This is going to be a tough one as they will be up for it and try to rough us up but hopefully we will make more of an effort than we did at their place.

There’s also a rail replacement service from Manchester to Bolton for anyone travelling that route.

3 minutes ago, Farnywhite said:

The good news is we can’t possibly loose 4 on the bounce with Blackpool and Wigan next up 

Oh we will

Didn't enjoy any of that at all, shite ....Just home about to steam into a bottle of spiced rum.

I don't want to see that "inverted centre mid" role Thomason had ever again. Not sure we have the calibre of player in Division 3 to understand that, and it left the defence all over the shop.

For me you either play a back 4 or back 5 and have basic roles for players to follow.

Fair enough to try something though as the squad SS has inherited is so unbalanced. How we allowed Evatt to sign Randall (a player we definitely didn't need) a week before getting sacked is crazy.

Anyway, hopefully SS can strip it back to basics over the next 2 weeks to recover for the proper derbies.

12 minutes ago, Rizlar said:

What did Evatt and Markham see in Randall to fork out a million hes weak as piss . 

I thought he was our best player first half. 

Questions seem to get asked about him that never get asked about Sheehan. Unpopular opinion I know - but I think he's a step up - or will prove to be. Fitter, more mobile and gets on the ball more. 

14 minutes ago, Rizlar said:

What did Evatt and Markham see in Randall to fork out a million hes weak as piss . 

They wanted him last year, I seem to recall. He had a strop in training and was dropped, we were determined to get him at a big cost. Stuck with him now, what a waste of money.

Just now, kent_white said:

I thought he was our best player first half. 

Questions seem to get asked about him that never get asked about Sheehan. Unpopular opinion I know - but I think he's a step up - or will prove to be. Fitter, more mobile and gets on the ball more. 

Personally my opinion can’t play both in the same side and I get what you are saying as we all have opinions but a million allegedly ffs we have been ripped off . 

3 minutes ago, kent_white said:

I thought he was our best player first half. 

Questions seem to get asked about him that never get asked about Sheehan. Unpopular opinion I know - but I think he's a step up - or will prove to be. Fitter, more mobile and gets on the ball more. 

Sorry, can't agree with that. Sheehan was poor but Randall was not our best player?

2 minutes ago, Rizlar said:

Personally my opinion can’t play both in the same side and I get what you are saying as we all have opinions but a million allegedly ffs we have been ripped off . 

I think you're probably right - and the same with Collins and Mcatee. 

Hopefully we will work on some squad balance in the summer. 

1 minute ago, worthy10 said:

Sorry, can't agree with that. Sheehan was poor but Randall was not our best player?

First half I think he was. He was at the centre of pretty much everything good we did. And he was all over the pitch too. I thought it's arguably his best game for the club. 

Faded a bit second half but then so did most of the team. 

1 minute ago, kent_white said:

I think you're probably right - and the same with Collins and Mcatee. 

Hopefully we will work on some squad balance in the summer. 

Correct the squad is way unbalanced not SS fault he as a tough job going forward , as for the play offs not confident at all looking at the teams that we could be up against and that’s if we make it. 

This cheered me up a bit. Top lad! 👍

Need Santos back

1 minute ago, TroySwoosh said:

Need Santos back

Said it before but he pulled Toal out of the shit so many times. 

Toal has always been turned and dived in like he did today, he always had Santos mopping up his mistakes.

5 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Said it before but he pulled Toal out of the shit so many times. 

Toal has always been turned and dived in like he did today, he always had Santos mopping up his mistakes.

Toal struggled with Olaofe all afternoon, not close enough in the box early on, they should have scored, diving in miles from goal and leaving us exposed. Needs to learn how to police an attacker away from danger

When is Etete back?

(At least we will have an alternative)

2 minutes ago, gonzo said:

When is Etete back?

(At least we will have an alternative)

Apparently did an intensive training session with Dempsey and Santos the other day, SS hinted maybe after the break

57 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

I must admit I was surprised to see Morley coming off, yes it wasn't his best game but it was no-ones best game. Randall would have been my choice for being subbed.

Whilst he's not had a run, apart from one or two sub cameos he hasn't set the world alight!

10 minutes ago, ianofcleveleys said:

Apparently did an intensive training session with Dempsey and Santos the other day, SS hinted maybe after the break

There is a game scheduled next weekend for the ones that are not to far away 

44 minutes ago, TroySwoosh said:

Need Santos back

He was there today. 

Sat Infront of us with his family 

Really nice walking through fans singing Bolton get battered after the game with the wife and kids.

Moments like that I wish it was 1987 and we were at Burnden.

1 hour ago, kent_white said:

I thought he was our best player first half. 

Questions seem to get asked about him that never get asked about Sheehan. Unpopular opinion I know - but I think he's a step up - or will prove to be. Fitter, more mobile and gets on the ball more. 

Both not great defensively, but decent t'other way 

Not sure why we played both against a decent, physically strong team, and Tomo not in there.

Ah well.

Rugby looking good.

9 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Really nice walking through fans singing Bolton get battered after the game with the wife and kids.

Moments like that I wish it was 1987 and we were at Burnden.

Bit tough to listen to them giving it that 'who put the ball in the Bolton net, half the fucking team did' chant, then seeing them waltz off with the points again.

In all my 50+ years of watching us I've never seriously thought of Stockport as any sort of rival to us. Where we're at though, I suppose, take it on the chin and strive to make sure we don't hear it again. There might still be a chance to do it at Wembley

1 hour ago, Rizlar said:

What did Evatt and Markham see in Randall to fork out a million hes weak as piss . 

They reckon he makes a great lasagna and his sister is fit.

Not only that, they say he is up for driving every time as he doesn't drink but he insists on Boom radio and that's non negotiable!!!!

4 hours ago, maaarsh said:

Beat me to it - they're a league 2 side sitting in and trying for counters on this showing. Obviously should be a goal and a man down at this point but Ref loves an underdog.

Well that changed 😒

Stockport very impressive without needing to be outstanding, just better than us and did what they needed to.  Nobody can complain with that result, and 6-0 over two games doesn't flatter them, we got away with 0-1 today.

3 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

Baxter justifying hie return

Two bonuses today - 1.  getting our best keeper back, and he looked well up for it and made 3 great saves, hopefully he stays in the team now.

2. Tomo at left back, outstanding.  Best performance I've seen from him over 90 minutes, at it from 1st minute to last, passing was back to his best, won his challenges, no daft yellow cards, played like a captain, MOM for us by a country mile. 

He can stay left back if he plays like that (leaves us weak in midfield though if we're giving Randall starts).