Kick off with a glass or two of claret!

[ChrisC]

I admit it does look pink (not salmon pink though!) on there but honestly, in the flesh it's fluorescent orange.

Back me up someone!!??

Bruce has seen it close up. What say?

It's Stabilo Boss Highlighter Pen Fluorescent Orange.

Spot on description Bruce

[Bruce Rioja]

We can't say come on you orange men though.

Just sayin.

We can, unless we're playing Celtic I suppose.

[89bwfc89]

We can't say come on you orange men though.

Just sayin.

We can, unless we're playing Celtic I suppose.

Nope, won't catch me sayin it

[TANGODANCER]

I admit it does look pink (not salmon pink though!) on there but honestly, in the flesh it's fluorescent orange.

Back me up someone!!??

Bruce has seen it close up. What say?

It's Stabilo Boss Highlighter Pen Fluorescent Orange.

Okay, Orange it is then. Quick chorus of Everton's Z Cars theme and we're away.

[Madrigal]

I admit it does look pink (not salmon pink though!) on there but honestly, in the flesh it's fluorescent orange.

Back me up someone!!??

Bruce has seen it close up. What say?

It's Stabilo Boss Highlighter Pen Fluorescent Orange.

Come on you It's Stabilo Boss Highlighter Pen Fluorescent Orange men!

Not sure how that scens into a song though?

[bobo the clown]

I admit it does look pink (not salmon pink though!) on there but honestly, in the flesh it's fluorescent orange.

Back me up someone!!??

Bruce has seen it close up. What say?

It's Stabilo Boss Highlighter Pen Fluorescent Orange.

Come on you It's Stabilo Boss Highlighter Pen Fluorescent Orange men!

Not sure how that scens into a song though?

Use it in an "I am the music man ... and I can play ....." way. ANYTHING scans into that one.

[Relentless09]

We can't say come on you orange men though.

Just sayin.

We can, unless we're playing Celtic I suppose.

Nope, won't catch me sayin it

It would be socially acceptable for me to wear the away kit in a Protestant housing estate.

[Norpig]

So the day has arrived I am up early full of excitement, what will happen this year? Will we go up or stay down? I love the start of the season everybody seems optimistic the excitement feels greater anything can happen at this stage! To me it feels like a new era at Bolton SKD has gone the BSA era is finally over and we now looks forward to the DF era!! COME ON YOU WHITES / ORANGINAS let make sure the Carets know thay have been Tangoed!!

[Norpig]

Ripped this off the Burnley website for those who are going;

11.58am: Pre-recorded tannoy announcement, introducing the Football League’s 125th Anniversary

12.00pm: The Football League has produced a special 125th anniversary film - featuring some Clarets fans - which will be shown on the big screen.

12.05pm: Burnley supporter Freddie Moss, 4, who stars in the film, to be introduced to the crowd.

12.06pm: Football League Chairman Mr Greg Clarke to make a formal presentation to Burnley Chairmen John Banaszkiewicz and Mike Garlick pitchside, commemorating Burnley’s Founding membership of the league.

12.10pm: Teams to emerge to a guard of honour, made up of 10 legends from Burnley and Bolton Wanderers to celebrate the league’s anniversary.

The legends are as follows:
BURNLEY: Colin McDonald, Brian Flynn, Jimmy Robson, Andy Lochhead, Jim Thompson, Jimmy McIlroy, Paul Fletcher, Colin Waldron, Ian Britton, Derek Scott

BOLTON: John Thomas, Warwick Rimmer, John Byrom, Syd Farrimond, John McGinlay, Garry Jones, Paul Jones, Peter Nicholson, Neil Whatmore, Ian Seddon

The captains of each team will each carry with them onto the pitch a specially commissioned football. Both teams will pose for a unique team photograph with this ball following the handshakes and ahead of kick off.

[Prufrock]

I admit it does look pink (not salmon pink though!) on there but honestly, in the flesh it's fluorescent orange.

Back me up someone!!??

Bruce has seen it close up. What say?

It's Stabilo Boss Highlighter Pen Fluorescent Orange.

Come on you It's Stabilo Boss Highlighter Pen Fluorescent Orange men!

Not sure how that scens into a song though?

Use it in an "I am the music man ... and I can play ....." way. ANYTHING scans into that one.

So that's what all that fuss with the Wonga deal and Colin McGreavy and the pre-match entertainment? We're finally getting a mosaic man?!

[Prufrock]

Anyway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQc3tzGlhrM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Woo!

[ChrisC]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvoKmJLAaUo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

COYWM!!!!

[TonyDomingos]

At last the new season is finally here! COYWM!

[bwfcdan94]

Anyway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQc3tzGlhrM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Woo!

And stop calling it soccer .

[thebish]

Anyway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQc3tzGlhrM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Woo!

And stop calling it soccer .

a perfectly good word invented by the british and used to describe this game before the word "football" took hold...

[Lord Kangana]

Yeah but a video of Green Street (it is Green Street isn't it, with its slow-mo Platoon-style absurdly idiotic final scene) is w*nk. What were you thinking Pru?

[thebish]

Yeah but a video of Green Street (it is Green Street isn't it, with its slow-mo Platoon-style absurdly idiotic final scene) is w*nk. What were you thinking Pru?

that's how pru rolls down in his 'hood...

[Prufrock]

Yeah but a video of Green Street (it is Green Street isn't it, with its slow-mo Platoon-style absurdly idiotic final scene) is w*nk. What were you thinking Pru?

My thoughts on Green Street are well documented on the what are you watching thread. It's an astonishingly, compellingly shit film. Part of that fascination comes from absurd scenes like that one. A geordie 'actor' attempting cockernee and sounding Aussie comes out with the phrase 'it's football day!'. Flipping 'football day'. What the f*ck is that?!

Today is what that is.

That final scene is not just Platoon-style idiotic, it's M&S Platoon-style over 80's cock rock idiotic.

[Ianmooreslovechild]

Ah the glorious optimism of the new season. Looks like we will be defending deep with the lack of pace at the back but looks pretty solid to me and of course in theory it creates space for eagles and Hall to use.Medo and Andrews should be quite a solid buffer especially with Pratley hurtling about closing down infront of them. Getting goals looks tricky though. Expect a dour goalless first hour then maybe Beckford and Moritz coming on and us hoping to nick a 1 0. I guess Cravies is a good call to start up front given that Ngog and Beckford arent 100% though I imagine Eaves may be able to do that lone wolf role quite well too.So Beckford and Moritz for Pratley and Cravies on the hour and maybe Eaves for Andrews for the last 15 if its still goalless. Shouldnt be necessary as we will be two up anyway by then from a Moritz set piece and a Beckford breakaway.
Well that's what Dougie told me last night.

[bwfcdan94]

Yeah but a video of Green Street (it is Green Street isn't it, with its slow-mo Platoon-style absurdly idiotic final scene) is w*nk. What were you thinking Pru?

The whole film in general is a bit w*nk Arriverderci and Awaydays are both better.