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Bolton Squad Today

Post by Rowls » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:35 pm

Having no money whatsoever, Bolton are having to put out basically a whole squad of apprentices today.

They're probably going to get utterly spanked.

The average age is 18.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Steve1956 » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:36 pm

Rowls wrote:Having no money whatsoever, Bolton are having to put out basically a whole squad of apprentices today.

They're probably going to get utterly spanked.

The average age is 18.
Good!

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Rowls » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:37 pm

This has been tweeted by Nixon:

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The figures written in biro are the player's ages.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by fatboy47 » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:37 pm

I hope they get bummed senseless.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Chester Perry » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:38 pm

These games are effectively byes for the opposition - Andy Holt got hammered by Bolton fans for saying it last weekend - but it is unfair on those teams that will play them later in the season if they get the chance to strengthen
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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by FactualFrank » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:39 pm

I hope we've sent some scouts. You never know, one of those players may be bloody good.
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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Rowls » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:41 pm

And I can't see how this will be any good for a lot of those youngsters either.

Maybe one or two of them who are physically capable might rise to the challenge but getting beaten week in, week out in front of large crowds won't do anything for their confidence or development. Especially if they're getting physically overrun as well as out-played.

This is going to be a car-crash season for Bolton.

I can see them getting relegated successively.

Their fans have a real job on their hands supporting these kids. If I were a Bolton fan I would vow to go to every game and sing myself hoarse for 90 minutes long to support them.
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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by ClaretAndJew » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:41 pm

Burnley in 2029
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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Rowls » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:42 pm

And it has to be said also, although it's a travesty, it's fairer than what has happened to Accy today who have lost out on a game because of Bury.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Tribesmen » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:43 pm

Rowls wrote:And I can't see how this will be any good for a lot of those youngsters either.

Maybe one or two of them who are physically capable might rise to the challenge but getting beaten week in, week out in front of large crowds won't do anything for their confidence or development. Especially if they're getting physically overrun as well as out-played.

This is going to be a car-crash season for Bolton.

I can see them getting relegated successively.

Their fans have a real job on their hands supporting these kids. If I were a Bolton fan I would vow to go to every game and sing myself hoarse for 90 minutes long to support them.
Fair play Rowls that's what a football fan is all about

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Quicknick » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:43 pm

They took a big following last week.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by ElectroClaret » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:44 pm

Quicknick wrote:They took a big following last week.
Some of em are probably playing today. :)
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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by tiger76 » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:45 pm

This is getting beyond a joke now,it's time this was sorted one way or the other,it's making a mockery of the EFL.

This is precisely why their's and Bury's situation should have been resolved during the summer,now it's impacting on the rest of the league,and also the EFL Cup in midweek.

I can see another Aldershot and Maidstone scenario where both go under mid-season,and the results are null and void,fortunately it didn't effect the league in 1992,but the places are so tight nowadays,any teams losing points in the latter stages of the season could potentially miss out on promotion/play-off places or equally could be dragged into the relegation mire.

I'm not surprised Andy Holt amongst others isn't impressed by the EFL'S handling of this crisis.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:46 pm

fatboy47 wrote:I hope they get bummed senseless.
I hope they win. Good luck to them. Why would anyone want a team of 16 year olds to get hammered?
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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Rowls » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:47 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:I hope they win. Good luck to them. Why would anyone want a team of 16 year olds to get hammered?
I want Bolton to go down because the club (as a whole) deserve it.

At the same time, it's completely unfair on these boys. It will be an entire season of men against boys for them.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by FactualFrank » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:50 pm

Rowls wrote:I want Bolton to go down because the club (as a whole) deserve it.

At the same time, it's completely unfair on these boys. It will be an entire season of men against boys for them.
Will they have to field this sort of lineup for the entire season?

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Rowls » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:54 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Will they have to field this sort of lineup for the entire season?
Don't see how they can do otherwise.

They literally don't have a pit to poss in. Unless they can convince a Bolton-supporting professional footballer to turn out for them for a pittance then I doubt they can compete with regional lower-leagues for money.

They might be better off going part-time and hoovering up good non-league players of a basis of offering them a chance to prove themselves at a higher level?

They would, at least, not get physically bullied every game which is invariably going to happen to these young boys.
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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by duncandisorderly » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:55 pm

Those names must be made up. It's like someone's just put a pin in a Bronte novel and mashed them together.
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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by timshorts » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:57 pm

tiger76 wrote:This is getting beyond a joke now,it's time this was sorted one way or the other,it's making a mockery of the EFL.

This is precisely why their's and Bury's situation should have been resolved during the summer,now it's impacting on the rest of the league,and also the EFL Cup in midweek.

I can see another Aldershot and Maidstone scenario where both go under mid-season,and the results are null and void,fortunately it didn't effect the league in 1992,but the places are so tight nowadays,any teams losing points in the latter stages of the season could potentially miss out on promotion/play-off places or equally could be dragged into the relegation mire.

I'm not surprised Andy Holt amongst others isn't impressed by the EFL'S handling of this crisis.
Maidstone completed their obligations for the season. And Compared to aldershot they then got completely screwed over as a result.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Rowls » Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:00 pm

timshorts wrote:Maidstone completed their obligations for the season. And Compared to aldershot they then got completely screwed over as a result.
Yeah but Maidstone can p:ss off because they voted Nuneaton Boro out of the original conference.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by fatboy47 » Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:02 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:I hope they win. Good luck to them. Why would anyone want a team of 16 year olds to get hammered?
Being 16 year olds has the square root of feck all to do with it.

I want them to be humped because theyre a club that demonstrates more than anyone since Pompey, every nasty greedy corrupt aspect of pro football in Britain.

OK ?

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Rowls » Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:50 pm

Half time intact for the kids.
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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Texanclaret16 » Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:51 pm

Sounds from what Iain Dowie is reporting that they are holding there own.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by FCBurnley » Sat Aug 10, 2019 4:02 pm

The players are getting a great chance today with nothing to lose

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Devils_Advocate » Sat Aug 10, 2019 4:05 pm

Come on Bolton, what a fairytale it would be for a team full of kids to claw back a 12pt deficit and survive
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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by tiger76 » Sat Aug 10, 2019 5:52 pm

They battled to a goalless draw,i still think it'll all be in vain,both on and off the pitch.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Aclaret » Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:08 pm

I don't give a flying fcuk about Bolton.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Clarets4me » Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:40 pm

Three Coventry goals were disallowed for Offside, including one at 90 mins + 3 ...

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:52 pm

fatboy47 wrote:Being 16 year olds has the square root of feck all to do with it.

I want them to be humped because theyre a club that demonstrates more than anyone since Pompey, every nasty greedy corrupt aspect of pro football in Britain.

OK ?
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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by NL Claret » Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:18 pm

Saw the line up yesterday and couldn't believe who was the sub keeper, his dad has a carpet business just down the road from me. It wasn't long back I was watching my mates lads playing an u13 cricket game in which Luke slapped a few runs. He only finished his GCSEs this summer.

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Andingle » Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:28 pm

Number 37 was at Burnley from U8s till released as an U12.
Good luck to all those young lads .

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Cleveleys_claret » Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:58 pm

Steve stone should be offering several of them u23 contracts if we are short on numbers. At least they know they will be paid

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by claptrappers_union » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:25 pm

If Bolton somehow complete the season, it’s a possibility that some these teenagers will have 46 league apps under their belt.

According to wiki, that’ll be one less that what Kevin Long has mustered up in 10 years at Burnley :)

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Re: Bolton Squad Today

Post by Cleveleys_claret » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:40 pm

Surprised Brockbank and Darcy are still there. Both from what I have heard are highly thought of

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