Kevin Nolan: “It was vital that we had a plan back then at Bolton when we got promoted, and it’s a bit like that now.
“Everybody was laughing when Sam (Allardyce) proposed it, even us.
“Nobody was laughing when we actually did it and finished high enough to get into Europe.
“There are more places up for grabs now, and you can’t knock the idea of planning ahead over a few years because it works.”