The BWSA

[Riviman]

Are we bucket shaking for Sir Nats statue then?

Yep

[TKIZ!]

Went to the meeting last night which was held in the Wanderers Suite at the Reebok. I'm not sure what's happened behind the scenes but the blokes who took over the running of the association weren't there and we were back to a turn out of about 40 people. There has obviously been something going on and it looks like the "take over " has fallen foul of some deed or other.
Back to last night, I arrived a little late during a talk from someone involved with the fund to raise money for Nat's statue, he was explaining where it would go - on the grassed area at the front of the stadium, it will be bronze and one and a half times life size. At the moment there is no firm idea of what it would look like they are open to suggestions. The group were asked to volunteer to collect at the game on Saturday and a number offered their services.
We then had a talk from Jimmy Phillips about the running of the academy, also present were Joe Riley, who looked very nervous, and Michael O'Hallloran who said very little. I always though he was Irish, turns out he's from Scotland and was at Celtic's academy, where his dad runs one of the teams, before coming down here.
No great revelations were made by JP but it was interesting to hear how the academy runs, with boys as young as 6 and 7 there through to the older ones in the Under 18 team.
All in all a pleasent way to spend a couple of hours but I would like to know what has happened to the guys who launched the take over last season and I notice that the BWSA website hasn't been updated for quite a while.
Anyone know what has gone on???

Velvet Revolution?

[Hoboh]

feck*' bucket shakin for a statue of Nat? are they takin the piss? If the club don't fund it they can sink into administration for me!

[Riviman]

feck' bucket shakin for a statue of Nat? are they takin the piss? If the club don't fund it they can sink into administration for me!

Which as we are £110 million in debt is a possibility should ED remove his support.
Like you I'm disappointed that the club are asking for donations, the people with the buckets will not only be in the Bolton sections but this afternoon will also be in the Liverpool end !!

Perhaps the thinking, other than BWFC can't afford it, is that Nat was a a true Boltonian and that the Bolton public might like to show their appreciation of his life.
If people don't want to contribute that is their decision, me I don't mind giving a couple of quid.

[Bruce Rioja]

Like you I'm disappointed that the club are asking for donations, the people with the buckets will not only be in the Bolton sections but this afternoon will also be in the Liverpool end !!

Perhaps they can give 'em a shake in the dressing room too, in the direction of those that earn in a week what I earn in a year. A little disappointed doesn't do it for me, I really am disgusted by this. No doubt it'll get spun out of all proportion by the club and be marketed along the lines of 'the people's opportunity to show what Nat meant to them' and 'How Nat would've wanted it'. They must think that heads button up at the back.

[officer_dibble]

agreed bruce

any other clubs stooped to this?