January 1, 200521 yr Match ratings Poole 5 - quite assured apart from the goal, a younger keeper would have got it Hunt 2 - utter wank, did nowt apart from give the ball away and set up the goal Jaidi 4 - Poor N'Gotty 3 - very poor Gardner 5 - quiet Campo 1 - More likely to have signed from Red Lion, Madrid than Madrid, gets a point for the ball to Hunt Okocha 5 - worked hard but lacked end product Speed 4 - poor game again Nolan 6 - worked hard, especially in the second half Davies 5 - no chance up front with no supply Diouf 7 - Unlucky once then a goal, looked dangerous Vaz Te 8 - man of the match, very dangerous and also hard working
January 1, 200521 yr Unsure about Vaz Te being MOM. Thought that Diouf played well, and looked to have been denied a certain penalty. I am now convinced he will have to be decapitated to get a penalty from any ref such is his past history. Hunt was appalling. There was one moment when the ball hit him in the back - he wasn't even looking the right way! He hit some terrible passes. But in the end he provided the ball for the equaliser. Jay Jay got going a bit in the 2nd half, I think once he realises that he CANNOT SHOOT, and tries to thread cute little passes through the defence for Diouf, Nolan or Vaz Te to run on to, then we will benefit more from him. I thought Gardner started to improve as the game wore on, and the sooner we get him up the pitch in more dangerous positions the better. Nolan was close on MOM, thought he worked hard, especially when he moved into a more central role upfront. He actually carved out a few openings, including one that Diouf should have scored from. He was also denied a penalty in the 2nd half with a goalbound shot being stopped by a loose arm. Overall, the atmosphere picked up and you have to say it must have helped the players. The more encouragement the better. Finally, no Stelios or Jussi - thank god! Both have been poor in recent weeks. Thought I have to question Allardyce for picking Poole ahead of Oakes. Why? Sure Oakes or even Jussi would have saved their goal.
January 1, 200521 yr I thought Campo played OK. Always available with time on the ball. Bossed the other players about - A captains performance
January 1, 200521 yr Atmosphere was crap again but better than it had been. Heads didn't drop and a much better performance all round but still not great.
January 1, 200521 yr I thought Campo played OK. Always available with time on the ball. Bossed the other players about - A captains performance campo did play ok...not great, but adequate whatever happens, and it doesn't matter how many hide, he doesn't poole...well just proves the old saying that you don't know what you've got till its gone my opinion, jaaskeleinen would not have conceded that goal folk that can't see that jussi is a good keeper worry me
January 1, 200521 yr the difference between a bottom 3 side and the rest are players like Campo who can put his foot on the ball and pass it. he makes a big difference to Bolton without it always being obvious. Do not understand the resting of Jussi? why not rest him against MU Poole goes down slower than Shrek's ??50 grandmother
January 1, 200521 yr Vaz Te isn't ready yet for f??ck sake. agree. there was some cock trying to tell me he was m.o.m against munich.
January 1, 200521 yr Vaz Te isn't ready yet for f??ck sake. agree. there was some cock trying to tell me he was m.o.m against munich. I`m relieved to see it isn`t just me who sees this.I think he has good skills but he has still a lot to learn and would still like to see him coming off the bench. As for WBA goal...I think Jussi would have got to that being 5 inches taller than Poole.
January 2, 200521 yr As for WBA goal...I think Jussi would have got to that being 5 inches taller than Poole. was gonna say the same thing! if pooles glove wwere slightly too long i think he might have got it it was that close!
January 3, 200521 yr i thought west brom were shocking ref gave us nothing we totally lack any confidence BUT i did not see any heads drop, hunt had a stinker but was still prepared to go forward for the goal and campo kept trying to play football. we were poor but every player gave 100% when it would have been easy to hide and not want the ball. bolton are back !!!
January 4, 200521 yr i thought west brom were shockingref gave us nothing we totally lack any confidence BUT i did not see any heads drop, hunt had a stinker but was still prepared to go forward for the goal and campo kept trying to play football. we were poor but every player gave 100% when it would have been easy to hide and not want the ball. bolton are back !!! :D/
January 4, 200521 yr i thought west brom were shockingref gave us nothing we totally lack any confidence BUT i did not see any heads drop, hunt had a stinker but was still prepared to go forward for the goal and campo kept trying to play football. we were poor but every player gave 100% when it would have been easy to hide and not want the ball. bolton are back !!! :D/ is there a realy smug 'told you so' smiley
January 4, 200521 yr Rest of us are not worthy of you Ian.You preach, we listen. mr smiley you are wise, you know to listen. others are not so wise.
Match ratings
Poole 5 - quite assured apart from the goal, a younger keeper would have got it
Hunt 2 - utter wank, did nowt apart from give the ball away and set up the goal
Jaidi 4 - Poor
N'Gotty 3 - very poor
Gardner 5 - quiet
Campo 1 - More likely to have signed from Red Lion, Madrid than Madrid, gets a point for the ball to Hunt
Okocha 5 - worked hard but lacked end product
Speed 4 - poor game again
Nolan 6 - worked hard, especially in the second half
Davies 5 - no chance up front with no supply
Diouf 7 - Unlucky once then a goal, looked dangerous
Vaz Te 8 - man of the match, very dangerous and also hard working