George Boateng by a mile. People go on about Juninho and Viduka (fair enough), but Boateng was the heartbeat of that team. Dirty work, tackles, leadership, 8/10 every week. Without him we don’t get near Eindhoven. Criminally underrated outside Boro.
Your club’s most underrated player ever
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Most underrated...hmm. Possibly Henrik Pedersen, though you could make an argument for Jimmy Phillips or Simon Charlton, too. Pedersen got a decent amount of credit, but he was overshadowed by some of our other names that came through the doors, and his rather...unceremonious ending at the club was a massive disappointment for fans and Pedersen. Jimmy Phillips was a fantastic workhorse of a player, earning himself the nickname "Mr Bolton" and earning 400 appearances in a Whites shirt. He was a truly incredible servant to the club, and yet people seem to forget that when it comes to Jimmy. Simon Charlton was a victim of circumstance, an incredible Yorkshireman who came good just as the foreign floodgates opened at Bolton and the big names from abroad flooded in. He was a wonderful, loyal and hardworking player for four years in a Bolton shirt, but he was overshadowed very quickly by names that drew Ooohs and Aaahhs from the Reebok faithful.
Jay Jay definitely wasn't underrated, he was a huge name in Bolton and we adored him for itNo Jay Jay?
I suppose he really want underrated.
Big David?
David Wheater was a legendary servant of the club, and you're right, he was underrated!