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Wanderers window shopping dispatch #2: Megson gets a Brazilian
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 | BWFC People, El-Hadji Diouf, Kevin Davies, Kevin Nolan | No Comments
The ins, outs and shaking it all abouts at Bolton Wanderers this January transfer window
Gary Megson: Proof he really doesn’t know what he’s doing
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 | BWFC People, Fabrice Muamba, Gary Megson, Johan Elmander, Phil Gartside | 3 Comments
Don’t take my word for it, just read what the Bolton Wanderers manager had to say about being called a wanker…
As well as the now infamous ‘you’re a wanker’ chant, the other song aimed at Gary Megson from the visitors’ section of White Hart Lane on Sunday afternoon was ‘you don’t know what you’re doing.’
I wrote yesterday about the justifications for the ‘wanker’ chant, and I’m afraid the insight we got in to Megson’s logic only confirmed that the ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’ song was spot on too.
I just called to say I love you, Ricardo…
Saturday, September 13th, 2008 | BWFC People, Gary Megson, Mustapha Riga, Ricardo Gardner | 3 Comments
Ricardo Gardner turns Gary Megson from the Ginger Mourinho in to the Ginger Stevie Wonder
There was one line that jumped off the page on The Bolton News website yesterday. The story ‘Players worry for Megson‘ opened with:
Gary Megson admits he is going in blind to the game at Fulham.
That explains a lot, I thought. But as I read on it became clear that Megson is not actually suffering from any visual impediment (the Ginger Stevie Wonder, anyone?).
No, this was actually just some clever journalistic metaphor for the fact that he had no idea whether Ricardo Gardner – who had been on World Cup duty with Jamaica but pulled out of the game against Honduras injured – would be fit to face Fulham.
The reason for his ignorance? Ricardo wasn’t answering the phone. Now, if I was to go away on a business trip – which is basically the real world equivalent of the footballer going on international duty – I’m pretty sure my boss would expect me to answer the phone. I’m guessing he’d want to know how the trip had gone, whether I’d learnt anything useful and when he could expect me back safe and sound.
I’m also pretty sure that if I didn’t answer the phone there would be words about it when I got back. So whilst I can understand why Ricardo might have pressed the silent button when he saw ‘Gary Megson’ flash up on his mobile phone screen, he’d do well to remember who pays his (probably vast) wages.
The Ginger Mourinho becomes the Ginger Stevie Wonder. Picture from plindberg, some rights reserved.
More importantly though, why was this story given such a tame billing by The Bolton News? Why did they decide that the story was ‘Players worry for Megson’ when quite clearly the story was ‘Ricardo Gardner snubs Megson and goes AWOL’?
This all appears to be part of a worrying cult of personality around Megson, in which every story he’s quoted in is spun in to some anodyne, statement-of-the-bleeding-obvious non-story.
Examples from this week include:
- Megson keen on first away win (no shit Sherlock)
- Megson: Riga has talent (oh, so that’s why you signed him – any chance you might play him?)
- Megson backs Wanderers to prosper (thanks for your support Gary, nice to have you on board)
In next week’s news… Megson: Sky is definitely blue, Megson confirms ambition to keep breathing in oxygen and Megson: We’ll go all out attack against United.
Actually, on the second thoughts, there’s no chance of the last one happening…
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Bolton Wanderers Hall of Shame #1: Rivaldo’s agents
Friday, August 8th, 2008 | Sam Allardyce | 2 Comments
The Brazilian legend’s advisers become the first entrants in to our Hall of Shame
In the week Gary Megson signed a player who is literally Shittu, Bolton’s friendly against AEK Athens was a timely reminder of a time when the Wanderers set their sights a little higher.
The AEK team tonight contained Rivaldo, the Brazilian World Cup winner who Sam Allardyce made an audacious attempt to bring to the Reebok Stadium four years ago.
After much speculation and excitement, the deal eventually fell apart when Allardyce got fed up with Rivaldo having more agents than the FBI, each one making different demands.
Rob Smyth recently argued in The Guardian that Rivaldo was the best footballer since Diego Maradona.
So, for denying the Wanderers the services of a player who was better than Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, Rivaldo’s agents are the first entrants in to the Manny Road Hall of Shame.
Let’s have a look at what we could have won…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3bHpUMdXlo]
If you want to nominate future entrants to the Bolton Wanderers Hall of Shame, please do so in the comments below.
:UPDATE: Rivaldo missed a penalty in tonight’s game, although AEK won 1-0… perhaps he felt a little guilty for screwing us over.
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