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- Tue May 21, 2024 10:33 am
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 213
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Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
I suspect that these days, if we tried to hire a manager whose experience in this country amounted to a title win two divisions below our station and a humiliatingly hubristic failed play-off attempt a division below us three years previously, fans would be seriously underwhelmed. Unless of course h...
- Mon May 20, 2024 11:32 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 213
- Views: 3345
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Aye, mebbes. 54% now. Still wondering who the new Rioch is. Best suggestion seems to be a bloke whose four most recent Champo seasons ended in 14th, 9th, 16th and 16th before he got fired in 20th. Not the most Bruce record. Maybe we were just very very lucky to have Bruce Rioch, and indeed Sam Allar...
- Mon May 20, 2024 10:27 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
- Replies: 491
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Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
We got a lot of people laughing about us when we had Allardyce. We didn't really care.
- Mon May 20, 2024 10:25 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 213
- Views: 3345
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
The only way I think he leaves is if he realises that next year is going to be tougher, and his reputation is at a peak currently. He can walk away citing burnout, then would be attractive to suitors mid season after a refreshing break. From afar his CV is still impressive. Promotions with Barrow a...
- Mon May 20, 2024 8:12 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 213
- Views: 3345
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
This post makes me feel anxious and queasy.GhostoftheBok wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 8:10 pmEvxit means Evxit.Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 8:09 pmMore "stay" voters than "go" now. Only by the famous 52-48% split, but y'know.
- Mon May 20, 2024 8:12 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
- Replies: 491
- Views: 17262
Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
Even the announcer's prematch was bizarre. He sounded flustered and panicked next to Oxford's guy. Now he's apparently one social media having a go about Wigan. I thought ours was much better than their rather dull dude. Except when ours was reading the teams and got to Ogbeta, for whom he had no d...
- Mon May 20, 2024 8:09 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 213
- Views: 3345
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
More "stay" voters than "go" now. Only by the famous 52-48% split, but y'know.
- Mon May 20, 2024 6:44 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
- Replies: 491
- Views: 17262
Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
Oh sure. Still want someone else to win.
- Mon May 20, 2024 6:35 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 213
- Views: 3345
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Whether or not I agree with it, I can see the logic in that. And if he doesn't want to accept?
- Mon May 20, 2024 6:30 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 213
- Views: 3345
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Some (but by no means all) of the criticism of Evatt is that he’s our Phil Neal and we just need to find our “new Rioch”. That’s an iconic name to bandy about. What did we mean by it? If we mean someone who, like Bruce, had already taken a team not just out of this division but the one above, they’r...
- Mon May 20, 2024 6:26 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 213
- Views: 3345
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Nope, born 6/9/02 so he's 21. This season just dying now is also the final underage season for Matheson, Khumbeni, Sithole, Hutchinson and Carty. So does that mean we currently have zero outfield players we don't need to register? I'm befuddled by birthday cake and wouldn't trust my recall right no...
- Mon May 20, 2024 6:19 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 213
- Views: 3345
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Nope, born 6/9/02 so he's 21. This season just dying now is also the final underage season for Matheson, Khumbeni, Sithole, Hutchinson and Carty.GhostoftheBok wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 5:48 pmOi, DSB...is Zac Ashwoth a freebie next season, or do we need to register him? Don't make me use google.
- Mon May 20, 2024 6:16 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 213
- Views: 3345
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Bax Jones/Cogley - Santos - Toal - Iredale Dempsey - Sheehan - Tomo Randy - Charles - Collins That's not a bad base. Not enough on it's own, but with a whole summer it seems very doable to me. Decent XI. I would argue CMG could cut in from either flank. As usual, you make a convincing case. But it ...
- Mon May 20, 2024 5:42 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
- Replies: 491
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Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
However, having players fawningly thanked when nothing was won made me cringe. Sarcastic DSB says Wenger preferred top-four finishes to cup wins. Non-sarcastic DSB hopes they win it next year. Or anyone but Citeh (or MU, obvz). Not that I dislike Citeh, but it's a bit dull now - even with the #115c...
- Mon May 20, 2024 5:33 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread
- Replies: 232
- Views: 5615
Re: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread
Well, if we can get a good fee for him, clearly it might be good for all partiesGhostoftheBok wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 5:29 pmJoe Rafferty joins JCH at Rotherham.
Steve Evans and two experienced, quality players.
Insane may need to switch clubs at this rate.
- Mon May 20, 2024 5:29 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 213
- Views: 3345
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
I suspect not, but quite a lot of today's posts have made a strong set of arguments that then point to stick with broad approach, system etc. As being the main viable option and go for (wait for it.....). The better Plan A. I suspect plenty are a bit doubtful (in part for me, because I'm not sure 4...
- Mon May 20, 2024 5:02 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 213
- Views: 3345
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Plenty of young managers have got promoted out of this division. Two of them this season (Mousinho and Buckingham). Two last season (Schumacher and McKenna). Leam Richardson the seaosn before that. This desire to run into the safe arms of a grizzled older man is all a bit reactive (as well as reacti...
- Mon May 20, 2024 4:52 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread
- Replies: 232
- Views: 5615
Re: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread
I'm not sure, simply because I've never seen him there. TBH I've not seen a vast amount of him at LWB either. In what I did see, he didn't scream "title-winning left-back stranded in the wrong system". Iredale, Johnston, Ashworth and Williams. We weren't good enough down that flank this season and ...
- Mon May 20, 2024 4:30 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread
- Replies: 232
- Views: 5615
Re: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread
Quick thought. If we went back-4 and signed Ashworth, are people then happy with that one? I think I would be, yes. I'm not sure, simply because I've never seen him there. TBH I've not seen a vast amount of him at LWB either. In what I did see, he didn't scream "title-winning left-back stranded in ...
- Mon May 20, 2024 4:10 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread
- Replies: 232
- Views: 5615
Re: Tooling up: The summer 2024 transfer thread
I like Ogbeta personally, but I would like to see us sign a next-level WB on both sides. We knew last summer we needed one on the right - hence K*ne W*lson - and I think we need a Randell rival on the left. Whether Oggy's that, I dunno.
Of course, if we're switching to a back four....
Of course, if we're switching to a back four....