Previous encounters between the two sides have included numerous talking points including incidents in the 2000 League Cup Semi Final second leg in which former Rovers boss John Aldridge and Bolton boss Sam Allardyce where engulfed in a war or words.
Ex-Aston Villa and Leicester City manager Little told the Liverpool Echo that any bad blood between the two sides should remain in the past and has offered a warm welcome to his old friend Sam Allardyce.
"I have heard a couple of comments about the history between the two clubs. But Sam and I know each other very well. Whatever has gone on in the past is just the past and I don't see it having any effect this time around.
Geordie Little also praised the work of the Bolton manager and the job he has done at the Reebok Stadium since taking over in October 1999 stating that numerous clubs in the Wanderers position defy the odds and keep building for the future.
"I'm pleased things have worked out so well for Sam. He will be more than welcome here and his team will be more than welcome."
"I have tremendous respect for what Sam is doing to keep Bolton in the Premiership because it is an unbelievably hard task.
"Clubs like Bolton, Charlton and Southampton have learned the business of the top flight in the last couple of years.
"They are making it tough for quite a few of the so-called bigger clubs who are underneath them. Managers like Sam and Alan Curbishley deserve a lot of praise for the jobs they are doing.
"They have created teams that no-one looks on as under-dogs in a lot of the games they play these days. They have also produced some exciting players. Only last week I was in conversation with someone who was saying Jay-Jay Okocha is a fantastic player.
"We are going to have a taste of what Bolton have put together very soon and I am looking forward to it. It will be a very good test for us."