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Winger talked to Frimpong and Barker before switch
league as a playground for their loan stars.
“Long may it continue. It’s brought people on that have previously done it.”
Although they had no prior relationship, Bolton insists Tangerines boss Micky Mellon was also a major factor in him joining the club.
“My agent had spoken to the manager before me and said he spoke really well,” the City kid added.
“I’ve also had a few people I know tell me he’s a great manager and, after speaking to him, I got along with him and believed in what he wanted to do.
“I’m really enjoying it, to be fair. “The lads are great with me and I’m enjoying working with the manager and being in a new league.
“There’s a lot of exposure to the league, which is good for my personal profile, but obviously I spoke to the manager about his plans, too.
“We’ve shown so far that we’re an established Premiership team and we back ourselves.
“I couldn’t turn it down. He spoke well of the club and the city, so it was easy.”
Bolton has no in-depth knowledge of Scottish football but insists he is learning every week.
After a spell on loan at Luton Town last term, he believes the Premiership is somewhat comparable to the English second tier.
Bolton commented: “Obviously I’d watched Scottish football for years, all the Old Firm games and cup matches on Sky but knowing the actual league in and out, not too much.
“I’m learning week in, week out the differences and stuff like that.
“It’s very similar to the Championship down south but what I would say is here it’s 100mph.
“It’s end to end, and the Championship in England is known for that, but I think it’s even more so here.
“All the teams you go up against are fit and will run constantly. It’s about adapting to that and I think I’m doing so.
“I feel like we play some good football and mix it up at times but, obviously, in every league you come up against teams that want to go long and some teams that want to play the ball.
“They’re very similar in that sense.”