Win on Sunday then it's Barnsley at home first on Friday.
Don't and Derby win*, (by the necessary goal swing if a draw), and it's Sheffield Wednesday at home first on Saturday.
Notice Sky are undecided on who they are showing live. Will probably be a relegation game if it's still all up for grabs by Sunday.
For the play offs I'd scrap the 2 legs and go with a one off at the home of the highest placed team.
Still 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th.
You'll still get the odd anomaly like a team who are brilliant away but there's not many decent teams terrible at home giving the advantage back to placings.
The other way around, Barnsley Saturday , Sheffield Friday.
Going to be a long week. The Beano making a few articles out of the player of year do. What we need to know is will Santos and Bodvarsson be fit for Sunday. What a massive boost for the play offs that would be. Can we include sadlier in the squad for the play offs as his loan at orient will have finished.
Can we prompt the Ben to write an article?
How about one describing what the phycological effects of a big Bolton win at Bristol will have on the other play-off teams.
Chuck in comments from IE about how they'll all be wetting their shorts if we finish off the season with a goal feast.
Probably not, next week they'll eventually go with the season is finished and we start fresh with a clean slate in the play offs article.
Better still, let's have the Ben do an article about the psychological effects of my knotted drunken fingers and how it's confusing spell checkers.
Quiet innit.
Marc and Dan at the BEN are down in the archives. They are hunting for play off article ideas and arguing over who gets to write the best.
Get to Wembley and things could get nasty.
The BEN hierarchy have already indicated savings would have to be made to cover a 2nd Wembley visit.
Appointing Big Sam sure pleases Leeds sponsors.
The sponsors name on shirts is appearing all over news outlets across the globe.
Flash sale
Help Marc and Dan get to Wembley.
Sign up and pay for the Ben.
So far, they've added enough to the coffers to be able to reach Pendleton on the number 8 bus.
Hang on in there, you could still get asked to donate £3 a month in a new charity advertisement on the telly box.
comment by Bennythedip - Living The Dream (U9359)
posted 2 days, 15 hours ago
Personally I don't think the play offs are fair. 3rd should go up. Our season would have petered out but we have the excitement of the play offs. That's why they did it in the first place. A free hit for me because we haven't been close to being good enough to go up automatically.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Benny, I think it's all about money for the EFL. It does give us at least two more games when the club will undoubtedly benefit from bumper gates. We will also benefit from the sky money which can be put to good use.
If we can get over the hurdle of the first two games, the final could go either way. It doesn't seem fair on the third team but we will all take it with open hands if we were to win at Wembley.
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/23500752.bolton-wanderers-120m-last-day-gamble-blackpool/
Anyone would have thought the Ben been reading us for inspiration?
There's plenty more in the older archives.
Time we had mention and some words from Phil Neal.
Hasn't IE been consulting with him.
I bet like me; you are dreading Dion scoring a hat trick on Sunday.
Is there anybody alive who could cope with the Ben back page running multiple King Charles the 3rd headlines.
Oh 'eck, I've just realised. The above will trigger an attempt at a humorous headline at some point over the weekend.
Sorry !
New 3 year deal for evatt which takes him to 2026.
Funny things are managers contracts.
If we suddenly slump and need to get rid, it'll cost a fortune to change the manager.
Somebody poaches him, we are quids in but need a new manager.
Success on and off the field over the course of the whole contract makes it a good deal.
Will IE carry on learning and improving over another 3 years? Will IE still be here in 3 years' time?
No Comment
Has the comment section on the Ben walked out due to not being paid?
Have I been hit by a mystery bug or have I entered the Twilight Zone.
A new EFL TV deal with Sky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65502322
More money and more cameras.
Good or bad, will the income make up for any loss of iFollow revenue.
Standby for more silly dates and kick off times.
Basically will lead to a fragmented fixture list where a Saturday 3pm kick off will be a rarity. Guess the end of ifollow which was rubbish frankly.
Don't be knocking iFollow Benny.
It may not be the best but it's made us a few bob.
I'd be stuffed for watching live games without it, as would many others who can't make it to BL6 and away games.
It's all going on at the neighbours.
Bury have been sorting themselves out. While over at Wigan they are fighting over the Anderson running a club manual.
Rochdale looking at another takeover, for Oldham see the latest study and theory on worm holes.
comment by Ye Olde Pasty (U2191)
posted 10 hours, 48 minutes ago
A new EFL TV deal with Sky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65502322
More money and more cameras.
Good or bad, will the income make up for any loss of iFollow revenue.
Standby for more silly dates and kick off times.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
If I follow is scrapped, will BWFC go ahead with its own screening coverage? It has been muted and the club would be able to cash in, or will this new development be the nail in that coffin?
When you look at it, we didn't have that many games televised on Sky this season although we will hopefully have at least another two games with the playoff games if they are both televised.
How many games would we be guaranteed with the new deal?
Blimey SWIE
You've made me feel old there.
The 1st thing that came into my mind after reading your reply was this song.
https://youtu.be/DDTvLldOgZs
Even older when it dawned on me, it was on the Tony Blackburn with Arnold (woof) morning show playing on the radiogram when I first heard it.
Agree about ifollow being a godsend for overseas fans plus during lockdown. The coverage though with just one camera angle and the awful commentators plus the lack of analysis game over off you go was terrible.
Talking of news
What is going on over at the BEN. Closed meetings, all very hush hush.
Within the group there are many compact editions of the local papers. Has the move not produced enough savings, is a merger and a more slimmed down look coming our way,
Or
Will it end up being a blank sheet of paper. Will Marc and Dan be moved to the archives permanently.
Sign in if you want to comment
Bolton Wanderers v Fleetwood Town
Page 5 of 5
posted on 1/5/23
Win on Sunday then it's Barnsley at home first on Friday.
Don't and Derby win*, (by the necessary goal swing if a draw), and it's Sheffield Wednesday at home first on Saturday.
Notice Sky are undecided on who they are showing live. Will probably be a relegation game if it's still all up for grabs by Sunday.
posted on 1/5/23
For the play offs I'd scrap the 2 legs and go with a one off at the home of the highest placed team.
Still 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th.
You'll still get the odd anomaly like a team who are brilliant away but there's not many decent teams terrible at home giving the advantage back to placings.
posted on 1/5/23
The other way around, Barnsley Saturday , Sheffield Friday.
posted on 2/5/23
Going to be a long week. The Beano making a few articles out of the player of year do. What we need to know is will Santos and Bodvarsson be fit for Sunday. What a massive boost for the play offs that would be. Can we include sadlier in the squad for the play offs as his loan at orient will have finished.
posted on 2/5/23
Can we prompt the Ben to write an article?
How about one describing what the phycological effects of a big Bolton win at Bristol will have on the other play-off teams.
Chuck in comments from IE about how they'll all be wetting their shorts if we finish off the season with a goal feast.
Probably not, next week they'll eventually go with the season is finished and we start fresh with a clean slate in the play offs article.
posted on 2/5/23
Better still, let's have the Ben do an article about the psychological effects of my knotted drunken fingers and how it's confusing spell checkers.
posted on 3/5/23
Quiet innit.
Marc and Dan at the BEN are down in the archives. They are hunting for play off article ideas and arguing over who gets to write the best.
Get to Wembley and things could get nasty.
The BEN hierarchy have already indicated savings would have to be made to cover a 2nd Wembley visit.
posted on 3/5/23
Appointing Big Sam sure pleases Leeds sponsors.
The sponsors name on shirts is appearing all over news outlets across the globe.
posted on 4/5/23
Flash sale
Help Marc and Dan get to Wembley.
Sign up and pay for the Ben.
So far, they've added enough to the coffers to be able to reach Pendleton on the number 8 bus.
Hang on in there, you could still get asked to donate £3 a month in a new charity advertisement on the telly box.
posted on 4/5/23
comment by Bennythedip - Living The Dream (U9359)
posted 2 days, 15 hours ago
Personally I don't think the play offs are fair. 3rd should go up. Our season would have petered out but we have the excitement of the play offs. That's why they did it in the first place. A free hit for me because we haven't been close to being good enough to go up automatically.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Benny, I think it's all about money for the EFL. It does give us at least two more games when the club will undoubtedly benefit from bumper gates. We will also benefit from the sky money which can be put to good use.
If we can get over the hurdle of the first two games, the final could go either way. It doesn't seem fair on the third team but we will all take it with open hands if we were to win at Wembley.
posted on 4/5/23
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/23500752.bolton-wanderers-120m-last-day-gamble-blackpool/
Anyone would have thought the Ben been reading us for inspiration?
posted on 4/5/23
There's plenty more in the older archives.
Time we had mention and some words from Phil Neal.
Hasn't IE been consulting with him.
posted on 5/5/23
I bet like me; you are dreading Dion scoring a hat trick on Sunday.
Is there anybody alive who could cope with the Ben back page running multiple King Charles the 3rd headlines.
Oh 'eck, I've just realised. The above will trigger an attempt at a humorous headline at some point over the weekend.
Sorry !
posted on 5/5/23
New 3 year deal for evatt which takes him to 2026.
posted on 5/5/23
Funny things are managers contracts.
If we suddenly slump and need to get rid, it'll cost a fortune to change the manager.
Somebody poaches him, we are quids in but need a new manager.
Success on and off the field over the course of the whole contract makes it a good deal.
Will IE carry on learning and improving over another 3 years? Will IE still be here in 3 years' time?
posted on 5/5/23
No Comment
Has the comment section on the Ben walked out due to not being paid?
Have I been hit by a mystery bug or have I entered the Twilight Zone.
posted on 5/5/23
A new EFL TV deal with Sky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65502322
More money and more cameras.
Good or bad, will the income make up for any loss of iFollow revenue.
Standby for more silly dates and kick off times.
posted on 5/5/23
Basically will lead to a fragmented fixture list where a Saturday 3pm kick off will be a rarity. Guess the end of ifollow which was rubbish frankly.
posted on 6/5/23
Don't be knocking iFollow Benny.
It may not be the best but it's made us a few bob.
I'd be stuffed for watching live games without it, as would many others who can't make it to BL6 and away games.
posted on 6/5/23
It's all going on at the neighbours.
Bury have been sorting themselves out. While over at Wigan they are fighting over the Anderson running a club manual.
Rochdale looking at another takeover, for Oldham see the latest study and theory on worm holes.
posted on 6/5/23
comment by Ye Olde Pasty (U2191)
posted 10 hours, 48 minutes ago
A new EFL TV deal with Sky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65502322
More money and more cameras.
Good or bad, will the income make up for any loss of iFollow revenue.
Standby for more silly dates and kick off times.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
If I follow is scrapped, will BWFC go ahead with its own screening coverage? It has been muted and the club would be able to cash in, or will this new development be the nail in that coffin?
When you look at it, we didn't have that many games televised on Sky this season although we will hopefully have at least another two games with the playoff games if they are both televised.
How many games would we be guaranteed with the new deal?
posted on 6/5/23
Blimey SWIE
You've made me feel old there.
The 1st thing that came into my mind after reading your reply was this song.
https://youtu.be/DDTvLldOgZs
Even older when it dawned on me, it was on the Tony Blackburn with Arnold (woof) morning show playing on the radiogram when I first heard it.
posted on 6/5/23
Agree about ifollow being a godsend for overseas fans plus during lockdown. The coverage though with just one camera angle and the awful commentators plus the lack of analysis game over off you go was terrible.
posted on 6/5/23
Talking of news
What is going on over at the BEN. Closed meetings, all very hush hush.
Within the group there are many compact editions of the local papers. Has the move not produced enough savings, is a merger and a more slimmed down look coming our way,
Or
Will it end up being a blank sheet of paper. Will Marc and Dan be moved to the archives permanently.
Page 5 of 5