The famous Manny Road blog

I agree completley, I never thought Megson would be as childish and stubborn as to pick to drop two good, although not magnificent by any stretch, full backs in place of the embrassing pub football exploits of Robinson and Ricketts. It sums the man up, he’s so stubborn that he persists with Elmander, Muamba and now by the looks of things our comedy duo defenders, no matter how poor they play. I’d be embarrassed to see Paul Robinson in a sunday league team…I fear for our future

i have a season ticket and on saturday i felt like chucking it in Mr Megsons face he has now destroyed our club with the signings he has made two defenders i say knight as well to make it 3 are not as good as the ones we had on the park last season the midfield is missing a creative player oh yes he was on the bench mark davis he is our creative midfielder according to megson Elmander i have to say ran his legs off and i think he will get the breaks when we can get Lee playing but a lot on that young mans shoulders. Saturdays performance was the worst I have seen since pre big Sam. who would we get to replace him if a manager is unemployed that means he has not performed as well. We have 12 days to the end of the transfer window do we give it to megson or a new manager that is upto MR GARSIDE but i cnat see a point until portsmouth then we will be in trouble moan over

Good article, and I think you’ve hit it square on the head. If we get many repeats of Saturday’s game, I’m doubtful he will finish the season. We got competition for the fullbacks despite other places desperately requiring some investment. None of the signings looked to have improved us.

Wow, people agreeing with me. Perhaps I’ll take the body armour off. Robinson is a signing I really don’t understand. I’ve seen him play quite a bit at both Watford and West Brom and he was never anything more than effective. I thought Samuel did OK last season, why he’s been dropped I’ve no idea…

The problem with Mr Mugson is that he is insistent on playing the players he has signed. Rather than signing these players and letting them settle in, then push the previous first team players for their places, he puts them in straight away, as if to make a point! To play an almost completely new back four was ridiculous! They were all over the place! Even if all the signings had been big quality names, it still would have been a big ask to gel on the first day of the season.
The man has dismantled teams in the past and created all sorts of problems. He doesn’t seem to have a clue! Where is our creative midfielder and striker that we are crying out for? He has now had both time and money and nothing seems to be taking shape.
A very frustrated and worried wanderer!

I say give him to the end of the transfer window and see if he can make any deals to rectify the situation, looks like mccan is going to Portsmouth so atleast that’s somthing ey?

Foreboding, forewarning, foreseeable , fooorr the love of Christ… were the pre season signings and friendlies not a taster enough of things to come , Megson out now!
Sunderland are no world beaters but with a new striker, Steve Bruce at the helm, and a board willing to invest in the clubs future, at least their long suffering fans can see the light as opposed to the very dark tunnel we are about to enter into this season. Even Hull looked slick on day one …..oh my God, what am I saying!

Quite a lot of the press seemed to be under the impression that Wanderers’ supporters were optimistic about this season. Well, if any of them were, that seems to have quickly dissipated. Whatever Megson thought he was doing on Saturday has backfired on him spectacularly, beinging more fans into the Anti-Megson fold. The defence were made to look ordinary by a team that couldn’t hit a barn door for the majority of last season. The decision to drop two mainstays of last season’s rush to 13th, pretty much alienating one of them (and a fans favourite at that) proves once again his lack of man management skills. I was happy to give him until November to see how he did (as much as I dislike the man and the way he runs the club). However, after the dismal summer, pre-season and Saturday I am hastily changing my mind.

I will not set foot in th rebok while Megson is in charge, I was a season ticket holder for over 30 years. But is the problem deeper than Megson ? How much influence have the Warburton’s and Gartside got over Davis .Why wasn’t Big Sam given the money that Megson has wasted,His signings McC

I will not set foot in th rebok while Megson is in charge, I was a season ticket holder for over 30 years. But is the problem deeper than Megson ? How much influence have the Warburton’s and Gartside got over Davis .Why wasn’t Big Sam given the money that Megson has wasted,His signings McCann JLoyd , Riga , Robinson , Ricketts , Riga , simca , Cohen,Knight ,,, the list goes on , Not one could command a first team place from wence they came How can the likes of Fulham, Wigan Stoke Hull,ect all attract better players and have the same spending power. I am totally confused . I watch us live on the net for free.I would love to come back to to watch live football ,. BUT I REFUSE TO PAY MEGSONS WAGES , BY THE WAY WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE WON???

I have not renewed my season tickets this season. The minute that Gary Megson departs I will go and purchase them. I do not care who comes in it simply cannot be worse than watching that performance last Saturday. I stupidly accepted an invitation to a Friends box when I could have stayed home and paired my socks. This task would have been more enjoyable.

I am not convinced that Megson knows what he is doing, he tend to talk the talk and not implement the tactics. He knows alot about the politics of the game but I am not sure about the tactics required. All the loaness last season were waste of time and not the way forward, I was surprised that he watched the reserves as he never does.
Vas te has not been supported by Megson at all except from the other trainers etc, If you are to sell players for soo cheap and they can still contribute at the top level, so why are you selling him (McCann). Even the position he is playing the players are not helpful as we all know
He has signed hard woking men (not sure about their skills or creativity) and left out the most important aspects (midfield and attack). I also assume that he cannot get over the fact that he paid too much for Elmander to allow others time to blend with the team. Obadeyi has been an inspiration with the reserves but 7-10 minutes before final whistle will not help him with the first team (I’m sure he would have scored more goals that our big money striker).
We played the whole pre-season with just limited players that Megson wants and he did not give time to other player (how can he get to have a back up plan or style).
Alot of the players are not happy (very good source) except 4-5 players, we cannot have a team like this and it is ovious with Gretar over the weekend. I can name up to 7 players that are not happy but I am concerned about how to make them happy and not adding more to their problems (as megson would bounce on them)
Megson, pls listen to others and support your players (not all those comments you are making about some players) those comments dont bind teams, they divide teams.

Why all the gloom and doom, the pissing and moaning? I, for one, am delighted with the poor start, and may it continue. This is the only way we will see the long-awaited departure of the re-tread failure Gary Megson. If it weren’t for the fact that I now live in California, I would be on the terraces at the Reebok, cheering (silently) every opposition goal. We know now that muddling mediocrity will keep Megson in his job. Only abject failure to get results on the field will force the stubbornly inept Gartside to concede that his gamble of keeping Bolton up without having to pay what a talented and inspirational young manager is worth has failed, and finally capitulate to good sense. Only the awful prospect of an equally inept re-cycled has-been taking Megson’s place gives me reason for anxiety. But, surely, he couldn’t make the same mistake twice? I will be cheering on Phil Brown’s men tomorrow ( let’s not forget that Phil Brown, as caretaker manager before Sam Allardyce, did a very creditable job) and hoping that the young American prospect Josey Altidore puts at least one in the back of the net. Yes, as a Farnworth lad, now a long-time resident of the US, I do have divided loyalties. But the Wanderers will always be closest to my heart. Roll on the guillotine, it’s got Megson’s name etched on it.

I agree Geoff, I was not unhappy when we lost today as losing the next 7 games is the only thing that will force Gartside and the board to act. We are a really poor side at the moment and it makes me laugh when the media keep pumping out news of us signing players that are already signed. Well done Gary, I look forward to the Bolton News frenzy about the number of contract extentions you have signed. It is the only news we have.

the sooner mugson leaves the better hes bought in 3 defenders who are no better than the ones we have sean davis aint a great play lee chung yong looks gd but hes young and it wiuld be wrog to expect him to shine straight away he bought in elmamder for 10 mil and he only scored 5 goals last season and hasenr scored this year kevin davies had a great season last byear but i dont think he can do it again we have no great strickers its what were missing there are many suitable managers out there i for one woud’t mind seeing boothroyd he aint brilliant but compared to mugson hes jose mouriniho