Bolton Vs Chelsea

[Lofthouse Lower]

hope we can geta huge crowd, hope those idiots dont cheat again.

More chance that we'll get a huge crowd than them not cheating. Cheating bastards

[aussie_wanderer]

one day soon hope to comer over from adelaide to see the mighty trotters play a few games,
i think we can win against chelsea, weve done well against them over past few years, few near losses, even that 3 all draw a few seasons ago i think?

[Lofthouse Lower]

Not sure about that one - we've lost 0-1 the last couple of occasions, though we did beat them about 8 years back

[BWFC_Insane]

Not sure about that one - we've lost 0-1 the last couple of occasions, though we did beat them about 8 years back

And they've won 7 in a row at the Reebok and in those games we haven't scored once.

So I'd suggest saying we've "done well against them" when probably without knowing the stats, since we've been back in the premier league they're the side we've taken the least points off, might be a bit inaccurate!

[thebish]

one day soon hope to comer over from adelaide to see the mighty trotters play a few games,
i think we can win against chelsea, weve done well against them over past few years, few near losses, even that 3 all draw a few seasons ago i think?

the 3-3 was back in november 1957... that was a cold night..

maybe you're remembering the 4-3 from April 2009 at their place? (when we were 4-0 down and pulled back 3 goals??)

(Basham scored one of them!)

[Lord Kangana]

Why did we sell him, he's a guaranteed scorer against top four sides. Poor management.

[aussie_wanderer]

michalik scored the equaliser maybe? weve played well against them but havent got good results

[thebish]

at Bolton, the league sequence has been...

Chelsea wins...

0-4
0-2
0-1
0-1
0-2
0-2
0-2

these were preceded by 2 draws under Big Sam

the last time we beat them at home in the league was october 1997 - 1-0

back then the team was...

Branagan, Frandsen, Taggart, Sellars, Thompson, Bergsson, Beardsley (Pollock, 82 ) , Blake, Phillips, Fish, Holdsworth

and deano scored the winner

[Lofthouse Lower]

I remember being at Stamford Bridge when we won 2-1 with that shagger scoring an OG in the last minute - about 2003?

[aussie_wanderer]

Not sure about that one - we've lost 0-1 the last couple of occasions, though we did beat them about 8 years back

And they've won 7 in a row at the Reebok and in those games we haven't scored once.

So I'd suggest saying we've "done well against them" when probably without knowing the stats, since we've been back in the premier league they're the side we've taken the least points off, might be a bit inaccurate!

we have played well against them in recent games, 4-3 loss two 1 nil defeats, dodgey refereeing

[Lofthouse Lower]

We were 0-4 down in that one, so not sure how that can be 'played well', no matter how many we scored once they took their foot off the pedal

[aussie_wanderer]

this is the game im refering to
On 28 April 2007, Michalík scored his first and only goal for Bolton, in a 2–2 away draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.[1]

[aussie_wanderer]

We were 0-4 down in that one, so not sure how that can be 'played well', no matter how many we scored once they took their foot off the pedal

u gota play for 90 mins, we almost snatched a goal at the depth,
u guys dont seem confident

[thebish]

We were 0-4 down in that one, so not sure how that can be 'played well', no matter how many we scored once they took their foot off the pedal

u gota play for 90 mins, we almost snatched a goal at the depth,
u guys dont seem confident

if we were confident - we wouldn't be Bolton fans!

[Lofthouse Lower]

We were 0-4 down in that one, so not sure how that can be 'played well', no matter how many we scored once they took their foot off the pedal

u gota play for 90 mins, we almost snatched a goal at the depth,
u guys dont seem confident

Better to be pessimistic, then when we win 5-0 tonight it'll seem much sweeter.

[aussie_wanderer]

as long as the players go into the game confident,

[thebish]

as long as the players go into the game confident,

oh I think there is far more chance of that no than there was under immediately previous management... Coyle is making all the right noises about believeing we can beat them..

tho - I, for one, will believe him a bit more on the day when we actually DO take a big scalp... we still haven't yet under Coyle, have we?

[Lofthouse Lower]

as long as the players go into the game confident,

oh I think there is far more chance of that no than there was under immediately previous management... Coyle is making all the right noises about believeing we can beat them..

tho - I, for one, will believe him a bit more on the day when we actually DO take a big scalp... we still haven't yet under Coyle, have we?

Did you not see us demolish the mighty York City? (who, incidentally, got a musically-pleasing 2,468 on at weekend)

[Lofthouse Lower]

By their own admission, confidence is low at Chelsea; what better way to restore belief than at a ground where they are unbeaten in over 13 years?

The champions' shocking loss of form since October has been well documented: five league defeats, 13 points from a possible 36, just two wins from their last 10. Last weekend's 2-0 defeat of Blackburn was long overdue, but one league victory can hardly be said to constitute a revival.

The good news for Blues fans is that they head to Bolton with a record of 12 wins from their last 15 encounters with the Lancashire club, and no defeats. Fourteen goals have been plundered without reply on their last seven trips to the Reebok, including a 4-0 victory on their most recent visit in 2009.

Bolton, meanwhile, appear to be suffering their own crisis of confidence. Owen Coyle's men are still without a Premier League win in 2011, a loss of form that started with a 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge in December's reverse fixture .

Monday marks the first Wanderers game since the passing of club legend Nat Lofthouse , who died last Sunday. Captains Kevin Davies and John Terry will lay a floral tribute before the match in honour of the club's legendary striker, who played more than 500 games and scored 285 times for the Trotters between 1946 and 1960.

[jaffka]

Am stuggling for internet connection, hopefully will be able to get a good connection to watch it online.