Marbella friendly

[Tonge moor green jacket]

2 hours ago, Bertie said:

Superb picture that.

It is indeed.

Anyway, overall decent for a pre season friendly.

Not much for any of the forwards, though unlike Boris, I felt the second half, we pressed much quicker, from the top.

Heat maybe slowed them down a touch, but the game was won.

Nothing overly special, but Max Conway stood out particularly for me.

[burnden]

He seems a confident young fella.

Edited July 11, 2025 by burnden

[W.cramp]

Ss saying we aew looking at getting a couple of big characters into the squad,  what's robbie Blake upto ?   Plus he's a striker so there's another tick. 

[Cheese]

Tell you what, Abimbola looked exactly like that big strong forward we've been missing. Wouldn't be too surprised if he's on the teamsheet come the start of the season, but I imagine he'll go out on loan.

[boltonboris]

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

It is indeed.

Anyway, overall decent for a pre season friendly.

Not much for any of the forwards, though unlike Boris, I felt the second half, we pressed much quicker, from the top.

Heat maybe slowed them down a touch, but the game was won.

Nothing overly special, but Max Conway stood out particularly for me.

We did after a while but that 5 mins after HT we looked like we'd stopped pressing from the front. Inexperience from Lawrence, perhaps? But they got onto it and really stopped them playing through the middle of the pitch

[Cheese]

 

[DazBob]

What formation did we play?

[meanderson93]

5 minutes ago, DazBob said:

What formation did we play?

4-2-3-1 both halves

[Winchester White]

9 minutes ago, meanderson93 said:

4-2-3-1 both halves

 

[Matt Lofthouse]

5 hours ago, burnden said:

 

What a club 😍

[Wanderlust]

Great win, looked good at times and some of our old frailties have been ironed out. 
Foundations look sound.

[Ros Coe]

 

[tomski]

I love the fact Mcginlay is so involved. He’s as close as we will get to a Higson ever again. Speaking to warren you can hear in his voice how well he wants him to do. Proper Bolton ambassador 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

4 hours ago, boltonboris said:

We did after a while but that 5 mins after HT we looked like we'd stopped pressing from the front. Inexperience from Lawrence, perhaps? But they got onto it and really stopped them playing through the middle of the pitch

I thought Lawrence was the one doing the pressing. Quite quick, and supported by the wider players.

First half we didn't press early. 

Kept our shape, and when we could, used big Dave's feet and size.

Wasn't a great watch; stolid, defensively sound, created little.

Bastard hot, pre season friendly. All a bit meh, but a decent win.

[gonzo]

🤍💙

 

Video courtesy of @Steejay

 

 

[Cheese]

Just now, gonzo said:

🤍💙

 

Video courtesy of @Steejay

 

 

Fucking superb that

[deeane Koontz]

That's ace!

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Quality that.

I'm sure SS will soon learn the words! 😁

[gonzo]

8 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Quality that.

I'm sure SS will soon learn the words! 😁

Reckon he'll have been on the full rendition of born to be a Wanderer and Indian corn song by the end of the night

I know every club says it but we really do have something special at Bolton.

There's a connect and pull that grabs managers and players. Even our last manager for all his sins was completely invested in the club at one point.

There's plenty who have been grabbed look back with fondness when they leave. 

Treat us well, we will love you forever...

 

[little whitt]

9 hours ago, gonzo said:

🤍💙

 

Video courtesy of @Steejay

 

 

Can see

Jules Head

Dont think you would get that under IE

[waffer cup 07]

I was surprised by the poor facilities etc, at Marbella, it was like they were'nt exspecting a crowd.

[bolty58]

2 hours ago, little whitt said:

Can see

Jules Head

Dont think you would get that under IE

Spotted him straight away.

Great stuff all round.

[Zico]

Rumour coming out of Marbella  is GT to Huddersfield for £1.5m

[1969]

3 minutes ago, Zico said:

Rumour coming out of Marbella  is GT to Huddersfield for £1.5m

Cars running 

[L/H White]

11 minutes ago, Zico said:

Rumour coming out of Marbella  is GT to Huddersfield for £1.5m

Brilliant