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A crime infested blister with ideas above its station; that is what is said by some locals about Manchester. Bolton, on the other hand, should not necessarily be guilty by association. Let us delve a little..

I am grateful to the many, too many to mention here, who have inspired me to pen some of these words which, although I conjugated them into as short and as interesting a summary as I am able, are largely not of my making.

It is said that in Bolton one can experience intellectual osmosis. This is the effect of being outside of your home, seeing the general populace, and feeling more stupid than you actually are. I am very glad the Bristol City faithful are only in the town for a short while then. It was not always considered an intellectual desert nor a dump. In fact as many would attest it was at the very heart of Britain's rise to power in the 18th, 19th and early 20th century. The mighty mills of Bolton drove the industrial revolution forward. 216 mills at its height in 1929 but by 1980 virtually all gone. How times have changed through a combination of inept mis-management, Chinese dumping and downright laziness down the years. Something is significantly wrong with society when somebody can be walking around dressed with the most expensive clothing imaginable, made overseas of course, claiming dole and be a Grandmother of 8 at 30. Even Reebok, founded in Bolton, have up and left which I suppose is why the ground is now called Macron.. what do they do?.. supply the giro cheques to the local town hall?

139 thousand souls live in Bolton and its administratively included towns. Amir Khan was born in Bolton; bet he doesn't live there now though.

And for those of you who wish to understand what a Boltonian, returning to see his hometown, feels about the place read the link:-

https://www.tripadvisor.com.ph/ShowUserReviews-g187053-r15603676-Bolton_Greater_Manchester_England.html

He does advise to watch your money and your valuables.. but since the football ground is in Horwich you might be able to avoid the place entirely of course.

But Bothelton, as it kinda first was named in around 1212 meaning a place with a dwelling; I did warn you that people have said they are not the smartest bunch, has evidence of settlement long before. The Bronze Age in fact. But its them there Flems who again populate the place in the 14th century who bring the weaving skills that one day will catapult the town to stardom and riches only for it to be squandered in the decades that follow the demise. How that could be compared to the relative rise and fall of its only football league team. Perhaps one of the more 'infamous' parts of Bolton history though concerns what became known as the Bolton Massacre. The town were loyal to the Parliamentarians and in 1644 the Earl of Derby, representing the Royalists, attacked the town killing 1500 and plundering its riches.. So Bolton can thank Derby for its demise.. I wonder if there is such twisted logic acted out on the terraces or perhaps I have just opened a potential future aggravation. How naughty is that. Narghhh... the average Boltonian won't go for that.. oh hang on..

Should you come across the pub Ye Olde Man & Scythe.. a tudor facaded building you can either toast or damn the Earl of Derby; it is here that he was hanged for his acts. The pub, still open to this day, is on Churchgate and is the oldest pub in Bolton, dating from 1251, and the 15th oldest in Britain. So go have a pint there before the match lads and lasses and lets have a report on the pale ales please. Worth an honorary mention, if you are into ancient-ish structures, is Smithills Halls built in 1451.

So what of todays opponents. Bolton Wanderers were formed in 1874, albeit as Christ Church Football Club for the first 3 years, and played at Burnden Park for 102 years until they moved to the Macron Giro Cheques Stadium in Horwich in 1997. They have won 4 FA Cups... blimey... well done. One of them being the White Horse final where 127k crammed into Wembley.. remember that footage back in the 20's? Their last trophy, of any merit, was the FA Cup of 1958 when two Nat Lofthouse goals secured victory over Man Utd. 73 seasons were spent in the top flight; remarkable, more than any other club without winning the title; perennial bottlers. They have never finished higher than 3rd so we are looking 'down on them' me babbers. One interesting fact is that Burnden Park, at one time, could hold 73,000 fans. probably the highest capacity relative the town's population of any football club in the land, I would wager. Pretty fanatical support. So where has it all gone wrong in recent times. Too long a story to write here but rumoured to be around £200 million pounds in debt, albeit largely held by its current owner, means Bolton find themselves in somewhat of a straightjacket. Bottom of the Championship with, according to Lennon, no money to spend and seemingly heading only in one direction. Lennon will likely pay the price with his job sooner rather than later as is the madness of the game but it will not stop their continued fall unless their financial burden can be properly corrected.

Today will surely be THE ideal opportunity for a back to back for City then. I can genuinely only see one result here. I don't believe in tempting fate. City should have too much for Bolton, they really should. If we fail to even get a point it will be an absolutely shocking result of gargantuan proportions. OK thats a bit much but you know what I am getting at.

Well done to all those going and sing your hearts out and bring us back a win. 1-3 please.

Kodjia with two and errr... Agard with the other and Williams with an OG. :)

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12 minutes ago, Selred said:

Looking forward to this game. Expecting us to win, I would be disappointed if we left with less than 3 points.

I reckon we will win 2-0, goals from Flint and Freeman.

COYR.

I'm thinking the same but with Kodjia & Bennet on the scoresheet

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2 minutes ago, cider city red 81 said:

I'd go:

Fielding

Bennett

Ayling

Flint

Baker

Bryan

Smith

Pack

Freeman

Wilbs

Kodiak

 

Why would you drop Williams who's been one of our best players since moving to LWB?

Also why would you drop Agard who has won many plaudits for his performance against Wolves.

Personally I'd stick to the same team.

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31 minutes ago, BigTone said:

Condensed Version

 

Bolton (as written by Aizoon this week):

 

if you sing "this is a shithole, I want to go home" up there, the home fans will probably join in.

Horwich Works was the main workshop of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

Swindon Works was the main workshop of the Great Western Railway.

Are we seeing a pattern here? ...

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3 minutes ago, Aizoon said:

No. This is a Kodiak.

Screenshot 2015-11-07 11.55.05.png

So coming onto this thread at this point i'm pleased to see we're all on topic.........

 

BTW went to the egg chasing last night with the boys rugger team... whats all that about then??

South stands very nice though i must say, decent pie as well.

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3 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

Well that didn't take long.

So what happens if we do lose? Prepare for League 1?

30 games to go after today...

Plenty to go after today, yes. Bolton is the kind of team we need to be beating if we want to have a good season. Sure, some think just staying up will be ok. I don't. I think we need to do a bit better than that. Above 15th to keep any momentum and some of our best players. Beating a team like Bolton is one way to get the momentum flowing and back to back wins. Especially as well be very much the underdog in our next match against Hull. 

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10 minutes ago, Chivs said:

You wouldn't want to spill his pint! :no:

Or is it Sam Allardyce continueing the Bolton theme?

The resemblance is uncanny. I saw Sam Allardyce play against us at Wembley :o 

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1 minute ago, TheCulturalBomb said:

I can't think of anything witty or funny to say to that. If you can contact Danny Baker for me we'll think up something and show you our whites in a few months. 

Will it take that long to get them white again ?  Eeeewwww yuk

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3 minutes ago, RedDave said:

Maybe.  

I can't be bothered to look it up so am happy with the answer 'a long time ago'.

I did have a look but it proved too hard. And I'm too sleepy and lazy to look harder. Palace and Cardiff is my suggestion though. Those two results made us think we were ace. We weren't. 

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Guest ernie goodthing

I watched Bolton lose 0-2 at Ipswich on Tuesday.  They were very poor and should have lost by a few more.  Presented very little threat and beaten to every 50:50 ball.  Maybe not a must win game, but definitely a should win game today.

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1 minute ago, ernie goodthing said:

I watched Bolton lose 0-2 at Ipswich on Tuesday.  They were very poor and should have lost by a few more.  Presented very little threat and beaten to every 50:50 ball.  Maybe not a must win game, but definitely a should win game today.

It's say it's more of a 'might win' game. 

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5 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

I did have a look but it proved too hard. And I'm too sleepy and lazy to look harder. Palace and Cardiff is my suggestion though. Those two results made us think we were ace. We weren't. 

Yes it was Palace and Cardiff. I remember thinking we'd avoid a relegation battle after those games. How wrong I was.

Today's game could be tough. Bolton will be desperate to win to avoid being marooned in the relegation zone. Our players must avoid complacency and maintain the discipline they showed against Wolves. A win would be great but my hunch is it will be a draw.

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12 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

I did have a look but it proved too hard. And I'm too sleepy and lazy to look harder. Palace and Cardiff is my suggestion though. Those two results made us think we were ace. We weren't. 

I was on holiday for both of those games. Somebody text me that we'd scored 4 and Woolford was MoM and I just knew he was bullshitting. When I got a similar text after the second game I couldn't believe that either. I returned home expecting a great season and was extremely disappointed.

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45 minutes ago, BigTone said:

We should be a double act but could our wives bear it or just get all grizzly

You need to take control of the situation gentlemen and this joke seems to fit the bill...

A man walks into a bar and asks for a beer. After drinking it, he looks in his shirt pocket and asks for another beer. 

After drinking that one, he looks in his shirt pocket again and asks for another beer. This happens about another seven times before the bartender asks him, "Why do you keep looking in your pocket?" 

The man replies, "I have a picture of my wife in there. When she looks good enough, I'll go home."

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8 minutes ago, bristolcitysweden said:

Same line up as for Wolves then

Good, was concerned Cotts would reinstate Wilbs to the starting 11. Would not have minded Reid getting the nod over Freeman, but maybe today will be the day Luke shows us what he can do at this level. COYR

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34 minutes ago, havanatopia said:

You need to take control of the situation gentlemen and this joke seems to fit the bill...

A man walks into a bar and asks for a beer. After drinking it, he looks in his shirt pocket and asks for another beer. 

After drinking that one, he looks in his shirt pocket again and asks for another beer. This happens about another seven times before the bartender asks him, "Why do you keep looking in your pocket?" 

The man replies, "I have a picture of my wife in there. When she looks good enough, I'll go home."

No wonder Tony Blair introduced all night drinking ;)

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The manager has finally after these last 2 matches got there with team selection.

Let's hope he also has learnt about tactics as last time out.

 

For me, only substitutions and teaching Fielding how to distribute the ball remain.

Perhaps we shall see change on these two issues today.  Here's hoping

COYR

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1 minute ago, Tauntonian said:

get in there, Agards starting again!

Agard was fit and ready to start on Tuesday and did well.

Barring injuries it was always going to be an unchanged team today.

Let's hope Kieran can notch one today, all strikers thrive off hitting the back of the net regularly however much praise they get for other contributions.

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