Newz Forum: SOCCER: Bolton sign Howey

Steve Howey will join Bolton after the clubs manager Sam Allardyce signed the defender to a short-term deal to strengthen the clubs defense.

Florent Laville and Ricardo Gardner are out of the picture with long-term absentees and Allardyce has been looking to fill the defensive voids.Howey is the third acquisition behind Donovan Ricketts and Javi Moreno during the January transfer period.