Office of the Technical Director

Bolton Wanderers · Summer Window

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You are Fergal Harkin, technical director of Bolton Wanderers. The window is open, the chairman is nervous, and every agent in Europe has your mobile number. Build a squad, survive deadline day, then watch the Championship season unfold.

The fan forum has 47 pages titled "HARKIN OUT?? (or in, depending)".A man in a bucket hat outside the training ground says he "has heard things".The chairman has asked whether Messi is available. He has been told no.A local radio phone-in caller wants "a proper number nine, like the old days".The kit man reports the club is down to its last three pairs of size 11 boots.Somebody has started an ITK account called @HarkinKnowsBest. It is not you.The fax machine in the office has jammed. Nobody remembers why there is a fax machine.Pre-season friendly abandoned after a dog ran on and outplayed the midfield.Season ticket sales are up 3%. The pie vendor has ordered extra steak and ale.The fan forum has 47 pages titled "HARKIN OUT?? (or in, depending)".A man in a bucket hat outside the training ground says he "has heard things".The chairman has asked whether Messi is available. He has been told no.A local radio phone-in caller wants "a proper number nine, like the old days".The kit man reports the club is down to its last three pairs of size 11 boots.Somebody has started an ITK account called @HarkinKnowsBest. It is not you.The fax machine in the office has jammed. Nobody remembers why there is a fax machine.Pre-season friendly abandoned after a dog ran on and outplayed the midfield.Season ticket sales are up 3%. The pie vendor has ordered extra steak and ale.