Why did Bolton get a trophy?

[mattbianco1]

Come a long way since that poxy shield the blades got.

 

[Gavlar]

Come a long way since that poxy shield the blades got.

Wrong forum

 

[BigBed]

Err, cos it's Bolton? If we had come second we'd have got a pot noodle and a chocolate medal for each of the squad!

 

[1066blade]

Cos Chanel 5 insisted.

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

It's the prestigious Tinpot Trophy

 

[1973Blade]

Trophies for all! I'm surprised that Chesterfield weren't handed a trophy for trying!

 

[blade too long]

Its the not as good as the top club trophy
still sought after by smaller teams

 

[northsomersetblade]

First of the losers

 

[Karaoke Blade]

It'll be on eBay as we speak.

 

[northsomersetblade]

It'll be on eBay as we speak.

Found it:

 

[CarlMcBlade]

14 points behind the mighty Blades ............and they still get a trophy and fucking medals.
Must be a result of the "uncompetitive sport" culture they tried to implement in the 90s

 

[Blade56]

To remind them who the best team was by 14 points, who was second best, who were runners up, the losers cup, the in your face second best notlob going into admin and being docked points club.

Who cares

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

Not just a trophy - the all non-conquering heroes are having a non-victory parade too!

With "confetti cannons being fired to celebrate the team's achievements"!

http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/bolton-wanderers-league-one-3700154.aspx

 

[Guesty]

More to the point, why did they get half an hour's coverage on C5?

Still, fuck 'em. They finished so far behind us that from our view they're basically indistinguishable from all the other also-rans this season.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

We mock them, but we had a DIY plate, medals, parade in 2006...

 

[S64 Blade]

We mock them, but we had a DIY plate, medals, parade in 2006...

We did get promoted to the Premier League though.

 

[TarquinDelouche]

I thought it was bad enough that we got a trophy for being the 45th best team in the country, they get one for being 46th.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

We did get promoted to the Premier League though.

We did finish 2nd though, and had to make our own special silverware. I actually do think 2nd place should get something (and without checking, perhaps they now do as standard), because you could potentially finish 6th and end up raising a trophy at Wembley.

 

[Guesty]

I thought it was bad enough that we got a trophy for being the 45th best team in the country, they get one for being 46th.

It's much better being the 45th best team in the country than the 44th!

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

Well. I'm annoyed. It's a much better looking trophy than the one we got, so once again (ONCE AGAIN !) .......... I find myself wishing I was in their position rather than ours.

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

 

[Living In a Fantasy World]

What has annoyed me is with the bbc, they show bolton lifting the 2nd place trophy but not us lifting the main one, we don't even get a picture on our match report!

 

[Yoonited]

What has annoyed me is with the bbc, they show bolton lifting the 2nd place trophy but not us lifting the main one, we don't even get a picture on our match report!

BBC = Biased Bleedin Cretins

 

[Sean Thornton]

Stop their Chairman and manager crying to the press again. Pair of fuckwits.

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

Was interested to see that Bolton had a big pitch invasion yesterday. The presentation of their prestigious solid silver second place trophy still went ahead, no trouble. And their players (with family kids/members) still managed a celebratory lap of the pitch afterwards.

Looking at the positioning of the stewards on this pic, it looks like they'd anticipated and planned for the pitch invasion.

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[Bladesman]

What has annoyed me is with the bbc, they show bolton lifting the 2nd place trophy but not us lifting the main one, we don't even get a picture on our match report!

Our match reports always seem to have that generic image of footballers legs on the BBC.

 

[Groucho Blade]

Weren't we the ones to help instigate trophies for teams finishing second? In 2006 didn't we complain that both the champions and the team winning the play off final had been awarded silverware and we hadn't got anything?

I could be wrong but something stirs in the back of what used to be my memory. At least, I think it does.

 

[blade.i.am]

It'll be down the pawn shop on Monday, helping to pay off their massive debts.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Weren't we the ones to help instigate trophies for teams finishing second? In 2006 didn't we complain that both the champions and the team winning the play off final had been awarded silverware and we hadn't got anything?

I could be wrong but something stirs in the back of what used to be my memory. At least, I think it does.

I think while we asked for special dispensation to have the plate we lifted, a few years back they introduced trophies for the runners-up – possibly when the sponsors changed.

https://www.thomaslyte.com/designers-and-makers-of-the-skybet-football-league-trophy

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

It's a fine trophy tbf. Well done to BWFC on their consolation prize and congratulations for being, according to most neutral observers, the best pure footballing side in the division.