Local derby time tonight in the EFL Cup. Only the 3rd competitive fixture between the 2 clubs and the first in front of a crowd. Bolton did the double over Salford in the season behind closed doors. No replay no extra time if it's a draw at full time then straight to penalties. Team news. No change from Saturday. Evatt likely to juggle the fit players out of the 23 man squad. New kick off time 7.45 so be on your toes.
Final Score Bolton Wanderers 5 Salford City 1.
Kachunga 31, Bodvarsson 42, Sadlier 61, Bradley 77, Afolayan 86. Thomas-Asante 23.
Dixon
Jones sub Toure 88
Aimson
Johnston
John Sub Iredale 45
Lee
Williams sub Khumbeni 83
Thomason sent off 90+2
Sadlier sub Bradley 73
Bodvarsson sub Afolayan 83
Kachunga
Subs not used: Bakayoko, Morley, Trafford, Dempsey.
Referee John Brooks
Attendance 6505.
Highlights https://youtu.be/rWYVGXbD9EE
Bolton Wanderers v Salford City
posted on 11/8/22
ins and outs predicted before the window shuts, I knew IE wasn't ignoring me.
posted on 11/8/22
But who would we want to leave the UniBol? Who would be the main targets and would Evatt sell the likes of Dapo or Rico?
I feel that we have just got a settled squad of decent players for this league that could attain promotion and why would we want to disrupt it at this point in the season?
If we lost a decent player or two we would need to buy or loan good players to replace them.
We have to remember that we are in division one so some players wouldn't want to come if they are dropping down a league and then there is the question of wages. Can we attract the right player who can guarantee to be better than what we have and pay his wage demands when we are supposed to be a sustainable club?
I would like your thoughts on the above questions. I'm all for improving the squad but we all know that not all incoming players settle into the team or perform as required.
posted on 11/8/22
After much complaining, the cub finally updated the teams on the website.
If you have a look, you'll see the B team is ripe for some of our own young ones to go out on loan.
Izzy might as well go if we can sort it, his contract is up next summer.
There's always a chance somebody with money will come in. Remember the old saying "We are a trading club"
If the plan is working IE & co will already have a replacement for anybody on a list somewhere.
Don't forget we have a couple of spaces available before we play on the roundabouts.
posted on 11/8/22
Wouldn't really want anyone to go as we have good cover now. I think you have to look who is out of contract next summer. Quite a lot. Aimson, Isgrove, Thomason even Sheehan won't play much plus out of contract maybe loaned out.
posted on 11/8/22
B team fixtures https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/b-team-starts-at-fleetwood/ is there much point to these being played on training pitches in the afternoon in front of no fans? I did think when I first saw this a cheeky trip to Fleetwood.
posted on 11/8/22
It took a lot of nagging to get that sorted on the website. In the end I resorted to having a word in Sharon's lug hole. There are still a few changes on there to come.
Wasn't it Sam who insisted reserves and youth play in the stadium, due to the injuries from pitches when played outside of the stadium.
Ian Greaves would never have stood for it either.
We had a regular crowd for reserves and youth team games back in the good olde days. When football was cheap as chips.
posted on 11/8/22
It's the Tuesday against Villa, it's on the telly.
https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/villa-tie-live-on-sky/
posted on 12/8/22
This week has flown by.
The To Do List hasn't gone down one bit. I might as well give it up for the day now.
It makes sense, it should ensure I'll be up early tomorrow for the bakery and treats delivery. I need those to get me through the match.
posted on 12/8/22
We have a decent record recently when we appear on the telly. Hopefully, this will be another one against a Premiership team.
I suspect that Villa will be making changes to their normal line up but they seem to have a large squad of players so I don't think that it will be an easy game. Can we beat them? Yes, we can if every one of our players is up for it and on good form.
posted on 12/8/22
Had I not booked the rest of that week off work I'd have been tempted with the Sky coverage of the Villa game - as it stands a venture down the Unibol would go down nicely.