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Post by davidm on Apr 30, 2017 15:26:18 GMT
I thought the team's approach to the game was admirable 100% agree
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2017 16:23:35 GMT
Sat on Blackpool south pier having my first πΊ of the night and it won't be my last can't wait for the fixtures to come out for next season ππππ
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 30, 2017 16:46:44 GMT
Sat on Blackpool south pier having my first πΊ of the night and it won't be my last can't wait for the fixtures to come out for next season ππππ Have a beer for me Chip.... Bolton V Sunderland..... match thread πππ
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 30, 2017 16:57:43 GMT
Yes fantastic result today and congrats to all the players and especially also Parky for playing an attacking line up from the start and resisting the urge to bring Pratley back in instead of the lively Karacan, if only he'd done that earlier? Still, no recriminations today, a great job done by the players, manager and Management who have all worked hard under really difficult circumstances this season. A rest first, then on to an exciting closed season and hopefully some new investment and a significant investment in a new squad that can at least consolidate next year. Thanks also to all the contributors on here for keeping me entertained all year under testing circumstances and a hope that you won't desert the board until next season starts but keep the comments coming under the re-building process. Happy summer all and for once a coming season to look forward to. π
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2017 16:59:29 GMT
I will have a πΊ for all after I have had some tea π π and mushy peas with a cup of βοΈ Enjoy your summer lads and ladies we have all deserved it great season ππ
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Post by joanna on Apr 30, 2017 18:08:34 GMT
There can't be anyone now who can't see what a miraculous job Parky has done in circumstances that would have floored most managers. In particular, what struck me today was the clear comradeship and togetherness created. This team spirit has spread even to those who have only had bit-parts. The transformation from the despair of this time last year has been remarkable, and today every player showed their quality and worth in a calm, focused way. One or two of our squad look infused with a new confidence that has changed the fans' perception of them, especially Dervite. I wouldn't score any player less than 8
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 30, 2017 21:28:38 GMT
Absolutely right Joanna, Parky has done an amazing job under difficult circumstances and your spot on about the team spirit, noticeable after the atrocious situation under both Freedman and Lennon. I won't deny I still have reservations about his style of play but I believe he has also learned a few things this year too about maybe being a little more inventive with midfield instead of just hoof. But here's to him building a new side next year to challenge in the Championship. It won't happen without funds of course so let's hope KA has some new investment lined up to take care of that. Happy summer all and looking forward to comments on the re-building as it goes on. I think this closed season could be our most interesting for years.
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Post by thekraken on Apr 30, 2017 22:20:23 GMT
A calm, collected and classy performance. Well done to the players, management team and owner. What a return from the dead this season has been.
Watched the game on TV with my old man who turned 96 a couple of weeks ago. He saw his first game before WW2 so has seen it all. He was thrilled to bits. Hope he gets to see us in the Prem again before he turns 100. He was pleased to see SKD as one of the pundits on Sky. Think we should find him a job he says.
PP has done us proud. His first 50 games have given him the same return as BSA and Bruce Rioch. Here's hoping he can step up to the challenges of the championship.
David, hope you have had a great night at the player of the year dinner. Let us know all about it.
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Post by davidm on May 1, 2017 8:47:38 GMT
David, hope you have had a great night at the player of the year dinner. Let us know all about it. Hi Ian,
Yes, it was a great night all round made all the better by the earlier win. I don't know what the mood would have been if we had dropped into the play-offs but the place was packed with lots and lots of very happy people.
It is a long time since I've seen a group of twenty odd men so drunk!! Jay Spearing and Darren Pratley were articulate but I assume David Wheater had been on the champagne since 2 o'clock!! Josh Vela also admitting that last season had been crap! Credit to Darren Pratley in dedicating success to two who had died in the past year - Phil Gartside and the Head Chef Brian - very touching.
Wheater won the Players Player of the Year and the Fans Player of The Year and had to get Mark Beevers to help him to the stage to collect the prize. Very funny.
Truly a very entertaining happy night. By the way, I didn't buy the tickets - my brother in law won them in the Supporters Trust' raffle so thanks to BWFCST.
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Post by riochforthereebok on May 1, 2017 11:33:46 GMT
To be honest davidm, I was hoping for your in depth analysis of each player for the game because my take on it would have been the same as yours, every player deserving a 10.. I don't know what the message was from PP but we as fans had a nervous week rattling around thoughts in our heads of all permutations, if Fleetwood win and we draw or we can afford to lose if...etc etc So credit must be given to PP and his backroom team for surely affecting the mindset of each player going into this game and asserting belief into them that they can achieve the win. Peterborough offered the odd glimpse of any real threat but that was it. I wasn't nervous at all throughout the game, a game on which we controlled from start to finish. Why we left such an accomplished performance until the very last game is anolyines guess and that's all history now, but like W63 has mentioned, PP has come a long way with this team but he still has a lot to learn. The Championship will be a difficult league to compete in with the current crop of players we have and as Wigan and Blackburn have found and also with Rotherham, chopping and changing managers hasn't helped and we will need absolute continuity and camerardery amongst the players and manager as well as the chairman. It's not as if we don't have enough experience of the dark and bleak times of what potentially could have happened to our beloved BWFC with the threat of administration, transfer embargos and backroom wranglings etc, so going up a league, we should be more prepared than ever for the tough challenging times ahead but we can handle it, we just have to balance the books better but more importantly, look at the right markets with which to shop in! By this, I mean re visiting the Scandinavian markets like we used to, delve into the lower leagues (Ipswich signed a player from Forrest Green - Vardy from Fleetwood etc) whilst getting rid of the wage drains like Mark Davies, not sure who said it, maybe Joanna but take James Vaughan from Bury or that Marquis kid from Doncaster Anyway, this is all for another day but in reality, that should start after Bank Holiday MondayππΌ
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Post by Pedro on May 1, 2017 11:45:17 GMT
My fear is a midfield of Pratley, Spearing and Derik without the attacking format needed which will just produce another Bury, Oldham and Chesterfield performance leaving Posh to attack us at will. Hopefully he won't and will start with Karacan or Henry so we can dominate and take the game to Peterborough. That way I have no doubts we will win but if Parky returns to his negative self then I have severe doubts. Come on Parky, think positive man with us all shouting and cheering the lads on. Breaking News! Parky reads Trottersforever Forum!!!
What a day! What a way to finish the season when we have bottled so many of these last games of the season in the past. Many congratulations to Ken, Deano, Parky and the whole squad for a magnificent season rising from the ashes of impending liquidation. Truly unbelievable but it has happened! Well done to the stewards and the Police for their common sense too. Well done to Vela for coming back on to the pitch during the "pitch invasion" and making the day of the two young girl supporters who sit near me. Onwards and upwards! COYWM
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Post by davidm on May 1, 2017 14:32:44 GMT
we will need absolute continuity and camerardery amongst the players and manager as well as the chairman. I know that this is based on an evening of celebration and an evening of high alcohol but last night the players showed tremendous camaraderie and positivity towards the manager and coaching staff.
David Wheater was also on his knees to Ken Anderson asking for a new contract!!!
It augurs well for the future.
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Post by thegrud1 on May 1, 2017 16:12:22 GMT
If caracan stays we got to learn this !....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEBFH9R3cg4
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Post by OohMac on May 1, 2017 18:37:59 GMT
I'm putting myself on a ban from negativity until August. Whether were equipped or not is a matter for another time. Barnsley, Burton have survived. Wolves have consolidated. Preston were play off outsiders too so it is not impossible but probably needs a bit of cash and a decent scout.
Was a terrific performance. Never really in pressure. The last half an hour we really showed what were capable of. ALF goal after Velas great work summed up what this team can be.
The only thing I would liked to have happened would be Max Clayton given 15 mins. Not sure if he's injured.
Well done all. I can't wait to see the fixture list now and thank Christ we don't have to play in that Johnson Paint farce for another season at least and 3rd round of the FA Cup in the hat.
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Post by realtrottersforever on May 1, 2017 18:54:43 GMT
It's all been said already, but fantastic result for everyone involved with the club. Let's hope this results in even more stability within the club and that the togetherness created continues in the coming year. Onwards and upwards.
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