Friendly tonight

[bettyrasta]

Michael O'Halloran scored it according to Marc Iles.

Any news though on the manner in which he inserted it?

[thebish]

Michael O'Halloran scored it according to Marc Iles.

Any news though on the manner in which he inserted it?

he inserted it right through a blockage i think...

[Verbal]

"He did well and is getting fitter by the day, and that will obviously help us because we have been decimated with injuries to our backline."

Sorry no team or goalscorer.

No Owen, you haven't!

[thebish]

"He did well and is getting fitter by the day, and that will obviously help us because we have been decimated with injuries to our backline."

Sorry no team or goalscorer.

No Owen, you haven't!

bit harsh!

we have 9 defenders..

Steinner
Robbo
JLloyd
Gazza
Zat
Ricketts
Alonso
Joeyo
Wheater

the ones in red are out - which is 5 out of 9

in its strictest sense, "decimated" is losing 1 in 10 - so we have surpassed that

and having surpassed that - we are "at least" that - we are decimated and more - so he is quite right!

(apart from that - "decimated" simply means severely reduced nowadaysm whether you like it or not!)

[Verbal]

"He did well and is getting fitter by the day, and that will obviously help us because we have been decimated with injuries to our backline."

Sorry no team or goalscorer.

No Owen, you haven't!

bit harsh!

we have 9 defenders..

Steinner
Robbo
JLloyd
Gazza
Zat
Ricketts
Alonso
Joeyo
Wheater

the ones in red are out - which is 5 out of 9

in its strictest sense, "decimated" is losing 1 in 10 - so we have surpassed that

and having surpassed that - we are "at least" that - we are decimated and more - so he is quite right!

(apart from that - "decimated" simply means severely reduced nowadaysm whether you like it or not!)

well exactly our defence isn't decimated - it's much worse than that!

And is that the 'Wikipedia has two a's in it' bish chastising my use of language?

[thebish]

And is that the 'Wikipedia has two a's in it' bish chastising my use of language?

No - it is thebish defending Coyle's entirely correct use of language. Your use of language I did not comment upon!

[TANGODANCER]

we have 9 defenders..

Steinner
Robbo
JLloyd
Gazza
Zat
Ricketts
Alonso
Joeyo
Wheater

Where's Ricky G?

[thebish]

we have 9 defenders..

Steinner
Robbo
JLloyd
Gazza
Zat
Ricketts
Alonso
Joeyo
Wheater

Where's Ricky G?

the club now classifies him as a midfielder rather than as a defender...

[t_o_molloy]

we have 9 defenders..

Steinner
Robbo
JLloyd
Gazza
Zat
Ricketts
Alonso
Joeyo
Wheater

Where's Ricky G?

the club now classifies him as a midfielder rather than as a defender...

Isn't JOB classed as a midfielder by the club?

[thebish]

we have 9 defenders..

Steinner
Robbo
JLloyd
Gazza
Zat
Ricketts
Alonso
Joeyo
Wheater

Where's Ricky G?

the club now classifies him as a midfielder rather than as a defender...

Isn't JOB classed as a midfielder by the club?

no!

[thebish]

to save further questionning, here is how the official site has it...

1 Adam Bogdan Goalkeeper
2 Gretar Rafn Steinsson Defender
3 Jlloyd Samuel Defender
4 Paul Robinson Defender
5 Gary Cahill Defender
6 Fabrice Muamba Midfielder
7 Matthew Taylor Midfielder
8 Stuart Holden Midfielder
9 Johan Elmander Striker
10 Martin Petrov Midfielder
11 Ricardo Gardner Midfielder
12 Zat Knight Defender
13 Rob Lainton Goalkeeper
14 Kevin Davies Striker
15 Daniel Sturridge (on loan from Chelsea ) Striker
16 Mark Davies Midfielder
17 Ivan Klasnic Striker
18 Samuel Ricketts Defender
19 Rodrigo Moreno (on loan from Benfica ) Striker
20 Robbie Blake Striker
21 Tamir Cohen Midfielder
22 Jussi Jaaskelainen Goalkeeper
23 Sean Davis Midfielder
25 Marcos Alonso Defender
26 Ali Al Habsi (on loan to Wigan ) Goalkeeper
27 Chung-Yong Lee Midfielder
28 Joey O'Brien Defender
29 Michael O'Halloran Striker
31 David Wheater Defender
35 Temitope Obadeyi (on loan to Shrews ) Striker
40 Tom Eaves Striker

[TANGODANCER]

we have 9 defenders..

Where's Ricky G?

the club now classifies him as a midfielder rather than as a defender...

Still the best left back we have when fully fit.

[thebish]

we have 9 defenders..

Where's Ricky G?

the club now classifies him as a midfielder rather than as a defender...

Still the best left back we have when fully fit.

agreed - though with the qualification that it is a good while since we saw him back there - and the years may not have been kind...

[Lord Kangana]

He'll never be fully fit again, so a moot point. For a time, he was one of the best in the country, let alone our squad.

[t_o_molloy]

to save further questionning, here is how the official site has it...

1 Adam Bogdan Goalkeeper
2 Gretar Rafn Steinsson Defender
3 Jlloyd Samuel Defender
4 Paul Robinson Defender
5 Gary Cahill Defender
6 Fabrice Muamba Midfielder
7 Matthew Taylor Midfielder
8 Stuart Holden Midfielder
9 Johan Elmander Striker
10 Martin Petrov Midfielder
11 Ricardo Gardner Midfielder
12 Zat Knight Defender
13 Rob Lainton Goalkeeper
14 Kevin Davies Striker
15 Daniel Sturridge (on loan from Chelsea ) Striker
16 Mark Davies Midfielder
17 Ivan Klasnic Striker
18 Samuel Ricketts Defender
19 Rodrigo Moreno (on loan from Benfica ) Striker
20 Robbie Blake Striker
21 Tamir Cohen Midfielder
22 Jussi Jaaskelainen Goalkeeper
23 Sean Davis Midfielder
25 Marcos Alonso Defender
26 Ali Al Habsi (on loan to Wigan ) Goalkeeper
27 Chung-Yong Lee Midfielder
28 Joey O'Brien Defender
29 Michael O'Halloran Striker
31 David Wheater Defender
35 Temitope Obadeyi (on loan to Shrews ) Striker
40 Tom Eaves Striker

Wonder why Danny Ward isn't listed, despite his name being on the back of the programmes.

[Gary the Enfield]

He'll never be fully fit again, so a moot point. For a time, he was one of the best in the country, let alone our squad.

......to the extent that Sven Goran Eriksson enquired as to his availability for England.

[Lord Kangana]

Really?

[Gary the Enfield]

Really?

Apparently, yes.

[thebish]

He'll never be fully fit again, so a moot point. For a time, he was one of the best in the country, let alone our squad.

......to the extent that Sven Goran Eriksson enquired as to his availability for England.

hmmm - but those were the days when nobody outside bolton could tell the difference between Ricardo Gardner and Anthony Gardner!

[Lord Kangana]

Was that when Ian Nolan and Ricky Hunt were playing for us, cheered on by Lenny the Lion. (all true).