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Wanderers Ways. Neil Thompson 1961-2021

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His father is the last player I can recall playing professionally as a grandfather. JSL

 

I wonder if Kevin Poole was a grandfather when he played for Burton the other year, he was about 50 years old I think, so it is perfectly feasible that he was.

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I wonder if Kevin Poole was a grandfather when he played for Burton the other year, he was about 50 years old I think, so it is perfectly feasible that he was.

 

At some schools in Bolton he would be one of the old grandads.

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I am sure after watching Eidur last night he is far from washed up he is no telly tubby and retains his ability to pull the strings whether Lennon thinks he can use the money/wages more wisely on someone else is his call but I would be surprised if Lennon does not sign him.   

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Wasn't he finished and "past it" already when he left us a couple of years ago?

 

 

sorry, i didnt mean to sign him

 

i meant professional grandad

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Money won't be an issue, that's not the reason he wants to play again.

Well said. Good on Eidur for having the desire to continue and achieve summat at a club he has fond memories of.

 

NL wont have him to due to sentiment and rightly so. But if you can have a bit of both, why not?

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A bit of class around the training ground, knows where the net is, minimal wages, more good PR for the club.

 

win win win win situation

 

Lennon won't play him if he's not up to it.

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went last night.

 

Trotter, at times, seemed to want to be Eidur's bezzie mate. He often looked for a ball to him rather than out wide where our wide men were waiting for the ball.

 

He is no Jardel but looked to be huffing and puffing a bit at the end of each half. Some hard training needed.

 

Zac Clough could play in Centre mid now. If he's good enough he's old enough. And he is good enough.

 

Bovril at the match takes me back a bit.

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went last night.

 

Trotter, at times, seemed to want to be Eidur's bezzie mate. He often looked for a ball to him rather than out wide where our wide men were waiting for the ball.

 

He is no Jardel but looked to be huffing and puffing a bit at the end of each half. Some hard training needed.

 

Zac Clough could play in Centre mid now. If he's good enough he's old enough. And he is good enough.

 

Bovril at the match takes me back a bit.

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Agree with a lot of that. Trotter got forward quite quickly at times. He noticeably favoured passing the EG. He had a really weird style of turning, a bit like a tank.

If you mean Eidur was huffing then yes, to be fair at 36 and not at match fitness playing with a load of lads in their 20's going at 300mph then not too surprising.

Zach Clough is very good. Only seen him play a handful of times but always impresses. Really good work rate and seems to have his head screwed on right. Fwiw I also thought he was very good in Malcolm in the Middle.

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I'm still reserving judgement on Trotter. When we signed him all the papers were saying it was a great bit of business, plus he's good on Football Manager (2014) :-)

 

He must have something about him, even if he's never shown it at our place. Hoping NL can coax it out of him.....

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tranmere, very early one season when we were in the big end

 

possibly one of the worst misses ive ever seen

 

hes always had them in his locker

Aye opening day of the season

 

Ended 0-0

 

He volleyed it wide from about 8 yards looking for a fancy finish

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Judging any player on a single performance is fucking ridiculous. Mr Lennon is in the best position to make these decisions, so I'll trust in whatever he decides.

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Judging any player on a single performance is fucking ridiculous. Mr Lennon is in the best position to make these decisions, so I'll trust in whatever he decides.

Not sure anyone was doing that
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Judging a player based upon his favourite breakfast cereal is ridiculous too

 

Just saying

 

The difference is, nobody mentioned breakfast cereal, while some did express their opinion of some players based on one game of football...

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The difference is, nobody mentioned breakfast cereal, while some did express their opinion of some players based on one game of football...

And your suggestion would be . . .?

 

One or two posters turned up at an U21 game in which former favourite, Eider Gudjohnsen, played. We'd love to tell you how he looked in a 90 minute game, unfortunately, as he didn't then go on and play another 6 games, we aren't able to.

 

Movement - No comment, he's only played 90 minutes

 

Skill - No comment, he's only played 90 minutes.

 

Etcetera

 

When the Bolton News does a match report, do they report on how well the players did IN THAT 90 MINUTE GAME or, if a player had a bad game do they report that he was great in the previous three games?

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