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Top 10 Bolton Wanderers goals of 2008: Day 2
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 | BWFC People, Stelios | No Comments
Celebrating the best Bolton Wanderers goals of 2008
At number 9 in my countdown of the best Bolton Wanderers goals of the year is…
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Recommended reading (3.12.08): Kevin Nolan… literally the most confusing interviews ever
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 | BWFC People, Gary Megson, Johan Elmander, Kevin Nolan, Nicky Hunt, Phil Gartside | No Comments
What Manny Road has been reading (and thinking) about Bolton Wanderers today…
- Kevin Nolan has ‘quite literally been taking a leaf out of Roy Keane’s book,’ according to The Bolton News. Apparently he’s been reading up on the Sunderland manager (but if he really was ‘quite literally taking a leaf out of Keane’s book’, wouldn’t there be some kind of leaf extraction involved in the process? Or am I taking the phrase ‘quite literally’ a little too literally?).
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Recommended reading (15.11.08): Everybody loves Sammy Lee
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 | BWFC People, Blerim Dzemaili, Danny Shittu, Gary Megson, Heidar Helguson, Jay-Jay Okocha, Kevin Nolan, Sam Allardyce, Sammy Lee, Youri Djorkaeff | 1 Comment
What Manny Road has been reading (and thinking) Bolton Wanderers today…
- This interview with Kevin Nolan in which he follows in Gary Megson’s footsteps by lavishing praise on former Wanderers manager Sammy Lee (shame he wasn’t more supportive when Lee was his boss).
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Bolton Wanderers Hall of Fame #4: Phil Brown
Saturday, November 8th, 2008 | BWFC People, Gary Megson, Phil Brown, Phil Gartside, Sam Allardyce | No Comments
The future’s orange, the future’s Phil Brown…
Bolton Wanderers play Hull City this afternoon and the contrast between the two clubs couldn’t be more marked.
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Bolton Wanderers Hall of Fame #1: Alan Stubbs
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 | Alan Stubbs, BWFC People | No Comments
Stubbs was a Bolton legend despite the lack of internet evidence
The retirement of Wanderers legend Alan Stubbs today made this the perfect time to make him the first entrant in to Manny Road’s Bolton Wanderers Hall of Fame.
The first thing I did when I found out he’s hanging up his boots was search for my favourite Stubbs moment – his winning goal against Aston Villa in that memorable FA Cup run of 1994.
Sadly, it was nowhere to be seen on You Tube. Worse still, because Stubbs’ Bolton career came just before the internet age, searching for him on the web leaves you wondering if he ever played for the Whites at all: no You Tube videos, no Flickr photos; even a Google image search brings up page after page of Stubbs in action for Celtic, Everton and Derby County, but virtually nothing of him playing for the Wanderers.
His Wikipedia page does not have a section dedicated to his time at Bolton, instead it’s included under ‘Early Career’.
So if anyone’s got any old Stubbs footage or photos – especially from that Villa game – let’s get them up on the web and redress the balance a little.
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Why the Reebok was the best move Bolton Wanderers ever made
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 | BWFC People, Ivan Campo, Jay-Jay Okocha, Phil Gartside, Youri Djorkaeff | 1 Comment
Exhibit A: Oldham, Swindon, Barnsley…
Taking up the theme of yesterday’s post about attendances, Georgyw complains on The Bolton News forum that “it was a big mistake to build the Reebok out of town. He (Phil Gartside) must admit his error.”
Quite rightly, the responses take Georgyw to task, but I think it’s worth exploring this point further, particularly as the tenth anniversary of Bolton Wanderers’ move to the Reebok Stadium came and went last year without much song and dance made about just how important it was in shaping the club’s modern history.
If you want to know what Bolton Wanderers would be like in 2008 if we were still at Burnden Park, take a look at Oldham Athletic, Barnsley and Swindon Town, who all tasted the Premier League at one time or another but failed to upgrade their infrastructure to match their top flight status.
In contrast, look at Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Derby (OK they had a stinker last season but they’ll probably be back in the not too distant future), who like Bolton have all been in and out of the Premier League but have managed to avoid sinking without a trace after relegations.
And would Ivan Campo, Jay-Jay Okocha and Youri Djorkaeff et al have signed for Bolton if the first thing they had seen was the Normid Superstore? I think not.
Fireworks at The Reebok Stadium, courtesy of d.nuttall on flickr
It’s easy to criticise modern stadiums for being soulless, homogeneous mechano sets. Yes, they all come with corporate sponsorship and McDonald’s and KFC for neighbours. But it’s better than having a supermarket at one end of the ground, right?
The biggest problems we’ve had at the Reebok is the club’s futile attempts to create an atmosphere. You can have as many drummers, singing sections (not a great success against Stoke, according to this thread) and cheerleaders as you want (am I the only one who felt uncomfortable watching grown men drool over half-naked teenage girls?), but the fans just want exciting football and good results.
I never understood why they insisted on playing “I Feel Good” after the Wanderers scored. It’s the same with those ridiculously contrived celebrations they have at the Carling Cup Final. The one time you definitely don’t need encouraging to get behind your team is when they’ve just scored a goal or won a trophy. Playing “Rocking All Over The World” just ruins the moment.
This thread suggests things are getting better, and this blog indicates the club is doing pretty well in terms of offering value for money. But I still think fans would happily forego half-time entertainment for more entertainment during the game itself.
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