Bolton boss Gary Megson hopes controversial Senegal striker El-Hadji Diouf is given a warm reception by Wanderers fans should he play against his former club on Saturday. "I'm sure I speak for a lot of people when I say we miss Dioufy," said Megson. "He always had a smile on his face and was a great lad around the place - an absolute nutcase.

"But he's not vindictive or nasty at all.

"Yes, he made the statement that he wanted to leave. He made it with about seven or eight games to go and that had an impact on everybody else that was here.

"Once a player says he wants to go and does a lap of honour around the Reebok Stadium (after the win against Sunderland), it's obvious he's going to go.

"But nobody came in for him until Sunderland got in touch.

"He's a talented lad and I'm sure our supporters will give him the applause that he deserves."