Highlights
https://youtu.be/XAntY-Yrs4U
IE's post match worth a listen did he log on here while sat in the stands.
https://youtu.be/XFG_Y5l0cvI
I'm looking forward to the pressure easing off a bit.
Two games against teams not tipped for the top to finish off October and two cup games to start what should be an easier November.
Bolton have played 8 out of the top 10 so far.
Just seen the 3rd goal. Quite clearly ridiculous with the conditions but if you've seen the fact it's not rolling properly you smash upfield rather than try and roll it over the ground.
Play to the conditions not a pre-set game plan there.
Another game where we've had all the posession but have been picked off.
Things need to get better and fast.
comment by The Ghost of Gerald Cid (U6427)
posted 50 minutes ago
Just seen the 3rd goal. Quite clearly ridiculous with the conditions but if you've seen the fact it's not rolling properly you smash upfield rather than try and roll it over the ground.
Play to the conditions not a pre-set game plan there.
Another game where we've had all the posession but have been picked off.
Things need to get better and fast.
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I said after the second goal that we needed to get the forwards up the field a lump the ball to them. If I can see that the tactics needed changing why can't our assistant manager and players for that matter?
How far was Dixon away from his goal for their third goal? Absolutely ridiculous. He is far from the finished article. I wish we had Fred Barber back in the camp. Perhaps we need Gilks back between the sticks.
Evatt is convinced there is no need for serious alarm. In seven out of our last ten games, we haven't scored.
A lot of areas for Evatt and the coaches to work on. I hope that he has a list of good players that he wants to sign in January. A striker should be the number one priority.
And just to finish off, Evatt needs to have a few training sessions when the whole team do nothing else but shooting practice. Perhaps then we will start scoring goals again.
He should have asked McGinley to coach the team on how to score goals. We need somebody to be appointed in that position instead of filling the offices with backroom staff.
Dixon isn't blameless for coming so far out with the ball not rolling true.
I do want my keepers to come out sweeping up loose balls but he sometimes needs to assess the situation better - perhaps coming to the edge of the box to put him off. Any chip in that weather would needed to be judged properly and I think it wouldn't happen.
Coming out and being beaten that far out is pretty much game over.
Before we get near the weekend can I say I don't playing or visiting Gillingham its the odd one out of the three towns for good reason.
Fancy mentioning we've not had a red card yet in the Ben article on the fair play standings, you know what will happen on Saturday after that don't you.
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/19660291.bolton-sunderland-ipswich-rank-league-one-fair-play-table/
Fancy a walk ?
How about strolling to the Accrington match
https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2021/october/join-chairmans-walk-to-accrington/
Gethin Joines may be out until January. If that turns out to be he will be badly missed.
Evatt has said he's looking for a second opinion on the severity of his injury but it doesn't look good.
On the upside, Declan John is back in full training and if everything continues to go well, he could be included for Saturday against Gillingham.
A 2nd opinion, should we be asking which doctor gave the 1st opinion. Those Bupa bods don't come cheap I'd be wanting it right first time at their prices.
I don`t expect a second opinion will produce a different verdict either ! I think IE is clutching at straws.
Just so we don`t all start getting despondent , I watched the whole game on ifollow on Tuesday and apart from the first 20 minutes when we didn`t close down quickly enough, I thought the spirit and determination in the team was outstanding.
I am well known for being optimistic but I think we will be there or thereabouts at the end of the season
Plans for the fanzone but as it's a premium article on the Beano I don't know what it is.
I believe we can be up there at the end of the season but I think that there are areas where we need to add players. With all the chances that we create we should be top of the league. That is of course if we could convert more of those chances into goals.
Dapo has played out of his skin but the opposition is trying to break up his play by fouling him and he is being marked every game. The referees aren't protecting him well enough and I fear that sometime in the not too distant future he will be injured due to the attention he is receiving from the opposition.
For whatever reason, Doyle is not scoring goals. I know that every striker has lean spells and I do believe he will come good again. The problem is, we don't have another natural goal scorer. We do have players who can score goals but there is a definite need for that elusive goal scorer.
Can the club secure one in January? if we are going to, we probably need to be looking at league two and possibly below unless we can sign a good young striker on loan from a Premiership club or a Championship club. Also, there is always the option to look abroad. All options have their disadvantages but we need to try and address the problem somehow. However, money or a lack of it is the real problem
We have some good defenders but since the start of the season, we have kept two clean sheets and conceded 23 only Morecambe have conceded more with 24. So what is the difference from January last season? I think the answer is that we haven't played Santos and Baptiste together on a regular basis.
Both players have made mistakes but Baps hasn't had a decent run in the team and Santos seems to play better alongside Baps.
We have Isgrove who seems to have been relegated to the bench. I think on the whole he has played well enough when he has played with an odd exception.
Again to get the best out of players they have to have a good run in the team.
comment by Bennythedip - Living The Dream (U9359)
posted 55 minutes ago
Plans for the fanzone but as it's a premium article on the Beano I don't know what it is.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
No doubt it will be revealed on the club's website in the very near future.
An outside Fanzone
Sat outside on a mid winters Tuesday night game.
Is that a good head on your pint sir or is the snow starting to stick. No worries Hurricane Harry is due that will blow the head off your pint.
Big, huge, massive rumours this afternoon, albeit via the Mail, that Sarcevic is on his way out to Stockport after falling out with Evatt over being dropped to the bench for the Plymouth game.
Not buying it myself as a) he had a knock and was not really fully fit and b) came off the bench anyway.
We will see what happens in the fullness of time.
See Marc Iles picked a wrong weekend to take some time off.
The wheels seen to be coming off at bwfc.
Stockport match now on Sunday at 3pm.
https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2021/october/papajohnsboltongame/
Rochdale changed as well.
Doyle could also be leaving. All rumours at the moment
Bolton Wanderers can confirm that Antoni Sarcevic has left the club to join Stockport County.
Santos now captain.
Just making room for January boss.
https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2021/october/sarcevic-completes-stockport-move/
After Plymouth the players had their own meeting.
It resulted in a few injuries and Sarc being red carded.
Doyle was vice captain, Santos 3rd in line.
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I wouldn't have made Doyle captain people could argue with him, you don't argue with Santos.
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posted on 20/10/21
Highlights
https://youtu.be/XAntY-Yrs4U
IE's post match worth a listen did he log on here while sat in the stands.
https://youtu.be/XFG_Y5l0cvI
posted on 20/10/21
I'm looking forward to the pressure easing off a bit.
Two games against teams not tipped for the top to finish off October and two cup games to start what should be an easier November.
posted on 20/10/21
Bolton have played 8 out of the top 10 so far.
posted on 20/10/21
Just seen the 3rd goal. Quite clearly ridiculous with the conditions but if you've seen the fact it's not rolling properly you smash upfield rather than try and roll it over the ground.
Play to the conditions not a pre-set game plan there.
Another game where we've had all the posession but have been picked off.
Things need to get better and fast.
posted on 20/10/21
comment by The Ghost of Gerald Cid (U6427)
posted 50 minutes ago
Just seen the 3rd goal. Quite clearly ridiculous with the conditions but if you've seen the fact it's not rolling properly you smash upfield rather than try and roll it over the ground.
Play to the conditions not a pre-set game plan there.
Another game where we've had all the posession but have been picked off.
Things need to get better and fast.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I said after the second goal that we needed to get the forwards up the field a lump the ball to them. If I can see that the tactics needed changing why can't our assistant manager and players for that matter?
How far was Dixon away from his goal for their third goal? Absolutely ridiculous. He is far from the finished article. I wish we had Fred Barber back in the camp. Perhaps we need Gilks back between the sticks.
Evatt is convinced there is no need for serious alarm. In seven out of our last ten games, we haven't scored.
A lot of areas for Evatt and the coaches to work on. I hope that he has a list of good players that he wants to sign in January. A striker should be the number one priority.
And just to finish off, Evatt needs to have a few training sessions when the whole team do nothing else but shooting practice. Perhaps then we will start scoring goals again.
He should have asked McGinley to coach the team on how to score goals. We need somebody to be appointed in that position instead of filling the offices with backroom staff.
posted on 20/10/21
Dixon isn't blameless for coming so far out with the ball not rolling true.
I do want my keepers to come out sweeping up loose balls but he sometimes needs to assess the situation better - perhaps coming to the edge of the box to put him off. Any chip in that weather would needed to be judged properly and I think it wouldn't happen.
Coming out and being beaten that far out is pretty much game over.
posted on 20/10/21
Before we get near the weekend can I say I don't playing or visiting Gillingham its the odd one out of the three towns for good reason.
posted on 20/10/21
Fancy mentioning we've not had a red card yet in the Ben article on the fair play standings, you know what will happen on Saturday after that don't you.
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/19660291.bolton-sunderland-ipswich-rank-league-one-fair-play-table/
posted on 21/10/21
Fancy a walk ?
How about strolling to the Accrington match
https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2021/october/join-chairmans-walk-to-accrington/
posted on 21/10/21
Gethin Joines may be out until January. If that turns out to be he will be badly missed.
Evatt has said he's looking for a second opinion on the severity of his injury but it doesn't look good.
On the upside, Declan John is back in full training and if everything continues to go well, he could be included for Saturday against Gillingham.
posted on 21/10/21
A 2nd opinion, should we be asking which doctor gave the 1st opinion. Those Bupa bods don't come cheap I'd be wanting it right first time at their prices.
posted on 21/10/21
I don`t expect a second opinion will produce a different verdict either ! I think IE is clutching at straws.
Just so we don`t all start getting despondent , I watched the whole game on ifollow on Tuesday and apart from the first 20 minutes when we didn`t close down quickly enough, I thought the spirit and determination in the team was outstanding.
I am well known for being optimistic but I think we will be there or thereabouts at the end of the season
posted on 22/10/21
Plans for the fanzone but as it's a premium article on the Beano I don't know what it is.
posted on 22/10/21
I believe we can be up there at the end of the season but I think that there are areas where we need to add players. With all the chances that we create we should be top of the league. That is of course if we could convert more of those chances into goals.
Dapo has played out of his skin but the opposition is trying to break up his play by fouling him and he is being marked every game. The referees aren't protecting him well enough and I fear that sometime in the not too distant future he will be injured due to the attention he is receiving from the opposition.
For whatever reason, Doyle is not scoring goals. I know that every striker has lean spells and I do believe he will come good again. The problem is, we don't have another natural goal scorer. We do have players who can score goals but there is a definite need for that elusive goal scorer.
Can the club secure one in January? if we are going to, we probably need to be looking at league two and possibly below unless we can sign a good young striker on loan from a Premiership club or a Championship club. Also, there is always the option to look abroad. All options have their disadvantages but we need to try and address the problem somehow. However, money or a lack of it is the real problem
We have some good defenders but since the start of the season, we have kept two clean sheets and conceded 23 only Morecambe have conceded more with 24. So what is the difference from January last season? I think the answer is that we haven't played Santos and Baptiste together on a regular basis.
Both players have made mistakes but Baps hasn't had a decent run in the team and Santos seems to play better alongside Baps.
We have Isgrove who seems to have been relegated to the bench. I think on the whole he has played well enough when he has played with an odd exception.
Again to get the best out of players they have to have a good run in the team.
posted on 22/10/21
comment by Bennythedip - Living The Dream (U9359)
posted 55 minutes ago
Plans for the fanzone but as it's a premium article on the Beano I don't know what it is.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
No doubt it will be revealed on the club's website in the very near future.
posted on 22/10/21
An outside Fanzone
Sat outside on a mid winters Tuesday night game.
Is that a good head on your pint sir or is the snow starting to stick. No worries Hurricane Harry is due that will blow the head off your pint.
posted on 22/10/21
Big, huge, massive rumours this afternoon, albeit via the Mail, that Sarcevic is on his way out to Stockport after falling out with Evatt over being dropped to the bench for the Plymouth game.
Not buying it myself as a) he had a knock and was not really fully fit and b) came off the bench anyway.
We will see what happens in the fullness of time.
See Marc Iles picked a wrong weekend to take some time off.
posted on 22/10/21
The wheels seen to be coming off at bwfc.
posted on 22/10/21
Stockport match now on Sunday at 3pm.
posted on 22/10/21
https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2021/october/papajohnsboltongame/
Rochdale changed as well.
posted on 22/10/21
Doyle could also be leaving. All rumours at the moment
posted on 22/10/21
Bolton Wanderers can confirm that Antoni Sarcevic has left the club to join Stockport County.
Santos now captain.
Just making room for January boss.
https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2021/october/sarcevic-completes-stockport-move/
posted on 22/10/21
After Plymouth the players had their own meeting.
It resulted in a few injuries and Sarc being red carded.
posted on 22/10/21
Doyle was vice captain, Santos 3rd in line.
posted on 22/10/21
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I wouldn't have made Doyle captain people could argue with him, you don't argue with Santos.
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