(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

11 minutes ago, DomRepWanderer said:

I'm starting to wonder if Johnny is actually a BWFC fan.

The lad has probably been driven down by what’s happened in the last few years if it can go wrong at Bolton it probably will . Don’t worry Jonny we’re on the way back 😂 .
Any way there is a chance we might be able to watch from the start of the season ground is big enough . Have season ticket holders only till October no away fans use all four sides for home fans 

6 minutes ago, Steejay said:

Or he’s probably overrated by some and unwanted by Evatt.

Spot on. Emanuel would still be here if Evatt rated him, great age, athletic etc, but just not a very good footballer. If Hull think they're strengthening their defence especially after the 8 goal drubbing at the hands of the pie eaters, they're sadly mistaken.

49 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

Eh? 

He signed after the takeover and won't have had to worry about being paid at all.

Was Johnny not being ironic?

Hull are as big a basket case as we are.

Probably phoenix’s didn’t rate him  can’t see  evatt  ever seeing Emmanuel play .
 

18 minutes ago, blackleywhite said:

Was Johnny not being ironic?

Hull are as big a basket case as we are.

It would be the first time if he was.

31 minutes ago, blackleywhite said:

Was Johnny not being ironic?

Hull are as big a basket case as we are.

I think he might've been, yes.

Although I'm not sure what the soap opera here was.

1 hour ago, Farnywhite said:

Probably phoenix’s didn’t rate him  can’t see  evatt  ever seeing Emmanuel play .
 

I don't believe Evatt wouldn't have a say on players.

Iirc Emanuel was one offered terms obviously reduced from last year so probably took the bigger pay cheque from hull

People criticise Emanuel's defending bit was his delivery any good when he went forwards?

Seems a long time since we've seen anyone play but I don't remember coming away thinking he was knocking quality ball after quality ball in from an attacking point of view.

2 hours ago, tshape said:

Another lie and you know it. That chicken at West Brom already had bite marks.

And a tattoo

3 hours ago, snowball said:

Trust Johnny to come and put a dampener on it!

I cant see it so its not happening 😥

All those wonderful players released  how dare they

Friday/Saturday comes, I go to football, or at least live it through others that are doing it on my behalf. Now I can’t, last season I didn’t was 1975/6. I could pretend I’m buzzing to keep up the positive vibes, but i’m not, sorry snowball.

2 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

Eh? 

He signed after the takeover and won't have had to worry about being paid at all.

Poetic licence.

2 hours ago, DomRepWanderer said:

I'm starting to wonder if Johnny is actually a BWFC fan.

I’d love to know your logic.

2 hours ago, Steejay said:

Or he’s probably overrated by some and unwanted by Evatt.

I think some people are taking my comments a bit too seriously. It was meant to be a joke.

2 hours ago, snowball said:

It would be the first time if he was.

I’m getting the impression I’m not on the short list to be godfather to your kids.

And I thought we were all friends on here.

4 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

I’m getting the impression I’m not on the short list to be godfather to your kids.

And I thought we were all friends on here.

Apologies mate, just that you seem to be on a BWFC downer.

Not one bit. I can’t remember the last time I criticised anything associated with BWFC, I love the owners, manager, players we kept on, players we’ve signed, fans and even the new kit. I can’t wait to watch them rip up this league. But I can’t go to watch unless something changes, so I’m not happy! I’m a routine man and it’s gone for now, can’t wait for it to return.

7 hours ago, Plums said:

Baptiste brought back into the club by Phoenix. 
His reading of the game was almost psychic 

Last seen sat on dougies naughty step after having a shocker for us. Fresh start onwards and upwards. 

We did make turnbull an offer

9 hours ago, burnden said:

Crellin best get plenty practice at saving pens in .

Ha ha, my main memory of Baptiste was a home game ( maybe Wiggin ) where everyone could see what was coming from several seconds before & were shouting  "Noooooo" but he still lunged in & gave away the penalty. Overall though, he was alright & if he's fit, he could be a useful experienced head with the young/inexperienced recruits.

I've lost count of our centre halfs now, but Senior, Edwards & Brockbank will be way down the pecking order now & will probably need to go out on loan.( i hear Thomasson has already gone but don't know if it's been confirmed ) 

26 minutes ago, Casino said:

We did make turnbull an offer

That’s good to hear imo, means we’re sticking to a sensible wage structure and not being taken for fools. Turnbull was one of the highest earners at Northampton (4K a week apparently) so he was probably asking for quite a lot in terms of LG2 wages, glad we stood firm. 

It ties in with something Evatt said in one of his early interviews about “not being a cash cow, we want players to come to Bolton Wanderers for the right reasons”
 

https://youtu.be/b2veNlJP6sg

Re Emmanuel.......last 2 seasons, our new right backs have started off impressively, even the bloke from Bristol started off well before that,  then the Pole, but they've all gone downhill fast. Very odd.

If Jones ( or whoever ) starts at right back, i'm not making any judgement till well into the season !!!

Emmanuel is the perfect wing back. Too poor defensively to be a full back and not good enough going forward to be a winger. No great loss at all. In Evatt we trust. 

That keeper Jake Eastwood we were linked with. out for 3 months injured. unlucky for the lad 

24 minutes ago, bolton va va said:

Ha ha, my main memory of Baptiste was a home game ( maybe Wiggin ) where everyone could see what was coming from several seconds before & were shouting  "Noooooo" but he still lunged in & gave away the penalty. Overall though, he was alright & if he's fit, he could be a useful experienced head with the young/inexperienced recruits.

I've lost count of our centre halfs now, but Senior, Edwards & Brockbank will be way down the pecking order now & will probably need to go out on loan.( i hear Thomasson has already gone but don't know if it's been confirmed ) 

I imagine when we got relegated the young players thought “this is my chance”. Little did they know we would have a stronger squad in div 2 than we had in div 1. Unfortunately they are effectively no longer Bolton players, and I’ve got sympathy because they’ve had zero chance to prove themselves.