Last Season: 16th in the Premier League - 37pts.
Manager: Gary Megson

INS:
MF Fabrice Muamba - 10m US
ST Johan Elmander - 22m US
AMF/FW Riga Mustapha - Undisclosed

OUTS:
DMF Andranik Teymourian
CB/DMF Ivan Campo
RW Stelios Giannakopoulos
FW El Hadji Diouf

Possibles:
AMF Simon Vukcevic - Sporting CP
ST Milan Baros - Lyon

What's Left in the Kitty - 8m US

What Lies Ahead:
Aug 16 Stoke City (H)
Aug 23 Newcastle (A)
Aug 30 West Brom (H)
Sep 13 Fulham (A)
Sep 20 Arsenal (H)
Sep 27 Man Utd (A)
Oct 4 West Ham (A)

Possible Starting XI:
GK Jussi Jaaskelainen
RB Gretar Steinsson
CB Andy O'Brien
CB Gary Cahill
LB Ricardo Gardner
RMF Kevin Nolan
CMF Fabrice Muamba
CMF Gavin McCann
LMF Matt Taylor
FW Johan Elmander
FW Kevin Davies

How They'll Stack Up:
After barely escaping relegation last season, manager Gary Megson has not spent a lot of money so far and has seemingly shifted the focus from surviving to developing. The few signings he's made show he means business - it's just too bad they are not the kind of signings that would help them survive another relegation fight - at first glance anyways. Fan expectations will be high with Elmander filling the shooting boots of one Nicolas Anelka. He's being counted on to do little else in the 5th country he's played in. With the recent loss of Diouf, Megson will be looking to add a FW along with a CB or creative MF player - but money could be the biggest obstacle. They face a couple teams they could see in the relegation fight right off the bat - and those could be telling matches. I see maybe 6-7pts out of those first seven games - and they'd need to better that to stay out of danger. I just don't think Bolton have the quality to stay up this time.

Coming Up Friday - Sunderland