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Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by TANGODANCER » Fri Apr 27, 2018 11:26 pm

Dave Lees under 23's win the League Title.

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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Sat Apr 28, 2018 12:51 pm

Well done the lads. I wish them all a good future, hopefully some of them with us.

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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by TANGODANCER » Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:01 pm

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Well done the lads. I wish them all a good future, hopefully some of them with us.
I watched the first leg of Chelsea v Arsenal in the under 18s' cup final last night and was well impressed at the skill levels. The young number 10 for Arsenal (who lost the leg 3-1) Emile Smith Rowe, could be the new Paul Scoles. Hell of a young player.
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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:13 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:01 pm
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Well done the lads. I wish them all a good future, hopefully some of them with us.
I watched the first leg of Chelsea v Arsenal in the under 18s' cup final last night and was well impressed at the skill levels. The young number 10 for Arsenal (who lost the leg 3-1) Emile Smith Rowe, could be the new Paul Scoles. Hell of a young player.
The question is always, always whether they can make the next step up. For every Paul Scholes there's a Paul Moulden or a Paul Wheatcroft, who either can't fulfil that potential or can't translate it at all to the first team. Of the England U17 team that won the 2010 Euros, only three are now in Premier League squads. It's a vicious funnel.

But given the current state of the club, it would be very handy indeed to have a productive youth system, and all concerned – players, coaches, Jimmy Pip, Parky for welcoming the mingling of squads at Lostock, Ken for refusing to downgrade the academy status – deserve hearty congratulations.

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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by Hoboh » Sat Apr 28, 2018 3:24 pm

Be interesting to see how many of these pull on a first team jersey and perform.
Not holding my breath.

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Post by palindromeofbolton » Wed May 02, 2018 9:40 am

U23s beat Charlton 3-1 in the play-off semi-final last night and now take on Notts Forest in the final. :box:
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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by twilight » Wed May 02, 2018 9:59 am

Went watching the U23's last night. They were good and certainly know how to keep the ball on the ground! I especially liked the lad Politic who scored a good goal, Jeff King did ok and Joe Pritchard. Connor Hall worked hard, but I don't think he's quite ready to stick straight in the 1st team. I would put him on with about 10-15 minutes at the end of a game

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Post by Prufrock » Wed May 02, 2018 10:17 am

Wonder if forest would be up for a trade?
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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed May 02, 2018 11:12 am

twilight wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 9:59 am
Went watching the U23's last night. They were good and certainly know how to keep the ball on the ground! I especially liked the lad Politic who scored a good goal, Jeff King did ok and Joe Pritchard. Connor Hall worked hard, but I don't think he's quite ready to stick straight in the 1st team. I would put him on with about 10-15 minutes at the end of a game
Oh, Twilight, we both know that's an internet faux pas. I presume you actually mean WE NEED TO PROMOTE ALL THESE PLAYERS WITH NO EXPERIENCE WHO I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN JUST BECAUSE WANKERS. :D

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Post by BWFC_Insane » Wed May 02, 2018 11:20 am

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 11:12 am
twilight wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 9:59 am
Went watching the U23's last night. They were good and certainly know how to keep the ball on the ground! I especially liked the lad Politic who scored a good goal, Jeff King did ok and Joe Pritchard. Connor Hall worked hard, but I don't think he's quite ready to stick straight in the 1st team. I would put him on with about 10-15 minutes at the end of a game
Oh, Twilight, we both know that's an internet faux pas. I presume you actually mean WE NEED TO PROMOTE ALL THESE PLAYERS WITH NO EXPERIENCE WHO I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN JUST BECAUSE WANKERS. :D
The Alex Samizadeh effect...or Jamie Thomas. They were the Connor Hall's of the past....and where are they now?

The coaching staff and likes of David Lee are all in agreement that Connor Hall is miles off first team standard. I suspect most of these lads need a season or two in league 2 or non league to toughen up a bit.

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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by twilight » Wed May 02, 2018 11:27 am

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 11:12 am
twilight wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 9:59 am
Went watching the U23's last night. They were good and certainly know how to keep the ball on the ground! I especially liked the lad Politic who scored a good goal, Jeff King did ok and Joe Pritchard. Connor Hall worked hard, but I don't think he's quite ready to stick straight in the 1st team. I would put him on with about 10-15 minutes at the end of a game
Oh, Twilight, we both know that's an internet faux pas. I presume you actually mean WE NEED TO PROMOTE ALL THESE PLAYERS WITH NO EXPERIENCE WHO I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN JUST BECAUSE WANKERS. :D
OH, yes, yes of course I meant that :wink:

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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed May 02, 2018 11:32 am

BWFC_Insane wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 11:20 am
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 11:12 am
twilight wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 9:59 am
Went watching the U23's last night. They were good and certainly know how to keep the ball on the ground! I especially liked the lad Politic who scored a good goal, Jeff King did ok and Joe Pritchard. Connor Hall worked hard, but I don't think he's quite ready to stick straight in the 1st team. I would put him on with about 10-15 minutes at the end of a game
Oh, Twilight, we both know that's an internet faux pas. I presume you actually mean WE NEED TO PROMOTE ALL THESE PLAYERS WITH NO EXPERIENCE WHO I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN JUST BECAUSE WANKERS. :D
The Alex Samizadeh effect...or Jamie Thomas. They were the Connor Hall's of the past....and where are they now?

The coaching staff and likes of David Lee are all in agreement that Connor Hall is miles off first team standard. I suspect most of these lads need a season or two in league 2 or non league to toughen up a bit.
Aye, quite possibly so. Maybe Charsley does too. When the thing in front of us isn't working, it's entirely natural to wonder what the alternatives are - but very frequently this turns into the confident assumption, irrefutable through lack of contradictory evidence, that it MUST be better.

On a similar but linked note, would you still be in favour (as you were earlier this week) of releasing every single senior player? You may have meant every senior player out of contract, which is entirely feasible, but I think there might be a case for keeping some of Alnwick, Beevers, Wheater, Morais and Ameobi, even if we're turfing Howard, Dervite, Derik, Henry, Kirchhoff, Karacan, Pratley, Chris Taylor, Obasi and Wilbraham.

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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by BWFC_Insane » Wed May 02, 2018 11:36 am

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 11:32 am
BWFC_Insane wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 11:20 am
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 11:12 am
twilight wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 9:59 am
Went watching the U23's last night. They were good and certainly know how to keep the ball on the ground! I especially liked the lad Politic who scored a good goal, Jeff King did ok and Joe Pritchard. Connor Hall worked hard, but I don't think he's quite ready to stick straight in the 1st team. I would put him on with about 10-15 minutes at the end of a game
Oh, Twilight, we both know that's an internet faux pas. I presume you actually mean WE NEED TO PROMOTE ALL THESE PLAYERS WITH NO EXPERIENCE WHO I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN JUST BECAUSE WANKERS. :D
The Alex Samizadeh effect...or Jamie Thomas. They were the Connor Hall's of the past....and where are they now?

The coaching staff and likes of David Lee are all in agreement that Connor Hall is miles off first team standard. I suspect most of these lads need a season or two in league 2 or non league to toughen up a bit.
Aye, quite possibly so. Maybe Charsley does too. When the thing in front of us isn't working, it's entirely natural to wonder what the alternatives are - but very frequently this turns into the confident assumption, irrefutable through lack of contradictory evidence, that it MUST be better.

On a similar but linked note, would you still be in favour (as you were earlier this week) of releasing every single senior player? You may have meant every senior player out of contract, which is entirely feasible, but I think there might be a case for keeping some of Alnwick, Beevers, Wheater, Morais and Ameobi, even if we're turfing Howard, Dervite, Derik, Henry, Kirchhoff, Karacan, Pratley, Chris Taylor, Obasi and Wilbraham.
Yes. I'd argue that to progress we need to build a team in league one capable of survival in the championship. Like Sheffield United did. That might not be possible given the lack of funds.

But taking/keeping players patently not good enough for the championship is a problem IF you have a hope of returning. I also think that the complete lack of effort of the last 7 games has left the stench of failure too deeply ingrained. I'd like a fresh start. That will be painful in itself. But not too different given there are only a handful in contract anyway. Realistically we'll have to keep some of them as there won't be takers for them all. But ideally all could go for me.

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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by Peter Thompson » Wed May 02, 2018 6:46 pm

They play good football, on the floor and through midfield & no aimless hoof ball....

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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by TANGODANCER » Wed May 02, 2018 7:14 pm

We need a dangerous, strong front man; one the opposition get nervy about any time they get the ball. Somebody like Darren Bent in his prime. Have we ever really had one since Anelka or Danny Sturrige left? People used to sing the no support" anthem when Kev Davies was winning every header in sight, and Alf suffers from the same no-mates syndrome today. The reason was very evident last week, playing for our lives and not a decent shot on goal in ninety minutes. We couldn't scare a five year old on Halloween.
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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Wed May 02, 2018 7:28 pm

Peter Thompson wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 6:46 pm
They play good football, on the floor and through midfield & no aimless hoof ball....
The complete opposite of what Parkinson does. Have we got Schizophrenia as well...
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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by elhadj » Fri May 04, 2018 1:02 pm

Today is the final , let's hope they win it and send a massage to Parkinson and they already done it , if we go down after Sunday and Ken Anderson don't want to spend and we can't bring Kevin Nolan I hope we promote David Lee with all of u23 squad.

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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by jonnybwfc » Fri May 04, 2018 7:51 pm

We're up 2-0 at half-time
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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by Mar » Fri May 04, 2018 9:40 pm

FT Forest 1-2 Bolton.

Brilliant. Well done the lads. Hopefully a good sign for the future.

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Re: Bolton Under 23's the Champs.

Post by Peter Thompson » Sat May 05, 2018 8:43 am

Well done David Lee & the U23 players....that's how football should be played

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