Former Bolton Wanderers goalkeeping coach Fred Barber believes his former sides have turned their fortunes around and believes Sam Allardyce was a 'good technician' due to the quality of sides he faced.
Barber spent 16 years on the coaching staff with the Whites on the backroom team of firstly under Colin Todd, before working under Allardyce. He was part of the coaching staff which saw the club's rise to playing European football in the mid-2000s.
Barber is now goalkeeping coach at League Two side Crewe Alex where he has been since 2015 and recently returned with the Cheshire club to his former employers in the Papa Johns Trophy. He brought through the likes of Jussi Jaaskelainen, Ali Al-Habsi and Adam Bogdan through to the Bolton first team.
