Source: Team_Talk
Boss bemoans lack of Bolton's luck
Wanderers host Manchester City on Saturday looking to end a sequence of five Premier League matches without victory.After being thrashed by Chelsea and Aston Villa, Megson's side were beaten 2-0 at the Reebok Stadium by local rivals Blackburn and threw away a 1-0 lead at Fulham in a contest that finished 1-1.Bolton then sunk below Wolves to 19th in the table last weekend after going down 2-1 at Molineux, but Megson insists it has been a run of bad fortune rather than bad form and is confident it will not be long before his team turns the corner."We are not that far away - we always look at the stats from the games," Megson said. "We missed a sitter against Blackburn and then hit the bar, and 30 seconds later we are picking it out of the back of our net - that has cost us on that occasion."When we went down to Fulham we were 1-0 up and the lad crosses, it hits Gary Cahill on the shin and goes in the net."And last week we give a free-kick away after three minutes, there are two people offside when the ball goes in, and they stick it in."This will all be seen as excuses because of the situation we are in at the moment, but it is also facts."We have got good, honest players who will have a right good go. When we can get it right, we can get results as we have proven before."I don't think things are particularly falling for us at the moment, but we can feel sorry for ourselves or we can try and make things fall for us."With West Ham coming to the Reebok Stadium on Tuesday, Bolton face the inviting prospect of two home fixtures in the space of four days, although the visit of high-flying City - who overcame league leaders Chelsea last weekend and Arsenal in the Carling Cup before that - will provide a tough test on Saturday.Mark Hughes' team have lost only once so far this season and Megson believes the Eastlands outfit are genuine contenders for a Champions League spot."They were from the moment they started bringing in the players that they have done," Megson said."The people who bought the football club may have been criticised for just throwing money at it and creating a bit of a circus, but I don't think it has turned out like that at all."They seem to have accepted that it will take a while to bring in the kind of players that they want, but they are prepared to back it and buy some of the best in the world."They are going brilliantly, not just getting a result against Chelsea but also against Arsenal the week before."You look at the squad and it is very strong, and it looks like it is just going to get stronger and stronger." Next Premier Manager to Leave 2009/10 Next Manager to Go: Megson G 2/1