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| Bolton boss Neil Lennon visits job rival, aged nine | Bolton boss Neil Lennon visits job rival, aged nine |
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| A nine-year-old boy who wrote a letter applying to manage Bolton Wanderers has had a surprise visit from the man who beat him to the job. | A nine-year-old boy who wrote a letter applying to manage Bolton Wanderers has had a surprise visit from the man who beat him to the job. |
| Thomas Fielding and his team-mates from Oxford Grove under-10s were visited by Wanderers boss Neil Lennon. | Thomas Fielding and his team-mates from Oxford Grove under-10s were visited by Wanderers boss Neil Lennon. |
| His letter said the players were "unfit and overweight" adding "I know I am young but I am cheap." | His letter said the players were "unfit and overweight" adding "I know I am young but I am cheap." |
| Former Northern Ireland international Lennon, who was appointed in October, signed autographs for the junior team. | |
| "His letter was very similar to the one I sent in - it's just his had better handwriting!" said the former Celtic manager, who also joined in the training session. | |
| Season ticket-holder Thomas Fielding wrote to club chairman Phil Gartside applying for the job when Dougie Freedman was sacked in October from the Championship club. | Season ticket-holder Thomas Fielding wrote to club chairman Phil Gartside applying for the job when Dougie Freedman was sacked in October from the Championship club. |
| His letter said the team's players were "unfit and overweight", adding "we give the other team too much space to play". | His letter said the team's players were "unfit and overweight", adding "we give the other team too much space to play". |
| He concluded his letter saying: "I know I am young but I am cheap and people tell me I read the game well." | He concluded his letter saying: "I know I am young but I am cheap and people tell me I read the game well." |
| Lennon presented and signed a Bolton Wanderers home shirt with 'OXFORD GROVE 10' printed on the back as a gift to Thomas and his team-mates. | Lennon presented and signed a Bolton Wanderers home shirt with 'OXFORD GROVE 10' printed on the back as a gift to Thomas and his team-mates. |
| "I was made to feel very welcome by all at Oxford Grove and it was a real pleasure to meet Thomas and his family," he said. | "I was made to feel very welcome by all at Oxford Grove and it was a real pleasure to meet Thomas and his family," he said. |
| His mother Debra Nuttall said Thomas was "absolutely chuffed to bits" to meet the Wanderers manager. | His mother Debra Nuttall said Thomas was "absolutely chuffed to bits" to meet the Wanderers manager. |
| "He's so excited now because he has been invited to watch Bolton train," she added. | "He's so excited now because he has been invited to watch Bolton train," she added. |
| "Thomas has been a Bolton fan since he was very young - it's all about Bolton, he's never been a glory hunter." | "Thomas has been a Bolton fan since he was very young - it's all about Bolton, he's never been a glory hunter." |