(That long since we've had any, couldn't find the thread)

Alan Nixon: "Top Liverpool starlet Cameron Branagan will Ben allowed out on loan in Jan.

Bolton lead the race for the 20 year old midfielder"

Edited December 11, 20169 yr by Ratwhite

I love this forum, everyone was on the same page for about an hour when we got promoted, no negativity, no arguments. Glad to see it's back to business as usual.

People just carrying grudges against me dating back years and years I regret to say.

One day some of them might move on (but I'm not hopeful)

Anyway back to football - 

According to Alan Nixon, via his Patreon, Bolton Wanderers have won the race to sign highly-rated Liverpool youngster Luca Stephenson.

It has been reported by Nixon that the newly-promoted Trotters are set to fork out around £700,000 for the versatile defensive midfielder, who has spent the last two seasons on loan at Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership.

It had previously been suggested that Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers had been interested in the signing of Stephenson and so that would suggest it is a bit of a coup for Bolton.

Nixon says that Stephenson, after that prolonged loan spell at Tannadice, is now keen on a permanent move, with Bolton swooping to provide that for the 22-year-old.

Stephenson, once in the Sunderland academy before moving to Liverpool in 2018, has played in the EFL before, too, with a loan spell at Barrow a couple of seasons ago and he will provide competition for the likes of Josh Sheehan, Ethan Erhahon and Xavier Simons in the middle of the park, while also able to play at both centre-back and at right-back.

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/bolton-set-to-sign-highly-rated-liverpool-man/

11 minutes ago, SalCity Biggie said:

I love this forum, everyone was on the same page for about an hour when we got promoted, no negativity, no arguments. Glad to see it's back to business as usual.

shut up you c*nt

Just now, Sluffy said:

People just carrying grudges against me dating back years and years I regret to say.

One day some of them might move on (but I'm not hopeful)

Anyway back to football - 

According to Alan Nixon, via his Patreon, Bolton Wanderers have won the race to sign highly-rated Liverpool youngster Luca Stephenson.

It has been reported by Nixon that the newly-promoted Trotters are set to fork out around £700,000 for the versatile defensive midfielder, who has spent the last two seasons on loan at Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership.

It had previously been suggested that Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers had been interested in the signing of Stephenson and so that would suggest it is a bit of a coup for Bolton.

Nixon says that Stephenson, after that prolonged loan spell at Tannadice, is now keen on a permanent move, with Bolton swooping to provide that for the 22-year-old.

Stephenson, once in the Sunderland academy before moving to Liverpool in 2018, has played in the EFL before, too, with a loan spell at Barrow a couple of seasons ago and he will provide competition for the likes of Josh Sheehan, Ethan Erhahon and Xavier Simons in the middle of the park, while also able to play at both centre-back and at right-back.

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/bolton-set-to-sign-highly-rated-liverpool-man/

not everyone pal, I personally enjoy reading your posts

8 minutes ago, L/H White said:

not everyone pal, I personally enjoy reading your posts

Me too. I have insomnia or should say had insomnia untill recently.

4 minutes ago, L/H White said:

not everyone pal, I personally enjoy reading your posts

Thanks mate, I suspect quite a few others may do as well (I've certainly received more than a few 'likes') but don't say publicly because of the 'noise' from those with age old 'internet' scores looking to get me banned off here.

I honestly don't get it - why carry grudges against what someone may have said or done on a town based footy forum from years back - I've long since forgotten what ever I did to upset most of them, whatever it was being so trivial and meaningless - we aren't talking real life here, are we?

Anyway I can't do anything about their hang-ups over me.

And at least I'm helping Tomski get his full forty winks in now.

So things aren't really that bad at all, are they.

Chin, chin!

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Wish @Cheese would get back off his holiday.

We need him.

We need Natasha in on loan.

2 hours ago, Stig said:

That 11 (minus ACD) pretty much has just got promoted from league 1, so I don't buy that.

I get that everyone is panicking for signings, but I don't see the need to downplay the abilities of the current squad. We're in a strong position with a good core and can add more quality in 6/7 more players over the summer. No worries 

That team only got 75 points (and that flattered us with a lot of late winners), god knows what the 75 would have been without ACD, he was massive.

If we assume Lincoln and Cardiff have a better core to start with, and they are the minimum we need to compete with to have a chance, it shows the catching up we have to do.  They were way ahead of us and we've lost our best player (I've no idea if they've lost anyone significant?).

I'm not sure anyone's "panicking for signings", there's 3 months before the window closes, SS knows what he has to do.

3 hours ago, L/H White said:

Only, Toal, Sheehan, Rodriques and Dalby will be starting next season from that lot 

stop worrying 

Forino rather than Toal surely?

And anyway we know what we're like with injuries so I bet there's no game when more than 3 of them start.

Leroy Lita signed yet?

30 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Forino rather than Toal surely?

And anyway we know what we're like with injuries so I bet there's no game when more than 3 of them start.

Question marks over both, for me. Wouldn’t be surprised if we brought in 4 or 5 defenders, this summer.

Just now, Rival Son said:

Question marks over both, for me. Wouldn’t be surprised if we brought in 4 or 5 defenders, this summer.

No question mark over Forino in this neck of the woods. Get another of his ilk & we will be strong in that area.

1 minute ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

No question mark over Forino in this neck of the woods. Get another of his ilk & we will be strong in that area.

Desparately need some left-footed defenders, at both centre half and left back. Really don’t want to see Toal or Forino on that side.

2 hours ago, donkeyshorn said:

We need Natasha in on loan.

The only thing that could top Sluffys return.

1 hour ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

No question mark over Forino in this neck of the woods. Get another of his ilk & we will be strong in that area.

If we play as high a line as we have this season, he will struggle for pace. Some beasts playing in the Championship. Make League One strikers look like pussy cats

1 hour ago, Rival Son said:

Question marks over both, for me. Wouldn’t be surprised if we brought in 4 or 5 defenders, this summer.

I'd expect a new starting back 4 tbh

Perhaps one of Toal and Forino keeps their spot. but Inwood and Temple are unlikely to be championship ready

I like Conway as a player but he's lost at left back. and Taylor has a lot of work to do to get into the squad never mind 1st 11.

Christie is definitely not championship level

I know no one has signed as yet,however, it is great to see we are trying to do some business before the world cup starts, when transfer activity tends to slow down

Can't sign anyone until 15th June when the window opens. However not sure if this applies to loans?

1 hour ago, boltonboris said:

If we play as high a line as we have this season, he will struggle for pace. Some beasts playing in the Championship. Make League One strikers look like pussy cats

That's the main thing about the championship.  I think our defenders can hold their own compared to the defenders in the championship that seem to enjoy not marking up, and passing around amongst themselves at the back to create opportunities for strikers.  But up front is a different matter, there's some serious quality and most worrying for us, pace.  

Forino can at least hold his own in the strength and height department, so 2 of out of 3 ain't bad.

5 hours ago, Blondi said:

Just read that Stephenson is mainly used as a right wing back but is very versatile and can play in midfield too, sounds promising.

Maybe I need to get a life but I do watch a fair bit of the Scottish stuff, either on Sky or the Sportscene programme on iPlayer, seen a bit of him at Dundee Utd and looked pretty decent. Mainly as a right sided midfielder, 5 goals, 5 assists, strong lad, just short of 6ft.

8 minutes ago, ianofcleveleys said:

Maybe I need to get a life but I do watch a fair bit of the Scottish stuff, either on Sky or the Sportscene programme on iPlayer, seen a bit of him at Dundee Utd and looked pretty decent. Mainly as a right sided midfielder, 5 goals, 5 assists, strong lad, just short of 6ft.

I will be the first person of the summer to say it: "Azzit been done yet?"

9 hours ago, desperado said:

Did he?

Which game(s) was that then?

All I remember is some folk suggesting SS should do that. 

It was back when the No10 positon seemed to be a poison chalice with him and Dempsey both doing it a once or twice each, and it never really working. It was around November - December time, might have been that Bradford game the 0-0 one. 

It 100% happened i remember it, because everyone agreed at the time, it probably shouldn't happen again. 

1 hour ago, noxid said:

Can't sign anyone until 15th June when the window opens. However not sure if this applies to loans?

Think you can sign someone anytime you want, they just can't be registered until the window opens. Could be wrong, but thats how it thought it worked. 

Edited May 29May 29 by Zog1

13 minutes ago, Zog1 said:

Think you can sign someone anytime you want, they just can't be registered until the window opens. Could be wrong, but thats how it thought it worked. 

Yeah, the transfer window is really just a registration window

6 hours ago, Wanderlust said:

You know I have history with the clown and his posts are based on selected facts taken out of context which he puts a spin on to big himself up. For example his first act when he got back was to dig out an old question I asked about Dalby shortly after he arrived when he was playing really badly if you remember - and I was wondering whether we needed to change our style of play to get the best out of him? Schumacher duly did and Dalby grew into the role so it was all good. 
Dickhead reframed that as a poor “analysis” of the player Dalby became  - as relevant as saying Messi was crap when he was 2 or had a broken leg. 
Within a couple of days he has “corrected” several people on here and his misguided “lectures” started to flow - and we both know that will ramp up when he gets on to the subject of finances which he claims to be an expert in. It will be no time before he moves on to trying to position himself as the font of all knowledge and argue with everyone (unless they are folk he wants to suck up to) - which is why he drives people away from forums (I think his own once lively forum is down to about 3 people who only post occasionally) and why I’ve already blocked him on here.

It’s not so much about me disagreeing with him (most do) or even his incessant condescending drivel and intolerance of opinions that differ from his own - as about the fact that he will inevitably and intentionally wind up so many posters and discourage open discussion and variety of opinion that the site will start losing members and that cancer needs to be cut out before it spreads.

I’m not necessarily disputing anything you’ve posted Lusty, I know you’ve had run ins with Sluffy before and so have I on various subjects but my point was about the banning of posters you don’t agree with or annoy you. I think pretty much everybody on here posts level headed, mainly courteous messages and responses which they believe in but which others may not. To me it’s the different points of view that make a site and WW is undoubtedly the best for Wanderers fans but unless posts have been of a nature we’d all find unacceptable I don’t think posters should be banned. Thankfully I don’t make the decisions so everybody’s safe with me. 🤪