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#16 AARON MORLEY 20 | The Wanderer 01204 328 888
AARON MORLEY WASN’T BORN WHEN WANDERERS MOVED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON STADIUM. And he was just two when the Whites celebrated their 125th anniversary with the special one-off shirt they wore against Fulham five-and-a-half years later in January 2003. The history of the club and its current home isn’t lost on the midfielder, though, as he recalls the impact the stadium had on his formative years. “When I was growing up Bolton were in the Premier League, so it was always the biggest stadium around here,” said Morley, who donned the aforementioned anniversary jersey for tonight’s ‘The Wanderer’ cover shoot as we continue to mark 25 years since relocating from Burnden Park . “It was always like a dream to play here. It was amazing driving past and thinking ‘hopefully one day I can play there’.” That chance might have come earlier than it did after Morley spent time with the Whites as he moved into his teens. The Bury-born hopeful had begun at Manchester City before joining Wanderers’ Academy. It proved to be a false start with Morley moving on to Rochdale where he served his scholarship and first became a professional player. But having moved back to the Whites last January with 120 firstteam appearances under his belt he certainly looks at home now as a key part of Ian Evatt’s side. “When I was 13 and getting that contract for a year it was like ‘this is where I want to be’,” recalled Morley. “It didn’t work out that time but I’m back now and it’s turned out how I hoped it would. “All the staff and everyone behind the scenes are amazing and hopefully we can get the club back to be a Premier League club.” That may still a bit off but Wanderers are determined to mount a challenge in League One this season to continue their climb back up the divisions under Evatt. “Our aim is to try and get promoted – nothing less, so hopefully we can keep the momentum going and kick on for the season,” said Morley. He and the team certainly made a positive start with an openingday draw at Ipswich followed by a superb 3-0 win over last season’s beaten play-off finalists Wycombe Wanderers in the first home game of the campaign. Wanderers had never taken a point from Wycombe – or scored a goal in their four previous meetings – but the Chairboys faced a different proposition this time around. “Every player put in a 100 per cent. We were brave in possession and closed them down with a lot of intensity and I don’t think they could deal with us. “As soon as we got the ball back we broke quickly and it resulted in www.bwfc.co.uk The Wanderer | 21
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