Bolton Wanderers have unquestionably had a very chaotic start to the season, suffering a 12 points deduction and having to field a squad and at times a starting line-up featuring just youth players, with influential manager Phil Parkison eventually leaving the club ahead of the club being taken over by new owners and being given the platfrom to rebuild.

Keith Hill has been appointed the club's new manager and there could have been few better managerial options to provide that much needed passion, enthusisam and projection of hope, than the former Rochdale boss has managed to display so far, and Bolton's spirited goalless draw against Oxford on Tuesday suggests there could be some slim hope that the club can pull off a remarkable escape.

Here we are going to take a look at two reasons that Bolton Wanderers supporters can be hopeful of a miraculous survival...

The freedom of low expectations

As aforementioned, a major reason why Bolton can potentially aim to mount an improbable escape from relegation is the presence of Hill, and the new Wanderers' boss will be able to have a that very rare commodity of time and very low expectations to work with, as he attempts to transform the club's fortunes on the field during the rest of the remaining League 1 campaign.

Realistically nobody, not even the most optimistic of Bolton supporters expects the club to survive this term, they will be just looking for their players to show commitment and give their all irrespective of the results. Bolton's task is very daunting with the club sitting on -10 points leaving them 16 points adrift of Accrington Stanley, who currently occupy the final position above the relegation, making the first task simply to attempt to keep themselves within a realistic distance of the teams above them come January when they can stregthen the squad further.

Bolton can also gain some encouragement from previous examples of teams who have used the freedom of the lack of expectations that comes from a large points deduction, to go onto to achieve success come the end of the season, in the 2008/09 season both Bournemouth and Rotherham United started the League 2 season with -14 points and both managed to escape the drop against the odds, Bolton need to believe they can follow those examples.

Players brought in with points to prove

The recent takeover at Bolton enabled the club to once again strengthen their squad in the closing days of the transfer window, and on transfer deadline day Wanderers secured no less than nine new additions, all of who arrived at the University of Bolton Stadium with points to prove and needing to show their best form in order to enhance, or resurrect their careers.

One such addition was Thibaud Verlinden, who has arrived at the club on loan from Championship strugglers Stoke City, and the promising winger will be very eager to show that his parent club should be giving him regular game time in the English second tier, which is something he has already shown signs of doing, managing to socre on his debut, Wanderers' first league goal of the season, with a well taken effort against Rotherham United.

Other notable deadline day additions were experienced duo Liam Bridcutt and Daryl Murphy, who both joined from Nottingham Forest after being frozen out of the first team picture at the City Ground, they will both be very motivated to show that they still have a lot of quality to offer, and should manage to thrive at League 1 level given the quality they have shown throughout their careers at a higher level.

As well as those players, there are also the likes of Joe Bunney, Josh Emmanuel and Ali Crawford who will all be keen to show they can become quality players at League 1 level, having all had previous spells playing in the English third tier. All of these additions could well provide Bolton with the drive and ambition needed to pull off an unlikley escape from relegation this term.