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by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 11:09 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
Replies: 409
Views: 15245

Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm

The problem with that was Maghoma likely struggling with injury didn’t fancy contact. He was clearly not comfortable to do it. And secondly the out was Ogbeta who might as well have been a bloke from the crowd he was that bad. I really don't want to shit on individuals. I'd have subbed Oggy off aft...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
Replies: 409
Views: 15245

Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm

But what would we have to do differently? I ask because I was with a good youth coach yesterday who within ten minutes identified that we needed to switch to a back four which would have stretched out their midfield block and provided us easy outlet to fullbacks. I think tactically it looked pretty...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 10:55 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Replies: 46
Views: 1008

Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?

Sorry, that we'd go up... Yup. I thought we would this season and believe that we *should* have and Evatt has to take responsibility. He had a great chance to get the autos and I can work somewhat with the injuries issue, but it was still there to take. The final is another issue entirely. The play...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
Replies: 409
Views: 15245

Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm

How are you proposing he set them up? Not to pass through a narrow 3 with a single pivot who is obviously going to be marked out of the game. Oxford were warming up with Harris marking and their back three doing heading drills over their heads. Their plan was always to shut down that short route ou...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
Replies: 409
Views: 15245

Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm

Even Kachunga had the bollocks to have a go at Wembley. No fear. Losing the pizza cup would've been a "meh" so maybe they played with a little more freedom however yesterday not one of them took a risk. It was a do not lose situation that we all know and love. Helps when the manager sets his side u...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 10:05 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
Replies: 409
Views: 15245

Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm

I know dempsey ran around a put a few tackles in but was he actually any better? I dont think hes going to drag us to promotion next year. No. He put a shift in and that was noticeable in a team that didn’t but I don’t think he’s the answer particularly. Neither one thing nor another for me. In my ...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 8:18 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread
Replies: 163
Views: 4473

Re: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread

I'd be surprised if there's a wholesale change in personnel. I’d be amazed if there isn’t. If we go into next season with Evatt and a similar squad it’s going to be incredibly grim. I could see it being bottom half. Yep. Same team, same manager, lose 1r places in the league?!?!?!! The league next s...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread
Replies: 163
Views: 4473

Re: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread

I'd be surprised if there's a wholesale change in personnel. I’d be amazed if there isn’t. If we go into next season with Evatt and a similar squad it’s going to be incredibly grim. I could see it being bottom half. I don't disagree there should be, I'm just not convinced there will. Big test for S...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Replies: 46
Views: 1008

Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?

Stay for me. With the caveat that anything other than automatic promotion sees him gone. Do you think firmly that target will be met? Because it’s a bit pointless if not. And if you believe he will achieve that next season then the caveat is unnecessary. It was this year's target... Yeah but how ma...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread
Replies: 163
Views: 4473

Re: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread

nicholaldo wrote:
Sun May 19, 2024 6:49 pm
I'd be surprised if there's a wholesale change in personnel.
I’d be amazed if there isn’t. If we go into next season with Evatt and a similar squad it’s going to be incredibly grim. I could see it being bottom half.
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 6:46 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread
Replies: 163
Views: 4473

Re: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread

There will be a wholesale purge. The annual loses cannot be maintained. From the starting 11 Baxter - gone Cogley - keep Jones - gone Santos - gone Toal - keep Ogbeta - sign Sheehan - gone Thomasson - stay Maghoma - gone Charles - gone Collins - stay Bench Coleman - stay Iredale - stay Forrester - ...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Replies: 46
Views: 1008

Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?

Stay for me. With the caveat that anything other than automatic promotion sees him gone. Do you think firmly that target will be met? Because it’s a bit pointless if not. And if you believe he will achieve that next season then the caveat is unnecessary. It's not pointless, it's very valid. Do you ...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 6:26 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Replies: 46
Views: 1008

Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?

Gary the Enfield wrote:
Sun May 19, 2024 6:04 pm
Stay for me. With the caveat that anything other than automatic promotion sees him gone.
Do you think firmly that target will be met? Because it’s a bit pointless if not. And if you believe he will achieve that next season then the caveat is unnecessary.
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
Replies: 409
Views: 15245

Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm

Ok. Sorry, you win. You're right. Obviously. I admit it now, The players all got together before the game and agreed to sabotage it by not even trying. They just couldn't be arsed... Cos they thought it might be funny. Jesus wept..... No. They are just too casual, not determined enough. You don’t w...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
Replies: 409
Views: 15245

Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm

They are shithouses. And I can’t honestly come to any other conclusion. They will no doubt go elsewhere and not care one bit. Fans can’t. We are stuck here. And we deserve a hell of a lot better than this group and their ‘efforts’. One could argue - if they were so inclined - that given the. Level ...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 5:59 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
Replies: 409
Views: 15245

Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm

Yep. You're obviously right (as always). Professional sportsmen in the biggest games of their careers - with the prospect of promotion on TV and with no doubt chunky promotion bonuses and/or pay rises riding on it - really would turn up and just not try. There's just no other possible conclusion......
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 5:17 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
Replies: 409
Views: 15245

Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm

In terms of players who don’t deserve to be playing for Bolton Wanderers we’ve had a few down the years. But this lot are right up there. The more I reflect the more angry I am. I can take not being good enough. It happens. I can take missing a penalty and losing the shoot out. It happens. But this ...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Replies: 46
Views: 1008

Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?

From a manager, I want to see us winning the majority of matches, have success and head in the right direction. We've got that under Evatt's tenure. It's been progress season after season and this season we've fell short of where we want to be, despite progress. We should've gone up. Failing to do ...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Replies: 46
Views: 1008

Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?

Go. If he’s here next season it will be toxic and horrific. If he stays it shows he has no integrity or ethics. He needs to resign tomorrow. As for all the ‘we need a modern manager’ guff. I have no problem with having a modern manager but what that seems to mean is someone unproven who talks up som...
by BWFC_Insane
Sun May 19, 2024 9:42 am
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
Replies: 409
Views: 15245

Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm

Marc Iles has put out his player ratings. He’s pulling no punches now. Saying exactly what I think too about some.