Bruce Rioch - Legend

[bwfcdan94]

yes

[Lord Kangana]

Won the final five games? How about won fifteen (f*cking 15!!), drew two , lost one of the last 18 games in that '92-'93 run in. It felt like something truly special at the time, its not just a sepia-tinted memory. Still the most exciting (if not greatest achieving) season I've ever witnessed. Wouldn't have missed it for the world.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Never to be repeated in terms of excitement, for me.

[50sQuiff]

Still one of my all time heroes. That question about "who would you most like to meet" that people usually have to answer Nelson Mandela too? I'd answer "Bruce Rioch" every time!

I only went to two games under Phil Neal and all I remember about them was how numb my feet were in the freezing cold. That year I believe I was one of two Bolton fans in a Bolton primary school class. The preceding era must've shrunk our current fanbase considerably.

Fortunately I was considered old enough to be taken to more games the following season, when Bruce arrived. I'd like to think that after Bruce and Sam did their work, there are a hell of a lot more kids choosing to support Bolton nowadays, regardless of what's happened since. Perhaps we'll maintain a stronger fanbase in future because of it.

Does anyone fancy digitising the Roadrunner video from the 92-93 season?

[bwfcdan94]

whenever i have been up there there seems tobe more united shirts than bolton in horwich which is redicoulas

[thebish]

whenever i have been up there there seems tobe more united shirts than bolton in horwich which is redicoulas

I'll add one more bit of advice to the advice I gave earlier (and you have largely ignored)

if you intend to use a word a lot - (say, in 80% of your posts) - then look it up to see if you are spelling it anything close to correctly...

[bwfcdan94]

rediculous

[bwfcdan94]

i think it is unfair to say i have largely ignored your advice

[ohjimmyjimmy]

rediculous

Rid rid rid rid rid !

RIDiculous.

[bwfcdan94]

ridicolous, i am making a new language here

[ohjimmyjimmy]

ridicolous, i am making a new language here

No offence mate but even my 3 year old daughter has this word down to a tee

[bwfcdan94]

i doubt that but if so she must be bright, anyway back on topic. who wants rioch back as manager now. for one i do

[David Lee's Hair]

Halcyon days... if it hadn't been for the memories of standing on burnden terrace with LK in those days I would started to ignore him years ago.

[bwfcdan94]

just realised i am almost "reliable" rank

[Lord Kangana]

Halcyon days... if it hadn't been for the memories of standing on burnden terrace with LK in those days I would started to ignore him years ago.

Remind me again, you are?

[knobby]

just realised i am almost "reliable" rank

Yep you are one of the biggest rankers i have never met.

[David Lee's Hair]

Halcyon days... if it hadn't been for the memories of standing on burnden terrace with LK in those days I would started to ignore him years ago.

Remind me again, you are?

I wish I could remember myself...

[bwfcdan94]

that is not true there are lots of people who have a higher rank then me

[onlywanderer]

just realised i am almost "reliable" rank

Probably because of all these totally relevant posts you keep making?

[coffeymagic]

I've posted twice on this subject and they've both varnished.

3rd time lucky.

Right, I've said on here before (twice today in fact) that the Rioch/Todd era was definitely my mostest favouritest time as a Superwhite.

The Iles article mentions the 2-2 at Chester which acted as a full stop on the Phil Neal, almost Megsonesque attitude to 'not-losing-tames-by-many' ideology ushering in a 'let-them-worry-about-us' attitude.

WBA apart (we just couldn't beat them for a while could we?) we destructed teams left right and centre.

Who can forget Fulham (a) 4-1, Burnley (h) 4-0 followed by Bradford (h) 5-0.

The crushing of Exeter 4-0 had Dave Higson shouting 'Football Italia? FOOTBALL ITALIA? Watch this at Burnden Park!' and who'll ever forget the faces of the Chester Players as a late collapse saw us run in 5 goals in the final 15minutes?

I think all 5 went in right at the death - I'm sure you'll correct me if I'm wrong.

The comeback at Hull, the thrashing of Blackpool and of course little Andy Walkers goal after 45 seconds v Huddersfield.

Bruce Rioch - arguably the greatest (modern-era) BWFC manager ever.

Undeniably the most exciting time to be a Wanderer.

Right I'm going to post this bugger and make sure it stays posted!