1 hour ago, Traf said:

Let's just move every fixture and balls to the original schedule.

SKY TV can fuck off.

Really is shit. Putting aside personal circumstances that might make weird kick off times harder to get to early Saturday kick offs are abysmal for atmosphere and I always feel like you miss the footballing weekend when your team plays on Friday or Monday

On 30/07/2026 at 17:23, L/H White said:

That's made me ill thanks

Relegate us ffs

Tuesday 8 September 2026, Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United, 8pm, live on Sky Sports Football

Will WHUFC John appear on here this season?

Don’t interpret this as we are ok as we are, definitely not. It would be naive to suggest we are close to a side that can comfortably compete in the Championship.

We are all desperate to see who these incomings will be, that can propel us forward.

However, talk of us being no better in any area is also wide of the mark. There is still plenty to be positive about and which wasn’t in place this time last year.

• FH and SS are another year along the line of building us up to compete at a higher level.

• The defensive line has been re-shaped. Early signs are good. We’ve addressed the area that was a weakness last year.

• They’ve also consistently been playing together in pre-season, building relationships and partnerships.

• Compared to blooding a questionable U-21, we have an experienced keeper who has played at this level before.

• Rodrigues is a massive plus. A proper pre-season behind him and one where he has excelled and looks like he can be our creative impetus this season.

• We’ve got added Investment into the club.

• There’s a confidence among the players and squad, now that they have a promotion behind them, and a belief that they can prove themselves as Championship players.

• We are in the Championship, and competing, in our mini-league against sides who potentially, could be facing bigger problems than us.

Still a way to go, but it’s a good foundation from which to continue to build on for our 26-27 season in the Championship.

Wasn't aware itv had games

1 hour ago, L/H White said:

Wasn't aware itv had games

Had some last season

Watched a bit of Boro v Millwall

Did have a hangover though and couldn't be arsed moving

Millwall v West Ham Southampton v Portsmouth Burnley v Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City v West Ham

Could call it "The big fight night".

Boro v Southampton, West Bro v Wolves, Wolves v Stoke, Swansea v Cardiff still to be arranged.

Looking at matches switched for Sky, we do seem to have come off badly in terms of the number of games moved, pre-Jan. I'm not including West Ham etc which were midweek anyway and we aren't inconvenienced by having it on TV. But games rearranged from a normal 3pm KO, for TV.

5 homes (compared to 1 each for Blackburn and QPR). Only Sheff U got more (6).

We have 7 in total, compared to 4 for Bristol, Pompey, QPR, Swansea. The most is 8 - Boro, Sheff U and Wolves.

We got away with only 2 aways switched (some have 5) but 3 teams including Burnley only 1.

We should expect a lot of Saturday 3pm home games in 2027 to redress the balance.

Edited August 4Aug 4 by Johnnyrotten

On 29/07/2026 at 21:19, Marc505 said:

On loan from Wrexham FC

And he goes by the name of Ryan Hardieee

🧅

1 syllable too many

26/27 season match day bus timetable

https://cdn.bwfc.co.uk/sites/default/files/2026-08/26%2027%20Season%20Bus%20Timetable.pdf

As far as we go this season we need to make home games count if we can win 15 of them and get about 8 draws away we should be fine no problem!

30 minutes ago, Hoppy said:

As far as we go this season we need to make home games count if we can win 15 of them and get about 8 draws away we should be fine no problem!

I’d take 15 wins in total, home and away! 😂

2 hours ago, desperado said:

I’d take 15 wins in total, home and away! 😂

By Christmas.

Nice article above.

(You can bypass the paywall by using the reader function on x)

I’ll post the last couple of paragraphs which conclude it nicely.

Bolton had no exclusive right to get back into the Championship – they learned that over their half decade in League One. They have no exclusive right to stay there either. Their tale of implosion is not unique and does not buy them extra points, even if it might produce a little extra patience. The gap is daunting. I hope everybody understands that.

But I also hope this season, however it shakes out for Schumacher and his squad, provides enough moments for supporters where they can take a step back and appreciate the journey and the effort in a wider context.

Realism is rarely sexy and rarely sells easily. Recovery is a slog and too often the thanks you get is “What next?” On the eve of every season, you root for certain clubs and managers. Bolton and Schumacher are two of mine. They are back in the Championship. I hope that they are ready for a different type of storm.

2 hours ago, desperado said:

Nice article above.

(You can bypass the paywall by using the reader function on x)

I’ll post the last couple of paragraphs which conclude it nicely.

Bolton had no exclusive right to get back into the Championship – they learned that over their half decade in League One. They have no exclusive right to stay there either. Their tale of implosion is not unique and does not buy them extra points, even if it might produce a little extra patience. The gap is daunting. I hope everybody understands that.

But I also hope this season, however it shakes out for Schumacher and his squad, provides enough moments for supporters where they can take a step back and appreciate the journey and the effort in a wider context.

Realism is rarely sexy and rarely sells easily. Recovery is a slog and too often the thanks you get is “What next?” On the eve of every season, you root for certain clubs and managers. Bolton and Schumacher are two of mine. They are back in the Championship. I hope that they are ready for a different type of storm.

Daniel Storey is an absolute football nut, not just a quality journalist. Loves the game, at all levels and has the talent to write engaging articles.

A couple of years ago he visited, watched a game at and wrote a feature on every club in the 92. He's doing something similar this season based on a vote of where he should for his next match.

I love his enthusiasm and the joy he gets going to games that I probably wouldn't go anywhere near even if they were paying me!

West ham now signing a player for 22 million ! Football has just got dafter, their lot must now be demanding to batter every team.

5 minutes ago, W.cramp said:

West ham now signing a player for 22 million ! Football has just got dafter, their lot must now be demanding to batter every team.

I've predicted an implosion for decades yet it doesn't come.

Somebody, really big, is just going to blow at some point.

tbf to Wet Spam they have sold a good few since relegation so have the cash. ... & I read somewhere they have sold an outrageous number ofcseason tickets & I guess will feature on tv more than most.

58 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

I've predicted an implosion for decades yet it doesn't come.

Somebody, really big, is just going to blow at some point.

tbf to Wet Spam they have sold a good few since relegation so have the cash. ... & I read somewhere they have sold an outrageous number ofcseason tickets & I guess will feature on tv more than most.

50000+

West Ham have sold players this summer for over £150m!

1 hour ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

I've predicted an implosion for decades yet it doesn't come.

Somebody, really big, is just going to blow at some point.

tbf to Wet Spam they have sold a good few since relegation so have the cash. ... & I read somewhere they have sold an outrageous number ofcseason tickets & I guess will feature on tv more than most.

3 minutes ago, little whitt said:

50000+

I heard there's only Man Utd with more season ticket holders than West Ham

11 minutes ago, Zico said:

I heard there's only Man Utd with more season ticket holders than West Ham

They did win the world cup

52 minutes ago, Zico said:

I heard there's only Man Utd with more season ticket holders than West Ham

Probably because the fans are expecting to go straight back up and don't want to ditch them so they go to the back of the waiting list if they do

Whether they turn up to a shitty midweek game in November remains to be seen

Funny how they're not on the pitch protesting about the owners, one of whom has been told to stay away for his own safety though

Nice to see Jobi McAnuff reckons we’ll survive at the expense of Rovers….

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18 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

Nice to see Jobi McAnuff reckons we’ll survive at the expense of Rovers….

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I know where Jobi McAnuff lives 😀

Through work, I don't stalk him