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Post by davidm on Sept 5, 2023 8:32:20 GMT
Papa Johns Trophy (correction:- EFL Trophy) tonight and it appears to have little interest.
We managed 79,000 between us at Wembley but the early rounds, no one is interested.
It will be a strange looking team tonight – no Toal, Charles, Sheehan, Ashworth
I think he will not risk Hutchinson in goal but that Baxter will play.
Presumably all those on the bench on Saturday will play – Bodvarsson needs a lot of minutes on the pitch after his strange absence on Saturday.
For some reason, I am a bit unconfident about this one so a 1-1 draw.
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Post by whitesince63 on Sept 5, 2023 10:02:28 GMT
I have very little interest in this and personally find it a distraction from the main object of promotion. I’d therefore use it purely as a run out for the likes of Bod and others who’ve been on the bench but I’d also give Hutch a chance in goal, if he isn’t it doesn’t say much for his future here and also Luke Matheson from the B Team who needs to prove himself the option instead of Dacres Cogley at RWB. I expect IE to keep the nucleus of the team in tact because we still want to win every game but I think IE can be a little more relaxed with this one. We should win but our lack of goals is now concerning me and we may slip up. Bolton 2 Salford 0.
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Post by chip on Sept 5, 2023 18:45:48 GMT
Could not care less about this game as we now should just be looking at getting out of this division as I'm sick to the back teeth of the bottom two divisions. I know we don't have a God given right to be in the top 2 divisions but for me that's down to Mr Evatt and his stubborn way of playing football in these divisions, it has to be at all cost just get out of this league and then get the players in that can play more attractive football. I know this is not the time or the place but I've been watching Bolton for 55 years now as have a lot of the posters on here and it's been mostly in the top 2 leagues and we were nearly always in the 3rd round of the FA Cup now we are lucky if we reach the second round it just pixxes me off.
Sorry about the rant now onto tonight's game if we wasn't drawn to play these 3 teams I wouldn't give it air time but as we are playing these 3 team let's go out and stuff the 3 of them 3-1 COYWM
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Post by chip on Sept 5, 2023 18:50:01 GMT
Bloody hell that was quick 1-0 inside the first minute COYWM
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Post by chip on Sept 5, 2023 18:52:20 GMT
Mendes Gomes brilliant strike COYWM
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Post by chip on Sept 5, 2023 19:09:22 GMT
Bloody hell went to the toilet and it's 2-0 Santos with the 2nd COYWM
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Post by Pedro on Sept 5, 2023 19:47:18 GMT
An absolute screamer from 25 yards for the first and then straight from his heading practice Santos nods in the second. Bodvarson looking like he did in his first few games last season - very rusty. Maghoma showing promise and N'lundulu better but no luck.
Very small crowd, echoing comments above I suppose.
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Post by chip on Sept 5, 2023 20:01:25 GMT
3-0 Morley after a well worked move with a good shot from the edge of the box COYWM
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Post by one2many on Sept 6, 2023 7:51:32 GMT
Zero tension in an unimportant match. This competition only becomes interesting in the latter stages. Postives: Opportunity to improve fitness for squad members, good to see shots from outside the box, nobody got injured (i hope). Negatives: I hope Dion Charles does not catch a cold or anything more serious this year because the other strikers look well off the pace.
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Post by davidm on Sept 6, 2023 8:23:10 GMT
For those of you who avoid these games, yet again you missed a decent entertaining game.
We could (should) have scored more but in fairness we should also have conceded a couple with some slack defending down our left.
A brilliant start in the 1st minutes and some very good passing.
Santos was in the right place to head in his goal and for most of the 1st half it was a case of how many we would score.
I was wishing that Nlundulu could get his confidence going with a goal but when the chance came – one on one with the keeper – he missed it. He looks so out of his depth.
Second half continued in the same way. We attacked, Salford had some decent breaks and Morley scored a good shot.
Overall a good game, a decent performance and hopefully some minutes on the pitch for some players.
Marks:-
Baxter - 6 Nothing really to do. Dropped a simple centre once but otherwise fine
Dacres - Cogley - 7 Good. He looked really positive
Williams - 6 Had some defensive problems with him and Iredale struggling at times
Forrester - 7 Good. He always looks so calm
Santos - 7 As usual strong
Iredale - 6 As with Williams, a bit of a struggle defensively
Morley - 6 Fine – calm and a good goal
Maghoma - 7 Very busy. If he could actually shoot, he would have been MOM. 3 chances of shots from the edge of the box – one over the bar and two wide.
Mendes-Gomez - 7 Great first goal and had good confidence early on. Faded later and then injured
Nlundulu - 6 Tried hard but his basic football skills are so poor
Bodvarsson - 6 Looked rusty
Matheson - 6 Decent first showing
Thomason - 6 A couple of wayward passes
Jerome - 6 Had 2 decent chances but wasted them
Adeboyejo - 6 Offside for a goal when he shouldn’t have been
Jones - 6 Fine
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Post by riochforthereebok on Sept 6, 2023 11:30:21 GMT
Didn’t contribute to this thread as I’m not interested in this Football League Group Cup competition (even though it was a great achievement at Wembley and any Wanderers win makes me proud) but I just don’t see the point of it, with U21’s teams from the Premier League being included, I don’t remember this happening at the Freight Rover / Sherpa Van / Leyland DAF trophy competitions back in the 80’s and 90’s
On the limited content of what I did see of the game, a few things stood out
Iredale makes dangerous box passes that would be otherwise punished v better sides
Maghoma will never score in a Bolton shirt although he played ok from what I saw
As did Morley
Baxter drops simple catches which would again be punished by better sides
Adeboyejo could not hit a barn door and jumped into an off side position for his ‘disallowed goal’ terrible movement when you consider the opposition
Great to see the hungry and energetic Matheson getting a run out and I hope we progress in this competition only for the reasons to see players like him progress to first team opportunities
Pointless over subbing too from our esteemed leader
Still, always happy to see a Wanderers winning team so well done Trotters
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Post by whitesince63 on Sept 6, 2023 11:59:14 GMT
I’ve only seen the extended highlights but from that I actually thought Dan looked a good deal better and was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet. I don’t agree with much of the criticism of him, I think like Evatt that there is a player in there who hopefully he can bring out. I just think as with all strikers he needs a goal or two to get his confidence going though I do agree it’s not looking likely at the moment. Meghoma I agree looks the part but is another who just doesn’t hit the target. You don’t have to try to put everything into a corner just hit it hard on target and make the keeper work. It didn’t show young Matheson much so I can’t get an idea of him but when the full match is up I may have another look. A rest now until Reading so let’s just hope none of our internationals suffer injury if they play?
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