A huge rejuvenation seems to be afoot at Bolton Wanderers. Following the disappointment of relegation from the Premier League for the first time in 11 seasons just last week, there has already been a mass exodus as the club looks to swiftly rebuild. Manager Owen Coyle has allowed 15 players to leave the club, with 14 of those out of ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionMatch Report: Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Swansea City (Bolton Fan’s Perspective)
Bolton Wanderers’ relegation fears were intensified with a lacklustre, pathetic performance that saw them lucky to escape with a 1-1 draw against Swansea City at the Reebok Stadium. Wanderers again failed to pick up all three points while their relegation rivals managed to move ahead of them in the fight to beat the drop. But in reality Bolton were extremely ... Read More »
Match Report: Bolton Wanderers 0-3 Fulham (Bolton Fan’s Perspective)
Bolton’s three match Premier League winning streak came to an abrupt end with a 3-0 hammering by Fulham at the Reebok Stadium. Two first-half goals by the free scoring American striker Clint Dempsey put Bolton to the sword early. But the home side never really posed a threat to the visitors all afternoon, as they turned in a reminder of ... Read More »
Match Report: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Bolton Wanderers (Bolton Fan’s Perspective)
Bolton came from a goal down to defeat relegation rivals Wolves 3-2 in a thrilling battle of the Wanderers at Molineux. The vital result saw the visitors record three straight Premier League victories for the first time in six years, and left their hosts peering down the barrel of relegation. Three goals in 20 second half minutes saw Bolton seize ... Read More »
Match Report: Bolton Wanderers 2-1 QPR (QPR Fan’s Perspective)
It was the final game in QPR’s run of ‘winnable’ matches which had only yielded 5 points from a possible 24. The importance of the fixture could not be overstated, with both sets of fans and players realising that a victory could provide a huge springboard for the remaining 10 games of the season. And it was Bolton that ran out ... Read More »
Match Report: Bolton Wanderers 2-1 QPR (Bolton Fan’s Perspective)
Bolton Wanderers climbed out of the drop zone with a vital win over relegation rivals Queens Park Rangers, in a game that lacked any real quality but will be long remembered for its controversy. The match was decided by moments of poor decision making by the officials, with a QPR attempt that was clearly over the line not awarded, Djibril ... Read More »
Match Report: Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Wigan Athletic (Bolton Fan’s Perspective)
Yet another woeful, totally unprepared Bolton Wanderers performance saw the Trotters outplayed and outclassed by Wigan Athletic in a tense Lancashire derby. Even the most optimistic Bolton fan would admitted that 3 points against the league’s bottom club was an absolute necessity if Wanderers had any realistic hope of surviving relegation. Yet, despite positive results against Liverpool and Arsenal, the ... Read More »
Match Report: Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Bolton Fan’s Perspective)
The points were shared in the battle of the Wanderers on New Years’ Eve, one point that doesn’t suit either side as other results at the bottom of the league left both in trouble going into 2012. Bolton yet again failed to win at home and go into the new year rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, 4 ... Read More »
Match Report: Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Newcastle United (Bolton Fan’s Perspective)
Bolton Wanderers succumbed to yet another pathetic home defeat as they suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of Newcastle United at the Reebok Stadium on Boxing Day. The defeat – incredibly Bolton’s 14th in just 18 games this season – totally dismisses any sense of optimism Bolton fans may have felt following the side’s hard-fought midweek victory over fellow ... Read More »
Match Report: Fulham 2 – 0 Bolton Wanderers (Bolton Fan’s Perspective)
A pathetic defensive display from Bolton Wanderers laid an easy three points on a plate for a free-flowing Fulham side at Craven Cottage. The hosts dominated the game from start to finish and realistically the dominance of their performance should have brought more goals than the two they managed. Yet another defeat for the visitors – their 13th loss in ... Read More »
Match Report: Bolton Wanderers 1 – 2 Aston Villa (Bolton Fan’s Perspective)
Aston Villa heaped fresh misery upon Bolton Wanderers’ woeful start to the season, as the visitors became the latest team to walk away from the Reebok Stadium with an easy three points. First half goals from Mark Albrighton and Stilian Petrov were enough to secure the points for the visitors, despite a second-half consolation goal from Wanderers striker Ivan Klasnic. ... Read More »
Match Report: Bolton Wanderers 0 – 2 Everton (Bolton Fan’s Perspective)
Everton became the latest team to walk away from the Reebok Stadium with all three points thanks to two second half goals, helped no end by Bolton Wanderers being reduced to ten men inside 20 minutes with the fastest red card of the current Premier League season. Wanderers find themselves deep in a relegation battle having now lost 10 out ... Read More »
West Brom 2-1 Bolton (West Brom Fan’s Perspective)
A thrilling game at the Hawthorns, ended 2-1 as West Brom collected three important points in a highly contested match against Bolton Wanderers. West Brom were boosted at the start with news that Shane Long was back in the first team after just three weeks, following a warning he was most probably going to be out for up to six ... Read More »
Match Report: Bolton 5-0 Stoke (Stoke Fan’s Perspective)
Before today’s game, Stoke have lost all three Premier League games after mid-week European games, while Bolton have lost all of their home games so far this season. In any case one series would have been ended today or the two of them. Stoke in total and Asmir Begovic in particular overslept the first minutes (or should I say the whole game?) ... Read More »
Match Report: Bolton 5-0 Stoke (Bolton Fan’s Perspective)
Bolton Wanderers finally ended their woeful run of home form and banished memories of their humiliation in last season’s FA Cup Semi Final with a 5-0 drubbing of Stoke City at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday. On the back of seven straight home defeats and a dire start to the season delivering just 6 points from the opening 10 games, ... Read More »
Season Preview 2011-12 – Bolton Wanderers Interview
Bolton Wanderers flirted briefly with European qualification last season, but a threadbare squad eventually took its toll and the side suffered a desperate finale to the season, instigated by a 5-0 hammering in the FA Cup Semi Final. This time around Owen Coyle is looking to build on the positives of last season, but the threadbare squad remains due to ... Read More »
Wanderers’ preparations scuppered by Lee blow
Bolton Wanderers suffered a major dent in their preparations for the start of the new season with the news that winger Chung Yong-Lee will likely miss the entire season with a broken leg. The midfielder suffered the injury during a friendly match against Newport County earlier this week, in what was reportedly a poor challenge by an opponent. The leg ... Read More »
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