Big Sam saves praise for ‘absolutely tremendous’ O’Brien

BOLTON’S bright young things are helping take the club to a higher level. Shrewd manager Sam Allardyce has made a name for himself by re-igniting the careers of fading foreign stars.

What has gone mainly unnoticed, though, is that Bolton have a vibrant youth policy.

Kevin Nolan has graduated to the captaincy from the Academy set-up while Nicky Hunt was a regular in the side before fracturing his leg.