Wanderers v Blackpool

[wanderers_on_tour]

Just got back from the game myself, what a wonderful 90 minutes of entertainment. I always tell myself pre game id prefer a nice, comfortable 3 points like the newcastle game previous but matches like today are what football are really about, although my heart and our 'race for europe' would beg to differ. I thought we were genuinely great for the first and last 15 minutes and owe the other 60 to a large slice of luck and some wonderful jussi saves, especially a one on one with dj campbell in the later stages of the game. The way he 'made himself big' on that and a number of other blackpool chances was pure class. Also i thought Mark Davies played class for his first full 90 minutes of the season, never afraid to try and push forward and take on a few of the blackpool lads and deserved his goal. Finally hats off to Owen Coyle on his substitutions. I don't think i've ever seen us play with 3 upfront in the recent past and although you can say we had nothing to lose, and we didnt points wise, i still thought it was a brave move and a bit of a gamble at the risk of our goal difference and an attacking blackpool side. Brillaint day all round

[boltonboris]

Had Klasnic started today, we'd have won. But who would we have dropped? Nobody you could really.

Hindsight is wonderful

[Salford Trotter]

lady and gentlemen i give you the goals.......

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[bobo the clown]

highlights.
http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodispl ... l-7681794/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Also, apparently I look like Mark Davies, along with Bilayletdinov and Nathan Hauritz. mm.

I think you look more like Dylan Moran...

...what ? Pissed ???

[General Mannerheim]

i underestimated the weather, never been so cold at the game before!!!

Nothing much to add that hasnt already been said, except that FiO talks absolute shit. actually many of the comments from during the match were laughable - i hope nobody does a 'tw spy' on us. Thankfully bish was around to maintain the order.

We didnt miss Holden, it was always gonna be a cheap shot observation to say we did, Mavis filled his boots impeccably throughout - Coyle gonna have a dilemma on his hands when stu is fit again. agree Muamba hasnt been great but id hate for him not to be in the side.

I thought it was a great game actually (from what i saw in between sporadic trips to the hand dryers for a warm) was still enjoying it at 2-0 down, probably because i honestly always felt we were gonna get back into it! if Petrovs free kick at the end had gone in i might have cried!

Blackpool fully deserved of the points also and are definitely one of the better sides ive seen this season.

2k empty seats were in the west upper.

[thebish]

highlights.
http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodispl ... l-7681794/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Also, apparently I look like Mark Davies, along with Bilayletdinov and Nathan Hauritz. mm.

I think you look more like Dylan Moran...

...what ? Pissed ???

(his avatar)

[KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab]

highlights.
http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodispl ... l-7681794/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Also, apparently I look like Mark Davies, along with Bilayletdinov and Nathan Hauritz. mm.

I think you look more like Dylan Moran...

...what ? Pissed ???

(his avatar)

What? Blue and pointy eared?

[Il Pirate]

I've yet to see it; but Merson was creaming himself over the second goal. Said it was the best goal he's ever seen in a game of football. Later, when calmed down a little, he stated maybe not the best goal ever, but better than Barcelona's midweek. Just saying like. Us and Barcelona eh?

[Athers]

Hugely impressed with Blackpool actually, they found the space they were looking for all the way across the front of our back four, especially space near the full backs, which is probably what you'd expect with our attacking midfield. They'll be disappointed not to have scored in open play to kill us off.

Varney was good but the distribution out to him was very good and spot on 90% of the time, making it very difficult for Ricketts who wasn't tight enough for me anyway.

As for us it was a big long and high at the worst times (Possibly this all happened because our full backs were pressed high up and Jussi had no pass on) but we still had over 20 shots - often after a decent bit of play, it wasn't shocking. However with half an hour left I thought it was one of those days when we could've played til midnight and not scored.. thankfully Petrov managed to put one top corner rather than make a complete hash of it which he seemed to do with every other shot!

Moreno - impressive I thought, something of Weiss about him but I reckon he's more likely to find a pass.

The equaliser - probably the best joga bonito last ditch equaliser in recent memory? Pleased for Tanboy as he did look pretty lively - he's a great ball carrier to compensate for not being as combative and box to box as Holden.

[plymouth wanderer]

more like comparing barca to us

[Bruce Rioja]

apparently I look like Mark Davies, along with Bilayletdinov and Nathan Hauritz.

You have three heads? Man alive!

[TANGODANCER]

What didn't help us today was those second balls, rebounds and knock-ons that we just never seem to win. There's still a bit of indecision at the back at times and Ricketts and Robinson could have done with a bit more help instead of retreating every time a player runs at them. Mark Davies was really good at going forward and his ball control is excellent. Holden might just have won a few more balls in the middle because, at times, they had too much of it. All said, credit to Blackpool for playing exceptionally well and causing us some real problems at times. Then again, well done the Whites for drawing with a form side and fighting back from two down. Football won the day.

[DJBlu]

Look at both of Blackpool's goals

Cahill pushes Elmo over.
Davies pushes Jussi over.

Both who if hadn't been pushed would have probably got to the Ball.

[Lord Kangana]

Too much Candid Yams on Thanksgiving?

Is that like candid camera?

[Athers]

Remember all the hoo-ha about Evra not standing on his post but further across the goal at a corner..............

[BWFC_Insane]

Was the pretty average first 45 minutes and the absolutely dire (from our point of view) first half of the second half worth the fantastically thrilling comeback?

Probably just about! The last 15 minutes were simply breathtaking and our two goals, well every week we seem to be scoring better and better and better goals.

Lets be fair balance of the game, Blackpool deserved the points, but you can't take away what we did to them in the last 15 minutes, where we absolutely destroyed them, but had DJ Campbell finished properly we're have been dead and buried before them.

Mark Davies had a great game especially last 20 minutes. But lets not kid ourselves, we missed Holden massively. Blackpool at times went straight through our midfield and Holden usually stops that happening. He also keeps the ball moving and ticks our game on, something we didn't do until the last quarter of the game.

Its nice to see Mark Davies once again show his potential.

Kevin Davies was dissapointing by his own standards, Jussi fecked up for the first goal IMO and the second was a horrible mess.

But overall what is there to complain about? Thrilling game, superb goals and attacking football all round. Happy days.

[Lord Kangana]

No, but I'm still trying to pull my jaw up after that Mavies goal. And Petrov's.

For one reason or another, the lads in the kitchen hid from me the fact that we'd equalised, as I had to sort something out front of house. Then the newsflash comes through on the radio "what a brilliant equaliser from Bolton in a great game..".

I think I called them all a set of bastards. And one of them is a Utd fan, so he must be. I'd had 7-1 rammed down my throat all avo, so he got it both barrels.

Its great being a Wanderer at the mo, despite what January might bring...

[KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab]

Too much Candid Yams on Thanksgiving?

Is that like candid camera?

No. I only found out about the Thanksgiving tradition of Candied (forgot the "e" earlier) Yams this week, and they sound like the single most disgusting bit of food to be invented outside the offices of Iceland.



See that? That's sweet potatoes, topped with brown sugar and marshmallows.

[William the White]

No, but I'm still trying to pull my jaw up after that Mavies goal. And Petrov's.

For one reason or another, the lads in the kitchen hid from me the fact that we'd equalised, as I had to sort something out front of house. Then the newsflash comes through on the radio "what a brilliant equaliser from Bolton in a great game..".

I think I called them all a set of bastards. And one of them is a Utd fan, so he must be. I'd had 7-1 rammed down my throat all avo, so he got it both barrels.

Its great being a Wanderer at the mo, despite what January might bring...

feck... you're confident about december?

yeah, feck it, me too...

[Lord Kangana]

Sweet potatoes (like carrots at certain times of year) contain shitloads of sugar. Hence carrot cake.

Honestly, I bet its quite nice if done right.