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by jimbo
Sun Aug 20, 2023 8:56 am
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Match Thread: Pasties and Pies - A Tasty affair! Bolton v Wigan (H) - Saturday 19th Aug / 12.30
Replies: 285
Views: 60027

Re: Match Thread: Pasties and Pies - A Tasty affair! Bolton v Wigan (H) - Saturday 19th Aug / 12.30

Port Vale lost 7-0 first game of the season and haven’t lost since. This needs to be the kick up the arse Colon Todds lot got against Southend in 96. Only a win next week at Burton will do - get Thomason and Maghoma in the side and prepare properly. Agreed on comments re Evatt getting the team wron...
by jimbo
Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:17 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Match Thread: Pasties and Pies - A Tasty affair! Bolton v Wigan (H) - Saturday 19th Aug / 12.30
Replies: 285
Views: 60027

Re: Match Thread: Pasties and Pies - A Tasty affair! Bolton v Wigan (H) - Saturday 19th Aug / 12.30

First 25 we were abysmal. Couldn’t pick a pass, no movement, players waving their arms at each other. Then when Wigan got the ball we seemed to melt, and they were clinical. At 2-0 I thought we actually did ok. Started progressing the ball forwards and had a couple of chances that on another day cou...
by jimbo
Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:53 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Joe Denly’s ears have pricked up at the mention of us needing someone to occupy time at number 3 and bowl a bit of spin!
by jimbo
Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:57 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

jimbo wrote:
Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:18 pm
Anderson for Robinson for me. (I would have probably gone for Foakes over Bairstow but that’s not happening)
Confirmed as the only change. Moeen to bat at 3.I’m 34, and still younger than the average age of our bowling attack!
by jimbo
Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Top British sportsmen of all time
Replies: 44
Views: 9824

Re: Top British sportsmen of all time

Yeah, I'm starting to think this is quite tricky. 😁 I mean I've heard of Cavendish, probably watched the odd bit of the tour, but if asked to say who I thought the best British male cyclist was, I'd have probably (and maybe not very knowledgeably) probably have said Wiggins.. (apols in advance :-) ...
by jimbo
Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:18 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Anderson for Robinson for me. (I would have probably gone for Foakes over Bairstow but that’s not happening)
by jimbo
Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:13 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Top British sportsmen of all time
Replies: 44
Views: 9824

Re: Top British sportsmen of all time

Can't believe I forgot Lewis! Talk about disadvantages... Always blows my mind that they keep firing through all these trust fund non-entities. Like you've had one black driver ever, one of only a handful of working class and a handful of non-white drivers, and he just so happens to be arguably the...
by jimbo
Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:48 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Top British sportsmen of all time
Replies: 44
Views: 9824

Re: Top British sportsmen of all time

How about the Headingley innings was the best, while the one to win the World Cup was most important? Stokes is a moments rather than a numbers player. It’s what makes him fun, but means that just looking at averages doesn’t give a true picture.
by jimbo
Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Top British sportsmen of all time
Replies: 44
Views: 9824

Re: Top British sportsmen of all time

Cavendish would always be up there for me. To be the undisputed best in your discipline in the history of the sport, and by such a distance is extraordinary. He’s won 34 TDF stages. He next highest sprinter is still Andre Darrigade from the 1950s with 22. A lot of other people who will get mentioned...
by jimbo
Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Another great innings when he’s taken the time to play himself in. He’s single handedly given us a chance here.
by jimbo
Fri Jul 07, 2023 12:57 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

boltonboris wrote:
Fri Jul 07, 2023 12:50 pm
Will they make us follow on, looking at the weekends weather forecast?
Not relevant as we only needed 63 to avoid the follow on! We’re not quite that bad.
I don’t think the weather will affect the result here as the game is moving quickly.
by jimbo
Thu Jul 06, 2023 12:56 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Good morning’s cricket. Shame about the drops. I’d always be keen on getting Foakes in as Australia won’t give many chances and we need to take them.
by jimbo
Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:40 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

The team has been confirmed. Brook to 3, Bairstow to 5, with Ali, Woakes, Wood, Robinson, Broad. Brook at 3 seems a step too far for me. It’s a position where I really think you need some orthodoxy. He’s talented but has been shown up a little so far in this series against very good bowling. I’m not...
by jimbo
Tue Jul 04, 2023 9:54 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Do any of us see Brook as a 3!?
by jimbo
Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Confirmed Pope out for the series. Do we bring Foakes in and nudge everyone up one?
by jimbo
Sun Jul 02, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

I don’t think Anderson will play next. Even if he’d been flying he’d have probably been considered for a rest to then be fit for the last 2. His form makes that decision easier IMO. I don’t really buy the ‘pitches not suiting him’ argument either. The last few years he’s been able to take wickets ch...
by jimbo
Sun Jul 02, 2023 2:36 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

This is extraordinary
by jimbo
Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:51 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Don’t envy Stuart Broad right now
by jimbo
Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:30 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

I can forgive Crawley and Pope more than Duckett and Root. Pope got in a good position, tried the positive option, mistimed It slightly, it cost him. Duckett and Root would have seen that, then seen Root glove behind pulling a no ball. That should have been the point where they re evaluate the risk ...
by jimbo
Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:18 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet
Replies: 7412
Views: 439822

Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Given the conversation on the football signings thread, I think this is quite apt. According to CricViz's expected runs and wickets model, England should be 153-6. :-) I’ve just seen that and it surprised me. It doesn’t feel like that having watched a lot of the afternoon. It confirms we’ve batted ...