It’s time again to pick up the challenge of trying to replicate what Sir Alex did at Manchester United, but with Bolton Wanderers. This is season 6 and currently we have won nothing of importance – or nothing that is comparable to the great Scot.

We’ve won a Division One Title and a FA Cup Runner’s Up medal. We are also finding it very tricky to convince anyone with Premier League experience to come on down.

The Eagle-Eyed will notice that above we have shelled out £4.8m on Paul Scholes – sadly this is not the version that bossed the Man United midfield for many a season and was proclaimed the best of the best by many of Europe’s elite. This version is a bit part version of the Man United side – over the past 3 years he’s played 18 times and scored 3 goals. Hopefully he can improve us.

The other additions are schoolboys, with the exception of Udo Christie who will give us a little bit more depth at the back.

A very tough start to the season. Away to Chelsea. For 76 minutes we were 4th or 5th best. Then sub Izzy got one back and Mads got us even.

Man United 2nd game – should be illegal. Izzy got bizzy, and we nearly got a win. A late leveller, not quite Fergie time but it was harsh on us.

Maybe the key to this challenge is fill your side with as many Man United players as possible – Alex Notman and Paul Scholes get their firsts of the season and it’s the first win of the campaign.

Carlisle – yes really – are new to the Premier League. We teach them a lesson that quite a few sides have taught us over the years.

I made a treble change at 69 minutes – 4 minutes later I was very worried. Thankfully the Ginger one made it safe.

The unbeaten run was ended in an 8 minute spell. Samuels put 2 penalties “between the posts” – one of the most pointless bits of commentary within the game. I mean, where else is it going to go if he scores it?

Barnsley are sitting pretty at the top of the Prem. So this is a point that never really looked likely. They faded a bit in the second half but Nicky Spink in goal gets the champagne. A first career goal for Marlon Warner.

A large amount of rotation for the League Cup which looked a dodgy call after 2 minutes, but Alan Thompson got us ahead and then Spencer Hewlett got his first career goal and Stewart Butters scored within seconds of his debut to leave us 2 up.

A rare flat day. Moldovan always scores.

Hmmm. Our very good start seems to be eroding rapidly.

4 times already this season we have conceded within 2 minutes of scoring. We so nearly went out to Barnet. Words were said at full time. Training tomorrow lads.

I won’t lie. Missing out on the FA Cup last season has really knocked the stuffing out of me. It would have been the start of something magical. This season, after a bright start, is starting to fizzle out a little bit.

We started brightly against the original Dons, then let them score, got back into it and let them score immedediatly. Rankin gets his 2nd with the last kick of the game.

Man City are defending champions – they are making a right hash of it this season, we are ruthless.

From the sublime to the damn-right dreadful. Destroyed by a South Korean. A draw, followed by a win, followed by a defeat. Sums us up right now.

3rd Division Hartlepool get our first 11. After the last result, they don’t deserve a rest. I wanted a reaction. We got one.

We are the very model of inconsistency.

We’ve already shown that we have enough to not really worry about relegation this season, which for the 2nd year at this level is nice. BUT we have Sir Alex to try and topple. Progress needs making. I’ve made my 1,000th bid for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer of the save too. He’s been unhappy at Old Trafford for the 5 years I’ve been at Bolton, but never wants to talk. Ole, it’s good to talk mate…

Join me next week for another instalment.