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9:34pm Tuesday 6th May 2008
GARY Megson has hailed Kevin Nolan as the major force in Wanderers' great escape.
The Bolton boss says his trusty captain's leadership qualities have been key to the team's dramatic transformation from relegation favourites to survival "certs" in the space of just four weeks.
And in his most glowing testimonial yet of the 25-year-old midfielder, he said: "I never, ever want to play a football match, while I am here, without Kevin Nolan."
For full story see Wednesday's The Bolton News
Jacko, Little Lever says...
9:40pm Tue 6 May 08
dirkdiggler, Morecambe says...
9:42pm Tue 6 May 08
Jacko, Little Lever says...
9:54pm Tue 6 May 08
PaulH, radcliffe says...
9:54pm Tue 6 May 08
matty_c, Bolton says...
9:58pm Tue 6 May 08
digger, bolton says...
10:10pm Tue 6 May 08
Victor, Horwich says...
10:10pm Tue 6 May 08
steve, bolton says...
10:38pm Tue 6 May 08
trotters1964, preston says...
10:40pm Tue 6 May 08
steve wrote:i actually like nolan, he seems to be concentrating more on his game than arguing with officials, seems to be over the worst of what was a very bad patch form wise.
Kevin Nolan has been a superb captain of Bolton Wanderers since taking over from Jay Jay he has fantastic footballing qualities but more importantly he is a gutsy, feisty leader who never gives in. Long may he reign.
Northern Star, Canada says...
11:51pm Tue 6 May 08
deanebird, Deane says...
12:02am Wed 7 May 08
Northern Star wrote:I agree, where's Muppets praise for Davies. The hardest working player we've had for the past few seasons. Unsung hero.
L.O.L. Was every one not saying what a lazy bum he was before and just after Xmas.Truth being told his form did improve the last few games(thank god).But for me its Davis who impresses me,not the best player in the prem,but one of the hardest workers. Well done to the whole team on a season to forget.
Chris Baron, Bolton says...
12:43am Wed 7 May 08
deanebird, Deane says...
12:58am Wed 7 May 08
deanebird, Deane says...
1:07am Wed 7 May 08
davie, leigh says...
6:41am Wed 7 May 08
trotters1964, preston says...
6:56am Wed 7 May 08
davie wrote:we have/had stars dioufy,annelka,steli
Nolan and Davies are the type of players every team needs. Unfortunately neither have star quality. They work hard, are passionate, and inspire others. Diouf is the last of the 5 star real quality player we have at the club (Campo is past his sell buy date). Against Sunderland he was head and shoulders above anyone on the park. He stood out like a sore thumb,and that goal won us the game. At the end of the season he will follow the likes of Youri, Jay Jay,Fredi Bobic and Anelka through the Reebok door. The question is who can Megson get in to give us hope next season. We need someone at the club who is star quality,to give the fans something to look forward to seeing every week.
John Byrom, Bolton says...
7:28am Wed 7 May 08
Chris Manning, Gotham City PD, says...
9:22am Wed 7 May 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE, BOLTON says...
9:39am Wed 7 May 08
Chris Manning, Gotham City PD, says...
10:05am Wed 7 May 08
A VERY CONTRAVERSIAL COMMENT I KNOW BUT HAS ANYONE THOUGHT MEGSON MIGHT JUST DEFY ALL ODDS AT THE REEBOK AND BECOME A GREAT MANAGER??
charlie, wigan says...
11:08am Wed 7 May 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:Believe me you wont have to wait long.
A VERY CONTRAVERSIAL COMMENT I KNOW BUT HAS ANYONE THOUGHT MEGSON MIGHT JUST DEFY ALL ODDS AT THE REEBOK AND BECOME A GREAT MANAGER?? I DONT LIKE THE GUY BUT HE IS OBVIOUSLY HERE TO STAY SO I AM WAITING WITH OPTIMISM TO SEE WHO HE BRINGS IN OVER THE SUMMER AND I WILL ONCE AGAIN JUDGE AFTER HE HAS BEEN GIVEN 10 GAMES AT THE START OF THE SEASON WITH HIS OWN PLAYERS ON BOARD!!!! I AWAIT THE BARRAGE OF ABUSE!!!!!! LOL :-)
Julie Moores, Bolton says...
11:12am Wed 7 May 08
charlie, wigan says...
11:19am Wed 7 May 08
Julie Moores wrote:Julie you didn't say goodbye to me.
BWFC-TIL, you been on the happy pills? He will never be better than somewhere between loser and average. Agree with you on Davies. Amazing how many awards he has won since he's been here, yet Mr Blobby who gets praised to the hilt never gets anything from supporters, players or local press. Still, suppose they must all be stupid !!! Busy few weeks for me so might sign off till next season. Best wishes to BWFC-TIL, Trotter, Jacko, Charlotte, Pedro, a whole host of Andys and everyone else who has put up with my rants since last May. Joanna, good luck with the report this weekend, look forward to reading.
apple, says...
11:19am Wed 7 May 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:The only thing that can be said is do you trust him to get the best players for our club in the transfer market, when the money has been spent we will be left with the players for the season. The main problem is that we have not got money to waste and you may say look at Cahill, Taylor and Steinson and they have potential however, Cahill and Taylor were third forth choice players for their clubs and we paid the money. Look at our third forth choice players and what sort of money would we receive also look at Rasiak and Cohen not to say they were bad buys the fact is they are bad players and we have better yet they were played before the quality players. I hope he is the best manager since sliced bread however, his brand of football is not for me and the overall results are not good enough either at our club or his previous clubs. Maybe I just want more than a lot of fans because just avoiding relegation more by luck than good management is not up to standard and treating the fans who traveled to Portugal with the reserves is one thing however, when the fans sang for the entire game for the manager to do a 50 meter dash down the tunnel and not to acknowledge the support is beyond me.
A VERY CONTRAVERSIAL COMMENT I KNOW BUT HAS ANYONE THOUGHT MEGSON MIGHT JUST DEFY ALL ODDS AT THE REEBOK AND BECOME A GREAT MANAGER?? I DONT LIKE THE GUY BUT HE IS OBVIOUSLY HERE TO STAY SO I AM WAITING WITH OPTIMISM TO SEE WHO HE BRINGS IN OVER THE SUMMER AND I WILL ONCE AGAIN JUDGE AFTER HE HAS BEEN GIVEN 10 GAMES AT THE START OF THE SEASON WITH HIS OWN PLAYERS ON BOARD!!!! I AWAIT THE BARRAGE OF ABUSE!!!!!! LOL :-)
gazz_ball - Supera Moras!, bolton says...
12:21pm Wed 7 May 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:This comment smacks of me and you defending LSL same time last season haha.
A VERY CONTRAVERSIAL COMMENT I KNOW BUT HAS ANYONE THOUGHT MEGSON MIGHT JUST DEFY ALL ODDS AT THE REEBOK AND BECOME A GREAT MANAGER?? I DONT LIKE THE GUY BUT HE IS OBVIOUSLY HERE TO STAY SO I AM WAITING WITH OPTIMISM TO SEE WHO HE BRINGS IN OVER THE SUMMER AND I WILL ONCE AGAIN JUDGE AFTER HE HAS BEEN GIVEN 10 GAMES AT THE START OF THE SEASON WITH HIS OWN PLAYERS ON BOARD!!!! I AWAIT THE BARRAGE OF ABUSE!!!!!! LOL :-)
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE, BOLTON says...
1:16pm Wed 7 May 08
Only one Andy Walker, London says...
1:56pm Wed 7 May 08
Only one Andy Walker, London says...
2:00pm Wed 7 May 08
Jacko, Little Lever says...
2:55pm Wed 7 May 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:If Megson is to stay, then make sure we back him with plenty of cash & see what he can do!.Lets see some ambition after years of penny pinching, its about time we backed the manager after giving Sam nowt for 8 years!!.
A VERY CONTRAVERSIAL COMMENT I KNOW BUT HAS ANYONE THOUGHT MEGSON MIGHT JUST DEFY ALL ODDS AT THE REEBOK AND BECOME A GREAT MANAGER?? I DONT LIKE THE GUY BUT HE IS OBVIOUSLY HERE TO STAY SO I AM WAITING WITH OPTIMISM TO SEE WHO HE BRINGS IN OVER THE SUMMER AND I WILL ONCE AGAIN JUDGE AFTER HE HAS BEEN GIVEN 10 GAMES AT THE START OF THE SEASON WITH HIS OWN PLAYERS ON BOARD!!!! I AWAIT THE BARRAGE OF ABUSE!!!!!! LOL :-)
Only one Andy Walker, London says...
4:24pm Wed 7 May 08
Jacko wrote:Yeah lets back one of the worst managers in the country with all our money. sounds just the right thing to do.
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote: A VERY CONTRAVERSIAL COMMENT I KNOW BUT HAS ANYONE THOUGHT MEGSON MIGHT JUST DEFY ALL ODDS AT THE REEBOK AND BECOME A GREAT MANAGER?? I DONT LIKE THE GUY BUT HE IS OBVIOUSLY HERE TO STAY SO I AM WAITING WITH OPTIMISM TO SEE WHO HE BRINGS IN OVER THE SUMMER AND I WILL ONCE AGAIN JUDGE AFTER HE HAS BEEN GIVEN 10 GAMES AT THE START OF THE SEASON WITH HIS OWN PLAYERS ON BOARD!!!! I AWAIT THE BARRAGE OF ABUSE!!!!!! LOL :-)If Megson is to stay, then make sure we back him with plenty of cash & see what he can do!.Lets see some ambition after years of penny pinching, its about time we backed the manager after giving Sam nowt for 8 years!!.
Chris Baron, Bolton says...
4:57pm Wed 7 May 08
matty_c, Bolton says...
5:13pm Wed 7 May 08
Chris Baron wrote:i would reckon campo, diouf, stelios and braaten are on large wage contracts so them leaving would free up a good wedge for wages aswell
With respect to Megson , couple of points, first of all , January signings , Think he has bought a top class player in Cahill , Steinsson looks decent , Taylor still to show his best form but not a bad buy. Cohen is crap as is Rasiak. The latter was a padding out player , we didn't need him as Helguson is similair , another bad buy! although bought by Sammy Lee.In the last 4 games we have had some luck whereas before hand i would say we had none.By that i mean Portsmouth at home , Wigan away (off the line x 2 , one by a hand ball as well) , they are games that instantly spring to mind. Megson lost Anelka , due to the chairman , not him , then we don't buy a replacement for him , was that Megson's doing? , we don't know that.I suspect Gartside is behind that one.Megson needs to be able to spend money and buy quality.What we don't need is another summer of fannying about with crappy loanees and bargin buys. We have to spend to get the right players in.As for this Sheff U centre back , think it's paper talk , he was linked in January as well.What i will say is if we retain Megson which looks highly likely now , then Gartside needs to give him the money for the players.The squad does not have to be as big as last year as we are not in Europe and probably won't be again.Spend it wisely on quality with a smaller squad and back that with the right training/coaching staff.If we do not spend money as previous years , then i can see the ticket sales plummeting.I for one will wait to see if we buy the players , even if i miss the early bird promotion.I am not paying out a grand to watch the squad of this campaign.Players out , Campo , Stelios , Diouf , Cohen , Rasiak , Helguson , Bratten and Alonso. That will free up some squad room for a start!
Jacko, Little Lever says...
8:58pm Wed 7 May 08
Only one Andy Walker wrote:Iam not keen on him mate!,but i said IF Gartside is going to keep him then back him with cash!!.Ps i do think Steinsson has improved the team,not sure about Taylor yet though!!.
Jacko wrote:Yeah lets back one of the worst managers in the country with all our money. sounds just the right thing to do. 8 million for Taylor and Steinsson! they haven't really improved the team we had. cahill looks quality though. He does need a better quality defender alongside him though. somebody he can learn the good habits off. not convinced A O'brien is the right man for the job. Makes alot of basic errors and only performes well when the whole team defends, which makes our attacking ability next to nil.BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote: A VERY CONTRAVERSIAL COMMENT I KNOW BUT HAS ANYONE THOUGHT MEGSON MIGHT JUST DEFY ALL ODDS AT THE REEBOK AND BECOME A GREAT MANAGER?? I DONT LIKE THE GUY BUT HE IS OBVIOUSLY HERE TO STAY SO I AM WAITING WITH OPTIMISM TO SEE WHO HE BRINGS IN OVER THE SUMMER AND I WILL ONCE AGAIN JUDGE AFTER HE HAS BEEN GIVEN 10 GAMES AT THE START OF THE SEASON WITH HIS OWN PLAYERS ON BOARD!!!! I AWAIT THE BARRAGE OF ABUSE!!!!!! LOL :-)If Megson is to stay, then make sure we back him with plenty of cash & see what he can do!.Lets see some ambition after years of penny pinching, its about time we backed the manager after giving Sam nowt for 8 years!!.
Camposcomb, westhoughton says...
8:20am Thu 8 May 08
Jacko, Little Lever says...
3:24pm Thu 8 May 08
Camposcomb wrote:Cahill & Steinsson are both good players, all i say is make sure whoever the manager is give him money to spend!!.The one thing about Morgan is he will run through a brick wall for the team,so he gets my vote!!.
We cant move forward with Megson in charge...even if he got some cash to spend do we really think he would spend it wisely?? I mean MORGAN!!!
Lord Lucan, Somewhere says...
9:24pm Thu 8 May 08
matty_c, Bolton says...
10:08pm Thu 8 May 08
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Ian, Lancaster says...
9:39pm Tue 6 May 08