It is a shame but I saw this coming a long time ago, a few years after Bolton had relocated to Horwich with the Reebok Stadium.
I used to enjoy going to Burnden Park as a young child with my Dad. Have good memories of watching Bolton and have Family/Friends who have/still support the club.
But yea Gartside was one dodgy bastard and there were many cooked deals going on throughout the club, which even as an outsider I could muster that money laundering was going on, players being bought purposely based on who their agents were and all kinds of crap I've now long forgotten about.
This was during the time they were in the Premier League, qualifying for the UEFA Cup and so on.
My Father was a ST holder at Bolton and fucked them off 15yrs ago himself, also citing financial mismanagement of the club.
Not nice seeing local clubs struggling financially and in the league but as said - plenty of people saw it coming years ago.
Dodgy bastards.