After 14 years and some 410 appearances for Bolton Wanderers across the old First Division, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Cup (now called the Europa League), Ricardo Gardner has returned to his native Jamaica.
It is impossible to list the all of the moments in which the club captain's actions brought a smile to fans' faces but we did our best to compile a top ten of the best Kevin Davies moments. This is part two.
Very few things in life are guaranteed. Most decisions are made knowing there is a risk, and a reward for that risk. Did Dougie venture to the wrong side of that line versus Blackpool?
A year ago today, Bolton needed a win and even though QPR lost, Wanderers went down by a point. It is now a year to the day since the events of that fateful trip to the Britannia and we feel it necessary to ask: are Bolton better for it?
It is impossible to list the all of the moments in which the club captain's actions brought a smile to fans' faces but we did our best to compile a top ten of the best Kevin Davies moments. This is part one.
Dougie Freedman had said that the Trotters were looking at two names set to come in already with three more potentially in the cards and a certain newspaper thinks they know what one of those names is.
It's fair to say that an SKD goal at the death to send Bolton Wanderers into the playoffs would have been the perfect ending to the captain's Trotters tenure. That never had a chance of happening as the captain was correctly left out of the squad.
Over the course of the last three months, Dougie Freedman has shown that he was the correct choice for the managerial post at Bolton. The manager and his team have taken the Trotters from a close call with the drop zone to a potential top-five finish
Unfortunately, what Darren Pratley provides in effort, he often lacks in ability with the ball at his feet. It was arguably that lack of technical poise that saw two of Bolton's best chances against Cardiff spurned.
Not one Bolton Wanderers player in that list. You may be asking yourself: "well, who deserved to be?" Easy. Chris Eagles and Jay Spearing.
To know that the last time I saw Davies play, I was unaware it would be the last time absolutely breaks my heart. Instead of being given this hero's send-off, we've watched him sit on the bench and be stripped of everything he worked for.
Darren Pratley and Medo Kamara are doing a fine job in central midfield, but returns to form and fitness could leave Dougie Freedman with a selection headache over the next few weeks.
The final two matches of the season will not be easy for Bolton Wanderers. Get two wins and the playoffs are guaranteed. Anything less and it will be a very nervy affair. It may fall out of the Trotters' hands and if it does, there is still hope.
With the season coming to an end, is promotion in the cards for the Trotters?
It wasn't a pretty Bolton win by any stretch of the imagination but it was a good win for the men in white. There were four Trotters that really helped the cause and each is well in for the Lion of Vienna Suite's Man of the Match award.
When Dougie Freedman first arrived at Bolton Wanderers, he said that Chris Eagles was the man he wanted to build his Trotters team around. Six months later, is Chris Eagles the man to lead Bolton Wanderers or should the Trotters get rid?
There are, for all intents and purposes, five Championship teams fighting for three playoff spots. Those five teams are separated by just three points and it is only goal difference that separates two pairs of those teams.
Our man in the stands, Chris Manning, takes a look at the ongoing situation with Stuart Holden and wonders what next for the American midfielder with the wonderful hair.
The Trotters' current record at the Reebok Stadium has not been matched for well over a decade. While the team's away record still leaves a lot to be desired, the team's record and win rate at Fortress Reebok has supporters breathing much easier.
As Bolton come into the business end of the season they are deep in the battle for playoff positions. Two things are critical, goals and defensive commitment. Might Dougie Freedman's preferred frontline provide both?
If the Trotters can't (or won't) sign Jay Spearing on a permanent basis, the fans have reason not to worry.
Our man in the stands, Chris Manning, looks back at Tuesday's game and wonders what we can garner from the performance.
While Darren Pratley isn't the most technically skilled player and often has trouble hitting the broad side of a barn with the ball at his feet, he's grown into a massively important figure for Bolton Wanderers.
Players come and go, but, more than anything, Bolton Wanderers fans should be thankful for the nearly ten years of passionate service that Kevin Davies provided the club.
The decision from the club to release a statement about Davies' contract situation today was a strange one at first but following the radio appearance, it became increasingly clear why they did it.
Earlier, we explored if it was absolutely vital for Bolton to win promotion this season and saw that it wouldn't be too bad if they didn't. This is the counterpoint and why it's crucial to go up.
