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DEDICATION TO THE CAUSE

Post by Lofthouse Lower » Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:36 pm

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Bolton fan quits Oz job for Wembley trip
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A Bolton fan has quit his £38,500-a-year job in Australia in order to fly back to England to watch his beloved Trotters grace the hallowed Wembley turf on Sunday.
Owen Coyle was playing for Bolton last time Ian Wagstaff watched the Trotters in action (PA Photos)

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Ian 'Waggy' Wagstaff, 50, was told by his boss that he would not be given the time off to travel across the globe to join the hordes of Bolton fans converging on London for this weekend's FA Cup semi-final with Stoke.

But Wagstaff would not take 'no' for an answer and informed his employers that there was no chance he would be missing the Trotters first trip to the new Wembley.

And after spending £1,000 on flights and tickets, the sheet metal worker -an Australian resident for for the past 24 years - has not been to see Bolton play since 1994, says he has no regrets.

"I've been a Wanderer all my life," Wagstaff said. "I've watched them in every league apart from the Premier League.

"I told my boss I wanted to go, but he said we were too busy. I told him I was going anyway. It's not every day you get the chance to watch Wanderers at Wembley."

Bolton's last appearance at Wembley was in the FA Cup semi-final of 2000, which they lost to Aston Villa on penalties and the Trotters last won the FA Cup in 1958, when legendary striker Nat Lofthouse scored twice in a 2-0 victory over a Manchester United side ravaged by the Munich Air Disaster.
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Post by wanderers_on_tour » Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:34 pm

What a legend/idiot!!
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Post by HMX » Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:35 pm

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Post by P.O.S. » Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:20 pm

wanderers_on_tour wrote:What a legend/idiot!!
haha exactly!
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Post by Rip » Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:59 pm

I'm sure it was worth it for him.
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Post by 2399 » Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:01 pm

GIVE HIM HIS JOB BACK!
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Post by Horza » Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:11 pm

Idiot.
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Post by TKIZ! » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:37 pm

Poor bloke, all that way for fecking nothing
Pfffft.
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Post by enrdentw » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:20 pm

Im just in shock that sheet metal workers are paid £38,000 in Oz!
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Post by HMX » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:27 pm

Oh dear, poor chap
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Post by plymouth wanderer » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:24 am

bless him :hang:
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Post by 2399 » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:47 am

I've got £1,500 in the bank I know what I'll be spending on it next year!
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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:18 pm

enrdentw wrote:Im just in shock that sheet metal workers are paid £38,000 in Oz!
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Post by boltonboris » Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:34 pm

enrdentw wrote:Im just in shock that sheet metal workers are paid £38,000 in Oz!
The wages are much better than here... The cost of living far outweighs here too, nowadays.. It's all relative
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