The Trotters v The Potters

[thebish]

snot over yet...

[DJBlu]

TrevorFrancis is a c*nt.

"If he'd have made more of that ...."

[Worthy4England]

meh
we lack quality in the final third

crying out for a fit, mind on the job, klasnic

davies struggles against defenders he can't bully

And not for the first time against Stoke. Not picking Davo out as being any more shite than anyone else on the park btw.

[officer_dibble]

433 is doing alright for blackpool....who will be overtaking us shortly i think!

[Choppers]

It's bothers me that Davo never gets subbed.

The guy is a legend, but he's just not an ideal choice against a team like Stoke.

That said, who else could play today? Blake looks a bit out of shape and isn't getting any younger.

Our squad is rather embarrassingly small right now, it needs addressing. The way the league is at the moment, we won't be in the top half for long unless we stop this slide.

[jimbo]

meh
we lack quality in the final third

crying out for a fit, mind on the job, klasnic

davies struggles against defenders he can't bully

And not for the first time against Stoke. Not picking Davo out as being any more shite than anyone else on the park btw.

Davies has struggled recently. Not really recaptured his early season form recently

[DJBlu]

snot over yet...

but we know it is.

[seattle_wanderer]

Well we're playing better than we were before we went 2-0 down, but too little, too late....

On another note - Trevor Francis really is a prat. I've forgotten just how much I dislike him - ever since he dove to try and get a penalty against us one cold Tuesday evening in the league cup....

[thebish]

holden off and cohen on...

[Choppers]

holden off and cohen on...

Holden rushed back, fitness wise?

[officer_dibble]

meh
we lack quality in the final third

crying out for a fit, mind on the job, klasnic

davies struggles against defenders he can't bully

And not for the first time against Stoke. Not picking Davo out as being any more shite than anyone else on the park btw.

I agree - he isn't

But it's horses for courses sometimes isn't it and sometimes you wonder up against a defence like this, particularly away from home, why don't we try and surprise them a bit?

[thebish]

holden off and cohen on...

Holden rushed back, fitness wise?

knock to the ankle...

[DJBlu]

Anyone else looking at the 2 up front for Stoke and thinking why can't Elmander and Davies do the same?

Off to get a Chinese.

See you all for the Smashing from Chelsea.

[officer_dibble]

holden off and cohen on...

Holden rushed back, fitness wise?

knock to the ankle...

Bit of a marked man at the moment isn't he!

[plymouth wanderer]

had more fun watching that bin liner on the pitch

[thebish]

just a goal needed - to us - and will be interesting...

come on boys - we can suck it into the net!

[Choppers]

Bit of a marked man at the moment isn't he!

If we have all noticed how important he is to our team, then opposition managers most certainly will have.

They won't be getting players to stop Fabrice passing, moving, crossing or shooting will they?

We are too nice at the moment. Every other feck* is "winning" fouls and diving all over the shop, but not "honest Bolton".

[thebish]

citeh 4 - wolves 3

also - on the bright side re. our position - B'pool losing to West Brom

[thebish]

ok... i'll accept a draw now - call me mr negative..

[Tombwfc]

5 away defeats in a row, and a run of poor home performances. Maybe Coyle's style is more suited to firmer early/late season pitches than heavy winter pitches. Perhaps a tweak in things to maybe relight the spark that was there a couple of months ago.

Coyle's style? It's not like we're trying to play football and coming unstuck (a la Tony Mowbray's side's). We're playing shit football and doing it shit.