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All the goals mentioned above are the ones he'll be remembered for the most. That dramatic late winner against Derby and the double at Blackburn in a 0-2 win especially. He was one of those lads who end up doing a tour of the Lancashire town clubs. After playing for us he was at Blackburn, Wigan and Blackpool - think I remember him scoring against us once at Bloomfield Road. Was one of that clutch of players in the late 70s and early 80s who came through our youth ranks and generally went on to make something of a career as a pro without it being at Bolton. Mick Graham, Mick Bennett, Phil Wilson, Dave Hoggan, Mike Carter, Wayne Foster - then later Steve Thompson, Warren Joyce, Neil Redfearn. Shocked to hear the news.
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Agree with all the above. Only one I could add would be Steve Fulton, think he played two or three games total for us. The ?200K fee was a lot for us at the time (summer 93)
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Knight had spells as a Bolton player when he was good. Latterly its gone downhill a bit, hence Wheater being selected more often than not. However the fact that he has frailties is compounded by a manager who picks formations that don't protect the central defenders very well.
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One of the hightlights of that season was Burnley 0 Bolton 2 just before Christmas and Preston 0 Bolton 2 just after. You can't beat a good derby win. Plenty of opportunity next year.
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The most frightened I've ever been at any football match was against Sheff Utd at the end of 83/4 when thousands of them descened chanting "win or riot". Bolton hadn't won for 10 games ... and went and won. They went mental. Coppers tried keeping them in after the game but they just overpowered them and got out of the Embankment. Even the police dogs were scared!
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This was May 86, just before the trip to Wembley against Bristol City. The semi finals against Wigan followed this game, which was the last of the league season.
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I've got the whole video of this game with Dave's commentary. We lost 3-0 and they were absolutely hopeless. Dave Felgate committed a total howler for one of their goals. In terms of the trouble, my recollection is that you don't see much of it, its all on the same side of the ground as the camera and Dave's commentary box. However some of the bricks that are being lobbed whack in to the side of the commentary box and you can hear Dave saying "they're chucking". He then says "shall I go down there and tell them to calm down?" Eventually the canine units move in and the whole second half is played out to the sound of barking police dogs.
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Which Teams Will Be Our Biggest Rivals For Promotion ?
paulhanley replied to DomRepWanderer's topic in Terrace Talk
Leicester, Birmingham, Boro, Cardiff. Perhaps Leeds. With Blackpool it all depends on whether Holloway stays. And their Chairman does not have a great track record of continued investment. -
Bruce Rioch - Appointed 20 Years Ago This Week
paulhanley replied to paulhanley's topic in Terrace Talk
Paul Lodge Eric Snookes Wayne Entwistle -
Bruce Rioch - Appointed 20 Years Ago This Week
paulhanley replied to paulhanley's topic in Terrace Talk
We hammered Blackpool that night. It could have been eight. Still remember their fans skulking off the Embankment long before full time. -
Bruce Rioch - Appointed 20 Years Ago This Week
paulhanley replied to paulhanley's topic in Terrace Talk
Neal signed McAteer ... and Tony Kelly, Mark Patterson, Mark Seagraves, Phil Brown, David Burke and quite a few of that promotion side -
Bruce Rioch - Appointed 20 Years Ago This Week
paulhanley replied to paulhanley's topic in Terrace Talk
The McGinlay and Lee signings were brilliant. Along with Branagan, they were his only three major signings that first year. However the ones that followed in the summer before 93/4 and 94/5 were also special. In the summer before our first season out of the lower divisions (93/4) .... Owen Coyle, Alan Thompson, Steve Fulton (!), Jimmy Phillips and Aidan Davidson. Then the summer before the big promotion season to the Prem saw some real excitement. Our first signings of players from abroad since Tad Nowak and Dusan Nikolic. Mixu, Richard Sneekes and the enigmatic Fabian De Freitas. Autumn-time he signed Simon Coleman. How brilliant was he until that dirty bastard at Derby broke his leg! -
Andros Townsend from Spurs? Josh McEachran from Chelsea? Michael Johnson from Man City? .... obviously we've already been linked with Clayton from Leeds.
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If Muamba isn't ready for the start of the season (or at all) then we need a couple of holding midfield players. However Coyle doesn't want that type. In 98/9 we failed in a promotion bid because there wasn't enough steel in midfield and a flimsy defence (except when Newsome came on loan). I fear next season is going to be similar the way Coyle was talking the other day. Obviously hope I'm wrong!
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He is right. But unless we'd found a billionaire to replace plain old multi millionaire Eddie Davies, then we were always going to be in danger. JJ - if you've got any rich friends, point em our way!
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... right out of the blue as I recall. Phil Neal had been sacked and Don Mackay, Dario Gradi and Terry Cooper were the favourites with the bookies. What an absolutely brilliant and momentous decision the Rioch appointment was in the history of BWFC. Remember hearing the news on the car radio and it immediately feeling good.
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Which 3 Away Games Are You Looking Forward To Most
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Blackpool Burnley Blackburn. Really hope we stuff all three of them. -
Glad about this. West Ham would have been a nuisance in the Championship next season. Also glad because I cannot stand Blackpool and their petty Bolton hating. Looking forward to going to Bloomfield and seeing our first win there since 78.
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Wigan's decline is inevitable. Dave Whelan is not immortal. I look forward to the day when they are back in Div 4. One day that turd will flush.
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In Bought three weeks ago.
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The Burnley are a joke. They are wanking themsleves silly about playing Bolton (who they not beaten in a league game since 1987 - 9 games) and Blackburn who they haven't beaten since the late 1970s. With a record like that against local rivals, I'd be keeping a low profile. Its the same with Blackpool, another of our petty detractors. Don't underestimate how much these hate us. It will be more than a silver lining for them that they play us next year if West Ham beat them.
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If we're in the top six or seven during the course of the season I think we'll get around 18000 average. Lower than that and it'll be more like 14,000.
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After the Fulham shambles just before Xmas we had won 3 drawn 0 lost 13 By that stage we ought to have at least picked some draws from the likes of Sunderland, Everton and Villa at home and had the spine to chip out a draw or two away. Had we done so, we'd have stayed up. Look in the goals conceded column. The defence needs addressing this summer, not just the personnel but the whole coaching approach and strategy.
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I agree with this.