• Burnley v Bolton

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:14 pm**

Team: Anders Lindegaard, James Clarke, Ed Cook, Oliver Younger, Ali Koiki, Tunde Bayode, Mace Goodridge, Christian N’Guessan, STEVEN DEFOUR, Dwight McNeil, Dan Agyei.

Subs: Adam Bruce, Anthony Glennon, Kian Yari, Tinashe Chakwana, Teddy Perkins.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:15 pm**

And I’ll provide goal updates

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:18 pm**

I assume Defour will play 45 mins today

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:42 pm**

good news

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:43 pm**

Like a new signing...

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:50 pm**

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Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:04 pm**

Has he made one yet?
Has he hit the bar yet?
Has he smiled yet?

Welcome back, Steve!

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:16 pm**

Thank the lord... hallelujah!

We've got Defour... our season can start now!

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:19 pm**

What shirt is he wearing?
It looks different to the black away shirt that I have

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:30 pm**

mkmel wrote:What shirt is he wearing?
It looks different to the black away shirt that I have

That’s the training kit. We are playing in claret and blue.

He’s keeping things simple but he hasn’t given the ball away yet.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:33 pm**

Does he look in good shape CT?

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:38 pm**

35 mins: Burnley 1 Bolton 0 - Agyei. Superb ball in from McNeil touched on by Bayode.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:39 pm**

mdd2 wrote:Does he look in good shape CT?

He’s not doing a huge amount of running but there again he never does. Looks in control and is taking every opportunity to talk to the younger players which is brilliant to see.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:43 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:He’s not doing a huge amount of running but there again he never does. Looks in control and is taking every opportunity to talk to the younger players which is brilliant to see.

Well if he can make some of those youngsters develop into Defour Mk 2 3 4 and 5 that would do me or am I being greedy?

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:43 pm**

41 mins: Burnley 2 Bolton 0, McNeil

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:44 pm**

After all the depression of yesterday's performance let's hope we can have some positive news from today with Defour coming through all clear.. utc

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:46 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:He’s not doing a huge amount of running but there again he never does. Looks in control and is taking every opportunity to talk to the younger players which is brilliant to see.

That is fantastic added value for the young lads - and the Bolton lads!

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:50 pm**

Half time at 2-0 and I suspect Defour will come off now. From what I’ve seen he’s come through with no concerns and appeared to confirm that with the physio when he came off.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:52 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:That’s the training kit. We are playing in claret and blue.

He’s keeping things simple but he hasn’t given the ball away yet.

David Jones used to do that and got slated on here by some posters. Strange old game isn't it?

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:54 pm**

What would I give for a David Jones mk2

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:06 pm**

One change at half time - Chakwana on for McNeil who got a knock just before the break. Defour still on so looks as though he’s going to get an hour.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:14 pm**

Silkyskills1 wrote:David Jones used to do that and got slated on here by some posters. Strange old game isn't it?

Very strange. Jones was outstanding for us.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:19 pm**

59 mins: Glennon on for Defour

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:26 pm**

Mass brawl after a bad foul from their number 8. Their number 2 sent off and Ali Koiki sent off.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:27 pm**

Bolton number 2 had a tantrum coming off and said Koiki had head butted him. Was on far side but a lot of players involved.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:33 pm**

73 mins: Perkins for Cook

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:36 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:59 mins: Glennon on for Defour

Sky news said he played 45 mins!

must have been what they'd been told by the club...pre-game!

Hope he is well on the way to being fit!

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:38 pm**

Hold up now with two players down injured, their no 8 and N’Guessan. Stretcher going on.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:39 pm**

claretblue wrote:Sky news said he played 45 mins

He did, plus another 14.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:41 pm**

N’Guessan is being stretchered off but he’s also been sent off.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:43 pm**

Strong suggestion that the ref has again got it completely wrong because N’Guessan slipped. Makes no difference today because we’ve used all three subs so 9 v 10.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:47 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:Strong suggestion that the ref has again got it completely wrong because N’Guessan slipped. Makes no difference today because we’ve used all three subs so 9 v 10.

Get yourself on and even the numbers up.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:53 pm**

Quickenthetempo wrote:Get yourself on and even the numbers up.

If I went on it would be like 9 v 12 in their favour

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:55 pm**

Won 2-0

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:02 pm**

Thought we saw the game out really well after going down to 9 men. Really pleased to beat them, awful attitude.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:09 pm**

great news, I do wonder how McNeil was injured on Sunday but played on Monday though

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:14 pm**

Very lively encounter but their number 8 Wood was very much an instigator throughout the game.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:32 pm**

Vegas Claret wrote:great news, I do wonder how McNeil was injured on Sunday but played on Monday though

I was disappointed not to see him on Sunday, was that the reason given? That he was injured?

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:39 pm**

PaintYorkClaretnBlue wrote:I was disappointed not to see him on Sunday, was that the reason given? That he was injured?

Not seen anything to suggest he was injured

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:56 pm**

He has just put a pic of himself during the game on instagram with a message saying how happy he is, so clearly came through unscathed.

Great news.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 5:09 pm**

Cheers for the updates.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 6:19 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:Not seen anything to suggest he was injured

a few people mentioned it on the match day thread (maybe they where conjecturing as there could have been no other sensible reason to drop him completely)

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:43 pm**

Sounds like you enjoyed yourself this afternoon CT.

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:05 pm**

"He has just put a pic of himself during the game on instagram with a message saying how happy he is, so clearly came through unscathed"

Defour, McNeil or Claret Tony?

Posted: **Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:45 am**

ClaretTony wrote:Bolton number 2 had a tantrum coming off and said Koiki had head butted him. Was on far side but a lot of players involved.

That's not what I thought I heard him say. He said "is he being sent off? He effin hit me" as he walked off.

They were poor losers that's for sure.

One concern was that McNeil went over to the physio at about 35 mins. Not sure what was said but it was clear to me that he wasn't going to keep playing after half time so I think he was and probably is still carrying something they are hoping to run off.

Posted: **Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:59 am**

superdimitri wrote:One concern was that McNeil went over to the physio at about 35 mins. Not sure what was said but it was clear to me that he wasn't going to keep playing after half time so I think he was and probably is still carrying something they are hoping to run off.

Didn't he get caught by the number 8 and required some treatement? Didn't seem to run it off.

Posted: **Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:03 am**

Nonayforever wrote:Sounds like you enjoyed yourself this afternoon CT.

I did really enjoy it. It was good to see Defour on the pitch. He didn't look anything like as rusty as I thought he might and I thought his attitude was absolutely first class, something that Jon Pepper has since referred to.

As for the shenanigans - it always livens up a game. Overall though, really enjoyable game and a decent performance from our lads.

Posted: **Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:40 am**

Many thanks for the updates, Tony. Great to hear about Steven Defour.

Posted: **Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:43 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:Didn't he get caught by the number 8 and required some treatement? Didn't seem to run it off.

I don't think he had any treatment but he was crocked earlier on by number 8. It was actually when another player was down that he went over to him for a few words. May have been something that happened in the game.

Of course its a different prospect playing in an u23 game when you have a knock or need fitness to the first team..although you wouldn't think that if you watched the way Bolton u23s played!

Posted: **Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:07 pm**

superdimitri wrote:I don't think he had any treatment but he was crocked earlier on by number 8. It was actually when another player was down that he went over to him for a few words. May have been something that happened in the game.

Of course its a different prospect playing in an u23 game when you have a knock or need fitness to the first team..although you wouldn't think that if you watched the way Bolton u23s played!

Bolton always seem to play that way

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