April 16, 20188 yr https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/look-back-bolton-v-wolves-2521912 Just come across this article, great read of that legendary match against Wolves in 1997. I found myself struggling to contain my laughter at bits of the article further down. Particularly the bit involving Lofty the Lion and the Wolves fans. And how he did his muscular taunting poses at the Wolves fans, to which they retaliated throwing “meat pies” at lofty. I never saw the game, but wish I did. Would love to see similar scenes at the weekend.
April 16, 20188 yr expecting to turn a team over that included Taggart, Fairclough, Pollock, Sheridan, SJM & Blake & Green had his teeth in a jar from the wednesday before.. deserved the 2 hidings they got on that pitch
April 16, 20188 yr Absolute nails, them lads. Took no shit from anyone. you'd naturally think of the Taggarts & Sheridans etc but Fairclough was the one apparently
April 16, 20188 yr you'd naturally think of the Taggarts & Sheridans etc but Fairclough was the one apparently As evidenced by the punch he landed on Steve Bull's chin that day.
April 16, 20188 yr It's the same with Amateur football, get a gang of players together who can handle themselves and you'll normally get a decent side with a winning mentality. You don't win owt wi' mard arses.
April 16, 20188 yr It's the same with Amateur football, get a gang of players together who can handle themselves and you'll normally get a decent side with a winning mentality.You don't win owt wi' mard arses. Still need a bit of quality, and there was plenty of that too
April 16, 20188 yr Was there ever a less suited winger than Jamie Pollock? I loved him but he was wasted out there. Remember him steaming through some fucker right in front of ESL and charging up to our fans pumping his fist. One of them players I can’t remember leaving though.
April 16, 20188 yr One of my favourite games of all time. Was proper nervous beforehand but we absolutely pumped them
April 16, 20188 yr The Wolves game was the first match I ever went to. All downhill from there. I loved him but he was wasted out there. Remember him steaming through some fucker right in front of ESL and charging up to our fans pumping his fist. One of them players I can’t remember leaving though. I remember the “Liverpool get a Pollocking” Mirror(?) headline being read out on The Big Breakfast of all things after we drew with them in 97/98.
April 16, 20188 yr One of my favourite games of all time. Was proper nervous beforehand but we absolutely pumped them The paddock was fookin mental that day. Probably posted on here before but my everlasting memory of that day is a bloke in full army gear and a proper balaclava with eye holes cut out on the segregation fence making throat slitting gestures to the wolves fans. When McGinlay scored that little bit of no mans land that was at the bottom corner of the paddock filled up like a mosh pit at a rock concert with blokes going mad. What a place that was at times.
April 16, 20188 yr Remember him steaming through some fucker right in front of ESL and charging up to our fans pumping his fist. That is also my only memory of stig tofting
April 16, 20188 yr That is also my only memory of stig tofting Could possibly be the same incident but one of us has the player in question mixed up. One mystery we will probably never solve and is probably best being spoke about in someone’s kitchen at 3am.
April 16, 20188 yr The paddock was fookin mental that day. Probably posted on here before but my everlasting memory of that day is a bloke in full army gear and a proper balaclava with eye holes cut out on the segregation fence making throat slitting gestures to the wolves fans. When McGinlay scored that little bit of no mans land that was at the bottom corner of the paddock filled up like a mosh pit at a rock concert with blokes going mad. What a place that was at times. That, I’m fairly sure, was Mad Gaz. Drives a truck now. Anyway I’ve been getting shitlods I’d stick off the doghead cunts at work all day. Whilst I know Saturday will be shit, I simply start chanting Supa John as they drone on about their billions and it makes their blood boil. We’ve shit ‘em. And they know it.
April 16, 20188 yr I loved him but he was wasted out there. Remember him steaming through some fucker right in front of ESL and charging up to our fans pumping his fist. One of them players I can’t remember leaving though. Didn't he do the same at 5-0 down at Sheffield ?
April 16, 20188 yr Remember the Lofty incident vividly but struggling with the 21 man brawl, I'm not having it that David Lee got involved
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/look-back-bolton-v-wolves-2521912
Just come across this article, great read of that legendary match against Wolves in 1997.
I found myself struggling to contain my laughter at bits of the article further down.
Particularly the bit involving Lofty the Lion and the Wolves fans.
And how he did his muscular taunting poses at the Wolves fans, to which they retaliated throwing “meat pies” at lofty.
I never saw the game, but wish I did.
Would love to see similar scenes at the weekend.