Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by Gary the Enfield » Thu Apr 30, 2015 9:29 am

jetsetwilly wrote:Relegation battle for me. The news that Heskey has resigned sets the ambition. Bristol City will have backing and I see the league being stronger next year.

If we stay up we have done well with a budget of zero

Not sure. Re-signed or resigned?

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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by Bruce Rioja » Thu Apr 30, 2015 10:46 am

LeverEnd wrote: Anyway bring on 5pm Saturday
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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by Hoboh » Thu Apr 30, 2015 12:01 pm

If Lennon stays all season, we will be promoted.

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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by Dr Hotdog » Thu Apr 30, 2015 2:01 pm

Holden & Vela bossing the midfield.
Clough getting booted off the park once every 2 months
3-5-2 über alles
Jack Dearden vocally falling over himself, showing off his ability to perform a simple alveolar trill at every conceivable opportunity
13,000+ blue seats
The naughty corner relocating to the other corner to be closer to the opposition fans (probably not)
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Not even 15 seconds on the Football League show for over 30% of our matches
YouTube highlights the following morning!
Fulham FC bringing a following of 54
Three New Kits
Should we line up 4-4-2 (heaven forbid), 80% of the defensive unit will be made up of new personnel
Conor Wilkinson loaned out again.
Tom Eaves becomes club ambassador
Zico & Lee lead the lads to the Emirates FA Youth Cup quarters where they are beaten by a CFC team of which none of the playing staff are from the big smoke.
Coyle goes into broadcasting.
Megson's garden finally starts to bloom.

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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Thu Apr 30, 2015 2:09 pm

Lennon makes half a dozen signings. One or two are excellent, one or two average, one or two suck. We start the season with promise but still rarely put in a 90-minute performance, so we're top-10 rather than top-6 – until we win four of six unbeaten games, to get in the mix. Then Clough gets injured, and we win one in six to drop to mid-table. People blame Freedman, a1 says Coyle was worse and Lord Kangana replies that Megson was worse still.

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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by thebish » Thu Apr 30, 2015 4:03 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:Lennon makes half a dozen signings. One or two are excellent, one or two average, one or two suck. We start the season with promise but still rarely put in a 90-minute performance, so we're top-10 rather than top-6 – until we win four of six unbeaten games, to get in the mix. Then Clough gets injured, and we win one in six to drop to mid-table. People blame Freedman, a1 says Coyle was worse and Lord Kangana replies that Megson was worse still.
:lol:

now that sounds pretty much on the mark!

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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by thebish » Thu Apr 30, 2015 6:32 pm

R5 had some kind of an election thing from Bolton today - being as it is a key marginal seat..

I caught the end of a little Q&A with Lennony - they must have brought him in for a light relief!

anyway - the last question was summat like "what has been your best achievement in football?"

his answer was beating Barcelona in the Champions League... he added "I'd like to do that with Bolton..."

so - aiming high! :D

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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by jaffka » Thu Apr 30, 2015 10:26 pm

Enoch wrote:
truewhite15 wrote:And taking into account injuries, sales, and the fact that from Lennon's first game to Eidur's is only a month and a half, or 8 games?
I think we sold one player and gave a few away we didn't want. I think we recruited eleven replacements.

Injuries are not a Bolton phenomenon, they happen at all clubs.

That just leaves the other twenty six games then.

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I don't see that pointing out our shortcomings is trolling, folk seemed to enjoy the pastime up until last October. It appears to me that in our last seventeen league games, since the beginning of February, we have amassed seventeen points.

Just saying like.
the league table is enough progress for me, if you miss that go and ask your doctor for a prescription of carrots.

are you really saying we judge lennon after half a season? what did you expect to happen?

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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by plymouth wanderer » Thu Apr 30, 2015 11:00 pm

jaffka wrote:
Enoch wrote:
truewhite15 wrote:And taking into account injuries, sales, and the fact that from Lennon's first game to Eidur's is only a month and a half, or 8 games?
I think we sold one player and gave a few away we didn't want. I think we recruited eleven replacements.

Injuries are not a Bolton phenomenon, they happen at all clubs.

That just leaves the other twenty six games then.

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I don't see that pointing out our shortcomings is trolling, folk seemed to enjoy the pastime up until last October. It appears to me that in our last seventeen league games, since the beginning of February, we have amassed seventeen points.

Just saying like.
the league table is enough progress for me, if you miss that go and ask your doctor for a prescription of carrots.

are you really saying we judge lennon after half a season? what did you expect to happen?
Agree with that mate, Looking forward to him putting his own stamp on the club next season
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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by Enoch » Fri May 01, 2015 11:55 am

plymouth wanderer wrote:Looking forward to him putting his own stamp on the club next season
Like I said:
Enoch wrote:I think we sold one player and gave a few away we didn't want. I think we recruited eleven replacements.
Some might think he'd already done that.

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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by LeverEnd » Fri May 01, 2015 12:01 pm

They don't count, all triallists really, he's not contracted anyone for next season yet. It's been a bit like watching an extended period of pre season friendlies. Will be more interesting to see who he gives proper contracts too. I think he has a lot more leeway than freedman had in terms of clearout.
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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by thebish » Fri May 01, 2015 12:58 pm

aye - t'will be a fascinating summer... as DSB suggests, I think it'll be a mixed bag of incomings, some will pay off, some will suck bad... in our position, that's inevitable.

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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by Enoch » Fri May 01, 2015 1:15 pm

LeverEnd wrote: I think he has a lot more leeway than freedman had in terms of clearout.
Indeed, we are now close to being free of Premiership contracts, including the ones handed out to a Championship squad; I imagine that makes it easier to move on players the manager doesn't fancy. I fear that may not make it any easier for Lennon to recruit the players he wants.

As with Freedman, or indeed most managers, Lennon may well find himself looking longingly through the window at Waitrose on his way to Aldi.

For the sake of accuracy, did he not give a proper contract to Twardzik?

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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by Bruce Rioja » Fri May 01, 2015 1:24 pm

It'll be as grim as feck!
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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by TANGODANCER » Fri May 01, 2015 1:29 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:It'll be as grim as feck!
Come on. We're going to beat Barcelona, N.L says so. :wink:
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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by TonyDomingos » Fri May 01, 2015 7:43 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:It'll be as grim as feck!
Come on. We're going to beat Barcelona, N.L says so. :wink:
I'm convinced we'll stick it up them paella eatin cnuts arses. But not next season.
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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by LeverEnd » Fri May 01, 2015 9:54 pm

TonyDomingos wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:It'll be as grim as feck!
Come on. We're going to beat Barcelona, N.L says so. :wink:
I'm convinced we'll stick it up them paella eatin cnuts arses. But not next season.
I'd recommend you avoid that. Last time I ate paella in Barcelona I had the shits for 2 days.
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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by LeverEnd » Fri May 01, 2015 10:01 pm

Enoch wrote:
LeverEnd wrote:
For the sake of accuracy, did he not give a proper contract to Twardzik?
I don't know, you're probably right. Hasn't been mentioned in the loanee quota stuff so yes.
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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by Lord Kangana » Fri May 01, 2015 10:27 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:Lennon makes half a dozen signings. One or two are excellent, one or two average, one or two suck. We start the season with promise but still rarely put in a 90-minute performance, so we're top-10 rather than top-6 – until we win four of six unbeaten games, to get in the mix. Then Clough gets injured, and we win one in six to drop to mid-table. People blame Freedman, a1 says Coyle was worse and Lord Kangana replies that Megson was worse still.
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Re: Season 2015/16 - What does it hold in store?

Post by danardif1 » Sat May 02, 2015 3:34 pm

Enoch wrote:
plymouth wanderer wrote:Looking forward to him putting his own stamp on the club next season
Like I said:
Enoch wrote:I think we sold one player and gave a few away we didn't want. I think we recruited eleven replacements.
Some might think he'd already done that.
I'd argue that some of these players were more of a case of simply getting bodies in rather than players Lennon specifically wanted... It's usually pretty difficult to get outright transfer targets in the January window. Loan market as well is always a case of bringing in what you can get basically, so I'd give Lennon the benefit of the doubt and see what he can do in the summer.

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