First things first all the best to ivan klasnic who is seriously ill in hospital with kidney failure. Will say a prayer for him today. Totally secondary we have the football tomorrow. The big games keep coming as Oxford United roll up at the macron. Oxford in 16th place managed by Salford lad Michael Appleton who seems to have had more clubs than jack nicklaus in his short career. Bolton have now not won in 7 games including the everton u21 match and now are 5 points off the top of the league which seemed our own in the early weeks of the season. Now 7th and out of the play off spots. Also it is now 353 minutes since bolton scored a goal when mark beevers put bolton in front v mk dons. Team news. Still a lengthy injury list. Buxton has joined davies, clayton and dervite all with knee injuries. Pratley has a broken leg. At least no suspensions and 2 key players should be back. Beevers who was so badly missed not just by wheater will replace thorpe. Even better news the goal machine is back and hopefully madine will resume his promising partnership with proctor hopefully with clough behind him at the tip of the diamond. Josh vela should also return with the ink barely dry on his new contract which either takes him to june 2019 or gets sold this January for a much bigger fee? You decide.
posted on 2/10/16
There was a ka spotting on the train from Wigan to London after the match apparently. My sources said ken was disappointed with the result.
posted on 2/10/16
If he had any sense it would have been a single to London who would want to be come back for Blackpool in the cup. Much better to take in an Opera Tuesday night and get the result in Wednesday's papers.
posted on 2/10/16
Slipping down the pecking order on the goal rush too. One of the presenters mentioned one of the Scunthorpe players has scored more than the entire Bolton team.
posted on 2/10/16
Its true Morris has scored 12 for Scunthorpe and we have 10 in total.
Josh Morris signed for Scunthorpe on a free from.... Yes you guessed it Bradford last June.
posted on 2/10/16
Hands up those that ran away to check.
PP signed on with us on 10th June
Bradford let Morris go for free 16th June
Are you thinking what I'm thinking do you know the answer ?
posted on 3/10/16
Here's what I thought like most I imagine
Why didn't Parky get him when he came over to us.
Then I though hang on maybe he doesn't know how to spot and use the potential he must have originally seen. Morris was signed by PP after hitting the back of the net for Fleetwood and various clubs on loan when his contract at Blackburn ran out.
So he had his scoring man but what did he do with him at Bradford he didn't nurture the ability he saw or develop it much as Morris stopped scoring when he went to Bradford scoring 1 in the 13 games he played for them.
Low and behold after PP leaves Morris switched clubs and the goals start to flow again.
Makes you think does PP and his backroom boys have the ability to spot and bring on talent. It's not looking good so far for us on the evidence of his signings and poor Alex must wish he was wearing White shirt with a Ram on it.
posted on 3/10/16
We were still in total transfer embargo when Morris signed for Scunthorpe so never in the running. Lost out on the best bosmans it seems as only Beevers and Howard as a back up keeper not number one have been anywhere near worth signing.
posted on 3/10/16
We are still under embargo I'm sure Ken could have worked his magic and eased it plus ordered PP to adjust his list with Lee and it would have happened I get the impression PP didn't rate him after he signed him. Probably due to the way he played him !
If Alex gets a game PP will probably expect him to score playing in the current system and drop him for not scoring when the team don't create anything for him by hoofing it and passing backwards
posted on 3/10/16
Pasty - a very good read,I hope K.A, doesn't read this
Or P.P. could be out of a job,
I also think it's the way he plays, the defence is certainly better,but not ( clean sheets better ) apart from Moxey, although he does gets forward well.
Maybe he needs another coach / or Two in his back room to sort the midfield / attacking side of our game,because I don't think he as a clue.
Knowing your weakness isn't a bad thing, not knowing is a disaster,
It doesn't take long before the players sense this,and it's all down hill from there .
If he doesn't play Alex against Blkpool he has learnt anything ,if he plays and doesn't score it will be one of two things, he isn't ready yet ( or ) he isn't getting the service . What a win win situation he finds himself in, but is he clever enough to work it out.🤔
posted on 3/10/16
I can't wait for the next episode tomorrow even if it is a silly cup. Who will be the chosen ones who have to start from the last performance and what will PP's plan be will he have a plan.