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No one would have imagined that Bolton Wanderers would fall like this.
In the 2009-2010 season, when Lee Chung-yong moved to Bolton, Bolton became a national club. Just as more fans support Tottenham because of Son Heung-min, Bolton has become popular in Korea as Lee Chung-yong has performed so well in Bolton. Bolton's heady yet speedy football was very attractive.
However, Bolton did not receive much love from Korean fans as he was demoted to the English Championship (second division) with Lee Chung-yong's serious injury in the 2011-2012 season. As Lee Chung-yong left Bolton at the end of the 2014-2015 season, the relationship between Bolton and Korea was cut off.
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Since then, Bolton's fall has accelerated further. During the 2015-2016 season, Bolton fell to the bottom of the league and was relegated to the English League 1 (third division). He quickly moved up to the Championship, but went back down to League One, and in the 2019-2020 season, he went to the English League 2 (fourth division) after being disciplined to cut points due to financial difficulties. Bolton, who quickly returned to League One, has been staying for four seasons.
The British Daily Mail shed light on Bolton's current situation on the 31st (Korea time) and `5 years ago, I never expected Bolton to be in such a place. After gambling on players to stay in the Premier League for a decade on end, the club headed to bankruptcy court, dropping to the bottom of League Two"I briefly explained why Bolton crashed.
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Bolton missed out on promotion to the Championship last season. He finished third in the league and participated in the promotion play-offs. In the final round of the promotion play-off, they were defeated by Oxford United and their promotion was thwarted. Again this season, Bolton is struggling to participate in the promotion playoffs. It is currently ranked eighth, but there is a possibility that it can be in the top six.
The club that once stayed in the EPL crashed like this, but Bolton fans are still cheering for Bolton. This season, the average attendance exceeds 22,000. Considering that the capacity of the home stadium, Tufsuit Community Stadium, is just over 28,000, the mobilization of home spectators is still the highest.
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The Daily Mail says the club's message that "Once you go in, you never go out" is being used to promote tickets for next season, which is not an exaggeration. Although promotion looks unlikely and will likely be another year in Ligue 1, 16,000 season tickets have already been sold for next season" Bolton's fans still hold out hope.
Reporter Kim Dae-sik rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
