A break from league one football to play a league one side in the cup. Bolton hoping for a win then get a big fish and pay day in the 3rd round. Having beat another league one side Mansfield on penalties in the first round feels kind of dull playing another league one side. The tie looks winnable though unlike some of the other ties Bolton could have drawn. Again a draw at full time it's straight to penalties. Also it's transfer deadline day on Friday at 11pm. As it stands it looks like no incomings and moves out for Coleman, Matheson and Nlundulu. Team news. Still out Mendes Gomes, Forrester, Lolos. No updates on iredale, Jones, Williams fitness and presumably Coleman, Matheson and Nlundulu won't be involved. Updates may come in the day. Likely rotation of the squad tonight with the available players. Possible starting 11. Southwood. Forino Santos Toal. Osei-Tutu Matete Thomason Schon. Arfield Adeboyejo Dempsey. Kick off is 7.45pm.
posted on 29/8/24
The club say we have a 20k crowd for Saturday.
I hope our new deadline day signings don't get stage fright
posted on 29/8/24
Seemed to be a fair few seats left when I got my ticket about 8ish this morning. Nice to see the South stand open to the home fans again.
Also nice to see is Bank Top Brewery getting a beer or two in the fanzone. Was going to drive over on Saturday, not anymore.
posted on 29/8/24
Transfer deadline day tomorrow. There won't be anyone coming in hearing evatt is going to name cmg in his quota. One will have to be left out. Forrester? Nlundulu if he gets a loan out. Coleman and Matheson could be loaned out but guess that will be it.
posted on 29/8/24
Or maybe u21 loans could come in but not permanent. Don't know.
posted on 30/8/24
Is IE a slow reader? the Bolton Wanderers manual he borrowed is overdue.
He needs to speed it up and get to the "We are a trading club" chapter.
Will we be able to park at the club today? My mate is worried all those Sky Sports reporters may take up all the spaces.
posted on 30/8/24
Dan Nlundulu has been moved out of the building temporarily to Cambridge.
posted on 30/8/24
Been a very long day.
posted on 31/8/24
Iredale gone to Hibs
undisclosed terms don't sound like a million does it.
On to the look what you could had, "didn't we do well" can you wait just a little longer for an out of contract freebie?
posted on 31/8/24
Not a great finally to the close of the window. Evatt admits problems and looks to get matters right in the next window.
After all the money spent on a specialist team dedicated to finding the right players for the club to sign, this smacks like a disaster, especially as we also have Ludonomics (if that is how you spell it) specialised monitoring of players we should be looking at.
It seems to me that we are employing the wrong tactics. However, Evatt and the team can monitor the freebie list of players who might or may not want to join us.
So now onto today's game where nothing but a win will be acceptable. I would like to think that the squad is now ready to show their teeth and give the crowds something to shout about.
We will see in the fullness of time.
posted on 31/8/24
Look on the bright side.
We already have the makings of a wish for January.