I think we can all agree that our away form has been abysmal over the last 20 years. Granted, there have been one or two seasons where we???ve done ok but on the whole you rarely fancy us to win away from the Reebok whether we are playing Chelsea or Chesterfield.

 

Last season, if our away form had been as good as our home form we???d have comfortably finished in the top 4.

 

If our home form isn???t strong during the forthcoming season we are going down. Argue all you like but deep down you know we are pathetic and spineless away from home. So what is the answer?

 

Well, the answer is simple. Firstly, sell The Reebok Stadium to anyone who wants it. I have no idea how much a stadium is worth but it cost around ??35million to build so it must be worth ??50million+ in today???s market. That all but wipes out our debt with enough left over to pay up Diouf???s contract and send him on his way.

 

When England didn???t have a home ground they went on tour around the UK to places that hadn???t seen an England game in decades ??? Sunderland, Manchester etc and this seemed to work magnificently. Every game was a sell-out and the atmosphere superb.

 

So why can???t Bolton play their ???home??? games around the region? Places like Preston, Chorley, Burnley, Leyland and even Blackburn are crying out for Premiership football ??? we???d get ourselves a whole new legion of supporters which would increase turnover significantly.

 

Obviously we may struggle at the start as it???ll be like playing 38 away games in one season, but eventually the players will adapt and the home/away divide will be a thing of the past.

 

Before you get your y-fronts in a twist about my radical idea, at least give it some thought. No one is emotionally attached to The Reebok Stadium, if we can leave Burnden Park we shouldn???t give the Reebok a second thought.

 

Think no debt, extra revenue and better players. You know it makes sense.

Mad as a jar of wasps.

 

Correct about not being emotionally attached to the Reebok mind you.

That's a great idea Natasha. Our home record has been excellent in recent seasons and our away form poor so why not make every game an away game.

So Natashas answer to our "abysmal away form" is to play EVERY game away?.

Women - know your limits

That's a great idea Natasha. Our home record has been excellent in recent seasons and our away form poor so why not make every game an away game.

 

As I said, initially we will struggle but eventually the players will adapt and we will benefit long-term.

gnasher

 

how do you conclude the stadium is worth 50 million

 

itd cost that to knock it down

I think we can all agree that our away form has been abysmal over the last 20 years. Granted, there have been one or two seasons where we???ve done ok but on the whole you rarely fancy us to win away from the Reebok whether we are playing Chelsea or Chesterfield.

 

Last season, if our away form had been as good as our home form we???d have comfortably finished in the top 4.

 

If our home form isn???t strong during the forthcoming season we are going down. Argue all you like but deep down you know we are pathetic and spineless away from home. So what is the answer?

 

Well, the answer is simple. Firstly, sell The Reebok Stadium to anyone who wants it. I have no idea how much a stadium is worth but it cost around ??35million to build so it must be worth ??50million+ in today???s market. That all but wipes out our debt with enough left over to pay up Diouf???s contract and send him on his way.

 

When England didn???t have a home ground they went on tour around the UK to places that hadn???t seen an England game in decades ??? Sunderland, Manchester etc and this seemed to work magnificently. Every game was a sell-out and the atmosphere superb.

 

So why can???t Bolton play their ???home??? games around the region? Places like Preston, Chorley, Burnley, Leyland and even Blackburn are crying out for Premiership football ??? we???d get ourselves a whole new legion of supporters which would increase turnover significantly.

 

Obviously we may struggle at the start as it???ll be like playing 38 away games in one season, but eventually the players will adapt and the home/away divide will be a thing of the past.

 

Before you get your y-fronts in a twist about my radical idea, at least give it some thought. No one is emotionally attached to The Reebok Stadium, if we can leave Burnden Park we shouldn???t give the Reebok a second thought.

 

Think no debt, extra revenue and better players. You know it makes sense.

 

Busy weekend then? Social butterfly, my ringpiece.

i almost never post on here but after reading this i couldn't help myself

 

 

you are a complete fucktard.

gnasher

 

how do you conclude the stadium is worth 50 million

 

itd cost that to knock it down

 

As I said, I have no idea what it???d cost on the open market, I???m no estate agent.

 

??50 million to knock it down? Get real, 100 blokes with sledgehammers would level it within a week.

 

100 blokes @ ??6 an hour x 8 hours per day x 5 days = ??24k. You must be a builder with a quote like that!

gnasher

 

how do you conclude the stadium is worth 50 million

 

itd cost that to knock it down

 

As I said, I have no idea what it???d cost on the open market, I???m no estate agent.

 

??50 million to knock it down? Get real, 100 blokes with sledgehammers would level it within a week.

 

100 blokes @ ??6 an hour x 8 hours per day x 5 days = ??24k. You must be a builder with a quote like that!

 

With Hotel and Reeboks offices and the like???

With Hotel and Reeboks offices and the like???

 

Modern structures are made of plywood and chipboard, it???s not like they???re knocking down a 200 year old stone mansion.

 

I could blow down many modern houses.

Stupid point... but without a ground we don't qualify for either the premiership, or the championship or actually.... any friggin league. Even for our pub league we have to nominate a home ground!!!

Stupid point... but without a ground we don't qualify for either the premiership, or the championship or actually.... any friggin league. Even for our pub league we have to nominate a home ground!!!

 

Then nominate Victory Park, then a fortnight later nominate Turf Moor, then Ewood, then Deepdale, then Farington Park.

 

Easy.

Stop replying to the bullshit it comes out with.