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The Whites Are Staying Up
7:09pm Saturday 3rd May 2008
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Full-time: Wanderers 2 Sunderland 0
WANDERERS are virtually guaranteed Premier League safety after a fantastic victory over Sunderland at the Reebok.
Daryl Murphy's own-goal eight minutes from time, coupled with El-Hadji Diouf's first-half strike, means Gary Megson's men will stay up barring a final day catastrophe at Chelsea.
Wanderers have a superior goal difference of 11 over Reading, who visit Derby on the final day of the season next Sunday.
It wasn't always pretty, but the Whites were well worth the points after restricting Sunderland to scraps in front of goal while creating some fine chances themselves.
Diouf opened the scoring when he finished at the back post on 42 minutes after skipper Kevin Nolan had whipped in a fine cross from the right.
The Senegalese hitman hit the post with a header, and also saw another effort go wide, but frayed nerves were eased when Murphy headed into his own net from Matt Taylor's corner.
Andy Reid thought he had cleared the ball but it had clearly crossed the line and Wanderers fans could start the We're staying up' chants.
The closest Sunderland came to scoring was when Kenwyne Jones somehow failed to connect with Roy O'Donovan's cross when the slightest touch would have brought a goal.
Wanderers: Al-Habsi; Steinsson, Cahill, Andy O'Brien, Samuel; McCann; Diouf, Nolan, Guthrie, Taylor; Davies. Not used: Meite, Stelios, Cohen, Rasiak, Walker.
Sunderland: Gordon; Collins, Nosworthy (Murphy 61), Evans, Higginbotham; Richardson, Whitehead, Miller (Leadbitter 61), Reid; Chopra (O'Donovan 61), Jones. Not used: Subs: Yorke, Fulop.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (Yorkshire).
Attendance: 25,053.
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Cambs White, Cambs says...
7:21pm Sat 3 May 08
lever ender, ireland says...
7:21pm Sat 3 May 08
Girina, California says...
7:22pm Sat 3 May 08
I said months ago that 36 points would be enough.
I thought the fans today were absolutely brilliant. I could hear them on the TV. It seemed like they never stopped.
Hopefully this summer will see some positive improvements to the squad.
Devon Whites, Torquay says...
7:22pm Sat 3 May 08
sydney flem, sydney,australia says...
7:30pm Sat 3 May 08
brilliant
wankywooo, bolton says...
7:32pm Sat 3 May 08
chiphill spud, nottingham says...
7:35pm Sat 3 May 08
Gatecrasher, Canada says...
7:38pm Sat 3 May 08
Now lets see what the management of this team are made of. Bring in some quality players.
Spend the money! Build the fan base back .
canary whites, gran canaria says...
7:40pm Sat 3 May 08
now lets hope that the ones that know they need to go actually GET THE HINT ..
trottersforever, bolton says...
7:49pm Sat 3 May 08
wanderersNo10fan, Qatar Whites says...
7:49pm Sat 3 May 08
finlaymcdanger, new york says...
7:53pm Sat 3 May 08
nick, bolton says...
7:54pm Sat 3 May 08
As for Allardyce, 'are you watching' big head, big mouth!?!? From the mess you left us in, we are still in there despite your ashamed style of football and destroying the backroom.
Next season could will be fine.
voice of doom, somewhere in darkest england says...
8:02pm Sat 3 May 08
nick, bolton says...
8:05pm Sat 3 May 08
voice of doom wrote:He was!
Great win - well done the fans for their part - but there were some really poor so called footballers out there this afternoon - McCann; Samuel; Taylor were very poor. I thought Megson would have brought Stelios for the last few minutes. I expect Garside will come out and tell the fickle fans he was right all along in the appointment of Megson and we will be stuck with pair for another season
trotter40, australia says...
8:08pm Sat 3 May 08
nick wrote:settle down mate.Its great we have survived but lets not congrat the people who put us in the position we should never of been in.The squad we have should never been in a dog fight down there .Big Sam is a legend never forget what he did for us.As far as football style ,not been to exciting watchin bolton this season ,even u must agree.Not a time for doom and gloom though we survived ,god knows how though.
Well done Wanderers, Megson and Gartside. Can't believe the pillo**s on here are still being negative! A job done is a job done, end of. As for Allardyce, 'are you watching' big head, big mouth!?!? From the mess you left us in, we are still in there despite your ashamed style of football and destroying the backroom. Next season could will be fine.
WHITES TRU THICK AND THIN, manchester says...
8:18pm Sat 3 May 08
tom3465, Farnworth says...
8:24pm Sat 3 May 08
PW Walker, says...
8:25pm Sat 3 May 08
canary whites, gran canaria says...
8:28pm Sat 3 May 08
canary whites wrote:btw iwas referring to gartside ,as for megson well give him a chance eh afterall we have survived :-)get the beers out ....
welldone whites !!! now lets hope that the ones that know they need to go actually GET THE HINT ..
lever ender, ireland says...
8:30pm Sat 3 May 08
tom3465 wrote:i agree , 15 mil to spend, not a hope.
says alot for the so called best league in the world when a team as bad as the whites have been this season can stay in there so easily and now without having to spend to much to stay just in front of the newly promoted clubs we only have to be better than west brom to stay up as the other two will be worse than derby were this year.we need to spend at least 30 mill but with 15 from anelka and at least 5mill fron diuofy that leaves the so called backers of bolton to cough up 10 mill bet we spend less than the 15 we got for anelka,heres to a very quiet close season from the bolton board.
killanigan, maryland,USA says...
8:33pm Sat 3 May 08
I am back to my days in 1954, BarMan, at the Stadium ,for Magee-marshalls, Commercial Hotel, Town-hall-Sq,.
I may add a happy 50 th Anniversary of taking the CUP from manchester,.
All in all a Great week for the Trotters, I was so so worried earlier in the season, a LOVELY come-dack.
Regards to all.
Seamus Fogarty-Davy, at 3 D, Vintage Ct . baltimore MD 21030. 443-281-8706
MANU?-luv-u-4neva, radcliffe says...
8:55pm Sat 3 May 08
THANKS TO ALL AT BWFC, AND B4 ANYONE SAYS ANYTHING, YES I WAS AND STILL AM ONE OF THE ONES CALLING FOR BOTH GARTSIDE AND MEGSONS HEADS.
BUT THESE THINGS CAN WAIT NOW UNTIL THE CLOSE SEASON WHEN WE CAN TAKE OUR TIME AND PICK THE RIGHT MEN FOR THE JOB.
MY CHOICE IS: BROWNIE, come back phil, your the one that we need.
Den, Leigh says...
8:58pm Sat 3 May 08
voice of doom wrote:Great Win!
Great win - well done the fans for their part - but there were some really poor so called footballers out there this afternoon - McCann; Samuel; Taylor were very poor. I thought Megson would have brought Stelios for the last few minutes. I expect Garside will come out and tell the fickle fans he was right all along in the appointment of Megson and we will be stuck with pair for another season
V of Doom absolutely right! at times we had players whom really didn't know what to do with the ball..J lloyd as dire.....Taylor has played better....Great Goal from Dioufy....
not a bad crowd either.....even my 7 yr old enjoyed it!!
Am really scared for next season if Megson is still there..........
munich boltonian, munich germany says...
9:03pm Sat 3 May 08
Den wrote:lets just enjoy the win everyone
voice of doom wrote: Great win - well done the fans for their part - but there were some really poor so called footballers out there this afternoon - McCann; Samuel; Taylor were very poor. I thought Megson would have brought Stelios for the last few minutes. I expect Garside will come out and tell the fickle fans he was right all along in the appointment of Megson and we will be stuck with pair for another seasonGreat Win! V of Doom absolutely right! at times we had players whom really didn't know what to do with the ball..J lloyd as dire.....Taylor has played better....Great Goal from Dioufy.... not a bad crowd either.....even my 7 yr old enjoyed it!! Am really scared for next season if Megson is still there..........
im chuffed to bits
pity we havent a bank holiday here
thats def worth a celebration
matty_c, Bolton says...
9:04pm Sat 3 May 08
gazraw, rainford says...
9:05pm Sat 3 May 08
p.s I wont mind if we lose next week if it means that Chelsea win the league.
lever ender, ireland says...
9:09pm Sat 3 May 08
gazraw wrote:ha ha . time to support the pie- eaters
Squeeky bum time is over! Well done lads, a fantastic way to put a disappointing season behind us. Lets put all the moaning to one side this evening and celebrate even though its been a very poor season. Thanks to Dioufy, Yussi, Stelios and Campo I thank you for the good times and wish you well in the future. Well done to all you supporters you have been a credit to the club and I am sure you kept the WHITES in the Premier league. Wipe the slate clean and after next week look forward to next season. p.s I wont mind if we lose next week if it means that Chelsea win the league.
hatemanu, bolton says...
9:13pm Sat 3 May 08
nick, bolton says...
9:13pm Sat 3 May 08
trotter40 wrote:I disagree.
nick wrote: Well done Wanderers, Megson and Gartside. Can't believe the pillo**s on here are still being negative! A job done is a job done, end of. As for Allardyce, 'are you watching' big head, big mouth!?!? From the mess you left us in, we are still in there despite your ashamed style of football and destroying the backroom. Next season could will be fine.settle down mate.Its great we have survived but lets not congrat the people who put us in the position we should never of been in.The squad we have should never been in a dog fight down there .Big Sam is a legend never forget what he did for us.As far as football style ,not been to exciting watchin bolton this season ,even u must agree.Not a time for doom and gloom though we survived ,god knows how though.
The squad is not far off what SA left us with. The football and late restults with SA weree no different to what we have been watching.
GM was a good choice to dig us out of the hole SL got us into - and who brought SL to the club? SA!!
Of course, SA did something special for us. But he TOTALLY ruined it by taking his backroom staff with him. How much did he care about this club? Not a lot judging from the timing of his latest outburst. He cares only about himself.
GM got it right in the end. FACT.
smithy, st helens says...
9:23pm Sat 3 May 08
trotter40, australia says...
9:27pm Sat 3 May 08
bwfc_1210, egerton says...
9:33pm Sat 3 May 08
As bad as we have been this season, it was because there was so much change at the club at the back end of last season. Maybe some stability again would do us good.
With Diouf going, that will give us an extra £5million at least to spend on new players. We will spend around £15million this summer. And with the players Megson signed in January, we could have a decent season next year. He signed 3 good players in January with Cahill, Steinsson and Taylor coming in.
Cohen was a bad signing and Rasiak was a desperate last minute waste of time loan signing. Every team signs some bad players though. Megson could do nothing to stop Anelka going to be fair.
Maybe if he can sign a decent striker or two in the summer, we will have a better season next year. We'll need a midfielder or two as well. Guthrie will be leaving, unless we sign him for £2million, and Campo will probably leave. If Dzemaili stays he might be able to replace Campo. He is a very good prospect for the future.
Megson won't be sacked after we have stayed up. So he'll get his chance to build his own team now and have a full pre season to prepare for next season. He'll get his chance next season, and if we carry on to struggle, he'll get sacked as Sammy Lee did.
If we maintain the work rate and effort of the last 4 games, we will have a good season next year.
The results couldn't have gone any better for us today. After the Villa match, we looked dead and nobody could see us surviving. The team has shown great character to come back from that. Fantastic atmosphere today, the crowd fully played their part.
trotter40, australia says...
9:35pm Sat 3 May 08
nick wrote:u plank big time .u been a smego fan from day one then .Must admit the footy smego has brought in is terrific-cant see a okocha signing for smego .He signs Razick -wot a crap player he is
Well done Wanderers, Megson and Gartside. Can't believe the pillo**s on here are still being negative! A job done is a job done, end of. As for Allardyce, 'are you watching' big head, big mouth!?!? From the mess you left us in, we are still in there despite your ashamed style of football and destroying the backroom. Next season could will be fine.
charlie, wigan says...
9:37pm Sat 3 May 08
PW Walker wrote:NEVER!!
Now Big Sam can come back home and put the pieces back together, so we can play on the top side of Table. Come Back Sam, all is forgiven.........
Good while it lasted but would never work again
smithy, st helens says...
9:43pm Sat 3 May 08
nazT, says...
9:44pm Sat 3 May 08
trotter40 wrote:and you are ?? you ex pat ha ha ha ha ha ..ssssSSShhh be quiet nad go putta shrimp on the barbie..plastic oz...
nick wrote: Well done Wanderers, Megson and Gartside. Can't believe the pillo**s on here are still being negative! A job done is a job done, end of. As for Allardyce, 'are you watching' big head, big mouth!?!? From the mess you left us in, we are still in there despite your ashamed style of football and destroying the backroom. Next season could will be fine.u plank big time .u been a smego fan from day one then .Must admit the footy smego has brought in is terrific-cant see a okocha signing for smego .He signs Razick -wot a crap player he is
Smeg , altho , im not a lover HAS done his job..
as for gartslime ...he has to go ..
well done boys !!!!
charlie, wigan says...
9:44pm Sat 3 May 08
WELL DONE LADS.......
ad_bwfc, Essex says...
9:48pm Sat 3 May 08
should be an interesting preseason.
we should have alot to spend. we will get rid off the older players.
i should imagine stelios campo rasiak diouf alonso braaten meite will be on the way out.
we need to spend big on a stiker, thats obvious but we also need a creative midfielder, obviously there will be a few randoms but wouldnt mind.
pascal feindouno
bafe gomis
guthrie
thomas sorenson
giles barnes
darren bent
mauro zarate
Lancashire73, Bolton says...
9:50pm Sat 3 May 08
nick, bolton says...
9:53pm Sat 3 May 08
trotter40 wrote:Yep. Think I was the only one though.
nick wrote: Well done Wanderers, Megson and Gartside. Can't believe the pillo**s on here are still being negative! A job done is a job done, end of. As for Allardyce, 'are you watching' big head, big mouth!?!? From the mess you left us in, we are still in there despite your ashamed style of football and destroying the backroom. Next season could will be fine.u plank big time .u been a smego fan from day one then .Must admit the footy smego has brought in is terrific-cant see a okocha signing for smego .He signs Razick -wot a crap player he is
JB, Across the Pond says...
9:55pm Sat 3 May 08
aaaattttttttt!!!!!!! Didn't think we could do it!! I have to hold my hands up to Trotter has I had lost the faith!!! But I'm still proud to be a Wanderer!!! what a feeling!!!! whhhhoooooooooooo!!!
!!
get in, could crush a grape!!!!! :) LOL!!!!
Roge, Horwich says...
9:55pm Sat 3 May 08
When Megson says 'we were struggling after the first 20 minutes of the first game' he wasn't far wrong! All along he's been trying to correct the mistakes of Little Sam to the best of his ability and keep us in this division........and he's done it!10 points out of the last twelve is pretty impressive stuff in a relegation battle!
I despair at the people who come on here demanding changes that aren't necessarily going to improve the team.
Brownie would be a gamble at this level!
With more investment, I would keep things as they are. For me stability is everything and to start changing things around again would be to the detriment of this fine football club!!
Onwards and upwards!!
charlie, wigan says...
9:57pm Sat 3 May 08
Whatever has been said before the lads were definately playing for Megson today.
Calls for a few beers.
WELL DONE ONCE AGAIN LADS... Made my weekend
*hitonutd, MANCHESTER says...
10:01pm Sat 3 May 08
COME ON YOU WHITES...
digger, bolton says...
10:01pm Sat 3 May 08
*hitonutd, MANCHESTER says...
10:04pm Sat 3 May 08
Posted by: charlie, wigan
A FEW BEERS!!!! JUST GET SLAUGHTERED AND THINK ABOUT THE WAYS YOU WOULD SPEND THE £ 40-50 MILLION NEXT YEAR....
COME ON YOU WHITES....
charlie, wigan says...
10:08pm Sat 3 May 08
*hitonutd wrote:OK you twisted my arm.
Calls for a few beers. Posted by: charlie, wigan A FEW BEERS!!!! JUST GET SLAUGHTERED AND THINK ABOUT THE WAYS YOU WOULD SPEND THE £ 40-50 MILLION NEXT YEAR.... COME ON YOU WHITES....
*hitonutd, MANCHESTER says...
10:12pm Sat 3 May 08
COME ON YOU WHITES!!!!!!
P.S. 20000 SUPPORTERS LIKE TODAY ARE FAR BETTER THAN 75000 GLORYHUNTTERS AT SCUMS VILLE!! GOODNIGHT GOD BLESS AND KEEP LIVING THE DREAMMMMMM
mike, windermere says...
10:13pm Sat 3 May 08
Cambs White wrote:You are biting the hand that feeds you
Great win. Now let's get rid of all the dead-wood, starting with Megson & Gartside.
digger, bolton says...
10:17pm Sat 3 May 08
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nick, bolton says...
10:18pm Sat 3 May 08
mike wrote:Well said.
Cambs White wrote: Great win. Now let's get rid of all the dead-wood, starting with Megson & Gartside.You are biting the hand that feeds you
Trotter, Bolton says...
10:21pm Sat 3 May 08
KEEP THE FAITH - (you bet I did)
jabaron, usa says...
10:27pm Sat 3 May 08
2. We stay up, so we don't loose the 15 million pounds in tv rights + ticket sales etc.
3. We have the next few months to buy a true replacement for Anelka and for the others who will be leaving (make Diouf an offer he can't refuse).
4. We must get shut of Gartside (even if GM stays, which I'm not suggesting, we must still make getting shut of Gartside a priority) ! After all that's happened, there is no support and confidence in the management. We need to rebuild this for next season.
BUT - let's not loose sight of todays amazing result while thinking of the future.
l.speakman, Wigan says...
10:32pm Sat 3 May 08
mike, windermere says...
10:35pm Sat 3 May 08
Roge wrote:Thank goodness for posts like this I was convinced this site was only frenquented by bolton based manchester supporters who seem to take delight in twisting the knife
Blimey there's some garbage on here! When Megson says 'we were struggling after the first 20 minutes of the first game' he wasn't far wrong! All along he's been trying to correct the mistakes of Little Sam to the best of his ability and keep us in this division........and he's done it!10 points out of the last twelve is pretty impressive stuff in a relegation battle! I despair at the people who come on here demanding changes that aren't necessarily going to improve the team. Brownie would be a gamble at this level! With more investment, I would keep things as they are. For me stability is everything and to start changing things around again would be to the detriment of this fine football club!! Onwards and upwards!!
Jay Jay O, Lancaster says...
10:37pm Sat 3 May 08
digger, bolton says...
11:12pm Sat 3 May 08
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Only one Andy Walker, London says...
11:15pm Sat 3 May 08
ANDY O'BRIEN OUT = POOR MIKE WHITLOW
SAMUEL OUT = BAD FIRST TOUCH AND TERRIBLE DENFENSIVELY
JOEY OBRIEN = NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR PREMIER LEAGUE
MC CANN = SLOW AND CLUELESS GIVES BALL AWAY TOO EASILY
GUTHERIE = NO END PRODUCT BUT COULD GET BETTER WITH QUALITY PLAYERS AROUND HIM.
WE NEED A SOLID PACY STRONG BIG CENTRE HALF
TWO CENTRE MIDFIELDERS ONE STOPPER WITH PACE AND ANOTHER WHO CAN SCORE FROM DISTANCE
TWO QUALITY CLINICAL STRIKERS BOTH NEED T HAVE PACE.
COME ON GARTSIDE PULL YOUR FINGER OUT
ad_bwfc, Essex says...
11:29pm Sat 3 May 08
diouf is going to take some replacing, he is the only one with the abilty to beat the opponent which is quite scary in a team with 11 players, to replace him we are gonna have to spend big time.
feindouno is the way forward
mth1981, Bolton says...
11:34pm Sat 3 May 08
Norn Iron Wanderer, Northern Ireland says...
11:35pm Sat 3 May 08
lever ender, ireland says...
7:21pm Sat 3 May 08