In reality we are not good enough to go up without investment.

If heaven forbid we got a serious injury to smurf or Freddie that would be it.

Remember sensible investment can get you up ( Marcus Stewart, David Johnson) and as the owner messed up last year and failed to do anything, Freddie excepted, he has another golden opportunity now.

For me its Nakki Wells or Nicky Msaynard----you go up by scoring goals and more goals.

If we do nothing I will be bitterly dissapointed with the position we are now in, but not surprised!!

There's actually a really important discussion happening on this thread, between reasonable and well-meaning genuine supporters, despite some unnecessary comments.
I can agree with a number of points made by posters who appear to be in disagreement, but probably are not that far apart in reality. They may just have a different understanding of how clubs are run/financed and how debt is structured in the corporate world by someone like Marcus Evans with group company board members, shareholders etc. to answer to.
I certainly can't pretend to speak with any authority on how business functions at that level. What I can give though, is my opinion on what is in the best interest of the club from a footballing perspective, which if valid will have a positive impact on the financial position of the club through greater success, higher attendances and profits from player sales. I'm no different than any other supporter in that respect; I make some great calls and I make some pretty bad ones too - I thought Velice Å umulikoski was going to be a sensational signing for us!
In our current financial circumstances, I don't expect us to go out & spend £4m+ on a new player like Derby, Middlesbrough etc. are doing, but I really do think, given the buffer that the Mings, Cresswell, and even Wickham sales gave us, that we can justify 'gambling' a little on bringing in the one or two players that would make us promotion material, bearing in mind how close we are to goldmine that is the Premiership. Knowing how good a judge of player & character that Mick is, a transfer budget (not including wages) of £2m for 2 or 3 players does not appear to be a massive risk. He is likely to be able to sell them on, without loss of value, in 18 months if we don't go up this May or next.
Marcus Evans, to his credit, showed his ambition and gambling instinct when he bought the club and made serious funds available for transfers. Unfortunately he let the wrong man (Keane in particular) waste it recklessly. Now is the time to release just a fraction of that amount to a manager who will give him value for money.

Surely Bolton's plight is only down to one person...............Barry Knight, why of course!