freds dad Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I now can’t do the league match in February so may give this a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Its each to their own but for the life of me I can't make myself want us to win. That doesn't mean I want us to lose, but if we were thrown out for fielding an ineligible player it would be a shrug of the shoulders. I might feel different after a couple of league wins this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said: Its each to their own but for the life of me I can't make myself want us to win. That doesn't mean I want us to lose, but if we were thrown out for fielding an ineligible player it would be a shrug of the shoulders. I might feel different after a couple of league wins this week. How fucking weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said: Its each to their own but for the life of me I can't make myself want us to win. That doesn't mean I want us to lose, but if we were thrown out for fielding an ineligible player it would be a shrug of the shoulders. I might feel different after a couple of league wins this week. If we're playing it, we may as well try and win. We're so close to the final now, we may as well go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L/H White Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 people talking like we're guaranteed promotion if we get knocked out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol_BWFC Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 7 minutes ago, Sweep said: If we're playing it, we may as well try and win. We're so close to the final now, we may as well go for it 100%. Only 2 games to Wembley. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: we should be wanting to win every game - we just need to make sure we’re resting players as appropriately for these cup games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 49 minutes ago, Big E said: How fucking weird. Guilty. I could lie and say I'm buzzing for it (as I was in the 80s), I'm just not. But then I'll be really looking forward to a League/FA Cup 1st round v Barrow or Harrogate and I come on here and hardly anybody else is arsed about it. I get it, and I get why folk are up for Blackpool, we're all different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 31 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: Guilty. I could lie and say I'm buzzing for it (as I was in the 80s), I'm just not. But then I'll be really looking forward to a League/FA Cup 1st round v Barrow or Harrogate and I come on here and hardly anybody else is arsed about it. I get it, and I get why folk are up for Blackpool, we're all different. Being up for a game and not being able to bring yourself to wanting us to win are very different things imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I’ve never missed a minute of the pizza cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L/H White Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 posh crawley tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 23 Site Supporter Share Posted January 23 2 hours ago, Sweep said: If we're playing it, we may as well try and win. We're so close to the final now, we may as well go for it Absolutely. Wigan, our sometime nemesis, have gone too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 2 hours ago, Big E said: Being up for a game and not being able to bring yourself to wanting us to win are very different things imo Fair comment, poor wording by me. More that I won't be gutted if we lose or analysing the game like I would a league game, wondering if we could have done something different tactically etc. For league games I'd take an injury or red card in return for 3 points, at Blackpool I'll just be happy if we emerge unscathed for the Barnsley game 4 days later. In the EFL and FA Cup I would always take the win before anything else, but no problem with others seeing it differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Unless we get players in just sack this off, semi finals are slap bang in a very busy period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, radcliffe white said: Unless we get players in just sack this off, semi finals are slap bang in a very busy period Looking at the spare midweek dates, the semi final can only be on 20th Feb. Currently we've got a decent break before the massive (to me) double header derbies at Blackpool and Wigan, if that week becomes a Wemberlee celebration or commiseration we're playing right into their hands. And I get that we could lose those games any time of year even with a fully fit/focused squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: Looking at the spare midweek dates, the semi final can only be on 20th Feb. Currently we've got a decent break before the massive (to me) double header derbies at Blackpool and Wigan, if that week becomes a Wemberlee celebration or commiseration we're playing right into their hands. And I get that we could lose those games any time of year even with a fully fit/focused squad. That’s the date on EFL website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Egg Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 In x3. Much easier this week. Presumably because a chunk of our fan base actually want us to lose this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said: Looking at the spare midweek dates, the semi final can only be on 20th Feb. Currently we've got a decent break before the massive (to me) double header derbies at Blackpool and Wigan, if that week becomes a Wemberlee celebration or commiseration we're playing right into their hands. And I get that we could lose those games any time of year even with a fully fit/focused squad. 58 minutes ago, radcliffe white said: That’s the date on EFL website Both semi finals are televised so it could be the Tuesday or the Wednesday. 5 minutes ago, Duck Egg said: In x3. Much easier this week. Presumably because a chunk of our fan base actually want us to lose this! In x7, all very easy this morning for a change! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter desperado Posted January 24 Site Supporter Share Posted January 24 5 minutes ago, Duck Egg said: In x3. Much easier this week. Presumably because a chunk of our fan base actually want us to lose this! Aye relatively easy today, good lad @CSW. Not going to be a 5/10 min job this one by the looks of it. Different story when it’s the league game. Nice touch with the tokens giving you priority when the league game goes on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piemon Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 16 minutes ago, desperado said: Aye relatively easy today, good lad @CSW. Not going to be a 5/10 min job this one by the looks of it. Different story when it’s the league game. Nice touch with the tokens giving you priority when the league game goes on sale. Superb that. worth £15 in itself in x 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaztruman Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 We should definitely want to win it again. It'll bulk out the Honours section of our Wikipedia page a bit more (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C.#Honours_and_achievements) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaztruman Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 20 hours ago, L/H White said: people talking like we're guaranteed promotion if we get knocked out Yes this is a really good point. Nothing is certain. We've got to try and create as many great/fun moments as possible. Now that it's quarter finals, it should get a bit more exciting for people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 12 minutes ago, gaztruman said: We should definitely want to win it again. It'll bulk out the Honours section of our Wikipedia page a bit more (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C.#Honours_and_achievements) Think this lot boast of winning this comp as well as the Anglo-Italian cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 https://youtu.be/0qZFu4QJNQU?si=l196OP-S9jpanhP1 Happened to notice that a game in the previous round Brighton U21 v Reading was played at Brighton. I thought the U21 teams were automatically drawn away in this where possible. Attendance: 990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaztruman Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Marc505 said: https://youtu.be/0qZFu4QJNQU?si=l196OP-S9jpanhP1 Happened to notice that a game in the previous round Brighton U21 v Reading was played at Brighton. I thought the U21 teams were automatically drawn away in this where possible. Attendance: 990. It might have something to do with Reading FC being in a complete mess. I'd take a trip to Brighton U21 in the Semi's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainmed Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 23/01/2024 at 11:01, Ani said: We are out for this one. No real excuses just can not be arsed. This. I’m just generally exhausted from all the recent aways & beer consumption. I need a little rest after Carlisle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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