Media Watch: Lime green boots and sports cars are more interesting than Bolton Wanderers
Monday December 15th, 2008
How the papers reported Bolton Wanderers’ 4-2 defeat at Aston Villa
From the Sunday Mirror’s paltry match report, you might think there was only one team (in fact, one player) playing in the game.
The News of the World’s insight in to Bolton’s performance went as far as Gary Megson saying: ‘It was a bad day at the office but, hopefully, it was one bad day.’
The Observer at least gives a couple of paragraphs over to Wanderers fan Shaun O’Gara, who correctly identifies conceding goals from crosses and a lack of creativity in midfield as our two main deficiencies.
The Independent On Sunday identified Gretar Steinsson’s header onto the bar as a key moment for Bolton, but only used one sentence from Megson’s post-match interview… the one in which he backed Villa to break in to the top four.
The Mail On Sunday also mentioned Steinsson’s header, but devoted the rest of their report to Gabriel Agbonlahor and his lime green boots.
In the Sunday Times we got to read all about Agbonlahor’s flash car, but nothing at all from anyone in the Bolton camp.
Only the Sunday Telegraph reported that Megson said he believed Bolton’s deep defensive line had made it too easy for Agbonlahor and Ashley Young.
So, if you’re more interested in Kevin Nolan’s terminal decline than Young being the new Lionel Messi/Cristiano Ronaldo, check out Manny Road’s Fans’ View match report from the Villa game here.
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