tuncay joined Wolfsburg from Stoke City for €5.2 million in  January 2011. The experienced Turkish international spent last season with us on loan

Bolton Nuts wishes them both the best as we look forward to the speedy return of David Ngog.