...and so it begins.

The lunatics are out in force already.

Sean Dyche or John McGinlay my favourites so far

 

 

2 minutes ago, FrancisFogarty said:

Kemp ? Are you thinking Spandoo Ballet ?

Chivers!!

15 minutes ago, Casino said:

Reet, im teamsantos, but i watched from behind the goal and over and over again there was a 7 iron over their right back on

That would probs have fucked buckinghams plan up

 

Exactly my previous point.

For whatever reason, they didn't/won't change.

32 minutes ago, onefinfrandsen said:

Martin or Gary 😁

You're thinking Spandau Ballet.

22 minutes ago, thebells said:

Just back from bondholder evening. 

Will post more tomorrow. Certainly said an appointment would be as quick as possible, and that promotion was still the aim this season. Didn’t sense they had someone yet, but could be wrong. 

On Evatt, it seems the ‘fuck off’ incident was what finished him. This wasn’t mentioned publicly of course, but chatting to someone tonight who would know. The Charlton result was irrelevant really 

Julian Darby excited beyond belief for tomorrow  

Lastly, Phil Mason. The club is so lucky to have him. 

have you had a breakdown on what your money has / hasn't been spent on?

1 minute ago, masi 51 said:

Chivers!!

Crikey you were quick. I've edited that.

19 minutes ago, Mutley said:

Thankyou - I for one am getting impatient at the indecision at board level 

Post makes sense Mutley, you're slipping.

Not that your point makes any sense but it has correctly spelled words and is an actual sentence, ignoring the missing commas in "I, for one, am"

Edited January 24, 20251 yr by perth_white
Clarification

1 minute ago, L/H White said:

have you had a breakdown on what your money has / hasn't been spent on?

Yep. I’ll post a few highlights tomorrow. Club in decent shape though and financial plans in place for both scenarios next season. 

26 minutes ago, thebells said:

 

On Evatt, it seems the ‘fuck off’ incident was what finished him. This wasn’t mentioned publicly of course, but chatting to someone tonight who would know. The Charlton result was irrelevant really 

 

Not having that

They'd have sacked him before the Charlton game if they were that arsed 

They wouldn't have sacked him had beat Charlton

8 minutes ago, thebells said:

Just back from bondholder evening. 

Will post more tomorrow. Certainly said an appointment would be as quick as possible, and that promotion was still the aim this season. Didn’t sense they had someone yet, but could be wrong. 

On Evatt, it seems the ‘fuck off’ incident was what finished him. This wasn’t mentioned publicly of course, but chatting to someone tonight who would know. The Charlton result was irrelevant really 

Julian Darby excited beyond belief for tomorrow  

Lastly, Phil Mason. The club is so lucky to have him. 

Yes, Phil Mason was very impressive, I've only really associated him with being club chaplain and a few other roles over the years, never thought anything about it.  But blimey he really knows his stuff, is a natural and funny communicator and has an unbelievable passion for the club.  Obviously not a spring chicken any more, I hope we keep him here for many years yet.

Nice to see SJM too, quite emotional about seeing how much his kids and grandkids loved the Wembley win v Plymouth.  A genuine club legend.

The compere Phil Heys (stadium announcer) - what a character he is too, natural and amusing, far more personality than what comes across on a matchday.

Considering the chairman and manager weren't present as intended, a very enjoyable and insightful evening (and personally great to bump into an ex colleague I haven't seen for 25 years).  

2 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Yes, Phil Mason was very impressive, I've only really associated him with being club chaplain and a few other roles over the years, never thought anything about it.  But blimey he really knows his stuff, is a natural and funny communicator and has an unbelievable passion for the club.  Obviously not a spring chicken any more, I hope we keep him here for many years yet.

Nice to see SJM too, quite emotional about seeing how much his kids and grandkids loved the Wembley win v Plymouth.  A genuine club legend.

The compere Phil Heys (stadium announcer) - what a character he is too, natural and amusing, far more personality than what comes across on a matchday.

Considering the chairman and manager weren't present as intended, a very enjoyable and insightful evening (and personally great to bump into an ex colleague I haven't seen for 25 years).  

Glad you enjoyed it too. Was a really good evening. 

Phil’s a top bloke - I know him well. Very different in person than when you see him on pitch.  Big supporter too who goes home and away. 

And yep, SJM nearly had me at the end too. 

Mainly relieved I got outbid on the mascot experience. My 15 year old would have killed me 😂

14 minutes ago, FrancisFogarty said:

Crikey you were quick. I've edited that.

you could also have Peters in a management context

27 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

No one ever put a reducer in on one of our players before?

A pretty lame excuse if they used that.

Happened all the time in the 70s

It was a red card all day long these days

Gary O'neil it is 

34 minutes ago, thebells said:

Don’t want to say too much, but the person that told me most certainly knows. 

Which thread mate? 

Just think its worth a thread of its own

9 minutes ago, thebells said:

Glad you enjoyed it too. Was a really good evening. 

Phil’s a top bloke - I know him well. Very different in person than when you see him on pitch.  Big supporter too who goes home and away. 

And yep, SJM nearly had me at the end too. 

Mainly relieved I got outbid on the mascot experience. My 15 year old would have killed me 😂

Would have been the oldest mascot ever!  Can't believe two folk each paid £600 for it, but well done them.

Niaz Shazad, Chief Finance Officer, seems to know his onions too.  He seems to be blown away by working for someone with Sharon's energy and principles.

6 hours ago, Krimzon said:

Joint managers of Gerrard , Lampard & Rooney . Instantly the most famous club in the World. !

Paul Ince as assistant assistant kit man..

9 hours ago, Krimzon said:

Joint managers of Gerrard , Lampard & Rooney . Instantly the most famous club in the World. !

Can you imagine Sky Sports News getting that out? 'Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard's Bolton Wanderers are now up to 6th...' 

14 minutes ago, ianofcleveleys said:

Can you imagine Sky Sports News getting that out? 'Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard's Bolton Wanderers are now up to 6th...' 

And they all come out of retirement and become player managers 😂 

If it is Gary O’Neil, then my only concern is his long commute to Bolton, he seemed well liked at Wolves though after reading some of the comments here…. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cpvzvd7z3vno#comments
Would be a good appointment, but Dyche would be better if we could entice him. 

There's no reason to pay any attention to the betting odds until someone goes very heavily odds on

And even then it might not mean anything

33 minutes ago, ianofcleveleys said:

Can you imagine Sky Sports News getting that out? 'Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard's Bolton Wanderers are now up to 6th...' 

the golden generations Bolton Wanderers 

Does O'Neill play with wingbacks?

4 minutes ago, Blondi said:

Does O'Neill play with wingbacks?

Yep, pretty sure it’s 3-4-2-1

10 hours ago, Cheese said:

If it's not Schumacher, I'll be quite underwhelmed. I don't know anything about any of them though. Not even sure why I'd prefer Schumacher. He just looks and feels right to me.

with you on that.

I like the cut of his jib, and I don't even know what a jib is.

1 hour ago, wakey said:

with you on that.

I like the cut of his jib, and I don't even know what a jib is.

Hopefully he won’t jib at the job.