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Every Day’s a cup final for Mark Halsey….!
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 | BWFC Goals, BWFC News, BWFC People, Football Association, Ivan Campo, Jay-Jay Okocha, Nicolas Anelka, Owen Coyle, Phil Gartside, Premier League, Premiership referees, Sam Allardyce, Youri Djorkaeff | 11 Comments
The support from football fans and ordinary people in the street has been inspirational
Click the link to listen to Mark Halsey’s Exclusive interview.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/751463426e948768/
Despite hailing from Hertfordshire, Mark Halsey has firmly established himself as one of Bolton’s favourite adopted sons. After spending 12 years playing non-league football for Cambridge City and Hertford Town he began his refereeing career in 1989 and a decade later refereed the famous 1999 Football League One Play-off Final between Gillingham and Manchester City at Wembley. The same year he was promoted to Premier League status and shortly after the FIFA List of referees. He quickly established himself as one of the most popular referees in the League.
Mark was kind enough to take time out of his schedule to speak Exclusively to Manny Road & bwfcforum’s Andi Walton. He started by asking him about his current health:
MH: Yeah I’m feeling very good, I seem to be getting stronger with every game I do and it’s a bonus for me because I never thought I’d be back refereeing again, so every day is a cup final and it’s really great to be back and the reception I’ve received from the two games I’ve done at Rotherham and Port Vale and Oldham and Bristol Rovers, the fans have been absolutely fantastic and it’s been very emotional and overwhelming for me.
AW: It must have been the furthest thing from your mind getting out on the football pitch when you were in the midst of your treatment but now you’ve got to that stage, it must be a real thrill.
MH: For me to come back and, you know, I suppose…for what I’ve gone through with all my chemotherapy and my radiotherapy…I mean if you saw me at Christmas, I was nowhere near the Mark Halsey of old, you know, but I’ve worked hard and a lot of people have helped me and it’s been great. The support I’ve received from people around the country – just ordinary football fans and ordinary people in the street. They’ve been inspirational to me and they’ve got to really pat themselves on the back for the way they’ve helped me and it’s down to them that I’m back where I am now.
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Bolton Wanderers 3-1 West Ham: Video highlights
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 | BWFC Goals, BWFC People, Gary Cahill, Johan Elmander, Kevin Davies | No Comments
Some much needed relief…
All the goals from the Wanderers 3-1 Carling Cup win over West Ham (minus the last goal for some reason)…
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Bolton Wanderers Hall of Fame #9: Top 10 Kevin Nolan moments
Saturday, January 31st, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Jay-Jay Okocha, Kevin Nolan, Sam Allardyce | 1 Comment
A tribute to Kevin Nolan
I asked yesterday whether selling Kevin Nolan to Newcastle is a good idea. The response was mixed, but on the whole in favour.
Either way, Kevin Nolan’s contribution to the last decade of Bolton Wanderers has been immense. Here are 10 of his greatest moments in a White shirt…
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The Burning Question: Would you sacrifice a place in the Premier League for a Cup?
Friday, January 9th, 2009 | BWFC People, Tony Kelly | 1 Comment
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Is Tony Kelly talking rubbish about ‘concentrating on the league’?
I’ve said before that I think Tony Kelly is doing a good job as Fans’ Liaison Officer. His one downfall, though, continues to be his column in The Bolton News, which is unerringly optimistic and only serves to wind most fans up.
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Bolton Wanderers’ new year’s resolutions
Friday, January 2nd, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Danny Shittu, Fabrice Muamba, Gary Megson, Gavin McCann, Grzegorz Rasiak, Joey O'Brien, Kevin Nolan | No Comments
10 things Gary Megson and co should avoid in 2009
Over the last week or so I’ve been counting down my favourite 10 goals, games and players of 2008. You can see the results here.
But in the interests of fairness and balance I thought it only right to reflect on some of the low points of 2008 too and use them as new year’s resolutions for 2009…
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Top 10 Bolton Wanderers games of 2008: Day 2
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 | Gary Megson, Grzegorz Rasiak, Kevin Davies, Stelios | No Comments
Celebrating the best Bolton Wanderers games of 2008
At number 9 in my countdown of the best Bolton Wanderers games of 2008 is…
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Desert Island Goals: Kevin Nolan v Portsmouth
Saturday, December 20th, 2008 | BWFC People, Gary Megson, Kevin Nolan | 1 Comment
Celebrating great goals from Bolton Wanderers history
I wrote before the Aston Villa game last week about how watching Kevin Nolan’s goal from the 2004 Carling Cup semi-final made me realise how much the Bolton captain’s game has changed over the last few years.
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Desert Island Goals: Jay-Jay Okocha v Aston Villa
Saturday, December 13th, 2008 | Alan Stubbs, BWFC People, Bruno N'Gotty, Jay-Jay Okocha, Kevin Nolan, Stelios, Youri Djorkaeff | 1 Comment
Celebrating great Bolton Wanderers goals from history
In the absence of Alan Stubbs’ 1994 FA Cup winner against Villa from You Tube, this goal from the thrilling Carling Cup semi-final in 2004 was the obvious choice for today’s Desert Island Goal.
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Bolton Wanderers Hall of Fame #6: Owen Coyle
Friday, December 5th, 2008 | Andy Walker, BWFC People, Fabian De Freitas, Gary Megson, Johan Elmander, John McGinlay, Keith Branagan, Kevin Davies, Mixu Paatelainen, Nat Lofthouse, Owen Coyle | No Comments
A scorer of important goals, worthy of his place in McDonald’s…
There was an interesting discussion on the Times’ The Game podcast recently about how strikers don’t score goals any more. Their evidence was that the only three of the Premier League’s top 10 goalscorers are still playing (and none of them are at the top of their game any more).
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Recommended reading (13.11.08): And today’s special guest is… Rob Styles
Thursday, November 13th, 2008 | BWFC People, Gary Megson, Heidar Helguson, Owen Coyle, Phil Brown, Sammy Lee | 1 Comment
What Manny Road has been reading (and thinking) about Bolton Wanderers today…
- The incredible news that the referee for this weekend’s clash against Liverpool will be… Rob Styles! (I’m sure he’ll be made very welcome).
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