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Post by andyl on Apr 5, 2017 16:10:02 GMT
I do differ from WhitesS63 in this: I would argue that whereas we have had obvious deficiencies in midfield, attack and goal all season our defence has been outstanding-the best in the league. And by defence I mean the defending of the whole team. So -I have seem many games both home and away and with the exception of the fixture at Bramhall Lane I think that teams who have beaten us are the ones who have been' incredibly fortunate ' and not us. We have defended really well
But of course I too don't like the endless hoofs, I lament the skill deficiencies of many of our players when in possession.
I think we have been boosted first by Ameobi and latterly Morais and Le Fondre and it is Division 1 . And most teams have skill deficiencies-a useful reference point for this is how well Madine has functioned at this level compared to last. We Crowd sizes , results and defensive performances are all greatly to the credit of manager and owner This style of play and indeed a number of our players would struggle and did struggle at championship level but we cannot predict that the manager will. Hopefully he will get the chance to show us. Personally despite frustrations within games I have enjoyed this season a lot and that hasn't been the case for several years
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 5, 2017 16:29:27 GMT
Southend is calm and serene as viewed from the end of the pier- two BWFC fans sitting peacefully euphoric-must enjoy this feeling. Fantastic photo. Just waiting for WS63 to complain about the foreground being all in shadow and the fact that we cannot see the two Bolton fans!! Steady Natfan, that's a bit cruel, I'm only making my point!! 😌
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 5, 2017 21:20:04 GMT
I'm not that arsed that results didn't go our way tonight We'll have to get promoted on our own merit, which I'm fairly sure we will COYWM
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Post by one2many on Apr 6, 2017 7:57:06 GMT
I am nervous after the Fleetwood win. Imagine that we lose Saturday and Fleetwood win. Suddenly our ten point cushion on Tuesday has been reduced to 4 in only 5 days! Looking at the fixture list, we play our next game after Fleetwood have already played, fine if they have lost or drawn, but imagine the pressure if they have won and are only one point away!! I am not counting the chickens just yet.....
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 6, 2017 9:51:13 GMT
I know what you mean o2m, but I'd still rather be where we are, they can't afford to slip a bit whilst we can.i don't expect that to happen though and I think we'll do it quite comfortably.
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Post by one2many on Apr 6, 2017 10:41:19 GMT
And they accused you of being negative earlier on in the thread! Hope your optimism is justified. We have had so many knocks over the last few years I think we find it hard to be positive as Bolton fans at present.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 6, 2017 14:47:54 GMT
I really feel there's 3 more wins left in us and I'm hopeful of the away games, it's the Oldhams and Bury's that give me the wobbles as not only are they fighting for their L1 future they'll bloody hate losing to us and Lee Clark will have fond memories of our generosity from his Brum days and he'll be hoping lightning strikes twice COYWM
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Post by OohMac on Apr 6, 2017 15:55:16 GMT
If we don't win 2 of the games then we can no qualms about not going up. Just two will make it really difficult to be caught but yes I had hoped that Oxford would do the business last night.
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 6, 2017 16:39:51 GMT
And they accused you of being negative earlier on in the thread! Hope your optimism is justified. We have had so many knocks over the last few years I think we find it hard to be positive as Bolton fans at present. I think sometimes o2m, people confuse negativity with objectivity. I have every confidence we'll do it from here but that doesn't mean I'm not gong to comment on things I see fit to, despite it sometimes upsetting the likes of Joanna!! 😌 Just because we're all avid Wanderers fans on here doesn't mean we all share the same opinions, how boring would that be? We've lost some good posters from here over the years because they were criticised but I suppose I'm too thick for that so it looks like the boards stuck with me, negative or objectively speaking!!
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