Kachunga out for season

The lad from Germany with a name I can not spell couple of weeks

 

this thread could be longer than Brexit 

Shout out to the JPT game against Bradford, immediately post-takeover. That feeling of relief that we knew we still had a club, and how the fans just kept flooding in and having to keep opening more and more areas.  

6 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

No surprise they conceded three last night then

He didn't play. Was serving the last of a 3-game ban, but I get the point

 

1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Coventry was a real high point for me too. A tear jerker, buzzing after it. Difficult to explain to any none Bolton fan afterwards why I was on a high given there were about 6k of us watching a 0-0 L1 game and we were on minus 11 points 😆

The support for a team of 16, 17 and 18 year olds was incredible and it felt like backs to the wall stuff for the fans as much as the players. We actually had chances to score in that game from memory.

And for them, a certain Amadou Bakayoko had the ball in our net only to be ruled offside

We have come so far since then.

17 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Shout out to the JPT game against Bradford, immediately post-takeover. That feeling of relief that we knew we still had a club, and how the fans just kept flooding in and having to keep opening more and more areas.  

Yes, when Politic gave us the lead it was like we'd scored in the FA Cup against United or City, felt like a David v Goliath tie but they were in a lower division to us!

Also a mention for the celebrations after Murphy's late winner v MK Dons. Came away genuinely believing we were in the fight to stay up.

Didn't last much longer after that, we got beat 7-1 the following week.

3 hours ago, Casino said:

aye, wycombe and coventry too

think coventry has to be top 10 - unbelievable

Was away for Cov but yeah Wycombe was great. 

We played well at Wycombe too first half. 

5 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

Also a mention for the celebrations after Murphy's late winner v MK Dons. Came away genuinely believing we were in the fight to stay up.

Didn't last much longer after that, we got beat 7-1 the following week.

Yes, it's easy to dismiss the whole thing as a shit show. The truth is there were some good goals, moments and players too. Daryl Murphy was about 38 but he still knew how to finish & lead the line. Politic & Verlinden had their moments amongst others, and any win felt huge upto the time we realised the fight to stay up was over. As you say the Accy game changed the feel, we went into that after 3 consecutive wins & even took the lead, but that was as good as it got.

30 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

Also a mention for the celebrations after Murphy's late winner v MK Dons. Came away genuinely believing we were in the fight to stay up.

Didn't last much longer after that, we got beat 7-1 the following week.

we did seem to give up when dec/jan came around

some real odd transfers

8 minutes ago, Casino said:

we did seem to give up when dec/jan came around

some real odd transfers

Threw in the towel after Burton at home is how I remember it.

Another highlight of that period was Gillingham away. The issues with the team seemed to gel the support. A great day out not even spoiled by yet another 5-0 defeat.

I’m fairly sure this was the game where at 7.30 on Friday evening I asked wife if she fancied going and, much to my amazement, she said yes. 
Whilst we went packing my lad arranged an overnight stay part way down. Packed it, booked it and  fucked off.

Got to Gillingham next day and bumped into @barryk32 and ended up booking the night at their hotel.

Fucking mad weekend.

6 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Another highlight of that period was Gillingham away. The issues with the team seemed to gel the support. A great day out not even spoiled by yet another 5-0 defeat.

I’m fairly sure this was the game where at 7.30 on Friday evening I asked wife if she fancied going and, much to my amazement, she said yes. 
Whilst we went packing my lad arranged an overnight stay part way down. Packed it, booked it and  fucked off.

Got to Gillingham next day and bumped into @barryk32 and ended up booking the night at their hotel.

Fucking mad weekend.

Did both the Gillingham and Wycombe matches as well

Wasn't arsed about the outcomes, was just about supporting the team that we had

Verlinden scoring after 4 mins at Rotherham was an amazing celebration - think I had a celebratory/angry/emotional tear down my face going mental at that one.

All false dawns weren’t they, but all important parts of the journey to where we are now 

Edited November 2, 20232 yr by desperado

The eleven who started against Sunderland were genuinely a good team at the level

0-0 with us having the best of it

The trouble was there was just nothing behind them 

Verlinden's still only 24

2 hours ago, Casino said:

we did seem to give up when dec/jan came around

some real odd transfers

Was this the Tobias Phoenix time ?

Now THAT was weird.

2 hours ago, MickyD said:

Another highlight of that period was Gillingham away. The issues with the team seemed to gel the support. A great day out not even spoiled by yet another 5-0 defeat.

I’m fairly sure this was the game where at 7.30 on Friday evening I asked wife if she fancied going and, much to my amazement, she said yes. 
Whilst we went packing my lad arranged an overnight stay part way down. Packed it, booked it and  fucked off.

Got to Gillingham next day and bumped into @barryk32 and ended up booking the night at their hotel.

Fucking mad weekend.

Love Gillingham away.

I'm still in touch with them young uns that took us under their wing the other year.

42 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Was this the Tobias Phoenix time ?

Now THAT was weird.

I think it was his first transfer window

If memory serves, it was when we decided to let Chicksen go for no discernible reason

Didn't FV finally get the deal over the line a day or 2 before Gillingham then appoint Hill on the Saturday night or Sunday

24 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

Didn't FV finally get the deal over the line a day or 2 before Gillingham then appoint Hill on the Saturday night or Sunday

Yeah, think the appointment was actually made on the way home!

Saw this the day after on EFL highlights, a few off here on it. I look like I'm delivering a rather difficult shit! 😂😂

 

Some sexy bastards on that 

10 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

Some sexy bastards on that 

Oh wall to wall hunks 😀

Jurgen Klopp there on the right

2 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I think it was his first transfer window

If memory serves, it was when we decided to let Chicksen go for no discernible reason

That was my thought. Some decent, in the circumstances, signings but then reduced, rather than added to, in January.

4 hours ago, desperado said:

Verlinden scoring after 4 mins at Rotherham was an amazing celebration - think I had a celebratory/angry/emotional tear down my face going mental at that one.

All false dawns weren’t they, but all important parts of the journey to where we are now 

Yes Verlinden's goal was one of my favourite away goals I've witnessed.  To take the lead, and with an outstanding goal too, was a wow moment.

Looking at the line ups, their forward line was Carlton Morris (now a regular scorer for Luton) and Freddie Ladapo, they scored 4 between them.  Our "strikeforce" was Crawford on his own! (nice assist though).  In midfield they had Crooks (now Boro), we had Weir!

A bit of thread drift but re. Verlinden.

Amazed he's just 24.

Not done a great deal & now in Belgian Div.2

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2018	→ St. Pauli (loan)	0	(0)
2018	→ St. Pauli II (loan)	2	(0)
2019–20	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)	15	(3)
2021	Fortuna Sittard	6	(0)
2021–22	DAC Dunajská Streda	16	(1)
2022–	Beerschot	38	(6)

7 hours ago, Marc505 said:

Also a mention for the celebrations after Murphy's late winner v MK Dons. Came away genuinely believing we were in the fight to stay up.

Didn't last much longer after that, we got beat 7-1 the following week.

His goal return wasn’t that bad considering how shit we was

Much better than some of the strikers we’ve seen since