Jussi Jaaskelainen
Step Aside Jussi. It’s Time for Adam Bogdan
Monday, August 22nd, 2011 | Adam Bogdan, BWFC News, BWFC People, Jussi Jaaskelainen | 9 Comments
Jussi Jaaskelainen’s mistake that gifted Manchester City their first goal in Sunday’s clash at Reebok, confirmed what many feel about the Finn. That he should no longer be automatic first choice goalkeeper at Bolton.
This isn’t to blame him for the defeat. The Whites acquitted themselves reasonably well, but one got the feeling that City could have moved through the gears had they needed to. However, a schoolboy mistake, with Jaaskelainen getting his positioning horribly wrong, for what should have been a routine save, didn’t help matters.
Adam Bogdan. Whoever thought that pink shirt was a good idea needs a big girly slap
Sadly, Bolton’s veteran stopper is some way past his best. In victory on the opening day at QPR, he was beaten early on after going to ground too early, only to rescued by an offside decision, and in last season’s catastrophic FA Cup semi-final he was at fault for Stoke’s second goal, after demonstrating his major flaw – the big man can’t get down to shots fast enough any more.
Fortunately, there’s a solution at hand, and it doesn’t involve buying Ali Al-Habsi back from Wigan. In Adam Bogdan, Bolton have their next custodian. Whilst the young Hungarian has only played a handful of competitive first team games, he has excelled in every one of them.
Experienced reserved team watchers knew that Bogdan was an outstanding prospect, when he arrived at the Reebok, aged twenty. He’s a highly competent shot stopper, has good positioning and commands his area well. Since then, he has benefitted from one of the best goalkeeping coaches around in Fred Barber.
Jussi Jaaskelainen has been an outstanding performer for over a decade. But now it’s time for him to move on to the next phase of his career, helping the new man bed in. That man is Adam Bogdan.
- Richard McCormick
Has Al-Habsi’s Move to Wigan Been Scuppered?
Monday, August 30th, 2010 | Adam Bogdan, Ali Al-Habsi, BWFC People, John McGinlay, Jussi Jaaskelainen | 2 Comments
The loan of Ali Al Habsi to Wigan Athletic was seen as beneficial to all parties. It gave the player a chance of first team football, eased the load on Bolton’s wage bill and provided Wigan with a goalkeeper who wasn’t:
a) Always injured
b) Crap
Yes, Chris Kirkland, that’s you we’re talking about.
However, there have been a couple of snags. After being roundly thrashed by Blackpool and Chelsea, Roberto Martinez’s side were expected to go the same way at Spurs. Instead they scored an unlikely victory and the big Omani stopper performed heroically to keep a clean sheet for the second time in five days.
Wigan. Clean sheet. Same paragraph. Doesn’t compute does it?
Agent Al-Habsi appears to have misunderstood his instructions. He was supposed to keep the result respectable, not stop the other lot scoring altogether.
Secondly, events at the Reebok on Sunday, have got some fans in a panic, frantically calling for Bolton’s reserve ‘keeper to be recalled. Jussi Jaaskelainen will receive a three match ban for violent conduct after giving Roger Johnson what John McGinlay might have described as a ‘wee push’, albeit in a somewhat girly fashion. › Continue reading
What’s rocking Bolton Wanderers?
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Gary Megson, Jussi Jaaskelainen | 4 Comments
Manny Road’s Bolton Wanderers iPod play list
With the iPods all gone, Megson's latest recruit settles for something more traditional
Gary Megson revealed this week that he has issued Wanderers players with special iPhones to help them prepare for big games.
Apparently the phones contain information about upcoming opponents, but I can’t help thinking the players would rather use them to listen to music on the iPod.
Children of Bolton, look away now
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Jussi Jaaskelainen | 4 Comments
The Bolton News should be ashamed of itself for condoning such terrible photography
Now this is a picture (from abudardak, some rights reserved)
Violence is a cancer that has long afflicted football, and sadly we got a glimpse of it again at the weekend when fighting broke out between rival gangs of Wanderers and Hibernian fans following Jussi Jaaskelainen’s testimonial.
Worse still, it appears that as well as their inability to get on swimmingly with each other, football fans are not very good at citizen journalism either.
Setanta misses the point with Bolton Wanderers season review
Monday, June 8th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Danny Shittu, Gary Cahill, Gary Megson, Gretar Steinsson, Johan Elmander, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Matt Taylor, Mustapha Riga | 6 Comments
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The Sky wannabes let Gary Megson off the hook
It’s the time of year when newspapers and websites fill empty space with reviews and analysis of the season just passed. Most of them are hardly worth reading, especially when you’ve had a season as dull and uneventful as the Wanderers have.
One section from Setanta’s end-of-season Bolton Wanderers review jumped off the page, though.
Wigan Athletic 0-0 Bolton Wanderers: What the papers say
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Gary Cahill, Gary Megson, Jussi Jaaskelainen | 1 Comment
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How the national press reported the Wanderers goalless draw at the JJB Stadium
The News of the World gives top billing to Jussi Jaaskelainen, suggesting Wigan would have won at a canter but for the Bolton keeper’s heroics. The Guardian described Jaaskelainen as “immense”. The Mail is similarly complimentary, although it does point out that he almost got punished for a howler early in the game.
Wigan Athletic 0-0 Bolton Wanderers: The fans’ view
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Fabrice Muamba, Gary Megson, Johan Elmander, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Matt Taylor | No Comments
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The Bolton Wanderers match report you won’t read in the papers (or see on Match of the Day)
What the various Bolton Wanderers message boards made of the goalless draw at Wigan…
Positives
- “We would have won the game but for the terrible decision that ruled Matthew Taylor’s goal out as offside when Mido was playing him on.”
- “The coverage on Match of the Day was a disgrace. It was an exciting game despite the way they portrayed it as a boring 0-0″… “either side could have won it but it was a fair result in the end.”
Portsmouth 1-0 Bolton Wanderers: What the papers say
Monday, April 20th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Gary Megson, Jay-Jay Okocha, Jussi Jaaskelainen | No Comments
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How the national newspapers reported the Wanderers’ 1-0 defeat at Fratton Park
The Express said that Bolton weren’t even trying to win the game and were seemingly content with a dull, goalless deadlock.
The contrast with the fighting spirit shown at Chelsea seven days earlier was also pointed out by the Guardian, who described the Whites as “uninspired”. The Telegraph, meanwhile, said we “lacked ambition and failed to ignite.”
Portsmouth 1-0 Bolton Wanderers: The fans’ view
Monday, April 20th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Gary Megson, Gavin McCann, Johan Elmander, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Kevin Davies | 1 Comment
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The Bolton Wanderers match report you won’t read in the papers (or see on Match of the Day)
Here’s what the various Bolton Wanderers message boards made of the 1-0 defeat to Portsmouth…
Positives
“Jussi Jaaskelainen was our man of the match.”
Bolton 1-3 Fulham: The fans’ view
Monday, March 16th, 2009 | Andy O'Brien, BWFC News, BWFC People, Chris Basham, Ebi Smolarek, Gary Cahill, Gary Megson, Gavin McCann, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Mark Davies | No Comments
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The Bolton Wanderers match report you won’t read in the papers (or see on Match of the Day)
Here’s what the various Bolton Wanderers discussion forums made of the 3-1 home defeat to Fulham on Saturday…
Positives
- “It was just a bad day at the office. There are no major problems.”
- “Gary Cahill had a good game considering who he was playing next to, he was Man of the Match” … “and Mark Davies played well too.”
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