https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/nov/17/youri-djorkaeff-england-fans-fifa-bolton-liverpool

Without doubt the best player I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing for us. Not even close

5 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Without doubt the best player I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing for us. Not even close

Second that

 

Thirded.

Aye

Okocha had the tricks, Youri had the class

To me, signing Djorkaeff was when we started going places

1 hour ago, ZicoKelly said:

Aye

Okocha had the tricks, Youri had the class

Anelka isnt far off.

Youri wins though. Just.

Not bad when we are talking about who’s the better from okocha, youri & Anelka

had it good 

Le Roi.

No wonder anyone under 25 thinks our current predicament is a blip. They grew up watching a fantastic team. Pity the poor kids who start watching now.

10 minutes ago, MickyD said:

No wonder anyone under 25 thinks our current predicament is a blip. They grew up watching a fantastic team. Pity the poor kids who start watching now.

Lads like @barrycowdrill lad have had it tougher than anyone. Imagine being 18, all theyve ever seen is total shite bar one season that we nearly fucked up and the football was dross. And forest.

A full childhood of utter fucking crap, soulless empty home game and continually let down on big aways. Not a cup run or giantkilling in sight.

Fuck me.

Edited November 17, 20205 yr by gonzo

2 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Lads like @barrycowdrill have had it tougher than anyone. Imagine being 18, all theyve ever seen is total shite bar one season that we nearly fucked up and the football was dross. And forest.

A full childhood of utter fucking crap, soulless empty home game and continually let down on big aways. Not a cup run or giantkilling in sight.

Fuck me.

Aye, but if they did Port Vale & Albion, they'd be hooked & waiting for the next one...

edit - like we all are.

Edited November 17, 20205 yr by Steejay

1 minute ago, Steejay said:

Aye, but if they did Port Vale & Albion, they'd be hooked & waiting for the next one...

edit - like we all are.

Indeed, but christ, 2-3 stand out games in the whole of your childhood. Jesus wept.

Who are they gonna look back on think he was my hero and had the players name on the back of their shirts?

Bloody awful.

 

Maybe a few others, but not many more - that’s where junior Marple is - 17 next month, so did see a couple of years of the prem- but a hell of a lot of dross.

know one little lad now 12 years old , had a season ticket for a few years  and said to his dad last year  " i dont want to go anymore"

i am surprised the social havent been onto his dad for child cruelty for the shit he has had to see 

Jnr is 15, all she's seen is shite.

Just now, Mr Grey said:

The soft cunt, needs to grow a pair!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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honest mate , the shit that poor kid has watched the last 3 seasons

criminal

at least we all have memories of the good times

While I never like the who is the best or top 5 debates I’d say Youri is the best I’ve ever seen in a Bolton shirt

Youri could have got in any team In the prem when he was with us. 
 

We've been Spoiled, we were due a Crabby Anderson era

Don't forget we had some shit times for a few years in the 80's

Lads first game was 5-0 v Stoke, day before his second birthday. Those halcyon days in a Reebok kit are just force fed clips

 

He loves football in general though, and I've taken him across the country watching it: not to mention playing, and just studying the game.

Ask him his favourite moment and I know he'll say Willbrahimovic... as he hasn't seen such riches he can live with being poor. 

 

4-2 at Leeds 18 years ago today btw

35 minutes ago, Traf said:

Jnr is 15, all she's seen is shite.

Mine too. Then 13 and 11.
 

The 80s and teenies decades are the worst and pretty comparable, a decline to almost obscurity.
 

Mind you I argue that I had it worse. Started in 82. The large majority of the rest of that decade was absolute shite. Shite Crowds, shite football, with no kudos whatsoever for being a Bolton fan.

As bad as their generation has had it, the crowds have remained remarkably loyal, they’ve had a couple of seasons of last day heroics on the pitch and it’s remained a popular choice within the town to be a local Bolton fan. 
 

By Christ I’d love it for them to have a decade like we did in the 90s, rise of the Phoenix.....

Met an old Port Vale mate today at my Auntie's funeral, he came up a few times in the 80s when we played each other and came to a few wanderers games at Chester and Macc, when Chester played on that ground. Said he packed in watching football years ago and no interest. I said Bolton are in the same division as Vale now. The look of astonishment on his face was a sight to behold.

7 hours ago, Dr Faustus said:

Lads first game was 5-0 v Stoke, day before his second birthday. Those halcyon days in a Reebok kit are just force fed clips

 

He loves football in general though, and I've taken him across the country watching it: not to mention playing, and just studying the game.

Ask him his favourite moment and I know he'll say Willbrahimovic... as he hasn't seen such riches he can live with being poor. 

 

4-2 at Leeds 18 years ago today btw

I was at that game in the executive area of the stand (padded seat section) surrounded by Leeds (posh) fans and they weren’t impressed at my celebrations after each goal. One fan even had the nerve to throw a rolled up serviette at me - what an absolute bounder!

Good day out though, all free and I got merrily pissed at the expense of a supplier 🤪

1 hour ago, Ros Coe said:

I was at that game in the executive area of the stand (padded seat section) surrounded by Leeds (posh) fans and they weren’t impressed at my celebrations after each goal. One fan even had the nerve to throw a rolled up serviette at me - what an absolute bounder!

Good day out though, all free and I got merrily pissed at the expense of a supplier 🤪

Love stuff like this. I was escorted out of a Southampton bit like that as I kept  celebrating when we scored. A few complaints and they walked me along the pitch side and I was applauded by our fans on entrance to our end.

Felt like I was in my own football factory minus some key ingredients:

Being remotely hard

Any violence whatsoever 

 

 

9 hours ago, gonzo said:

Lads like @barrycowdrill lad have had it tougher than anyone. Imagine being 18, all theyve ever seen is total shite bar one season that we nearly fucked up and the football was dross. And forest.

A full childhood of utter fucking crap, soulless empty home game and continually let down on big aways. Not a cup run or giantkilling in sight.

Fuck me.

1980 I was 16, it was no picnic from 80-88, crowds were dire club nearly went bump, still managed to have a great time, went every where home and away, at that age you are resilient and the hope that one day we’d return kept me going. Great days.