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Cahill praises Reebok spirit
GARY Cahill put the case for the defence last night as Wanderers prepared to turn Sunday's Stamford Bridge swansong into a survival celebration.
The young centre-back believes strength of character and the enforcement of Gary Megson's back-to-basics philosophy are behind the Great Escape.
Relegation favourites a month ago, Wanderers go to Chelsea on Sunday all-but safe, and Cahill says the entire squad and the management team deserve credit for responding so impressively in the face of adversity after the 4-0 defeat at Aston Villa.
"Four weeks ago it was a very sticky patch, especially coming back from that result at Villa," he said.
"But you've seen the character of the lads when the pressure was on - and there really is a lot of pressure on when you're in the bottom three and things are looking very, very bleak.
"Some people don't realise the pressure the lads are under, especially when you're where we are, but we've tried to keep our spirits high and it's not been that hard coming into training.
"Nevertheless, turning it round and getting three wins and a draw - a crucial draw - at Tottenham, has been a fantastic response.
"The manager, the staff and the players have to take all the credit for that. We needed the big players to come to the front and that's what we've done."
See the full story in Tuesday's The Bolton News
9:01am Tuesday 6th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Julie Moores, Bolton on 9:11am Tue 6 May 08
Well done Gary, for a 22 year old lad you have played really well and shown a great deal of maturity.
My pick for Captain next season.
Well done Gary, for a 22 year old lad you have played really well and shown a great deal of maturity.
My pick for Captain next season.
Posted by: glenn, chorley on 9:22am Tue 6 May 08
Great effort by the team to come back from the Villa debacle and the Arsenal set back, it is up to the club now to take this golden opportunity to spend big (£25 million +) and use it as a platform to stay in the premier league for the next 5 years upwards.
Great effort by the team to come back from the Villa debacle and the Arsenal set back, it is up to the club now to take this golden opportunity to spend big (£25 million +) and use it as a platform to stay in the premier league for the next 5 years upwards.
Posted by: glenn, chorley on 9:22am Tue 6 May 08
Great effort by the team to come back from the Villa debacle and the Arsenal set back, it is up to the club now to take this golden opportunity to spend big (£25 million +) and use it as a platform to stay in the premier league for the next 5 years upwards.
Great effort by the team to come back from the Villa debacle and the Arsenal set back, it is up to the club now to take this golden opportunity to spend big (£25 million +) and use it as a platform to stay in the premier league for the next 5 years upwards.
Posted by: boltonwan, south africa on 9:26am Tue 6 May 08
Put your tin hats on & put your best foot forward it's going to be a 90 minute battle & barrage of attack. But they are a bunch of Southern Bufties - Good Luck BWFC & hold firm.
Put your tin hats on & put your best foot forward it's going to be a 90 minute battle & barrage of attack. But they are a bunch of Southern Bufties - Good Luck BWFC & hold firm.
Posted by: boltonwan, south africa on 9:26am Tue 6 May 08
Put your tin hats on & put your best foot forward it's going to be a 90 minute battle & barrage of attack. But they are a bunch of Southern Bufties - Good Luck BWFC & hold firm.
Put your tin hats on & put your best foot forward it's going to be a 90 minute battle & barrage of attack. But they are a bunch of Southern Bufties - Good Luck BWFC & hold firm.
Posted by: player #1, Half the world away on 9:30am Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]Julie Moores[/bold] wrote:
Well done Gary, for a 22 year old lad you have played really well and shown a great deal of maturity. My pick for Captain next season.[/quote] I agree, give him the armband, with andy o'b as deputy.
Julie Moores wrote:
Well done Gary, for a 22 year old lad you have played really well and shown a great deal of maturity. My pick for Captain next season.
I agree, give him the armband, with andy o'b as deputy.
Posted by: billynomates, bolton on 9:31am Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]Julie Moores[/bold] wrote:
Well done Gary, for a 22 year old lad you have played really well and shown a great deal of maturity. My pick for Captain next season.[/quote] nice idea but i think but its not just about what he does on the field but what he does in the dressing room before the game. nolan seems to have done a fantastic job over the last few games to prove hes the man for the job for me.
Julie Moores wrote:
Well done Gary, for a 22 year old lad you have played really well and shown a great deal of maturity. My pick for Captain next season.
nice idea but i think but its not just about what he does on the field but what he does in the dressing room before the game. nolan seems to have done a fantastic job over the last few games to prove hes the man for the job for me.
Posted by: johnmcginlayslovechi
ld, bolton on 9:38am Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]billynomates[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Julie Moores[/bold] wrote: Well done Gary, for a 22 year old lad you have played really well and shown a great deal of maturity. My pick for Captain next season.[/quote] nice idea but i think but its not just about what he does on the field but what he does in the dressing room before the game. nolan seems to have done a fantastic job over the last few games to prove hes the man for the job for me.[/quote] I agree with Billynomates. Does that now make a mockery of your name!?
billynomates wrote:
Julie Moores wrote: Well done Gary, for a 22 year old lad you have played really well and shown a great deal of maturity. My pick for Captain next season.
nice idea but i think but its not just about what he does on the field but what he does in the dressing room before the game. nolan seems to have done a fantastic job over the last few games to prove hes the man for the job for me.
I agree with Billynomates. Does that now make a mockery of your name!?
Posted by: billynomates, bolton on 10:00am Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]johnmcginlayslovechild[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]billynomates[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Julie Moores[/bold] wrote: Well done Gary, for a 22 year old lad you have played really well and shown a great deal of maturity. My pick for Captain next season.[/quote] nice idea but i think but its not just about what he does on the field but what he does in the dressing room before the game. nolan seems to have done a fantastic job over the last few games to prove hes the man for the job for me.[/quote] I agree with Billynomates. Does that now make a mockery of your name!?[/quote] yep! lol
johnmcginlayslovechild wrote:
billynomates wrote: Julie Moores wrote: Well done Gary, for a 22 year old lad you have played really well and shown a great deal of maturity. My pick for Captain next season.
nice idea but i think but its not just about what he does on the field but what he does in the dressing room before the game. nolan seems to have done a fantastic job over the last few games to prove hes the man for the job for me.
I agree with Billynomates. Does that now make a mockery of your name!?
yep! lol
Posted by: gazz_ball - Supera Moras!, bolton on 10:13am Tue 6 May 08
You should now be made to change your name to billy1mate.
I guess your right about the Nolan statement, that thought never occured to me about what he has done in the dressing room, for me though there is only one true captain and that would be Iron man Davies
You should now be made to change your name to billy1mate.
I guess your right about the Nolan statement, that thought never occured to me about what he has done in the dressing room, for me though there is only one true captain and that would be Iron man Davies
Posted by: billynomates, bolton on 10:32am Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]gazz_ball - Supera Moras![/bold] wrote:
You should now be made to change your name to billy1mate. I guess your right about the Nolan statement, that thought never occured to me about what he has done in the dressing room, for me though there is only one true captain and that would be Iron man Davies[/quote] guess i will have to now! lol. davies would most likely make a good captain but i still think nolan is very underated by a lot of bwfc fans and maybe one day play for england? and im not sure if he scores more goals than davies? but i also like davies and what he brings to bwfc. davies would have been sold to a big club by now if he could score more, most true fans love him and i sure hes been one of the main resones we have stayed in the prem for so long.
gazz_ball - Supera Moras! wrote:
You should now be made to change your name to billy1mate. I guess your right about the Nolan statement, that thought never occured to me about what he has done in the dressing room, for me though there is only one true captain and that would be Iron man Davies
guess i will have to now! lol. davies would most likely make a good captain but i still think nolan is very underated by a lot of bwfc fans and maybe one day play for england? and im not sure if he scores more goals than davies? but i also like davies and what he brings to bwfc. davies would have been sold to a big club by now if he could score more, most true fans love him and i sure hes been one of the main resones we have stayed in the prem for so long.
Posted by: charlie, wigan on 11:01am Tue 6 May 08
First time on forum since Saturday. Still recovering. Was done deliberately didn't want anyone being negative and spoiling the achievement.
Not looked any further than this post and things seem to be quite cheery up to now.
Must give the lads a big pat on the back and some credit must go to Megson for coming in and doing what had to be done.Perhaps now we can sort ourselves out for next season.
Was at the match but recorded it and must say Nolan spoke to every member of the team in the tunnel and to me is an excellent captain
First time on forum since Saturday. Still recovering. Was done deliberately didn't want anyone being negative and spoiling the achievement.
Not looked any further than this post and things seem to be quite cheery up to now.
Must give the lads a big pat on the back and some credit must go to Megson for coming in and doing what had to be done.Perhaps now we can sort ourselves out for next season.
Was at the match but recorded it and must say Nolan spoke to every member of the team in the tunnel and to me is an excellent captain
Posted by: dingdongdo, westhoughton on 11:09am Tue 6 May 08
Anyone got any suggestions of new signings for next season..
As stated a couple of weeks ago Danny murphy is out of contract at fulham.. if they go down i think he should be a target for us. He plays football the 'correct' way, picks out passes, scores goals, and not shy to get stuck in, could be just what were looking for in midfield.
Most of you probably wont agree with this but i trust Megson to make some good additions in the summer, His january signings of Cahill, Steinsson, Taylor have all been excellent, Rasiak and cohen maybe not, but they didnt cost hardly any money.
Anyone got any suggestions of new signings for next season..
As stated a couple of weeks ago Danny murphy is out of contract at fulham.. if they go down i think he should be a target for us. He plays football the 'correct' way, picks out passes, scores goals, and not shy to get stuck in, could be just what were looking for in midfield.
Most of you probably wont agree with this but i trust Megson to make some good additions in the summer, His january signings of Cahill, Steinsson, Taylor have all been excellent, Rasiak and cohen maybe not, but they didnt cost hardly any money.
Posted by: davie, leigh on 11:16am Tue 6 May 08
Just to tell all you Gartside haters.
On Saturday I was talking to some of the Lancaster whites,
They told me Gartside often goes to the their meetings up in Lancaster ,and they say he his a great bloke.
One of them contacted the club complaining about the free travel to Chelsea.
A little later the club contacted them and said just send the travel invoice to Mr Gartside and he will foot the bill.
The side of Gartside most fans never get to see.
The man lives and breaths BWFC.
Get off his back.
Lets see what he comes up with in the close season to help Megson build his own team.
Then judge Megson after that .
One or three of his signings in January wernt bad.
Just hope Taylor can reach his obvious potential.
Just to tell all you Gartside haters.
On Saturday I was talking to some of the Lancaster whites,
They told me Gartside often goes to the their meetings up in Lancaster ,and they say he his a great bloke.
One of them contacted the club complaining about the free travel to Chelsea.
A little later the club contacted them and said just send the travel invoice to Mr Gartside and he will foot the bill.
The side of Gartside most fans never get to see.
The man lives and breaths BWFC.
Get off his back.
Lets see what he comes up with in the close season to help Megson build his own team.
Then judge Megson after that .
One or three of his signings in January wernt bad.
Just hope Taylor can reach his obvious potential.
Posted by: charlie, wigan on 11:16am Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]dingdongdo[/bold] wrote:
Anyone got any suggestions of new signings for next season.. As stated a couple of weeks ago Danny murphy is out of contract at fulham.. if they go down i think he should be a target for us. He plays football the 'correct' way, picks out passes, scores goals, and not shy to get stuck in, could be just what were looking for in midfield. Most of you probably wont agree with this but i trust Megson to make some good additions in the summer, His january signings of Cahill, Steinsson, Taylor have all been excellent, Rasiak and cohen maybe not, but they didnt cost hardly any money.[/quote] I agree still not sure about Megson, but he has made some really good signings and Rasiak is only on loan (think he was a panic signing)
I think if Megson is still here next season we have to trust him and give him all support after all he did the job he was brought in to do. Really hope we can bring a good striker. suppose we will be getting letters for our season tickets now!
dingdongdo wrote:
Anyone got any suggestions of new signings for next season.. As stated a couple of weeks ago Danny murphy is out of contract at fulham.. if they go down i think he should be a target for us. He plays football the 'correct' way, picks out passes, scores goals, and not shy to get stuck in, could be just what were looking for in midfield. Most of you probably wont agree with this but i trust Megson to make some good additions in the summer, His january signings of Cahill, Steinsson, Taylor have all been excellent, Rasiak and cohen maybe not, but they didnt cost hardly any money.
I agree still not sure about Megson, but he has made some really good signings and Rasiak is only on loan (think he was a panic signing)
I think if Megson is still here next season we have to trust him and give him all support after all he did the job he was brought in to do. Really hope we can bring a good striker. suppose we will be getting letters for our season tickets now!
Posted by: watchingbolton, bolton on 11:18am Tue 6 May 08
well done wanderers. Gartside get your wallet out or get someone who will.
well done wanderers. Gartside get your wallet out or get someone who will.
Posted by: Only one Andy Walker, London on 11:20am Tue 6 May 08
to be fair nolan's has looked more of a captain recently. he's had a shocker of a season though. missed alot of goal scoring opportunities this year.
to be fair nolan's has looked more of a captain recently. he's had a shocker of a season though. missed alot of goal scoring opportunities this year.
Posted by: charlie, wigan on 11:22am Tue 6 May 08
davie - good to hear the points on Gartside.
Although not to sure yet on Megson I do think we could have a much worse chairman than Gartside. Afraid his comments on Allardyce did him no favours but he was disappointed that Sam was leaving and sure he has the clubs interest at heart
davie - good to hear the points on Gartside.
Although not to sure yet on Megson I do think we could have a much worse chairman than Gartside. Afraid his comments on Allardyce did him no favours but he was disappointed that Sam was leaving and sure he has the clubs interest at heart
Posted by: dingdongdo, westhoughton on 11:25am Tue 6 May 08
Thinking about strikers... we could prob do with at least two if not three for next season, Megson doesn't fancy Helguson or vaz te and if im honest i'd have to agree that both of the above aren't upto prem standard. Anelka gone, dioufy on his way out. Hopefully Rasiak on his way back to southampton. Sop that leaves us with................ er..............erm.
.............. Kevin Davies on his own up front!!!
Thinking about strikers... we could prob do with at least two if not three for next season, Megson doesn't fancy Helguson or vaz te and if im honest i'd have to agree that both of the above aren't upto prem standard. Anelka gone, dioufy on his way out. Hopefully Rasiak on his way back to southampton. Sop that leaves us with................ er..............erm.
.............. Kevin Davies on his own up front!!!
Posted by: wanderer23, wigan on 11:37am Tue 6 May 08
well done the lads ! i'm a steward and it made me proud to see us all singing ! it's like keane said though, do we want to be celebrating staying up every season, i for one don't want a repeat of this year ! lets hope megson brings in what we need ? like the look of the st. etienne lad, but 9 mil mmmm ! any ideas on signings from you guys !
well done the lads ! i'm a steward and it made me proud to see us all singing ! it's like keane said though, do we want to be celebrating staying up every season, i for one don't want a repeat of this year ! lets hope megson brings in what we need ? like the look of the st. etienne lad, but 9 mil mmmm ! any ideas on signings from you guys !
Posted by: wanderer23, wigan on 11:46am Tue 6 May 08
just realised i sound like a roy keane fan ! i hold my head in shame !!!
just realised i sound like a roy keane fan ! i hold my head in shame !!!
Posted by: hierro, Bolton on 12:12pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]wanderer23[/bold] wrote:
well done the lads ! i'm a steward and it made me proud to see us all singing ! it's like keane said though, do we want to be celebrating staying up every season, i for one don't want a repeat of this year ! lets hope megson brings in what we need ? like the look of the st. etienne lad, but 9 mil mmmm ! any ideas on signings from you guys ![/quote] I love reading all the newspaper gossip on who we are or usually who we aren't linked with !! we definately need another CB - AOB has been steady this season but would like to see someone else alongside cahill, Zander Diamond at aberdeen doesn't look bad ( poor league granted), we could also do with another left back despite how much i rate gardner apart from his passing / final ball he does give 100%, i'd go for robinson at WBA - not very young i know but experienced and tenacious, in midfield we are crying out for some creativity, Jimmy Bullard,Gera (wba) and Koren (ready made replacemnt for campo also WBA) Feindounho (st ettiene)and kightly (wolves)Arshavin (Zenit) are some that i like - a few championship players i know but they are the better players in their sides. up front we need pace in order to worry teams. Lita,Henri Camara (a bit hit and miss but will be on the cheap), Maynard (crewe - would be good from the bench),Nilmar - quality brazilian striker - i'd say check him out on tube but I've stopped doing that since braaten. anyone else got any suggestions
wanderer23 wrote:
well done the lads ! i'm a steward and it made me proud to see us all singing ! it's like keane said though, do we want to be celebrating staying up every season, i for one don't want a repeat of this year ! lets hope megson brings in what we need ? like the look of the st. etienne lad, but 9 mil mmmm ! any ideas on signings from you guys !
I love reading all the newspaper gossip on who we are or usually who we aren't linked with !! we definately need another CB - AOB has been steady this season but would like to see someone else alongside cahill, Zander Diamond at aberdeen doesn't look bad ( poor league granted), we could also do with another left back despite how much i rate gardner apart from his passing / final ball he does give 100%, i'd go for robinson at WBA - not very young i know but experienced and tenacious, in midfield we are crying out for some creativity, Jimmy Bullard,Gera (wba) and Koren (ready made replacemnt for campo also WBA) Feindounho (st ettiene)and kightly (wolves)Arshavin (Zenit) are some that i like - a few championship players i know but they are the better players in their sides. up front we need pace in order to worry teams. Lita,Henri Camara (a bit hit and miss but will be on the cheap), Maynard (crewe - would be good from the bench),Nilmar - quality brazilian striker - i'd say check him out on tube but I've stopped doing that since braaten. anyone else got any suggestions
Posted by: davie, leigh on 12:16pm Tue 6 May 08
Did you notice the massive crowds in the lower leagues over the weekend.
30,OOO + at Wednesday ,Leeds and Southampton.
25,000 + at a host of other grounds up and down the country.
Everyone with an electric atmosphere,with fans going wild at both ends of the tables.
Hillsborough was a cauldron of noise,just like St Marys.
Massive pitch invasions everywhere.
We get one fan on the pitch showing a bit of passion and he gets arrested.
The atmosphere was good,but.....yet again we cant fill the Reebok for a game of such importance.
If they give season tickets away next season we still would not fill it every week,and some would still come on here complaining.
Did you notice the massive crowds in the lower leagues over the weekend.
30,OOO + at Wednesday ,Leeds and Southampton.
25,000 + at a host of other grounds up and down the country.
Everyone with an electric atmosphere,with fans going wild at both ends of the tables.
Hillsborough was a cauldron of noise,just like St Marys.
Massive pitch invasions everywhere.
We get one fan on the pitch showing a bit of passion and he gets arrested.
The atmosphere was good,but.....yet again we cant fill the Reebok for a game of such importance.
If they give season tickets away next season we still would not fill it every week,and some would still come on here complaining.
Posted by: hierro, Bolton on 12:20pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]wanderer23[/bold] wrote:
well done the lads ! i'm a steward and it made me proud to see us all singing ! it's like keane said though, do we want to be celebrating staying up every season, i for one don't want a repeat of this year ! lets hope megson brings in what we need ? like the look of the st. etienne lad, but 9 mil mmmm ! any ideas on signings from you guys ![/quote] wanderer23 - [bold]sit down[/bold] - see how you like it !!
wanderer23 wrote:
well done the lads ! i'm a steward and it made me proud to see us all singing ! it's like keane said though, do we want to be celebrating staying up every season, i for one don't want a repeat of this year ! lets hope megson brings in what we need ? like the look of the st. etienne lad, but 9 mil mmmm ! any ideas on signings from you guys !
wanderer23 -
sit down - see how you like it !!
Posted by: BoltonDave, Tonge Moor on 12:20pm Tue 6 May 08
I think certain people have short memories. Does no-one remember the yo-yo years when Big Sam first took over the club?
I like Gary Megson even if some people don't (Dioufy probably falls into that category,) and I think he should be given a chance. He's done a good job since Sammy Lee left and people need to look at the statistics before they criticise.
I for one am a happy wanderer and it would be the icing on the cake if the team give the soft southern shandy drinking pooftas a spanking on saturday.
COME ON YOU WHITES!!
I think certain people have short memories. Does no-one remember the yo-yo years when Big Sam first took over the club?
I like Gary Megson even if some people don't (Dioufy probably falls into that category,) and I think he should be given a chance. He's done a good job since Sammy Lee left and people need to look at the statistics before they criticise.
I for one am a happy wanderer and it would be the icing on the cake if the team give the soft southern shandy drinking pooftas a spanking on saturday.
COME ON YOU WHITES!!
Posted by: dingdongdo, westhoughton on 12:24pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]davie[/bold] wrote:
Did you notice the massive crowds in the lower leagues over the weekend. 30,OOO + at Wednesday ,Leeds and Southampton. 25,000 + at a host of other grounds up and down the country. Everyone with an electric atmosphere,with fans going wild at both ends of the tables. Hillsborough was a cauldron of noise,just like St Marys. Massive pitch invasions everywhere. We get one fan on the pitch showing a bit of passion and he gets arrested. The atmosphere was good,but.....yet again we cant fill the Reebok for a game of such importance. If they give season tickets away next season we still would not fill it every week,and some would still come on here complaining. [/quote] Good point.
I can understand peoples negative attitude towards BWFC at the moment but cannot understand people who come on here and say "ive been watching Bolton 30+ years but i'm not going next season because of...."
You choose your team for whatever reason and should stick with them through thick and thin. No matter what division, no matter what chairman, manager, or owners.
Megson, Gartside, Davies, and the players will always come and go but true fans will be there for a lifetime..
davie wrote:
Did you notice the massive crowds in the lower leagues over the weekend. 30,OOO + at Wednesday ,Leeds and Southampton. 25,000 + at a host of other grounds up and down the country. Everyone with an electric atmosphere,with fans going wild at both ends of the tables. Hillsborough was a cauldron of noise,just like St Marys. Massive pitch invasions everywhere. We get one fan on the pitch showing a bit of passion and he gets arrested. The atmosphere was good,but.....yet again we cant fill the Reebok for a game of such importance. If they give season tickets away next season we still would not fill it every week,and some would still come on here complaining.
Good point.
I can understand peoples negative attitude towards BWFC at the moment but cannot understand people who come on here and say "ive been watching Bolton 30+ years but i'm not going next season because of...."
You choose your team for whatever reason and should stick with them through thick and thin. No matter what division, no matter what chairman, manager, or owners.
Megson, Gartside, Davies, and the players will always come and go but true fans will be there for a lifetime..
Posted by: hierro, Bolton on 12:24pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]BoltonDave[/bold] wrote:
I think certain people have short memories. Does no-one remember the yo-yo years when Big Sam first took over the club? I like Gary Megson even if some people don't (Dioufy probably falls into that category,) and I think he should be given a chance. He's done a good job since Sammy Lee left and people need to look at the statistics before they criticise. I for one am a happy wanderer and it would be the icing on the cake if the team give the soft southern shandy drinking pooftas a spanking on saturday. COME ON YOU WHITES!![/quote] what yo yo years ?? numpty !!
BoltonDave wrote:
I think certain people have short memories. Does no-one remember the yo-yo years when Big Sam first took over the club? I like Gary Megson even if some people don't (Dioufy probably falls into that category,) and I think he should be given a chance. He's done a good job since Sammy Lee left and people need to look at the statistics before they criticise. I for one am a happy wanderer and it would be the icing on the cake if the team give the soft southern shandy drinking pooftas a spanking on saturday. COME ON YOU WHITES!!
what yo yo years ?? numpty !!
Posted by: Chris2412, Leyland on 12:32pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]davie[/bold] wrote:
Just to tell all you Gartside haters. On Saturday I was talking to some of the Lancaster whites, They told me Gartside often goes to the their meetings up in Lancaster ,and they say he his a great bloke. One of them contacted the club complaining about the free travel to Chelsea. A little later the club contacted them and said just send the travel invoice to Mr Gartside and he will foot the bill. The side of Gartside most fans never get to see. The man lives and breaths BWFC. Get off his back. Lets see what he comes up with in the close season to help Megson build his own team. Then judge Megson after that . One or three of his signings in January wernt bad. Just hope Taylor can reach his obvious potential.[/quote] Instead of Mr Gartside spending money on peoples travel costs why doesnt he concentrate on spending in the transfer market! Im sure thats the side of Gartside we all would [bold]love[/bold] to see!
davie wrote:
Just to tell all you Gartside haters. On Saturday I was talking to some of the Lancaster whites, They told me Gartside often goes to the their meetings up in Lancaster ,and they say he his a great bloke. One of them contacted the club complaining about the free travel to Chelsea. A little later the club contacted them and said just send the travel invoice to Mr Gartside and he will foot the bill. The side of Gartside most fans never get to see. The man lives and breaths BWFC. Get off his back. Lets see what he comes up with in the close season to help Megson build his own team. Then judge Megson after that . One or three of his signings in January wernt bad. Just hope Taylor can reach his obvious potential.
Instead of Mr Gartside spending money on peoples travel costs why doesnt he concentrate on spending in the transfer market! Im sure thats the side of Gartside we all would
love to see!
Posted by: richard, darwen on 12:35pm Tue 6 May 08
well done lads,the last 4 games were massive and you pulled 10 points out of the bag! bring on chelsea!
as for the winging bolton fans, give megson a chance now he has done what he had to do when confidence was down and secured us, if we are in a dog fight come october then get shut but if not get behind him!
as far as diouf is concerned he has been a good player but not amazing, 5 mil let him go.
and the dead wood such as campo, stelios and jussi they will want 30k a week so thats 90k a week saved to get decent younger plasyers in, sign guthrie!
habsi is miles better than jussi!
well done lads,the last 4 games were massive and you pulled 10 points out of the bag! bring on chelsea!
as for the winging bolton fans, give megson a chance now he has done what he had to do when confidence was down and secured us, if we are in a dog fight come october then get shut but if not get behind him!
as far as diouf is concerned he has been a good player but not amazing, 5 mil let him go.
and the dead wood such as campo, stelios and jussi they will want 30k a week so thats 90k a week saved to get decent younger plasyers in, sign guthrie!
habsi is miles better than jussi!
Posted by: YouriLeGod, Bolton on 12:57pm Tue 6 May 08
Bloomin Hell!
For someone who said they weren't bothered what division we would be in, I was mighty nervous on Saturday.
Somehow we managed to survive. Obviously we don't know what went on behind the scenes, but something changed, be it luck, players revolt, inspired management or a bit of all three.
Whatever it was we need to move on from this shambles of a season and regroup in the summer.
It seems plain enough to any fickle fan that we need some goalscorers and a clearout. We have the basis of a team, but need to buy well and get rid of the deadwood.
I would like to see more youngsters given a chance next season, otherwise what is the point of the academy other than to provide players for other clubs.
Whatever happened over the last four games it maybe does prove that luck does even itself out over a season.
Ours just all came in the last 4 games.
Please let's not go down the same route next season. I look forward to seeing who our new signings will be.
As a keeper replacement may I suggest Kaspar Schmeichel. He wants to leave City and would be a good number 2 for Al Habsi, assuming Jussi leaves.
Bloomin Hell!
For someone who said they weren't bothered what division we would be in, I was mighty nervous on Saturday.
Somehow we managed to survive. Obviously we don't know what went on behind the scenes, but something changed, be it luck, players revolt, inspired management or a bit of all three.
Whatever it was we need to move on from this shambles of a season and regroup in the summer.
It seems plain enough to any fickle fan that we need some goalscorers and a clearout. We have the basis of a team, but need to buy well and get rid of the deadwood.
I would like to see more youngsters given a chance next season, otherwise what is the point of the academy other than to provide players for other clubs.
Whatever happened over the last four games it maybe does prove that luck does even itself out over a season.
Ours just all came in the last 4 games.
Please let's not go down the same route next season. I look forward to seeing who our new signings will be.
As a keeper replacement may I suggest Kaspar Schmeichel. He wants to leave City and would be a good number 2 for Al Habsi, assuming Jussi leaves.
Posted by: John Byrom, Bolton on 12:59pm Tue 6 May 08
I'll give Mugson a chance Richard, eleven games from now!
We'll be belly up by then, we've no chance of attracting any decent players with his deadworm charisma, not to mention his total lack of nouse.
Habsi only got his chance due to Jussi getting a knock & previous lacklustre efforts, & he put in some great performances to go with his UEFA ones. Now is that great Mugson tactics, I think not!!
I'll give Mugson a chance Richard, eleven games from now!
We'll be belly up by then, we've no chance of attracting any decent players with his deadworm charisma, not to mention his total lack of nouse.
Habsi only got his chance due to Jussi getting a knock & previous lacklustre efforts, & he put in some great performances to go with his UEFA ones. Now is that great Mugson tactics, I think not!!
Posted by: il duce, bolton on 1:07pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]charlie[/bold] wrote:
davie - good to hear the points on Gartside.
Although not to sure yet on Megson I do think we could have a much worse chairman than Gartside. Afraid his comments on Allardyce did him no favours but he was disappointed that Sam was leaving and sure he has the clubs interest at heart[/quote] yeah gartside really didnt do himself any favours with his rant over allardyce, and not acknowledging his own mistakes, and having a go at the fans
putting himself so much in the spotlight when things were going well is a recipe for disaster for any chairman, just look at ridsdale at leeds. if you want to milk the plaudits when everything is going well youve gotta be prepared to take the flak when its not. the best chairmen are the ones you never even hear about
charlie wrote:
davie - good to hear the points on Gartside.
Although not to sure yet on Megson I do think we could have a much worse chairman than Gartside. Afraid his comments on Allardyce did him no favours but he was disappointed that Sam was leaving and sure he has the clubs interest at heart
yeah gartside really didnt do himself any favours with his rant over allardyce, and not acknowledging his own mistakes, and having a go at the fans
putting himself so much in the spotlight when things were going well is a recipe for disaster for any chairman, just look at ridsdale at leeds. if you want to milk the plaudits when everything is going well youve gotta be prepared to take the flak when its not. the best chairmen are the ones you never even hear about
Posted by: birch, chorley on 1:33pm Tue 6 May 08
Im still not convinced by megson one bit!
compare his record this season to steve bruce at wigan, they have got the same ammount of points but bruce did it in less games. Megson had a much stronger squad including a world class striker in anelka - bruce had marcus bent the reject! Megson spent alot more than him as well!
For bolton to move forward we need someone who is forward thinking like sam was to do better than teams around us that spend big year on year!
I feel this is a false oasis and come september the ropes will be out again and somone will be swinging from the town hall steps!
JUST MY OPINION!!!
Im still not convinced by megson one bit!
compare his record this season to steve bruce at wigan, they have got the same ammount of points but bruce did it in less games. Megson had a much stronger squad including a world class striker in anelka - bruce had marcus bent the reject! Megson spent alot more than him as well!
For bolton to move forward we need someone who is forward thinking like sam was to do better than teams around us that spend big year on year!
I feel this is a false oasis and come september the ropes will be out again and somone will be swinging from the town hall steps!
JUST MY OPINION!!!
Posted by: ad_bwfc, Essex on 1:33pm Tue 6 May 08
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE TRAINING GROUND IS IN EUXTON ?? WHAT STREET
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE TRAINING GROUND IS IN EUXTON ?? WHAT STREET
Posted by: hierro, Bolton on 1:36pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]ad_bwfc[/bold] wrote:
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE TRAINING GROUND IS IN EUXTON ?? WHAT STREET [/quote] It's Euxton Lane, Euxton. PR7 6FA.
ad_bwfc wrote:
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE TRAINING GROUND IS IN EUXTON ?? WHAT STREET
It's Euxton Lane, Euxton. PR7 6FA.
Posted by: birch, chorley on 1:46pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]ad_bwfc[/bold] wrote:
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE TRAINING GROUND IS IN EUXTON ?? WHAT STREET [/quote] ITS THE OLD ROF BASE, NEXT TO A 9 HOLE GOLF COURSE
ad_bwfc wrote:
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE TRAINING GROUND IS IN EUXTON ?? WHAT STREET
ITS THE OLD ROF BASE, NEXT TO A 9 HOLE GOLF COURSE
Posted by: ad_bwfc, Essex on 1:50pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]hierro[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]ad_bwfc[/bold] wrote: DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE TRAINING GROUND IS IN EUXTON ?? WHAT STREET [/quote] It's Euxton Lane, Euxton. PR7 6FA.[/quote] your awesome
hierro wrote:
ad_bwfc wrote: DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE TRAINING GROUND IS IN EUXTON ?? WHAT STREET
It's Euxton Lane, Euxton. PR7 6FA.
your awesome
Posted by: ad_bwfc, Essex on 1:51pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]birch[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]ad_bwfc[/bold] wrote: DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE TRAINING GROUND IS IN EUXTON ?? WHAT STREET [/quote] ITS THE OLD ROF BASE, NEXT TO A 9 HOLE GOLF COURSE[/quote] so are u
birch wrote:
ad_bwfc wrote: DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE TRAINING GROUND IS IN EUXTON ?? WHAT STREET
ITS THE OLD ROF BASE, NEXT TO A 9 HOLE GOLF COURSE
so are u
Posted by: hierro, Bolton on 1:53pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]ad_bwfc[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]hierro[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]ad_bwfc[/bold] wrote: DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE TRAINING GROUND IS IN EUXTON ?? WHAT STREET [/quote] It's Euxton Lane, Euxton. PR7 6FA.[/quote] your awesome [/quote] if yur going you can't miss the place - there will be a 6ft 3in polish striker stood in the middle of a field with his hands on his hips.
ad_bwfc wrote:
hierro wrote: ad_bwfc wrote: DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE TRAINING GROUND IS IN EUXTON ?? WHAT STREET
It's Euxton Lane, Euxton. PR7 6FA.
your awesome
if yur going you can't miss the place - there will be a 6ft 3in polish striker stood in the middle of a field with his hands on his hips.
Posted by: Chris Manning, Gotham City PD on 2:21pm Tue 6 May 08
Sign Guthrie? Are you mad?
He has shown absolutely NOTHING all year. Not good enough.
Sign Guthrie? Are you mad?
He has shown absolutely NOTHING all year. Not good enough.
Posted by: franky worthy, corkscrewing terry butcher into the burnden turf on 2:26pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]davie[/bold] wrote:
Just to tell all you Gartside haters. On Saturday I was talking to some of the Lancaster whites, They told me Gartside often goes to the their meetings up in Lancaster ,and they say he his a great bloke. One of them contacted the club complaining about the free travel to Chelsea. A little later the club contacted them and said just send the travel invoice to Mr Gartside and he will foot the bill. The side of Gartside most fans never get to see. The man lives and breaths BWFC. Get off his back. Lets see what he comes up with in the close season to help Megson build his own team. Then judge Megson after that . One or three of his signings in January wernt bad. Just hope Taylor can reach his obvious potential.[/quote] different side to mr gartside was saturday night,in a bar in westhoughton were he was being his usuall arrorgant self telling the fans there opinions count for nothing and when one fan showed him his club badge tattoe and said thats how much the club means to me his answer was SO WHAT??? he was then attacked and his two minders jumped in to his rescue,the bouncers then locked him in the bar till the fans had left!! so he aint all that great
davie wrote:
Just to tell all you Gartside haters. On Saturday I was talking to some of the Lancaster whites, They told me Gartside often goes to the their meetings up in Lancaster ,and they say he his a great bloke. One of them contacted the club complaining about the free travel to Chelsea. A little later the club contacted them and said just send the travel invoice to Mr Gartside and he will foot the bill. The side of Gartside most fans never get to see. The man lives and breaths BWFC. Get off his back. Lets see what he comes up with in the close season to help Megson build his own team. Then judge Megson after that . One or three of his signings in January wernt bad. Just hope Taylor can reach his obvious potential.
different side to mr gartside was saturday night,in a bar in westhoughton were he was being his usuall arrorgant self telling the fans there opinions count for nothing and when one fan showed him his club badge tattoe and said thats how much the club means to me his answer was SO WHAT??? he was then attacked and his two minders jumped in to his rescue,the bouncers then locked him in the bar till the fans had left!! so he aint all that great
Posted by: apple on 2:35pm Tue 6 May 08
Lets give Megson a chance brigade is all well and good but what has he done to deserve a chance. He makes more gaffs than Boris Johnson he continues to be more negative than any manager we have had in the last twenty years plus. We have just secured our stay in the premiership by the skin of our teeth with more luck than good management with our worst points tally in years and for our wonderful manager to praise him on the job he has done in amassing 31 points from 27 games. What an achievement we have in staying in a division in which we have made our home for the last 7 years. The players must have realized the serious financial costs of relegation in respect of their wages and put a little effort in and also rode their luck against Spurs and Boro yet we say Megson is the man. He plays Cohen and Rasiak over players with better credentials and we want this man to use our entire transfer kitty with his signings. Out of three signings with costs over 12M we have one very good player and one with a potential to be a good player and the jury is out on the third. The other two signings were dross yet he continued to play them. Now that the end of the season is nigh we will get our board coming out with empty pledges on the amount we will spend and back the squad while the Season tickets are being sold and our fans are so fickle they will buy them even though they have been caught out year in year out. We will be linked to players that will not emerge at our ground all for the ginger numpty to confess that we cannot attract the top players to the Reebok. All the fans celebrated the fact we avoided relegation for what to be in the same position next year with the negative one and all the cups given away cheaply. I for one will not renew and will only go to the away games until he and Gartside are removed.
Lets give Megson a chance brigade is all well and good but what has he done to deserve a chance. He makes more gaffs than Boris Johnson he continues to be more negative than any manager we have had in the last twenty years plus. We have just secured our stay in the premiership by the skin of our teeth with more luck than good management with our worst points tally in years and for our wonderful manager to praise him on the job he has done in amassing 31 points from 27 games. What an achievement we have in staying in a division in which we have made our home for the last 7 years. The players must have realized the serious financial costs of relegation in respect of their wages and put a little effort in and also rode their luck against Spurs and Boro yet we say Megson is the man. He plays Cohen and Rasiak over players with better credentials and we want this man to use our entire transfer kitty with his signings. Out of three signings with costs over 12M we have one very good player and one with a potential to be a good player and the jury is out on the third. The other two signings were dross yet he continued to play them. Now that the end of the season is nigh we will get our board coming out with empty pledges on the amount we will spend and back the squad while the Season tickets are being sold and our fans are so fickle they will buy them even though they have been caught out year in year out. We will be linked to players that will not emerge at our ground all for the ginger numpty to confess that we cannot attract the top players to the Reebok. All the fans celebrated the fact we avoided relegation for what to be in the same position next year with the negative one and all the cups given away cheaply. I for one will not renew and will only go to the away games until he and Gartside are removed.
Posted by: Brak, Bolton on 2:47pm Tue 6 May 08
Well put apple.
Posted by: Brak, Bolton on 2:51pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]BoltonDave[/bold] wrote:
I think certain people have short memories. Does no-one remember the yo-yo years when Big Sam first took over the club? I like Gary Megson even if some people don't (Dioufy probably falls into that category,) and I think he should be given a chance. He's done a good job since Sammy Lee left and people need to look at the statistics before they criticise. I for one am a happy wanderer and it would be the icing on the cake if the team give the soft southern shandy drinking pooftas a spanking on saturday. COME ON YOU WHITES!![/quote] No way, I don't think Megson deserves a chance. We need to get rid now before he does any more damage.
It's SUNDAY we play Chelsea and if we beat them then the scum will win the Premiership!
Not that I want us to lose to Chelsea and would be happy to end on a high(?) but to see Man U throw it all away on the last game of the season would be brilliant! Yes, I know I shouldn't be looking forward to that but we have to take whatever good points we can from this awful season!
BoltonDave wrote:
I think certain people have short memories. Does no-one remember the yo-yo years when Big Sam first took over the club? I like Gary Megson even if some people don't (Dioufy probably falls into that category,) and I think he should be given a chance. He's done a good job since Sammy Lee left and people need to look at the statistics before they criticise. I for one am a happy wanderer and it would be the icing on the cake if the team give the soft southern shandy drinking pooftas a spanking on saturday. COME ON YOU WHITES!!
No way, I don't think Megson deserves a chance. We need to get rid now before he does any more damage.
It's SUNDAY we play Chelsea and if we beat them then the scum will win the Premiership!
Not that I want us to lose to Chelsea and would be happy to end on a high(?) but to see Man U throw it all away on the last game of the season would be brilliant! Yes, I know I shouldn't be looking forward to that but we have to take whatever good points we can from this awful season!
Posted by: matt4763, Bolton on 2:54pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]Chris Manning, Gotham City PD[/bold] wrote:
Sign Guthrie? Are you mad? He has shown absolutely NOTHING all year. Not good enough.[/quote] Agree with you there Chris. After such a promising start, his season deteriated rapidly. He's gone from one of our better players in the middle of the park to someone who constantly gives the ball away.
Might still be worth signing him as he's only a young lad but at the minute, I feel he is a comodity that we could do without. I'd much rather use the money to sign Zoltan Gera from WBA, he'd fit in perfectly to our midfield!
Job number 1 is to get 2, if not 3 strikers on board! Not really seen much of this St Etienne striker who we are being linked with, personally I'd love to see Cisse at Bolton.
Chris Manning, Gotham City PD wrote:
Sign Guthrie? Are you mad? He has shown absolutely NOTHING all year. Not good enough.
Agree with you there Chris. After such a promising start, his season deteriated rapidly. He's gone from one of our better players in the middle of the park to someone who constantly gives the ball away.
Might still be worth signing him as he's only a young lad but at the minute, I feel he is a comodity that we could do without. I'd much rather use the money to sign Zoltan Gera from WBA, he'd fit in perfectly to our midfield!
Job number 1 is to get 2, if not 3 strikers on board! Not really seen much of this St Etienne striker who we are being linked with, personally I'd love to see Cisse at Bolton.
Posted by: davie, leigh on 2:56pm Tue 6 May 08
I think one or two on here have been watching Jackanory!and believe in fairies.
I think one or two on here have been watching Jackanory!and believe in fairies.
Posted by: hierro, Bolton on 2:57pm Tue 6 May 08
Baptista from Real Madrid would be a good signing, prem experience, big, strong and pacy.
Baptista from Real Madrid would be a good signing, prem experience, big, strong and pacy.
Posted by: Danny G, Deane on 3:20pm Tue 6 May 08
I think we should go for Jimmy Bullard from Fulham, i rate a lot more than Gera
I think we should go for Jimmy Bullard from Fulham, i rate a lot more than Gera
Posted by: neon, Greenville, SC on 3:21pm Tue 6 May 08
Well I knew it wouldn't last. For a minute there I actually thought I was on a post where people were happy and proud of the team for banding together and pulling away from of the relegation threesome.
We had talk of next year.
New signings.
Who should be captain.
Even praise for Megson and Gartside.
Too good to last though . . . shame.
Take into consideration the words of Kevin Keegan after the loss to Chelsea. He spoke about the ever-widening rift between the top four and the rest and backed it by pointing to the ridiculous gap in points this year.
ManU and Chelsea at 84
Arsenal on 80
drop 7 to Pool (73)
drop 9 to the Toffees (62)
A 22 point gap from fifth to the top
51 points to the relegation zone (33)
And a whopping 73 between first and last.
This gap could hardly get any bigger and until we employ a salary cap or some such means of controlling the amount of cash teams can spend we will never be able to look forward to any sort of competition for the league title.
FAITH KEPT!
RANT ENDED!
Well I knew it wouldn't last. For a minute there I actually thought I was on a post where people were happy and proud of the team for banding together and pulling away from of the relegation threesome.
We had talk of next year.
New signings.
Who should be captain.
Even praise for Megson and Gartside.
Too good to last though . . . shame.
Take into consideration the words of Kevin Keegan after the loss to Chelsea. He spoke about the ever-widening rift between the top four and the rest and backed it by pointing to the ridiculous gap in points this year.
ManU and Chelsea at 84
Arsenal on 80
drop 7 to Pool (73)
drop 9 to the Toffees (62)
A 22 point gap from fifth to the top
51 points to the relegation zone (33)
And a whopping 73 between first and last.
This gap could hardly get any bigger and until we employ a salary cap or some such means of controlling the amount of cash teams can spend we will never be able to look forward to any sort of competition for the league title.
FAITH KEPT!
RANT ENDED!
Posted by: apple on 3:23pm Tue 6 May 08
Baptista maybe how about Kaka and decco then we could go for Gudjohnson or Henry so cohen and rasik could displace them under our ginger genius.
Baptista maybe how about Kaka and decco then we could go for Gudjohnson or Henry so cohen and rasik could displace them under our ginger genius.
Posted by: apple on 3:23pm Tue 6 May 08
Baptista maybe how about Kaka and decco then we could go for Gudjohnson or Henry so cohen and rasik could displce them under our ginger genius.
Baptista maybe how about Kaka and decco then we could go for Gudjohnson or Henry so cohen and rasik could displce them under our ginger genius.
Posted by: hierro, Bolton on 3:28pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]apple[/bold] wrote:
Baptista maybe how about Kaka and decco then we could go for Gudjohnson or Henry so cohen and rasik could displce them under our ginger genius.[/quote] you don't think Baptista's viable then ?? he hasn't played much this season - i think he's injured at the moment - and they only wanted about 8 mill after he had been on loan at arsenal so should be available for less than that.
apple wrote:
Baptista maybe how about Kaka and decco then we could go for Gudjohnson or Henry so cohen and rasik could displce them under our ginger genius.
you don't think Baptista's viable then ?? he hasn't played much this season - i think he's injured at the moment - and they only wanted about 8 mill after he had been on loan at arsenal so should be available for less than that.
Posted by: apple on 3:37pm Tue 6 May 08
Hierro, his wages are over 95,000 per week and his goal bonus is more than 10,000 per goal. His champions league bonus is 100k per match and his monies for retaining the league go up so how can we compete(a relegation battle and time off in cup matches)
Hierro, his wages are over 95,000 per week and his goal bonus is more than 10,000 per goal. His champions league bonus is 100k per match and his monies for retaining the league go up so how can we compete(a relegation battle and time off in cup matches)
Posted by: matt4763, Bolton on 3:44pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]apple[/bold] wrote:
Hierro, his wages are over 95,000 per week and his goal bonus is more than 10,000 per goal. His champions league bonus is 100k per match and his monies for retaining the league go up so how can we compete(a relegation battle and time off in cup matches)[/quote] £10,000 goal bonus? Not a bad little earner is it?! Good job Rasiak wasn't on that, he would have bled us dry. Oh no, wait a minute.......
apple wrote:
Hierro, his wages are over 95,000 per week and his goal bonus is more than 10,000 per goal. His champions league bonus is 100k per match and his monies for retaining the league go up so how can we compete(a relegation battle and time off in cup matches)
£10,000 goal bonus? Not a bad little earner is it?! Good job Rasiak wasn't on that, he would have bled us dry. Oh no, wait a minute.......
Posted by: dingdongdo, westhoughton on 3:44pm Tue 6 May 08
"Cahill says the entire squad and the management team deserve credit for responding so impressively in the face of adversity after the 4-0 defeat at Aston Villa."
How strange... credit being given for our great finish to the season...
its a good job the players and management responded in positive fashion..
If it was a team full of some of the doom and gloom merchants who post comments on here we would have been dead and buried now...
"Cahill says the entire squad and the management team deserve credit for responding so impressively in the face of adversity after the 4-0 defeat at Aston Villa."
How strange... credit being given for our great finish to the season...
its a good job the players and management responded in positive fashion..
If it was a team full of some of the doom and gloom merchants who post comments on here we would have been dead and buried now...
Posted by: sharan J, bolton on 3:44pm Tue 6 May 08
Sky has confirmed the race for the Premier League title will be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 this Sunday.
With Manchester United and Chelsea locked on 84 points at the summit of the Premier League table there is only one place to see all the action unfold on what promises to be a thrilling final day of the season.
The Red Devils' short trip to Wigan's JJB stadium can be seen live on Sky Sports 1 while Chelsea's clash against Bolton can be found on Sky Sports 2.
[bold]bold[/bold]
for those of us who cant get to chelsea!!!!
come on you whites!!!
Sky has confirmed the race for the Premier League title will be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 this Sunday.
With Manchester United and Chelsea locked on 84 points at the summit of the Premier League table there is only one place to see all the action unfold on what promises to be a thrilling final day of the season.
The Red Devils' short trip to Wigan's JJB stadium can be seen live on Sky Sports 1 while Chelsea's clash against Bolton can be found on Sky Sports 2.
for those of us who cant get to chelsea!!!!
come on you whites!!!
Posted by: Trotter, Bolton on 4:02pm Tue 6 May 08
FAITH THE KEEP
THE FAITH KEEP
KEEP FAITH THE
FAITH KEEP THE
[bold]KEEP THE FAITH[/bold] ...... well I have been telling you all season!!
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
FAITH THE KEEP
THE FAITH KEEP
KEEP FAITH THE
FAITH KEEP THE
KEEP THE FAITH ...... well I have been telling you all season!!
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Posted by: Trotter, Bolton on 4:05pm Tue 6 May 08
Plan "B" on Sunday - Bolton will let Chelsea win while Man.Utd (hopefully) slip up at Wigan!!
Now that would be one big party in London with the White Army more jubilant than the Cockneys!!
ha ha ha ha ha ha
Plan "B" on Sunday - Bolton will let Chelsea win while Man.Utd (hopefully) slip up at Wigan!!
Now that would be one big party in London with the White Army more jubilant than the Cockneys!!
ha ha ha ha ha ha
Posted by: hierro, Bolton on 4:08pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]apple[/bold] wrote:
Hierro, his wages are over 95,000 per week and his goal bonus is more than 10,000 per goal. His champions league bonus is 100k per match and his monies for retaining the league go up so how can we compete(a relegation battle and time off in cup matches)[/quote] where do you get these stats from - can't believe arsenal had him- even on loan cos' to take him permanently they would have had to shatter their wage structure - there is no way that they would have paid those wages for him - unless he was a world beater - hence they sent him back - fair play to him if he's on that much for playing so little !! i'll stick to my sign Nicky Maynard as a squad player (one for the future then) what wages is he on at crewe ??
apple wrote:
Hierro, his wages are over 95,000 per week and his goal bonus is more than 10,000 per goal. His champions league bonus is 100k per match and his monies for retaining the league go up so how can we compete(a relegation battle and time off in cup matches)
where do you get these stats from - can't believe arsenal had him- even on loan cos' to take him permanently they would have had to shatter their wage structure - there is no way that they would have paid those wages for him - unless he was a world beater - hence they sent him back - fair play to him if he's on that much for playing so little !! i'll stick to my sign Nicky Maynard as a squad player (one for the future then) what wages is he on at crewe ??
Posted by: davie, leigh on 4:19pm Tue 6 May 08
I want Chelsea to win 1-0 and hope Wigan play to the standard they have produced in the last few weeks.
I am sure Mr Bruce will make a rousing pre match team talk and inspire the lads to.....er... defeat.
On second thoughts I want Bolton to win 1-0 and end Chelseas home record.
See you at the Bridge.
I want Chelsea to win 1-0 and hope Wigan play to the standard they have produced in the last few weeks.
I am sure Mr Bruce will make a rousing pre match team talk and inspire the lads to.....er... defeat.
On second thoughts I want Bolton to win 1-0 and end Chelseas home record.
See you at the Bridge.
Posted by: apple on 4:31pm Tue 6 May 08
Hierro the figures are in EUROS however, we still cannot compete.
Hierro the figures are in EUROS however, we still cannot compete.
Posted by: hierro, Bolton on 4:35pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]hierro[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]apple[/bold] wrote: Hierro, his wages are over 95,000 per week and his goal bonus is more than 10,000 per goal. His champions league bonus is 100k per match and his monies for retaining the league go up so how can we compete(a relegation battle and time off in cup matches)[/quote] where do you get these stats from - can't believe arsenal had him- even on loan cos' to take him permanently they would have had to shatter their wage structure - there is no way that they would have paid those wages for him - unless he was a world beater - hence they sent him back - fair play to him if he's on that much for playing so little !! i'll stick to my sign Nicky Maynard as a squad player (one for the future then) what wages is he on at crewe ??[/quote] i think I underestimated his price tag and you over estimated his wage demands - call it a draw ??
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hierro wrote:
apple wrote: Hierro, his wages are over 95,000 per week and his goal bonus is more than 10,000 per goal. His champions league bonus is 100k per match and his monies for retaining the league go up so how can we compete(a relegation battle and time off in cup matches)
where do you get these stats from - can't believe arsenal had him- even on loan cos' to take him permanently they would have had to shatter their wage structure - there is no way that they would have paid those wages for him - unless he was a world beater - hence they sent him back - fair play to him if he's on that much for playing so little !! i'll stick to my sign Nicky Maynard as a squad player (one for the future then) what wages is he on at crewe ??
i think I underestimated his price tag and you over estimated his wage demands - call it a draw ??
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Posted by: ad_bwfc, Essex on 4:39pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]hierro[/bold] wrote:
Baptista from Real Madrid would be a good signing, prem experience, big, strong and pacy.[/quote] baptista would be absolutly brilliant for us, its just weather we could tempt him? if he because available there would be no shortage of takers, but i think if we could assure him he'd be the main man here he could possibly be tempted.
hierro wrote:
Baptista from Real Madrid would be a good signing, prem experience, big, strong and pacy.
baptista would be absolutly brilliant for us, its just weather we could tempt him? if he because available there would be no shortage of takers, but i think if we could assure him he'd be the main man here he could possibly be tempted.
Posted by: hierro, Bolton on 4:50pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]apple[/bold] wrote:
Hierro the figures are in EUROS however, we still cannot compete.[/quote] who would eve have thought that Nicolas Anelka would be a Bolton Wanderers player, getting someone like Baptista should be a piece of cake if we could get the tranfer fee down, granted we've got a different manager now and don't have our spell of being the 5th most consistent prem team over the last 4 years, you're right we've no chance of signing him - let's go for Michael Boulding at Mansfield - he should be cheap.
apple wrote:
Hierro the figures are in EUROS however, we still cannot compete.
who would eve have thought that Nicolas Anelka would be a Bolton Wanderers player, getting someone like Baptista should be a piece of cake if we could get the tranfer fee down, granted we've got a different manager now and don't have our spell of being the 5th most consistent prem team over the last 4 years, you're right we've no chance of signing him - let's go for Michael Boulding at Mansfield - he should be cheap.
Posted by: Paul, Deane on 4:54pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]apple[/bold] wrote:
Lets give Megson a chance brigade is all well and good but what has he done to deserve a chance. He makes more gaffs than Boris Johnson he continues to be more negative than any manager we have had in the last twenty years plus. We have just secured our stay in the premiership by the skin of our teeth with more luck than good management with our worst points tally in years and for our wonderful manager to praise him on the job he has done in amassing 31 points from 27 games. What an achievement we have in staying in a division in which we have made our home for the last 7 years. The players must have realized the serious financial costs of relegation in respect of their wages and put a little effort in and also rode their luck against Spurs and Boro yet we say Megson is the man. He plays Cohen and Rasiak over players with better credentials and we want this man to use our entire transfer kitty with his signings. Out of three signings with costs over 12M we have one very good player and one with a potential to be a good player and the jury is out on the third. The other two signings were dross yet he continued to play them. Now that the end of the season is nigh we will get our board coming out with empty pledges on the amount we will spend and back the squad while the Season tickets are being sold and our fans are so fickle they will buy them even though they have been caught out year in year out. We will be linked to players that will not emerge at our ground all for the ginger numpty to confess that we cannot attract the top players to the Reebok. All the fans celebrated the fact we avoided relegation for what to be in the same position next year with the negative one and all the cups given away cheaply. I for one will not renew and will only go to the away games until he and Gartside are removed. [/quote] Hallelujah!!
Common sense post at last.
Everyone knows Megson is the worst manager we have ever had so why should he be given more time to cause even more damage.
Replace him with either a young up and coming manager, eg Paul Ince or John Collins, or someone with experience, Sven will be out of work soon, or even Steve McClaren, plenty of prem experience, won Boro a Cup, took them to UEFA Cup final and brought through a stream of good young players through the academy.
Any of the above would be 100 times better than Megson
apple wrote:
Lets give Megson a chance brigade is all well and good but what has he done to deserve a chance. He makes more gaffs than Boris Johnson he continues to be more negative than any manager we have had in the last twenty years plus. We have just secured our stay in the premiership by the skin of our teeth with more luck than good management with our worst points tally in years and for our wonderful manager to praise him on the job he has done in amassing 31 points from 27 games. What an achievement we have in staying in a division in which we have made our home for the last 7 years. The players must have realized the serious financial costs of relegation in respect of their wages and put a little effort in and also rode their luck against Spurs and Boro yet we say Megson is the man. He plays Cohen and Rasiak over players with better credentials and we want this man to use our entire transfer kitty with his signings. Out of three signings with costs over 12M we have one very good player and one with a potential to be a good player and the jury is out on the third. The other two signings were dross yet he continued to play them. Now that the end of the season is nigh we will get our board coming out with empty pledges on the amount we will spend and back the squad while the Season tickets are being sold and our fans are so fickle they will buy them even though they have been caught out year in year out. We will be linked to players that will not emerge at our ground all for the ginger numpty to confess that we cannot attract the top players to the Reebok. All the fans celebrated the fact we avoided relegation for what to be in the same position next year with the negative one and all the cups given away cheaply. I for one will not renew and will only go to the away games until he and Gartside are removed.
Hallelujah!!
Common sense post at last.
Everyone knows Megson is the worst manager we have ever had so why should he be given more time to cause even more damage.
Replace him with either a young up and coming manager, eg Paul Ince or John Collins, or someone with experience, Sven will be out of work soon, or even Steve McClaren, plenty of prem experience, won Boro a Cup, took them to UEFA Cup final and brought through a stream of good young players through the academy.
Any of the above would be 100 times better than Megson
Posted by: apple on 4:54pm Tue 6 May 08
There would be a good chance of getting players to sign and that would be to have an high profile manager like paul ince, george graham and the like namely someone who is recoginsed for their class.
There would be a good chance of getting players to sign and that would be to have an high profile manager like paul ince, george graham and the like namely someone who is recoginsed for their class.
Posted by: hierro, Bolton on 5:00pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]apple[/bold] wrote:
There would be a good chance of getting players to sign and that would be to have an high profile manager like paul ince, george graham and the like namely someone who is recoginsed for their class.[/quote] i fully agree with you - but the bottom line is for the time being like it or not we are stuck with megson ( i personally think he's the worst manager we've had since phil neal, a little harsh on phil neal but hey ho ) but he did manage to sign cahill, steinsson & taylor so maybe he's better at negotiating a deal than managing a team.
apple wrote:
There would be a good chance of getting players to sign and that would be to have an high profile manager like paul ince, george graham and the like namely someone who is recoginsed for their class.
i fully agree with you - but the bottom line is for the time being like it or not we are stuck with megson ( i personally think he's the worst manager we've had since phil neal, a little harsh on phil neal but hey ho ) but he did manage to sign cahill, steinsson & taylor so maybe he's better at negotiating a deal than managing a team.
Posted by: matt4763, Bolton on 5:11pm Tue 6 May 08
[quote][bold]hierro[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]apple[/bold] wrote: There would be a good chance of getting players to sign and that would be to have an high profile manager like paul ince, george graham and the like namely someone who is recoginsed for their class.[/quote] i fully agree with you - but the bottom line is for the time being like it or not we are stuck with megson ( i personally think he's the worst manager we've had since phil neal, a little harsh on phil neal but hey ho ) but he did manage to sign cahill, steinsson & taylor so maybe he's better at negotiating a deal than managing a team.[/quote] I'm not a Megson fan by any means, but there's no way he's as bad as LSL or Roy McFarland!!!
Bit of credit where it's due, he's kept us up and signed a couple of decent players; which is more than can be said about any of those other two clowns!
hierro wrote:
apple wrote: There would be a good chance of getting players to sign and that would be to have an high profile manager like paul ince, george graham and the like namely someone who is recoginsed for their class.
i fully agree with you - but the bottom line is for the time being like it or not we are stuck with megson ( i personally think he's the worst manager we've had since phil neal, a little harsh on phil neal but hey ho ) but he did manage to sign cahill, steinsson & taylor so maybe he's better at negotiating a deal than managing a team.
I'm not a Megson fan by any means, but there's no way he's as bad as LSL or Roy McFarland!!!
Bit of credit where it's due, he's kept us up and signed a couple of decent players; which is more than can be said about any of those other two clowns!
Posted by: apple on 5:19pm Tue 6 May 08
He lost his credit when i was in Lisbon and heard the team he put out and at sheff utd at home in our 50th anniversary of winning the cup.
He lost his credit when i was in Lisbon and heard the team he put out and at sheff utd at home in our 50th anniversary of winning the cup.
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