(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

23 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

 

 

Maybe one day the Sarcevic (&, I assume, Doyle) story will come out. For sure there was a big fall out with Evatt ... & one that has cost us .

 

This is it in one .

And I reckon it was all about fannying about with the ball 15yrds from our own goal.

9 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

I’ll be very surprised if we don’t get another striker in. 

We probably will. We needed one anyway. I wouldnt call it his replacement though. Maybe a squad player.

Wish Doyle well helped us out of tier 4 and he was toss for nob end which should always be commended.

Maggenis lives local to me with our kids in the same class at school, so can see how he’s tipped up there as we share a border with the fuckwits. 

Doyle leaving is a great move. Giving him a three year deal in Summer 2020 at his age was always a calculated gamble. It's paid off - he did the job for us in League 2 but we need better in League 1 and to where we aspire to travel. He's done his job. 

There's a few more we need off the books in the next six months to create space to build the quality of squad required. 

52 minutes ago, paulhanley said:

Doyle leaving is a great move. Giving him a three year deal in Summer 2020 at his age was always a calculated gamble. It's paid off - he did the job for us in League 2 but we need better in League 1 and to where we aspire to travel. He's done his job. 

There's a few more we need off the books in the next six months to create space to build the quality of squad required. 

Why is it a great move? We replaced him with someone who hasnt played for three months and as cost us 320,000 in the process, weve got no fee for him, a 2nd contracted player we havent got a fee for, which has never happened before  as far as can remember in the 53 years supporting Bolton. Great move? Really?

1 hour ago, paulhanley said:

Doyle leaving is a great move. Giving him a three year deal in Summer 2020 at his age was always a calculated gamble. It's paid off - he did the job for us in League 2 but we need better in League 1 and to where we aspire to travel. He's done his job. 

There's a few more we need off the books in the next six months to create space to build the quality of squad required. 

My thoughts, we could’ve been left with him for another year to run on a good wage and him struggling at this level

 

21 minutes ago, woolli said:

Why is it a great move? We replaced him with someone who hasnt played for three months and as cost us 320,000 in the process, weve got no fee for him, a 2nd contracted player we havent got a fee for, which has never happened before  as far as can remember in the 53 years supporting Bolton. Great move? Really?

You have to put it into context he is 33 he’s a good league 2 player, we need league 1 or better standard, We need Doyle off the books and we ain’t doing that if we hold out for a fee, not that anyone paying a fee for him, the lads got a 3 year deal back home so it suits both parties. 

Edited January 8, 20224 yr by Mounts Kipper

1 hour ago, paulhanley said:

Doyle leaving is a great move. Giving him a three year deal in Summer 2020 at his age was always a calculated gamble. It's paid off - he did the job for us in League 2 but we need better in League 1 and to where we aspire to travel. He's done his job. 

There's a few more we need off the books in the next six months to create space to build the quality of squad required. 

That's the way I see it - and the same with Sarce. Those two were on eye watering money for league 2 - perhaps a bit less so for league 1. But for a player of Doyle's age in particular - another 18 months or so on £3000+ a week could be much better spent. 

He came - he did what we hoped for and now he's gone. Question is where do we build from here.

56 minutes ago, woolli said:

Why is it a great move? We replaced him with someone who hasnt played for three months and as cost us 320,000 in the process, weve got no fee for him, a 2nd contracted player we havent got a fee for, which has never happened before  as far as can remember in the 53 years supporting Bolton. Great move? Really?

Because he's 33 and not up to the standard we need. 

8 minutes ago, paulhanley said:

Because he's 33 and not up to the standard we need. 

Nor will we make money on him but we will save money 

Edited January 8, 20224 yr by Rudy

1 minute ago, Rudy said:

Not will we make money on him but we will save money 

We’ve probably paid part of his remaining contract up. 

Just having a nosey about this Cole Stockton from Morecambe, on their forum they value him at £1m.

I’m calling bollocks on that but he has a 1:3 goal to game ratio for them so I think it would be closer to the £500k mark

13 hours ago, masi 51 said:

Kabongo Tshimanga..............Remember the name !!!

He’s 18 in 18

9 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Just having a nosey about this Cole Stockton from Morecambe, on their forum they value him at £1m.

I’m calling bollocks on that but he has a 1:3 goal to game ratio for them so I think it would be closer to the £500k mark

Id masturbate furiously if we got him.

Can see both sides of the Doyle argument. But we are seriously lacking on goal threat.

Baka and Kachunga misfiring, Dapo out of sorts and Pottymouth unproven for us yet.

Kabongo Tshimanga would make me do some love wee..

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Id masturbate furiously if we got him.

Think it was gossip talk linking us with him but he’d be a great fit 

1 hour ago, Ratwhite said:

Can see both sides of the Doyle argument. But we are seriously lacking on goal threat.

Baka and Kachunga misfiring, Dapo out of sorts and Pottymouth unproven for us yet.

Kabongo Tshimanga would make me do some love wee..

We linked with him?

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Id masturbate furiously if we got him.

Any excuse…

2 hours ago, paulhanley said:

Because he's 33 and not up to the standard we need. 

Neither is Bako, Kachunga, or Ameachi

25 minutes ago, woolli said:

Neither is Bako, Kachunga, or Ameachi

It's beyond me how you can claim that about Ameachi.

Kachunga played in the Premiership with Huddersfield. Ameachi, good pedigree, not had a proper run in the 1at team to form any opinion. Bako, the same due to injuries. Maybe you should look at players who regularly play and under perform.

 

 

 

 

36 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

It's beyond me how you can claim that about Ameachi.

Or Kachunga imo.

Hindsights a wonderful thing in that we could have had either or both of Stockton & Tshiminga on frees this summer just gone. They're in very high demand now & are going to demand hefty fees which I can't see happening at all. 

51 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Or Kachunga imo.

For once I agree with you 

 

1 hour ago, waffer cup 07 said:

Kachunga played in the Premiership with Huddersfield. Ameachi, good pedigree, not had a proper run in the 1at team to form any opinion. Bako, the same due to injuries. Maybe you should look at players who regularly play and under perform.

Baptiste played in the premier, completely irrelevant! I was referring to forward players.

 

 

 

 

3 hours ago, Rudy said:

Think it was gossip talk linking us with him but he’d be a great fit 

We linked with him?

Hope not 

We've just let a proven league two scorer go 

Hoping we'll be looking for a replacement from league one or above, not national league