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Relegation fodder …
Monday, June 20th, 2011 | BWFC Goals, BWFC News, BWFC People, Premier League | 3 Comments
Would you buy a second hand car off these boys?
Aspirations have changed at Bolton since the dark days of Gary Megson. The arrival of Owen Coyle followed by our impressive start to the season had the more optimistic of us counting air miles and dusting off our Bulgarian phrase-books. Even when European qualification had passed us by – embarrassingly so in the cup – a top half finish was still on the cards right up to the end of the season.
Never mind. Coyle’s inherited Megson’s bunch of cloggers. Once he’s had the summer to make serious changes, we’ll be back to chasing Europe again. Surely relegation battles are a thing of the past? Aren’t they?
Maybe not. Our form after Christmas was relegation-standard, and the end of the season – five defeats on the bounce – was abysmal. It wouldn’t be the first time poor form at the end of one season has carried over to the next. Add to that our tough start to the season and it wouldn’t be a great surprise to see us rock-bottom after the first seven games. We’ll have easier runs to follow, but everything looks that bit tougher if you’re sat at the bottom and confidence may have taken a bit of a battering. › Continue reading
Wanderers window shopping dispatch #4: Five questions that need answering
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 | Ariza Makukula, BWFC News, BWFC People, Gary Megson, Heidar Helguson, Kevin Davies, Kevin Nolan, Mark Davies, Phil Gartside, Sebastien Puygrenier | 1 Comment
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The final round of ins, outs and shaking it all abouts at Bolton Wanderers this January
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With the three ins this year – Davies, Sebastien Puygrenier and Ariza Makukula – already in the bag, Bolton barely got a mention on Sky Sports News’ overly-dramatic transfer deadline day coverage (was the countdown of the last 10 seconds, accompanied by pictures from Big Ben, really necessary, especially as the Premier League had extended the deadline due to the bad weather?).
Gary Megson confirmed after the Spurs game that he was targetting two more signings before the window shut at 5pm yesterday, so the Wanderers failure to bring in any more new players has to be seen as leaving Megson short of what he feels he needs to keep us in the Premier League.
Wanderers window shopping: Dispatch #1
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 | Ali Al-Habsi, BWFC People, Gary Megson, Heidar Helguson, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Kevin Davies, Kevin Nolan, Nicky Hunt, Sam Allardyce, Tal Ben Haim | No Comments
From the sublime to the ridiculous… all the latest ins, outs and shaking it all abouts from the January transfer window
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).
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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