View From Bolton

[mattbianco1]

According to radio sheff they had a full strength side out

And it sounded like they picked up some knocks

Just checked and they made 1 change from their previous game.

v Blades:

Alnwick
Wilson - Wheater - Beevers - Taylor
Thorpe - Vela - Spearing
Ameobi - Madine - Clough
​

v Northampton:

Alnwick
Wilson - Derik - Beevers - Taylor
Thorpe - Vela - Spearing
Ameobi - Madine - Clough
​

Now i know that, i'm not to fussed about them. Yes they were good, looked physical and dangerous but we made 5 changes.

v Bolton

Ramsdale
Basham - Brown - O'Connell
Freeman - Coutts - Fleck - Scougall - Hussey
Lavery - Clarke
​

v Walsall

Moore
Basham - EbanksLandell - O'Connell
Freeman - Coutts - Fleck - Duffy - Lafferty
Sharp - Clarke
​

Of the players that didn't play, 4 of the 5 are easily our best players; Moore, EEL, Duffy & Sharp. Get Done back in for Clarke and start wining games again.

 

[mattbianco1]

Having said that, the fact we made 5 changes and still looked like 'us' is a bonus.

Put EEL, Duffy, Sharp & Moore in yesterday and we would probably have drawn at least.

I wouldn't mind seeing Lavery & Sharp next week. Or get Done back in.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Put EEL, Duffy, Sharp & Moore in yesterday and we would probably have drawn at least.

I wouldn't mind seeing Lavery & Sharp next week. Or get Done back in.

Lavery and McNulty formed a decent partnership at Pommpey last season by all accounts and one of the negatives people had for Sharp / McNulty in the past is that they are / were similar players. Lavery / Sharp, why not ?

 

[Kenilworth]

The possession stats tell the story most.

From the BBC site

Possession: Bolton 38% Blades 62%
Shots on goal: Bolton 14 Blades 10
Shots on target: Bolton 10 Blades 3
Corners 7 a piece
Fouls Bolton 16 Blades 10

Tells us
1. we are still relatively shot shy - Bolton shot rate was one every 2.44 minutes of possession whereas ours was one every 5.58 mins
2. we are relatively shot shit - our accuracy is 30% as opposed to theirs at 71.4%
3. we need to be more ruthless and turn posession into more goal mouth action
4. we still dominated a promotion rival with 5 changes to their 1
5. we lost another game of football, despite dominating
6. goals win games - but we already knew that.
7. what a pointless fucking post this was

 

[Silent Blade]

Just checked and they made 1 change from their previous game.

v Blades:

Alnwick
Wilson - Wheater - Beevers - Taylor
Thorpe - Vela - Spearing
Ameobi - Madine - Clough
​

v Northampton:

Alnwick
Wilson - Derik - Beevers - Taylor
Thorpe - Vela - Spearing
Ameobi - Madine - Clough
​

Now i know that, i'm not to fussed about them. Yes they were good, looked physical and dangerous but we made 5 changes.

v Bolton

Ramsdale
Basham - Brown - O'Connell
Freeman - Coutts - Fleck - Scougall - Hussey
Lavery - Clarke
​

v Walsall

Moore
Basham - EbanksLandell - O'Connell
Freeman - Coutts - Fleck - Duffy - Lafferty
Sharp - Clarke
​

Of the players that didn't play, 4 of the 5 are easily our best players; Moore, EEL, Duffy & Sharp. Get Done back in for Clarke and start wining games again.

Financially wise Bolton need a good cup run more than the Blades do. Hope they get AFC Wimbledon in tonights cup draw

 

[Kenilworth]

Financially wise Bolton need a good cup run more than the Blades do. Hope they get AFC Wimbledon in tonights cup draw

I hope they get Plymouth or Newport, away

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Financially wise Bolton need a good cup run more than the Blades do. Hope they get AFC Wimbledon in tonights cup draw

The BBC have probably already arranged the draw for a game against Blackpool so they can re-run all their 1953 footage to fill a bit more air time.

 

[wizadry]

Just checked and they made 1 change from their previous game.

v Blades:

Alnwick
Wilson - Wheater - Beevers - Taylor
Thorpe - Vela - Spearing
Ameobi - Madine - Clough
​

v Northampton:

Alnwick
Wilson - Derik - Beevers - Taylor
Thorpe - Vela - Spearing
Ameobi - Madine - Clough
​

Now i know that, i'm not to fussed about them. Yes they were good, looked physical and dangerous but we made 5 changes.

v Bolton

Ramsdale
Basham - Brown - O'Connell
Freeman - Coutts - Fleck - Scougall - Hussey
Lavery - Clarke
​

v Walsall

Moore
Basham - EbanksLandell - O'Connell
Freeman - Coutts - Fleck - Duffy - Lafferty
Sharp - Clarke
​

Of the players that didn't play, 4 of the 5 are easily our best players; Moore, EEL, Duffy & Sharp. Get Done back in for Clarke and start wining games again.

Good post and the team they played against us is definitely their strongest, that I have no doubt. Wheater has only been missing the last few games due to a back injury, otherwise i think he's played every game.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Roygbiv

Ta.

 

[BushBlade]

The BBC have probably already arranged the draw for a game against Blackpool so they can re-run all their 1953 footage to fill a bit more air time.

Of the game where Mortenson scored a hat trick so it obviously became known as the 'Matthews Final'?

 

[sitwell]

I think the Reebock/Macron whatever they want to call it ,is the least atmospheric ground in England ,its just dead.

 

[spongebobblade]

I think the Reebock/Macron whatever they want to call it ,is the least atmospheric ground in England ,its just dead.

Agree but surely on par with the Ricoh?

 

[spongebobblade]

Nice one again Roy! If ever you decide to call it a day we will hunt you down and chain you to the turnstiles on leppings lane. Just remember that when your pissed up and have 3 games to cover over the Xmas/ New year period!

 

[AWetFlannel]

Atmosphere was pretty terrible tbh, away fans sat down just killed it for me.
BTW cheers Roy.

 

[spongebobblade]

Atmosphere was pretty terrible tbh, away fans sat down just killed it for me.
BTW cheers Roy.

Think that was the first time this season! Would have felt the odd one out unlike 3200 blades all stood at Charlton.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

According to radio sheff they had a full strength side out

And it sounded like they picked up some knocks

picked up knocks? - all they did was chase shadows all game.

Shame we can't finish. I really really wanted to win just to shut up those noisy, pathetic, young "wanky wanderers" to our right.

UTB

 

[Grappler]

I think the Reebock/Macron whatever they want to call it ,is the least atmospheric ground in England ,its just dead.

So you have never been to Stadium MK?

 

[sitwell]

So you have never been to Stadium MK?

Yes ,no comparison ,Bolton much worse I think ,another one is Man City ,just dead.

 

[Grappler]

Yes ,no comparison ,Bolton much worse I think ,another one is Man City ,just dead.

Bolton is also terrble, agree

 

[Ricky]

Some good Zach Clough news... https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/foot...ager-zach-clough-with-everton-ready-to-swoop/

 

[Balham]

More randomly embittered Bolton rubbish:

http://lionofviennasuite.sbnation.c...when-theyre-not-even-the-biggest-in-sheffield

Really don't understand what we've done to wind up such a nothing club. I find it slightly amusing that their 11,000 fans think we're arrogant for believing that we're bigger than them. We are. They've just shaded two even games between a full strength Trotters side and an understrength United XI.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh....Trotters. That's it. They have a natural affinity with our neighbours.

 

[I should coco]

Some good Zach Clough news... https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/foot...ager-zach-clough-with-everton-ready-to-swoop/

Everton lead the chase to snap up Zach Clough.

Hmmmmmm I can see the headlines:

At the last minute Everton chuck in a half season loan of DCL to sweeten the deal.
Who would have thought he would have gone on to score 37 goals in 21 starts, including 5 hat tricks.....

It's the Blades way.

 

[Klanger]

Thanks Roy/Rainbow

 

[Grappler]

https://roysviewfrom.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/view-from-bolton-2/

Cheers Panchero