Bolton Wanderers v Port Vale

£20000 prize money to the club to offset the poor crowd. It's a hard sell on a freezing cold Tuesday night coming up to Christmas. I didn't go. Bit like last December not 100% and sat out in that last night no good for me. I had to go home at ht against Bristol rovers last December. Fell lucky this year all the midweek league fixtures seem to be away. Oh for living in a warm climate.

After a busy two days of business meetings, I arrived home had dinner, sat down and fell into a deep sleep. My wife woke me up in time to go to bed.

I am sorry I missed the game, but the result was a good one. The only problem was that we now have another player injured just as he was coming into good form.

Let's hope that he isn't out of action too long. Hopefully, we won't need him for the game against Portsmouth on Monday night.

Thomason suspended for the next EFL Trophy match.

comment by Bennythedip - Living The Dream (U9359)
posted 23 hours, 38 minutes ago
Thomason suspended for the next EFL Trophy match.
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That's a pity. I wonder how many he deserved against poor judgment by the refs?

Update on Tom at Master Chef, he did well last night and he is now in the last three who will compete for the title tonight on BBC 1 at 8:00 pm.

Nlundulu out for a number of months. Surgery required on his hamstring injury.

So Luton away in the cup 2pm Sunday on the 7th January. Televised but not officially in the UK. Lincoln or Accrington away in the efl trophy. Probably Wednesday the 10th January.

How did Tom get on ?

See you on the other side. I'm travelling soon.
Don't be backing the Whites for Monday's game. I'll be settled in at home in my shorts for the game, joining in on the live thread.

comment by Ye Olde Pasty (U2191)
posted 11 hours, 27 minutes ago
How did Tom get on ?

See you on the other side. I'm travelling soon.
Don't be backing the Whites for Monday's game. I'll be settled in at home in my shorts for the game, joining in on the live thread.
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Pasty, Tom absolutely smashed it. He won the M<asterChef 2023 competition. I'm so pleased for him.

I just wonder what the future holds for him, He has said that at some stage he would like to open his own restaurant, but he would also like to get on TV more. He loved the experience

We will need to see if he can make it happen and if the opportunities open up for him. At the moment he is working at the same hotel chain where his father is executive chef. There are four restaurants at the Hotel. Lewis, his dad, has approximately 400 chefs working under him. He also oversees other hotels' Kitchens in the group.

Perhaps, he should go to the States and show them what he can do.

Just to add to that, The Hotel where they work is the Hotel that all the Premiership clubs use when they are playing Brighton.

With no return in sight for Nlundulu and Johnston plus Mendes Gomes on international duty, possibly iredale and Jones going to have to be transfers in. Would expect interest in Santos Toal Thomason and Charles. Not going to be an easy month. I'm expecting a sale to fund incoming. Spin the wheel. Which one? The one I'm thinking begins with t, plays for northern Ireland and not been tied to a new contract yet.