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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
Top 10 Bolton Wanderers players of 2008: Day 2
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 | BWFC People, Kevin Nolan | No Comments
Celebrating the best Bolton Wanderers players of the last 12 months
At number 9 in my countdown of the best Bolton Wanderers players of 2008 is…
Top 10 Bolton Wanderers goals of 2008: Day 1
Monday, December 22nd, 2008 | BWFC People, Kevin Nolan | No Comments
Celebrating the best Bolton Wanderers goals of 2008
At number 10 in my countdown of the best Bolton Wanderers goals of the year is…
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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