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Post by sparky on Apr 12, 2023 12:40:53 GMT
Well, let's strap ourselves in and get ready for the ride. It's tight at the top and anything could happen, but lets get behind the team,it's still in our hands. The loss of Toal and Santos could be our undoing and so the playoffs a bridge too far this season. I'm happy with our progress. Never expected a cup and over 14 thousand season tickets sold it's looking good. I'm on tour this week. Drive to London for sightseeing. Back to Oxford for the match on Saturday. Bit more sightseeing and off to Burton Albion on Tuesday night. I'm confident of bringing back the 6 points. 😃😉 Football is life 👍
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 12, 2023 13:26:53 GMT
Enjoy your trips sparky and hopefully you will be rewarded with the six points we need. Personally I’m not too concerned about the Cambridge result as I wasn’t expecting much from it anyway as we always struggle against them. I’m not in the Kick Evatt club on his team selection other than Shoretire instead of Lee which I must admit I can’t understand. I think this was one for experience not naivety. Hopefully Ian’s learned from that and we’ll see a much more familiar set up at Oxford. They haven’t won since January so I’m hoping they don’t break their duck with us and I’m confident they won’t. Hopefully Dempsey will be back unscathed from his court case with a favourable outcome and he can partner Sheehan and Morley? Up front I’d be giving Nlundulu a run out alongside Dion as he looked sharp and strong and I suspect the pair of them together could really unsettle the Oxford defence in a way that Victor just isn’t. I’m not too worried about central defence I think that despite some slips from Mbete they have the ability to contain the attacks of any of the teams we have left. Posh have a couple of tough ones with Barnsley and Ipswich and I can’t see them winning both of those so with our game in hand, which I think is against Accy, we surely should still be favourite? Losing either of the next two whilst not ideal wouldn’t necessarily be terminal but on the other hand 6 points for us from them could be transformational and would seal our play off place when hopefully both or one of Rico and Toal will be back into the squad. I’m going 0-2 to Wanderers at Oxford and similar at Burton.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 12, 2023 13:32:06 GMT
Are we going to be without Dempsey too sparky??
I note you put us down for being at home in this game😂😂
Good luck with your travels as it’s folk like you that I hope we do get the 6 points for
I’ve done my travels in the 80’s 90’s and the Prem years and no doubt I’ll do some more soon (never forget driving to Chesterfield and the game got cancelled just as we parked up - furious)
Oxfords going to be one hell of a scrap I can see it, but we desperately owe them one for doing us 3-1 on our turf back in October
Everyone beats Oxford don’t they??
They have had a few surprising wins and draws, notably the 2 draws in April of Peterborough and Sheff Wednesday and they beat Ipswich not so long ago, so you never know what you’re going to get at the
Not sure which team Evatt will go for but we must surely have enough in the tank for a 2-1 victory!! Then again, I thought we’d do Cambridge comfortably and that didn’t happen
Ah well, onwards and upwards
COYWM ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Post by sparky on Apr 12, 2023 15:53:04 GMT
I'm in your camp W63. If we make the playoffs I think we could beat anyone (with Santos back 🤞) Rioch, 😆😆 I noticed the home fixture as soon as I posted it, it may be a sign.
Fortunately I'm now in a position with the time and a little spare money to get to some away games.
Same as you, I remember going to Hereford twice in a week with both games being abandoned. One being notified as we came down the slip road in think fog. (I'll have to fact check my memory)
Also remember travelling on the League Liner to Bournemouth that was a special trip. Happy days 👍
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Post by sparky on Apr 12, 2023 15:56:45 GMT
Update, Dempsey has been given 12 months suspended sentence. May be available for Oxford if his head is right.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 12, 2023 16:20:46 GMT
I didn’t want to start a thread but I’m so angry
Why have Peterborough been given a 3 point deduction but it’s suspended until the end of 2023🤔🤔🤔
I do recall we got a suspended 5 point penalty, but we also started a season with a 12 point hit so what have the Posh done and how have they avoided immediate penalties???
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 12, 2023 17:10:50 GMT
Update, Dempsey has been given 12 months suspended sentence. May be available for Oxford if his head is right. That was some punch up on Granada Reports Kyle and his old fellar kickin crap out of the doorman Lucky chaps
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Post by sparky on Apr 12, 2023 17:47:50 GMT
Update, Dempsey has been given 12 months suspended sentence. May be available for Oxford if his head is right. That was some punch up on Granada Reports Kyle and his old fellar kickin crap out of the doorman Lucky chaps
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Post by sparky on Apr 12, 2023 17:49:49 GMT
Yes, lucky not to get sent down. But you have to commit murder now to get any sort of custodial sentence. Lucky boy.
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Post by OohMac on Apr 12, 2023 19:56:10 GMT
Not that happy with how we handled it as a club. We reported Kyle had been injured in an unprovoked attack whilst visiting family.
Suspended sentence and community service was always on the cards for someone with his clean history. Custodial was never really likely.
Think we've either been made to or made ourselves look like mugs. I'm sure SB and FV want to massively distance themselves from this but they can't. We are associated and from reports I'm pretty annoyed with our handling of it.
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Post by OohMac on Apr 12, 2023 21:19:24 GMT
Out of curiosity. This was the BN report. WANDERERS midfielder Kyle Dempsey was attacked during a family night out in his hometown of Maryport, Cumbria, the club has confirmed. The 26-year-old and his father, Michael, an ex-rugby league player, both required hospital treatment after that Bolton described as an “unprovoked assault” on Saturday evening. Dempsey, signed from Gillingham in January, had played for Wanderers against Carlisle United earlier that day. A statement from the club read: “Bolton Wanderers Football Club is aware of an incident which took place at the weekend. “Kyle Dempsey and his father were enjoying an evening out with their family in their home town of Maryport following Saturday’s pre-season friendly against his former club Carlisle United. “During the course of the evening, they were both subjected to an unprovoked assault which left them requiring medical treatment. “The Dempsey family will receive the full support of Chairman Sharon Brittan, manager Ian Evatt and the club while the incident is being investigated by Cumbria Police. No further comment will be made at this time.” **** Funnily enough it was RowZed, not always eye to eye who commented to say that people matching Kyle and his Dad were arrested so more than meets the eye with this story. www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/20287408.bolton-wanderers-kyle-dempsey-injured-unprovoked-assault-cumbria/
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Post by sparky on Apr 12, 2023 22:55:18 GMT
I think the report about the unprovoked attack is actually true. (And what they told the club). It happened before the video evidence incident with the culprits entering the club. The bouncer was doing his job and stopping the Dempseys entering the club to give some payback. It got out of hand because of the dreaded drink. Club can only go off what they are told. Think he'll be dealt with internally (A fine) which will be kept in house.
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 13, 2023 7:17:55 GMT
I think you’re right sparky, the original assault was unprovoked outside the club when Kyle was left unconscious briefly. When he regained consciousness the family chased after the man into the club. It seems initially that the security guard managed to close the doors on the Dempsey’s but the father kicked it down and that was when the real fracas started. Having seen the video now released it was a savage attack by both KD and his dad who were both clearly showing red mist probably fuelled as you say by drink but there really can be no excuses for the way they assaulted the doorman. It was a violent and cowardly attack and I’m not sure the club can just sweep it under the carpet I’m afraid because what message would that send to fans when they’ve tried so hard to remove the ones guilty of much less within and outside the ground. It’s such a shame with KD on such good form and so instrumental to our midfield recently but I fear whatever happens in the short term we might not see Kyle here next season.
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Post by whiteofthesouth on Apr 14, 2023 10:57:44 GMT
My view in the Dempsey matter is that the club will stand by him. It seems to me that Sharon is someone who believes that everyone is capable of redemption and will help him achieve that. In any case, his sentence includes 200 hours of community service, which I’m sure will be monitored by the club as much as by the authorities. I’ll bet he’s here next season.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 14, 2023 12:54:39 GMT
My view in the Dempsey matter is that the club will stand by him. It seems to me that Sharon is someone who believes that everyone is capable of redemption and will help him achieve that. In any case, his sentence includes 200 hours of community service, which I’m sure will be monitored by the club as much as by the authorities. I’ll bet he’s here next season. Them 200 hours and a tin of white emulsion 🤔🤔 Time for the ‘White Elephant’ to get a lick of paint me thinks😂😂 Got me thinking of a tune we could steal from the Urinals fans down the M60 to the tune of Volarè or Nemanja Vidic Kyle Dempsey Oh Oh Oh Kyle Dempsey Oh Oh Oh Oh He comes From Cum Bria He’s going to Mur Der Yer Nar, I think I’ll leave that one alone😬😬😬😂😂😂
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