Wanderers were staring relegation in the face when Megson was appointed. He may have been an unpopular choice among the fans but he has kept the club in the top flight and now wants to make them even stronger next season.

"I've been here 28 games and I've never once complained about them throwing the towel in," said Megson. "We have got problems that need sorting out but I'm delighted we can sort them out as a Premier League club.

"Going down and coming straight back up is a real task and I am really pleased we don't have to do it at Bolton.

"We had a period at the start of the season when we collected five points from 10 games and another period, when I was manager, where we collected one point from 10 games. You would expect two runs in one season like that would get you relegated. But in the remaining 18 games we've been excellent in terms of results.

"We've got some great assets at the club which we need to maintain and add to. We've got the summer to work on that. I expect to have a busy summer, not just in player acquisitions, but in terms of using what has happened to us this season to move the club forward and make sure it doesn't happen again. There will be money to spend. We know that not everything in the garden is rosy."