Will Carrot Top top Carrott?

[Prufrock]

F*ck me Brum are shite!

Still, win is a win, and there was a lot more verve and application to that!

[SmokinFrazier]

Ream coming in for Moxey should help our defence out a bit and hopefully Lennon goes with Davies and Mason up front too, but I'm glad he's giving players a chance to prove themselves so I don't really mind him fiddling with the team for a few weeks until he finds out what he has and what he wants.

[TANGODANCER]

Lennony's nicked it.

And Paul Robinson amassed 400 yards of illegal territory on throw ins. Amazed neither the liners or ref noticed. Chungy/Lonergan M.O.T.M.

[truewhite15]

On the way back from Brum. Great atmosphere throughout from our lot, and a win we thoroughly deserved. Should have had two or three. Contrary to popular opinion, Moxey had a really good game, and was only taken off due to a knock, as evidenced by him having an ice bag strapped to his knee when he came over at full time. Chungy ran the show, and our defence looked solid. Pratley looked a little lost at left wing, but won a few headers and tried hard - don't think he'll be staying there though...

[Bijou Bob]

Stuck in traffic on the way back after an emotional roller coaster of a match. First thoughts are that iF Df had out that team out, he would have been slaughtered.

Spearing was immense today and we fought for every ball for ninety minutes. Cyl had the best game I've seen him have in a white shirt for a very long time. First half we looked a tad nervous at the back and we squandered several chances towards the end. Brum were dreadful and only threatened from long distance.

Great support throughout. Onwards and upwards.

[Worthy4England]

Yeah, but if DF had put that team out, it'd probably have had a 25% swing in possession from us to them, have spent 50% of that possession idling the ball across the back four and got beat 3-0.

[Peter Thompson]

IMO today we played with a higher tempo & closed the opposition down today in their half for the 90 mins....NL set the team up much better and for once we actually played with passion & drive, and actually looked like a team instead of a bunch of lost individuals.

However even NL will struggle to improve some of these players....Beckford & Pratley in particular were awful, its like playing with 10 men with Pratley, he has to go. We still lack any goal threat from the forwards and C Davies penalty was an absolute disgrace, he should be ashamed of himself - total lack of composure & bottle.

CYL, Spearing & Lonergan played well, especially CYL who was excellent....and the defence also looked solid - Mjallby will get them much better organised.

Excellent 1st game for NL

[bobo the clown]

Yeah, but if DF had put that team out, it'd probably have had a 25% swing in possession from us to them, have spent 50% of that possession idling the ball across the back four and got beat 3-0.

^^^ 3 individual errors would you think ?

[twilight]

I am impressed. Not just for the win, but the fact that these same players didn't seem to know what to do with a football just two weeks ago, and yet here we are are, clean sheet and a win. There's room for improvement, pratley's still the same pratley and they need to be more clinical but i thought overall we were good for the 3 points. I also thought Moxey did well And we harassed to get the ball back and played with a higher tempo and Chungy....wow he was a different player today..my MOTM with lonergan a close second.

Well done Lennony and the boys :

[ratters]

Two mediocre teams but Bolton should have won by more. Some players just lack basic ability, particularly Pratley and Cravies. Back 4 solid and Chungy and Spearing controlled midfield. NL has even got Beckford chasing back and working harder rather than standing round waiting for the ball:-
Individual marks
Lonergan: 7: 2 good saves, one from Gray who looks an outstanding prospect for Blues
McNaughton:7: class player always seems to have time
Mills: 8: extra mark for goal but solid at the back
Dervite: 7: solid back 2
Moxey: 7: best game for Bolton. Ludicrous decision from ref when he was taken out and he gave it to Blues
Feeney: 6: OK but inconsistent
Chungy: 8: great game full of energy and skill
Danns: 6: OK but passing poor
Spearing: 9: played well, good tackling and leadership
Pratley:4: passing appalling but good in the air
Beckford: 7: an improvement and worked much harder for NL
Ream: 6: little to do but OK
Cravies: 4: not just the penalty but a later chance where his control was awful
Anyway, we are off the bottom and could be out of bottom 3 with a win at Charlton

[TKIZ!]

Yeah we did!

[Worthy4England]

Anyway, we are off the bottom and could be out of bottom 3 with a win at Charlton

That last bit would take two new goalscorers and quite a swing in goal difference.

[TKIZ!]

Anyway, we are off the bottom and could be out of bottom 3 with a win at Charlton

That last bit would take two new goalscorers and quite a swing in goal difference.

Ratters is quietly confident

[TKIZ!]

Explanation for NL being sent to the stands:

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[Prufrock]

PASHUN!

[StaffsTrotter]

the season has now started !

game was Ok despite only odd flash of quality.

as mentioned, it made a change, seeing us closing down & getting stuck in, a bit higher up the pitch

I actually thought they deserved at least a point - lonergan made a number of good saves, not sure if their keeper had to make one - not even from a penalty but feck em, onward & upward

lonergan MOTM

[onlywanderer]

Yeah, but if DF had put that team out, it'd probably have had a 25% swing in possession from us to them, have spent 50% of that possession idling the ball across the back four and got beat 3-0.

Also If DF puts that team out he has Pratley behind Beckford, Feeney on the Left, and chungy on the right for Mills to lump balls to. And we get beat 3-0

[Worthy4England]

The Trotters took the lead against the run of play when Mills nodded in, prompting Lennon to sprint down the touchline in celebration

Report on the BBC website. Really? Against the run of play? Must've been from Auntie's Birmingham Correspondent.

Anyhow, good to be only miffed at the quality of BBC reporting for a change.

[Prufrock]

The Trotters took the lead against the run of play when Mills nodded in, prompting Lennon to sprint down the touchline in celebration

Report on the BBC website. Really? Against the run of play? Must've been from Auntie's Birmingham Correspondent.

Anyhow, good to be only miffed at the quality of BBC reporting for a change.

Yeah I spotted that too. I wouldn't go as far as to say we were dominating but we were the only one who looked like a football team at that point! We probably regressed to their level in the last half hour as nerves and a lack of confidence played a part. We had so many 3 v 3s on the break second half and picked the wrong option every single time!

[thebish]

The Trotters took the lead against the run of play when Mills nodded in, prompting Lennon to sprint down the touchline in celebration

Report on the BBC website. Really? Against the run of play? Must've been from Auntie's Birmingham Correspondent.

Anyhow, good to be only miffed at the quality of BBC reporting for a change.

Yeah I spotted that too. I wouldn't go as far as to say we were dominating but we were the only one who looked like a football team at that point! We probably regressed to their level in the last half hour as nerves and a lack of confidence played a part. We had so many 3 v 3s on the break second half and picked the wrong option every single time!

aye - Lennony spotted that and mantioned it in his post match comments...