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Post by wots on May 6, 2018 13:29:56 GMT
Amazing! and it was Wilbrahim with the winner. lol
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 13:37:44 GMT
Amazing! and it was Wilbrahim with the winner. lol Aye just goe's to show its a funny old game said at the seasons start poll I'd be happy with 4th from bottom first time I've got owt right .
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Post by Alptrotter on May 6, 2018 13:38:23 GMT
Is it safe to come out from behind the sofa? Wow. Never experienced anything like that!
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 14:09:30 GMT
**** me I will be having that glass of wine tonight when I get home yessssssssssssssssss
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Post by wots on May 6, 2018 14:12:37 GMT
I voted to NO in response to the poll, only because I thought that Parkinson should suffer relegation and not someone else.
Shocked by his team selection, I, along with countless others, thought that it was a lost cause. And it seemed that way until a good team effort and a lot of luck got us the win. Yes, it is safe to come out from behind the sofa paul, or are we all dreaming?
The posts from those that went to the match will make good reading.
Btw paul. The broadcast on ifollow wasn't as good a picture as the one from the Burton game the previous week. It was as good as TV then, but this week looked like an early pixel camera.
Any ideas?
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Post by thegrud1 on May 6, 2018 14:45:29 GMT
We never do it the easy way do we...bye bye Phil (I hope)....I,m exhaustedd
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Post by Alptrotter on May 6, 2018 15:20:16 GMT
Just about calmed down now. Like most others, when the team was announced my heart sank. Yes, we rode our luck, but so too did Forest. The change of keeper certainly didn’t help, but sheer determination won in the end against a less than fully committed Forest. Special mention for Henry. I think he’s been rubbish for weeks, but today was excellent. Less so were the frantic full backs, the uninterested Ameobi ( though he was better when switched to the left) and the headless chicken who is our captain. Wilbraham missed some scorable headers, but did it when it mattered and I’m pleased for him, ALF and Wheater that they got on the scoresheet.
Not a time for recriminations. For Parky, it’s job done. However, I do hope he sees it the same way as I do and goes to Barnsley to help get them out of League One, which is much more his level. That would leave us, hopefully, to make an imaginative appointment who, with much needed investment, could rebuild the squad into one more able to compete and score at this level.
My ifollow was good, as it almost always is, wots. Maybe your net provider had problems?
Best wishes to everyone for the summer. I’ll be back, glued to ifollow in August!
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Post by joanna on May 6, 2018 15:24:01 GMT
....and that's why we love BWFC! Amazing spirit! So pleased for Wheater whose willingness to have his pay cut for the sake of the club speaks volumes.
Those who said PP had lost the dressing room... those who said we were lucky last year (and this!)....those who moaned weekly rather than support.... those who called for Phil's head after every game.... need to ask themselves some questions....You can't be lucky over a whole season for god's sake!! I defy any other manager to have achieved what Phil has under the most dire of circumstances.
An awesome outcome....., the most important feature of which is the safeguarding of theclub's very existence.
But now, I agree it is time to look to entertain more if the purse strings are loosened.....but not at the expense of points!
It could have been disastrous false economy to sell our main outlet with a number of games left to play, but now we must look to build afresh with the cash that survival presumably allows us.
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Post by riochforthereebok on May 6, 2018 15:24:26 GMT
I didn’t go to the game, I couldn’t be a hypocrite and pay £26 after slagging PP off all season I’ve got to be honest, my nerves couldn’t stand the day so I turned SKY on at the point where it showed Nigel Clough consoling his players, (3:16pm) then it went to an advert so I waited for it to come back on, then it started bigging up Cardiff for 10 mins and I thought, it’ll be on in a minute, my heart was thumping 10 to the dozen, then it showed a Barnsley player sat on his arse and I knew then that the most unlikely survival had happened. I’ve seen all the websites and forums and this has surely got to rank as thee biggest and best and most unlikely of survivals ever!! Well done Wanderers, now Ken, get rid of this manager so that we can start to enjoy watching Wanderers again
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Post by westandlower on May 6, 2018 15:44:39 GMT
Really dismayed when I saw the team selection. Credit to the team though they kept on trying. Why couldn't they do that more often earlier in the season?
Wilbrahim missed a host of chances but we must be thankful that Forrest missed much easier ones. Brereton will have nightmares for years to come.
Now to rebuild and hopefully have a better season next time. Need two new CB's, whole new midfield and at least two new strikers assuming ALF stays. Out of the starters, only players I'd definitely keep are Alnwick, Little, Ameobi and ALF. I'd like to keep Robinson but he's not ours. Undecided about Vela, his performances have dropped a level. I just wonder if he's been nursing a bad niggle since he came back after injury.
Players definitely to go include: Taylors (Andrew & Chris), Dervite, Beevers, Wheater, Buckley, Darby, Henry, Pratley, Obasi (unless fit), Howard, Amos, Kirchoff looked good but wasn't fit when he came and easily got injured again (needs a good preseason and would be worth a contract if he proves his fitness.
All the loans can go back. The only ones worth keeping are Robinson and maybe Burke if they sign for (almost) nothing or come back on loan again.
Squad players to retain include Karacan, Noone, King, Hall, Turner (who could be our No 2)
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Post by davidm on May 6, 2018 15:53:59 GMT
Well how about that – speechless!
When I saw the team with Le Fondre on the bench I was amazed. A must win game and our best striker benched.
Credit to the manager – who I rarely credit – a least we tried to attack. Not much sitting back and hoping as usual.
Our attacking philosophy left us wide open at the back and Ben Brereton missed 2 absolute sitters. We also had chances. A header from a corner was scramble off the line, Wilbraham managed to head against the post when unmarked 6 yards out and then just before half time he headed wide from another relatively easy position.
Morais also had 2 half chances which first went wide and then was tackled.
Forest also hit the bar with a deflected shot when Alnwick miskicked a ball and the defence just backed off and let the Forest man shoot.
Alnwick also injured himself in that incident and did not appear for the second half.
Second half continued in the same mould. Forest deserve credit because they did not sit back. They attacked as often as us and looked dangerous.
I was despairing until a loose ball fell to Le Fondre, who the manager had eventually brought on, for him to first time volley it into the net.
At that stage, for the first time this afternoon, we were out of the bottom 3.
But we are Bolton Wanderers and within 4 minutes Forest broke down the left. We were wide open and Osborn hit a shot across Howard and in. I am blaming Howard for that at the moment as I couldn’t see how that went in but TV may prove me wrong. Just seen the highlights - definitely should have saved it!
We again needed to score but Forest broke and ball arrived in our box with Little. He ridiculously tried to dribble the ball out. He was caught on the touchline and beaten all ends up on the by-line for the Forest player to play the ball back to the edge of the area for Coldback – standing totally unmarked – to volley in.
Despair had now hit– not to mention Burton equalising at Preston – so Noone came on and also Wheater went upfront.
With 5 minutes left, we were down but kept pressing and another high ball fell in the box for Wheater to side foot home.
Still relegated at this stage but we again hit balls forward and Le Fondre made space to put a lovely centre in for Wilbraham to at last connect well and steer an excellent header into the corner.
5 minutes extra time and we had to defend like mad. Forest bombarded us and we just fell back deep but all the pressure was withstood for a tremendous result which was helped by a late Preston goal to take all fear away.
Incredible game.
Not a great performance but we worked hard and the players looked committed as shown by the celebration of Wilbraham’s goal.
Phew!!!!!!
Alnwick - 6 Injured before half time but until then OK
Little - 7 He did more attacking in the first 20 minutes than Flanagan did in all his appearances put together. Very positive but caught out badly for Forest’s 2nd goal.
Wheater - 7 Troubled against Brereton who thankfully couldn’t finish. Headed well. In right place for his goal.
Beevers - 7 Like Wheater, he was troubled by Forest’s forwards but won a lot of hard tackles too.
Robinson - 6 Much more positive than Andy Taylor but also suspect defensively at times.
Henry - 6 More steady than anything. A few handy fouls did us well.
Morais - 6 I thought he and Ameobi were a bit too deep for a must win match. Had a couple of first half chances.
Pratley - 6 Booked after 12 minutes which took away his hassling.
Ameobi - 6 Like Morais a bit too deep for me. Created great chance for Wilbraham.
Vela - 7 Much busier than recently. Played as if he cared.
Wilbraham - 6 Missed two really easy headers in first half plus 2 more harder ones in second. Finished his Bolton career with a goal.
Le Fondre - 8 So busy and dangerous. It was no more than half a chance that he scored from.
Noone - 6 Positive when he came on.
Howard - 6 I need to see Forest’s first goal again as I couldn’t work out why he didn’t save it.
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Post by greydad on May 6, 2018 15:58:36 GMT
Well, P.P. did it his way, and it worked...I was fearful on reading the team sheet, but the team went for it and were rewarded for their efforts....Wilbraham's conversion of at least his 4th chance was the one that mattered, and finished off one of the most memorable games I have seen. Errors were survived, nerve endings shredded, but nothing but praise for substitutions and character today. Wholeheartedly agree with PaulM, Henry was immense, and grew more into the game as it progressed, I had almost forgotten what it was like to feel that unique high that games like today can give you. Well done to all concerned for getting things right when it really mattered, I might reflect on other matters in time but thinking back to last night when my wife and I went to a musically themed fancy dress party as The Carpenters, I can only say that I Feel On Top Of The World!!
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Post by thegrud1 on May 6, 2018 16:07:54 GMT
Joanna....My view is we survived IN Spite of Parky not because of him Negative tactics all season put us in that position and he only changed it today BECAUSE HE HAD TO....and see what happened??? If I was a proffesional footballer would I choose to play his prehistoric tactics>>???players who since a young age have been taught to pass the ball told to hoof it !!
Hopefully he goes(surely you dont want him to stay?) and investment comes into the club.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 16:40:07 GMT
Well well well we are staying up I will go to the foot of our stairs I would have never had us to win the game because of what has gone on before. With us picking up just one point from or last seven games I was planning my trips to Portsmouth and lo and behold we go and win never mind Blackburn and Wigan here we come COYWM. Congratulations to PP and Wilbraham today you have done Bolton proud thank you very much 👍👍
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Post by joanna on May 6, 2018 17:50:21 GMT
Joanna....My view is we survived IN Spite of Parky not because of him Negative tactics all season put us in that position and he only changed it today BECAUSE HE HAD TO....and see what happened??? If I was a proffesional footballer would I choose to play his prehistoric tactics>>???players who since a young age have been taught to pass the ball told to hoof it !! Hopefully he goes(surely you dont want him to stay?) and investment comes into the club. Grud, you just can't help yourself, can you?! What a little ray of sunshine you are! How do you know what Parky and the coaches have "told" the players? On a joyous day, not a word of praise or congratulation for two remarkable achievements in successive years against all the odds. Amazing fighting spirit to be lauded.
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