El-Hadji Diouf
Kevin Davies – A true Legend
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 | BWFC Goals, BWFC News, BWFC People, Eidur Gudjohnsen, El-Hadji Diouf, Football Association, Gary Megson, Ivan Campo, Johan Elmander, Kevin Davies, Nat Lofthouse, Nicolas Anelka, Owen Coyle, Premier League, Youri Djorkaeff | 2 Comments
Legend: it’s a word thrown round all too readily it appears these days. Scrolling down my news feed on Facebook last week, I found one friend bestowing legendary status on Javier Hernandez following his late winner for Manchester United away at Valencia. I’m sure he was caught up in the moment, or at least I hope so, and I imagine in the cold light of day, he wouldn’t be quite so keen to put Hernandez up with the ‘Kings of the Stretford End’ such as Cantona, Law and Charlton just yet although, considering the fact that the guy probably couldn’t find Old Trafford with a sat nav and more than likely believes that football was invented in 1993, nothing would surprise me.super
A proud moment for Super-kev
It’s not just fans of other clubs who seem keen to claim certain questionable players as ‘legends’. El Hadji Diouf has achieved legendary status to some Bolton fans, despite the fact that his consistency could often be called in to question and, regardless of his ‘love’ for the club, he felt the overwhelming urge just prior to our biggest match of the season at home to Sunderland to announce to the national press that, irrespective of the result of said match, he would be leaving Bolton for a big club on the continent. Now, I’ve visited Sunderland in the past and, while it does seem like another country, and sometimes another world, it sure as hell isn’t in Spain!
So what does constitute a legend? Well, in my humble opinion, in order for the word legend to have the impact it deserves, it has to be limited to certain players who have had a profound impact on the club. We have had some world class players grace the famous white shirt of Bolton Wanderers, particularly over the last ten years: Jay Jay Okocha – so good they named him twice; Youri Djorkaeff – World Cup winner in 1998 and European Championship winner in 2000; Ivan Campo – two time Champions League winner; Fernando Hierro – three time Champions League winner and five time winner of La Liga; Eidur Gudjohnsen – two Premier League titles with Chelsea and a La Liga title and Champions League winner with Barcelona; Stelios Giannakopoulos – European Championship winner with Greece in 2004; Nicolas Anelka – Premier League, FA and Champions League winner with Arsenal and Real Madrid respectively prior to his time with us, not to mention adding further Premier League and FA Cup success with Chelsea following his time at The Reebok. In total; ten domestic league titles, seven Champions Leagues, two European Championships, two FA Cups, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, one World Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal. Not to mention, the small number of 457 International caps. In short, these guys have won it all. › Continue reading
What the Bolton News can learn from Gordon Brown
Saturday, June 6th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, El-Hadji Diouf, Gary Megson, Ivan Campo, Nicolas Anelka, Phil Gartside, Stelios | 3 Comments
There’s no such thing as boom without bust for Bolton Wanderers
It’s perhaps not the best time to be taking financial lessons from Gordon Brown, but The Bolton News repeated one of the beleaguered Prime Minister’s biggest mistakes this week.
BWFC Hall of Shame #9: Foul-mouthed El-Hadji Diouf
Saturday, February 28th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, El-Hadji Diouf | No Comments
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Former Wanderers star allegedly falls foul of prank call
I was always slightly uneasy with the amount of respect El-Hadji Diouf seemed to get from Bolton Wanderers fans.
After all, despite his efforts on the field for the Whites, various incidents – including spitting and drink driving (both glorified in a popular terrace chant) – indicated he was a deeply unpleasant human being.
Reebok Round-Up (06.02.09)
Friday, February 6th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, El-Hadji Diouf, Gary Megson, Kevin Davies, Mark Davies, Matt Taylor, Sebastien Puygrenier, Youri Djorkaeff | No Comments
What Manny Road has been reading about Bolton Wanderers over the last week or so
Wanderers window shopping dispatch #2: Megson gets a Brazilian
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 | BWFC People, El-Hadji Diouf, Kevin Davies, Kevin Nolan | No Comments
The ins, outs and shaking it all abouts at Bolton Wanderers this January transfer window
Recommended reading (5.1.09): Cup fever not so contagious in Bolton
Monday, January 5th, 2009 | Abdoulaye Faye, Ali Al-Habsi, BWFC People, Blerim Dzemaili, Dave Higson, El-Hadji Diouf, Gary Megson, Kevin Davies, Kevin Nolan, Sam Allardyce, Tal Ben Haim | No Comments
What Manny Road has been reading (and thinking) about Bolton Wanderers over the last week
- Following on from Kevin Nolan declaring exactly how much he thinks Bolton should be spending in the January transfer window, Kevin Davies has also been laying down the law, saying he’d like three new signings thanks very much Mr Megson (since when did players get to dictate transfer policy to the clubs they play for?).
Sunderland 2-1 Bolton Wanderers: What the papers say
Monday, January 5th, 2009 | BWFC People, Ebi Smolarek, El-Hadji Diouf, Gary Megson | No Comments
How the press reported the Wanderers’ FA Cup exit to Sunderland
The Telegraph complemented both teams for putting full strength teams out, before adding that that added little to the overall quality of a poor match.
Top 10 Bolton Wanderers games of 2008: Day 10
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 | BWFC News, BWFC People, El-Hadji Diouf | No Comments
Celebrating the best Bolton Wanderers games of 2008
At number 1 in my countdown of the best Bolton Wanderers games of 2008 is…
Top 10 Bolton Wanderers games of 2008: Day 8
Monday, December 29th, 2008 | BWFC People, El-Hadji Diouf | No Comments
Celebrating the best Bolton Wanderers games of 2008
At number 3 in my countdown of the best Bolton Wanderers games of 2008 is…
Top 10 Bolton Wanderers goals of 2008: Day 7
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 | BWFC People, El-Hadji Diouf | No Comments
Celebrating the best Bolton Wanderers goals of 2008
At number 4 in my countdown of the best Bolton Wanderers goals of the year is…
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