Ricardo Gardner
Oh Goody. Yet Another Bolton Pre-Season Preview
Friday, August 13th, 2010 | BWFC Goals, BWFC News, BWFC People, Kevin Davies, Lee Chung-Yong, Mark Davies, Matt Taylor, Owen Coyle, Phil Gartside, Premier League, Ricardo Gardner, Sam Allardyce | 1 Comment
Things couldn’t be more different. This time last year there was a collective gloom amongst Bolton fans. The previous season had ended with one win in eleven games, the summer signings were uninspiring and Gary Megson was still in charge.
There was an inevitability about the opening day defeat to Sunderland, which was far worse than the 1-0 score line suggested. That Steve Bruce’s men won only once more on their travels said it all.
St Owen of Lostock Acknowledges the Throng
This time round there’s a quiet optimism and it’s all due to one man. Owen Coyle arrived in January on a tidal wave of approval that’s yet to subside. Where Megson was dull and uninspiring, Coyle has the energetic enthusiasm of a new puppy. So much so, that you want to slap him sometimes. Putting so much faith in a manager with precisely one year’s top flight experience might not be the wisest thing, but what the hell, football supporters need hope.
Not many clubs have splashed money about in the transfer window. Bolton certainly haven’t. That’s because they haven’t got any. The much desired prolific goal scorer hasn’t arrived, but then only Nicolas Anelka and a pre-blubber Michael Ricketts, qualified for that description in the last decade, so it was always a forlorn hope.
Instead, there’s Robbie Blake, late of the unwashed hordes in Burnley. Blake’s a capable operator. It’s just a pity he’s older than God. But he may be a useful player to have on the bench, providing he doesn’t succumb to arthritis or senile dementia. Or have his zimmer frame nicked when the scallies from Liverpool come to visit.
Concessions have already been made to combat the advancing years. Drinks bottles for the other players contain Lucozade, laced with electrolytes. Robbie has Sanatogen in his. › Continue reading
Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Video highlights
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 | BWFC Goals, BWFC People, Kevin Davies, Ricardo Gardner | 1 Comment
For those who don’t want to wait until the last five minutes of Match of the Day (and have to listen to Gary Lineker patronising us)
Highlights from the Wanderers 2-2 draw with Spurs today…
Portsmouth v Bolton Wanderers: Here’s one we made earlier
Saturday, April 18th, 2009 | BWFC Goals, BWFC People, Matt Taylor, Ricardo Gardner | No Comments
What happened the last time the Wanderers met Pompey
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Reebok Round-Up (10.04.09)
Friday, April 10th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Blerim Dzemaili, Fabrice Muamba, Gary Megson, Kevin Davies, Mark Davies, Ricardo Gardner | No Comments
What Manny Road has been reading (and thinking) about Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Middlesbrough: What the papers say
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Gary Megson, Kevin Davies, Ricardo Gardner | No Comments
How the national press reported Bolton’s emphatic win over Middlesbrough
The Guardian says that Middlesbrough committed suicide before completely laying in to Gareth Southgate and his side for their woeful defending. It’s not until paragraph 10 that Bolton get any credit for Ricardo Gardner’s one “well-worked goal.” Even the Bolton fan who gave his verdict in the Observer thought that the result flattered the Wanderers.
Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Middlesbrough: The fans’ view
Monday, April 6th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Chris Basham, Danny Shittu, Ebi Smolarek, Fabrice Muamba, Gary Megson, Gavin McCann, Johan Elmander, Kevin Nolan, Ricardo Gardner | 1 Comment
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 4-1 thrashing of Middlesbrough on Saturday…
Stoke 2-0 Bolton: The fans’ view
Friday, March 6th, 2009 | Andy O'Brien, Ariza Makukula, BWFC News, BWFC People, Gary Megson, Jlloyd Samuel, Johan Elmander, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Kevin Davies, Mario Jardel, Ricardo Gardner, Sam Allardyce | No Comments
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 Whites’ 2-0 defeat at Stoke…
Stoke 2-0 Bolton: What the papers say
Thursday, March 5th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Gary Megson, Ricardo Gardner | No Comments
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How the national press reported the Wanderers defeat to Stoke City last night
Bolton’s relatively safe mid-table position meant most of the press reports focused on Stoke as they lifted themselves out of the relegation zone.
The impact of James Beattie’s arrival at the Britannia Stadium and Stoke’s impressive home form were both common themes in all the reports.
8 things you (probably don’t) need to know about Stoke v Bolton
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Gary Megson, Kevin Davies, Ricardo Gardner | No Comments
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Reasons to be cheerful…
1. Stoke’s Glenn Whelan thinks that getting battered 3-1 at the Reebok Stadium earlier this season was in some way good preparation for tonight’s game.
2. Stoke manager Tony Pulis appears to have been to the same school of how to kiss your opponents’ arses as Gary Megson. And we all know how well that has worked for us.
Bolton 1-0 Newcastle: The fans’ view
Monday, March 2nd, 2009 | Ariza Makukula, BWFC News, BWFC People, Ebi Smolarek, Gary Cahill, Gary Megson, Johan Elmander, Mark Davies, Ricardo Gardner | 1 Comment
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 win over Newcastle United yesterday…
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