Stockport County - Play Off Final - 24th May

[Zico]

11 minutes ago, Jol_BWFC said:

Have they announced the home team? Was looking but couldn’t find it. We’re listed first on BBC, betting sites (but not Google).

Presumed it would be them because they finished higher up 

That said we wore our away kit in 01 when we finished 3rd

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

I checked oddschecker earlier and they have markets for us as both the home team and the away team, with different odds for each

[jayjayoghani]

7 hours ago, gonzo said:

86-87 Aldershot

 

87-88 Promoted Wrexham

 

88-89 Wembley - Torquay

 

89-90 Playoffs Notts County

 

#90-91 Wembley - Tranmere

 

91-92 Cup run and the Soton game

 

92-93 Liverpool in Cup and Promotion, Hull, PNE etc

 

93-94 Cup run - Everton, Arsenal, Villa

 

94-95 Cup Final, Reading Play Offs

 

95-96 Prem

 

96-97 Champions. Last Season Burnden.

 

97-98 Relegation last day

 

98-99 Watford Play off final 

 

99-00 Barry Knight, Tranmere Semi, Villa semi. 

 

00-01 Play off promotion.

 

01-02 Youri and survival

 

02-03 JJ and last day survival

 

03-04 Boro league cup final 

 

04-05 UEFA qualification

 

05-06 UEFA France, Bulgaria, Istanbul and Portugal.

 

06-07 UEFA qualification

 

07-08 Euro jollies to Germany, Macedonia, Serbia, Spain and Portugal.

 

08-09 Not much but ultimately still comfortably in PL

 

09-10 Much the same

 

10-11 Brum away, Stoke semi

 

11-12 Relegation last day 

 

12-13 Nearly made Play Offs 

 

13-14 Think this was a dead season 

 

14-15 Lennon upsurge, Liverpool In cup. 

 

15-16 Relegation

 

16-17 Promotion, Vale away etc 

 

17-18 Forest Home, Wilbraham

 

18-19 Relegation 

 

19-20 Relegation 

 

20- 21 Promotion 

 

21 - 22 Progress:)

 

22 - 23 Papa Johns Winners and Play Off semis

 

23-24 Oxford Play Off Final

 

24-25 Evatt Out & won at Wigan 

 

 

25-26 Play off final

 

Added to the list

Go back another season and Wembley again, Freight Rover Final against Bristol City. 

[RoadRunnerFan]

5 hours ago, tomski said:

Could you imagine doing this for Preston North End 😂

https://youtu.be/zUoT5AxFpRs?si=lTVGMHSUdM3C6_HA

[Dr Faustus]

[Leyther_Matt]

7 hours ago, Jol_BWFC said:

Have they announced the home team? Was looking but couldn’t find it. We’re listed first on BBC, betting sites (but not Google).

6 hours ago, Zico said:

Presumed it would be them because they finished higher up 

That said we wore our away kit in 01 when we finished 3rd

I’d seen something that they were the home team (so that means home kit, home dressing room and East allocation) because of finishing 3rd, but the fixtures are listed alphabetically 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

[tomski]

8 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Looks that way as Stockport are the ‘home’ team and have a lot of white on their home shirt this year 

Ffs 

[Eddie]

This time next week we’ll be leaving the hotel for what could be one of the best days being a Bolton fan in the last 10-15 years.

25 degrees

Wembley

Massively outnumbering from a fan perspective (rare when we’re down there)

ACD with all the space in the world

Cissoko in fine form in the beautiful weather - tearing Cogley a new one

Heading back to the minimum level we belong and a load of proper games next season!

It’ll be one to be savoured and still spoken about in 2050

[Rival Son]

49 minutes ago, Eddie said:

This time next week we’ll be leaving the hotel for what could be one of the best days being a Bolton fan in the last 10-15 years.

25 degrees

Wembley

Massively outnumbering from a fan perspective (rare when we’re down there)

ACD with all the space in the world

Cissoko in fine form in the beautiful weather - tearing Cogley a new one

Heading back to the minimum level we belong and a load of proper games next season!

It’ll be one to be savoured and still spoken about in 2050

Love and agree with the sentiment. But I keep reading that ACD will love the space at Wembley. Our pitch is exactly the same size as Wembley. There won’t be any more space.

[Eddie]

1 minute ago, Rival Son said:

Love and agree with the sentiment. But I keep reading that ACD will love the space at Wembley. Our pitch is exactly the same size as Wembley. There won’t be any more space.

🤫 everyone knows it’s twice as big as any other pitch, don’t be bringing facts into it.

Plus the full backs will be knackered for the heat and ACD has energy to burn.

[Traf]

2 minutes ago, Rival Son said:

Love and agree with the sentiment. But I keep reading that ACD will love the space at Wembley. Our pitch is exactly the same size as Wembley. There won’t be any more space.

Yeah, there's this often repeated thing about the "wide open spaces" of Wembley.

Wembley's pitch is an average size, it just seems more open because the fans are further away from it.

[freds dad]

I’ve not seen anything yet as to which pubs we have been allocated but looking at Box Park it doesn’t open til 11 on Sundays.

Anyone know the licensing laws around Sunday trading? It might be a few pre match beers in the hotel.

[little whitt]

17 hours ago, Arrested development said:

If we believe the ticket office tweet , we've been given 36k that doesn't include the highlighted blocks. Doesn't seem right that. 

We are in 236

[Lostock Whites]

Their biggest threat is Louie Barry but ACD is on a different level to him, they'll be worried.

Plus, Tutu has really stepped it up, I've been so impressed with him. He's very comfortable in tight situations and is ridiculously quick. Only some times he gets a bit too comfortable.

ACD on his side raises his game and I think the 2 are very close off the pitch (both Arsenal youngsters)

I think he can do more than a good job marking Barry.

It's well known that their main striker Wooton is playing at Centre-back and they did well against Stevenage. Their fans also say it has been a sort of blessing allowing them to play on the floor more and utilise speed of Sidibeh and Barry

But Stevenages attack is nothing like ours. Our defence is pretty quick too, Toal if fit hopefully is rapid as is Tutu.

Let our attack do its thing.

We got this.

[DirtySanchez]

26 minutes ago, freds dad said:

I’ve not seen anything yet as to which pubs we have been allocated but looking at Box Park it doesn’t open til 11 on Sundays.

Anyone know the licensing laws around Sunday trading? It might be a few pre match beers in the hotel.

Pubs around Wembley usually have to shut around two hours before kick off 

Given that'll be at 11 they might not bother opening 

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

Is Toal rapid?

Anyway, I'm not expected him to play

[Whitesince63]

Losing Kenny is obviously a massive blow but I think the returns of Erhahon and Simon’s has been a major boost, especially Ethan to our left side defence. The addition of Xav for sub later in the game proved on Thursday how much it strengthened our squad so hopefully if Toal is fit to play we should have more than enough to see County off, Barry and all.

[Zico]

9 minutes ago, Whitesince63 said:

Losing Kenny is obviously a massive blow but I think the returns of Erhahon and Simon’s has been a major boost, especially Ethan to our left side defence. The addition of Xav for sub later in the game proved on Thursday how much it strengthened our squad so hopefully if Toal is fit to play we should have more than enough to see County off, Barry and all.

as much as I like Kenny I prefer EE or XS in midfield alongside Sheehan 

if Kenny was fit I'd drop RR, but he's a very decent back up to have 

I don't think there should be room for both RR and JK when we need some steel in midfield 

[masi 51]

2 minutes ago, Zico said:

as much as I like Kenny I prefer EE or XS in midfield alongside Sheehan 

if Kenny was fit I'd drop RR, but he's a very decent back up to have 

I don't think there should be room for both RR and JK when we need some steel in midfield 

Everybody fit it would have given SS options. You and others can address the Luton game however you like but it was a major error not putting a weaken team out but thats gone now and we go with what we have got.

The two main reasons why the defence stepped up against Bradford was EE returning on the left of Midfield and us going direct. I have been shouting all season for our defenders to be just that defend. They only look weak when they are asked to invite the press. I have a feeling this is what we will go back to against Stockport.

RR plays that 10 better than anyone Evatt squandered millions on but if Dalby and Kenny had been fit and we go with two wingers yes he would have missed out.

The team kind of picks itself for Wembley depending on Dalby and Toal fitness

[Zico]

30 minutes ago, masi 51 said:

 

You and others can address the Luton game however you like but it was a major error not putting a weaken team out but thats gone now and we go with what we have got.

 

we played our best team because we wanted to win and get the home leg first 

as it happens it didn't matter

you say it's gone so stop going on about it

we've won two games since

[tshape]

2 hours ago, Eddie said:

This time next week we’ll be leaving the hotel for what could be one of the best days being a Bolton fan in the last 10-15 years.

25 degrees

Wembley

Massively outnumbering from a fan perspective (rare when we’re down there)

ACD with all the space in the world

Cissoko in fine form in the beautiful weather - tearing Cogley a new one

Heading back to the minimum level we belong and a load of proper games next season!

It’ll be one to be savoured and still spoken about in 2050

Sounds heavenly. I'll be rolling out of a tent, rough as fuck.

[masi 51]

20 minutes ago, Zico said:

we played our best team because we wanted to win and get the home leg first 

as it happens it didn't matter

you say it's gone so stop going on about it

we've won two games since

Then why mention Kenny when you are talking about next weeks team

[Zico]

2 minutes ago, masi 51 said:

Then why mention Kenny when you are talking about next weeks team

because I'm saying his absence is not necessarily a bad thing given our other options 

which is why I had no issue playing him and a full strength squad on the last day

so far it's not been a major error, which you seem to think it was

[masi 51]

6 minutes ago, Zico said:

because I'm saying his absence is not necessarily a bad thing given our other options 

which is why I had no issue playing him and a full strength squad on the last day

so far it's not been a major error, which you seem to think it was

We can never be sure it was a error or not. The inclusion of EE was needed to give Johnson cover and this worked in both 

Games but Kenny would not have been dropped. Burstow would have made way 

The only  thing i have said all season is we needed three in midfield and only one winger away......Again it matters not as we are were we are

These are debates for after next Sunday

[burnden]

Green man open from 8am