http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkfvJp5awJc

13 hours ago, Biggish Dave said:

Think Josh Vela with a bit more about him and you’re not far off the mark.

Went through a bad patch towards the end of Neal’s rain to the point when a sub was being made, a couple of folk on the paddock were holding up his number.

Stepped up to the plate in our 92/93 promotion season, scored important goals against Bournemouth and Stoke.

Never my favourite player but well worth his place in the team back then but top end of what is currently L1 was his level imo

Agree totally about Darby, was given unfair criticism by some. Vela was ruined by Parkinson, using him as a forward runner just to close down defenders.  When played in midfield with Clough he looked decent. 

On our way down to that there London for the CocaCola Cup quarters at West Ham. We stopped at services and got off the coach just as Julian Derby was getting dog’s abuse for a goal he scored which gifted Man U the title that season. Can’t recall the details of who he was playing for or against but it is immaterial, he was on his way, like the rest of us, to watch Bolton take on yet another big club and emerge victorious.

3 hours ago, nantwichwhite said:

Vela was ruined by Wheater, using him as a drinking partner and nobody at the club had the balls to pull either of them over it. 

Wheater was virtually untouchable in his time here. Strike leader etc.

8 hours ago, nantwichwhite said:

Vela was ruined by Parkinson, using him as a forward runner just to close down defenders.  When played in midfield with Clough he looked decent. 

I think Vela’s best performances came in that role in League One personally. He was largely ineffective sitting deeper or as a box-box and the games often passed him by.

For a long time I was convinced he was best at full back until pushed further forward in midfield.

Shame he fell off a cliff after that. 

Edited October 19, 20205 yr by BWFC_LOVE

5 hours ago, MickyD said:

On our way down to that there London for the CocaCola Cup quarters at West Ham. We stopped at services and got off the coach just as Julian Derby was getting dog’s abuse for a goal he scored which gifted Man U the title that season. Can’t recall the details of who he was playing for or against but it is immaterial, he was on his way, like the rest of us, to watch Bolton take on yet another big club and emerge victorious.

Mind boggling really , he was and is Wanderers through and through . Just looking at his stats he reached double figures plus  in 4 consecutive seasons ( including the maligned 91/92 season ) . 

The Match in question he was playing for Coventry and scored 2 goals against Blackburn to finally end their challenge that season.

I personally class him in the Bolton legend bracket ( Regarding the lower division seasons ) .

Edited October 19, 20205 yr by dusan nikolic

I remember Steve Thompson getting grief from sections of the crowd during THAT reserve game against the filth... mind boggling! 

I've got a vague memory of  Darby scoring at Birmingham with a header from about 40/50 yards out  🙄  ......one of them when the keeper had come charging out. I think it was during the period when games v Birmingham were rather volatile off the pitch.

8 hours ago, nantwichwhite said:

Agree totally about Darby, was given unfair criticism by some. Vela was ruined by Parkinson, using him as a forward runner just to close down defenders.  When played in midfield with Clough he looked decent. 

Dear god, joshua

Take responsibilty, man

20 hours ago, bolton va va said:

Julian Darby was a prime example of a player being singled out for abuse simply because he was a local lad. In fact, he was one of our better players from that period....always gave it everything, scored a good few goals & even played well in defence a few times.

You can swap Julian Darby for Nicky Hunt in that statement

Maybe not one of our better players, but a consistent performer in one of our best teams

A miserable defeat at Notts County in 1988 . I think Njgel Jemson played in this from memory.

Apologies if this has been posted before.

If not , footage from the infamous 6-1  thrashing at Notts County in the League Cup in 1984.

15 minutes ago, dusan nikolic said:

Apologies if this has been posted before.

If not , footage from the infamous 6-1  thrashing at Notts County in the League Cup in 1984.

Wow! I've never seen that since the actual night.  Conceding 5 goals in 7 minutes. 6 down at half time. About 2000 travelling fans who booed them off at half time then spent the 2nd half giving them non stop backing.

28 minutes ago, dusan nikolic said:

A miserable defeat at Notts County in 1988 . I think Njgel Jemson played in this from memory.

We fucked it off after an hour, wasn't worth losing New years eve supping time for. 

23 minutes ago, dusan nikolic said:

Apologies if this has been posted before.

If not , footage from the infamous 6-1  thrashing at Notts County in the League Cup in 1984.

The ultimate game of 2 halves. We pummelled them in the 2nd half & could have at least got a draw. 

9 hours ago, dusan nikolic said:

Apologies if this has been posted before.

If not , footage from the infamous 6-1  thrashing at Notts County in the League Cup in 1984.

MIght sound odd to say it but I enjoyed watching that. A pretty infamous night in our history. I always thought we were 6-0 down at half time but it seems it was 6-1. 

I wasn't aware there was any footage of BWFC in 84/5 other than Wigan at home (which I've posted on You Tube) and Wigan away (which I haven't). This is therefore quite a find. 

I've still never found any footage of BWFC in 83/4. ITV covered some games in the 80-83 Division 2 days and obviously before then there's plenty of BBC and ITV coverage. Halfway through 85/6 games started being filmed regularly for the club by Easy Video, Roadrunner's predecessors. It just leaves 83/4 as a black hole.

Thanks for posting.

1 hour ago, paulhanley said:

MIght sound odd to say it but I enjoyed watching that. A pretty infamous night in our history. I always thought we were 6-0 down at half time but it seems it was 6-1. 

I wasn't aware there was any footage of BWFC in 84/5 other than Wigan at home (which I've posted on You Tube) and Wigan away (which I haven't). This is therefore quite a find. 

I've still never found any footage of BWFC in 83/4. ITV covered some games in the 80-83 Division 2 days and obviously before then there's plenty of BBC and ITV coverage. Halfway through 85/6 games started being filmed regularly for the club by Easy Video, Roadrunner's predecessors. It just leaves 83/4 as a black hole.

Thanks for posting.

I was buzzing when I stumbled on it to be honest , was it perhaps 6-0 at half time , oddly they seem to have shown 2 of our disallowed goals but not Fosters legitimate goal. In our history I wonder if we have ever conceded that many goals in such a short space of time? .

3 minutes ago, dusan nikolic said:

I was buzzing when I stumbled on it to be honest , was it perhaps 6-0 at half time , oddly they seem to have shown 2 of our disallowed goals but not Fosters legitimate goal. In our history I wonder if we have ever conceded that many goals in such a short space of time? .

I was just about to post the same.  I'm positive it was 6-0 at half time but these days..the replay does look like the ref has disallowed both our 'goals'

17 minutes ago, dusan nikolic said:

I was buzzing when I stumbled on it to be honest , was it perhaps 6-0 at half time , oddly they seem to have shown 2 of our disallowed goals but not Fosters legitimate goal. In our history I wonder if we have ever conceded that many goals in such a short space of time? .

Yes having just watched it back I think that's the case. 

I doubt it. It was 6 goals in 17 minutes I think. We looked more ragged with each goal conceded.

You get a glimpse of what looks like an incredibly impressive away following in the corner of the side terrace as well. More evidence that we seemed to take our entire home attendance to away games in those days!

16 minutes ago, Duck Egg said:

I was just about to post the same.  I'm positive it was 6-0 at half time but these days..the replay does look like the ref has disallowed both our 'goals'

I think it was. Dusan has pointed out that Wayne Foster's goal isn't included on the highlights but our disallowed ones are. Odd!

I was at Loughborough Uni 1984 and went with some guys from my Halls of Residence - god it was embarrassing to be 6 - 0 down at half time but they were well impressed with the Bolton support. Don’t remember 4 disallowed goals though. 
 

went to Wolves and Mansfield away about that time

11 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said:

I was at Loughborough Uni 1984 and went with some guys from my Halls of Residence - god it was embarrassing to be 6 - 0 down at half time but they were well impressed with the Bolton support. Don’t remember 4 disallowed goals though. 
 

went to Wolves and Mansfield away about that time

I always found going to a game with non Bolton fan mates was a recipe for a terrible performance and result , mind you I never had it quite so bad as the Notts match.

31 minutes ago, dusan nikolic said:

I always found going to a game with non Bolton fan mates was a recipe for a terrible performance and result , mind you I never had it quite so bad as the Notts match.

Mate of mine from school (DMB) came to a few aways, he couldn’t believe some of stories I told him about decent followings and scrapping. Some of the games he did were Port Vale 105th minute winner, Blackpool Sherpa van northern final, Barnsley F.A Cup. Fair to say he got a flavour of it over the years

2 hours ago, Biggish Dave said:

Mate of mine from school (DMB) came to a few aways, he couldn’t believe some of stories I told him about decent followings and scrapping. Some of the games he did were Port Vale 105th minute winner, Blackpool Sherpa van northern final, Barnsley F.A Cup. Fair to say he got a flavour of it over the years

Three classics right there! 

There must have been a good few in those days who only went to away games and avoided Burnden.

20 hours ago, dusan nikolic said:

A miserable defeat at Notts County in 1988 . I think Njgel Jemson played in this from memory.

Great find mate, thanks for that.

Our coach load from the Albion didn't get in until we were 6-0 down, we arrived late on Forest's car park and it was 0-0 at the time 😄 

Ended up in their end where the teams came out before being escorted round the pitch.

Didn't get home until the following afternoon thanks to trouble with Forest fans later, hence the entire coach load kept in overnight, then the bleeding coach broke down on the way home....couldn't script it.

Great day and night 😄 

1 hour ago, miamiwhite said:

Great find mate, thanks for that.

Our coach load from the Albion didn't get in until we were 6-0 down, we arrived late on Forest's car park and it was 0-0 at the time 😄 

Ended up in their end where the teams came out before being escorted round the pitch.

Didn't get home until the following afternoon thanks to trouble with Forest fans later, hence the entire coach load kept in overnight, then the bleeding coach broke down on the way home....couldn't script it.

Great day and night 😄 

No worries , that literally sounds like the match/night  from hell for you. In the following seasons Forest programme , for the Milk cup match they mention your coach turning up at Half time to find ourselves 6-0 down . Did the trouble with the Forest lot have any bearing on the aggro in the milk cup tie the following year?.