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Is this a 3-4-3 formation, or a 3-4-1-2? 

It feels a little lightweight in certain areas and also feels like he’s just desperately trying new things in order to stumble upon a formula

Ultimately it’s up to the players to compete

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Just now, boltonboris said:

Is this a 3-4-3 formation, or a 3-4-1-2? 

It feels a little lightweight in certain areas and also feels like he’s just desperately trying new things in order to stumble upon a formula

Ultimately it’s up to the players to compete

Centre mid seems a bit lightweight for a derby battle.

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3 minutes ago, boltonboris said:

Is this a 3-4-3 formation, or a 3-4-1-2? 

It feels a little lightweight in certain areas and also feels like he’s just desperately trying new things in order to stumble upon a formula

Ultimately it’s up to the players to compete

5-2-1-2, Tutu and Conway are wingbacks and ACD is playing behind the strikers but with free reign to go where he wants is the way i read it. 

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If we can get the wing backs forward all will be fine.

If they have to defend might not be great ! 

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5 minutes ago, Ani said:

If we can get the wing backs forward all will be fine.

If they have to defend might not be great ! 

Yeah this is absolutely the key with a back 5. They have to provide the width and some crosses, if they do then we’ll beat them. 

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16 minutes ago, CambridgeBWFC said:

5-2-1-2, Tutu and Conway are wingbacks and ACD is playing behind the strikers but with free rein to go where he wants is the way i read it. 

It’ll be a 3 with the ball and a 5 without. 
 

I suppose it’s flexible. You could have ACD and Burstow either side of Dalby, or a front two with ACD behind.. quite easy to change 

 

Im a little nervous about how solid we’ll be out of possession, or on transitions. Sheehan could end up with a couple of bookings 

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10 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Better get them after 60m then !!

Morley is the only player to take a penalty for Bolton since May.  

He missed it v Oldham in the Vertu trophy 

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2 hours ago, Tombwfc said:

 

Taking points off Wigan isn't even in the same universe as getting promoted. So the main job is beating the 15th best team in League One and getting back on track. It's a brilliant opportunity to get some confidence back before a much tougher game on Tuesday. There's zero satisfaction in taking a point here if the top teams are further ahead of us by 5pm.

To be honest, the 4-1 will be a pretty flat memory if we don't go up. The feeling will be less 'how good was that?' and more 'where the fuck did that team go?'.

I didn't say it was.  Its not one or the other, but we didn't go up last season and the two results still resonate, fans of both clubs still refer to them, along with the 4-1 this season as memorable games, for or against.  The Forino winner is a great memory, if you didn't enjoy that because we didn't go up, virtually every season must be miserable.  If we go up the memories will be created by critical games at the end of the season, because we'll need to go on a great run to achieve it.  Its not all about the end position, football seasons create memories whatever happens in May.  I couldn't tell you what position we finished the seasons we won at Man U or even Blackburn.

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On 15/01/2026 at 13:40, barrycowdrill said:

Rumour of 

CBs - Toal, Forino, GJ

wing backs - Tutu, Conway 

midfield - Sheehan, Simons

No 10 - ACD

strikers - Dalby, Burstow 

Looks like you have that 

spot on 

Posted
45 minutes ago, boltonboris said:

Is this a 3-4-3 formation, or a 3-4-1-2? 

It feels a little lightweight in certain areas and also feels like he’s just desperately trying new things in order to stumble upon a formula

Ultimately it’s up to the players to compete

I reckon 3-4-3 with Burstow and ACD either side

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