Salford City v Bolton

Salford's recent form looks a bit patchy so i reckon we can get at least a draw out of this game. I'll go for a 1-1 draw.

Be interesting to see who plays tomorrow, will he throw the new lads straight in? I can't see Jensen replacing Gilks just yet but the other 3 have a good chance of playing.

On the other hand do you change a winning team? Players like Gnahoua have done well recently and it would be harsh to drop him. I reckon Williams will come as the holding midfielder and Maddison will start in place of Isgrove.

We'll get dicked.

3-0 to Salford.

Norpig wrote:Be interesting to see who plays tomorrow, will he throw the new lads straight in? I can't see Jensen replacing Gilks just yet but the other 3 have a good chance of playing.

On the other hand do you change a winning team? Players like Gnahoua have done well recently and it would be harsh to drop him. I reckon Williams will come as the holding midfielder and Maddison will start in place of Isgrove.

Sounds a decent shout.
Main thing is that there is competition for places now and we won’t have to play folk out of position so much.
We need to win this to bolster confidence.

It'll be a shame to drop Isgrove, although I think he's still a little way to go before we can regard him as consistent. Gnahoua is settling down, and I think he is most definitely on the cusp of being a really good player for us. It would be wrong to drop him at this crucial stage for him.

Not convinced by Isgrove, bit too slow and lightweight to really make a difference in my opinion - we need players who can go past people and create space - as Glos mentions Arthur's been brilliant at that since returning.

I'd definitely like to see Santos and Baptiste play again but Salford were quite physical last time we played them so i wonder if they'll be worried Salford target Bap.

What position is MJ?

Salford will be up for this, Evans better send out some warriors.

It would be nice if we could put another performance in, but talk of us getting into the play-offs is laughable.

We’re only half way through the season

Im feeling play offs here, think we're in for a fun second half of the season.

Got a suspicion we're going to get bullied tomorrow though, the revolution might need to be delayed a week.

Natasha Whittam wrote:Salford will be up for this, Evans better send out some warriors.

It would be nice if we could put another performance in, but talk of us getting into the play-offs is laughable.

I agree.

But then I would wouldn't I.

Natasha Whittam wrote:Salford will be up for this, Evans better send out some warriors.

It would be nice if we could put another performance in, but talk of us getting into the play-offs is laughable.

Are Thomason and Lee warriors?

T.R.O.Y. wrote:Are Thomason and Lee warriors?

I don't think we have any warriors. Except the keyboard variety.

Natasha Whittam wrote:

T.R.O.Y. wrote:Are Thomason and Lee warriors?

I don't think we have any warriors. Except the keyboard variety.

Preview: Salford City vs. Bolton Wanderers

Ian Evatt’s men make to the short trip across Greater Manchester for their first ever visit to neighbours Salford City for this weekend's Sky Bet League Two fixture.

Pre-Match Quotes:

Ian Evatt: “I expect the game to be tough. I think it’s going to be a really challenging game, they’ve got a wealth and a raft of good talented players and we don’t really know what individuals are going to play or what formations they’re going to play because they’ve been adaptable and they’ve changed a lot.

"I think Richie (Wellens) is still finding his way with them and they’re finding out about each other, but whoever plays, I know Richie well, I played against him many times.

"We did our coaching badges together, I know him as a person, as a player and now as a coach and manager and they’ll be highly motivated to beat us, they’ll want to put it right for the game that was here and they still have ambition of being promoted themselves so it’s going to be a really tough game but one we’re looking forward to.

"I think this week, the players that were brought in have lifted the players again after a fantastic result and performance on Saturday, so hopefully we can go there and show what we’re about, show what we can do and get a positive result.”


Richie Wellens: (Speaking to BBC Radio Manchester): “Our last performance, against Oldham, was probably our best performance. When you have a performance like that you need to do one of two things. You need to make sure you are ruthless in front of goal, then kill the game off.

"If you are not, you need to make sure you keep the backdoor shut. We’ve looked back at the two goals and the two goals are quite poor to give away. Oldham haven’t really worked for their two goals and cut us open.

“Bolton have had a huge overhaul of players but every credit to them. They have backed their manager in January with seven signings. I’d imagine that (Marcus) Maddison and (MJ) Williams will come into their team and we’ll see what they produce. They are a big club and we look forward to playing them.

“Along with Bradford City they are the biggest club in the league. They have the best ground and the biggest supporter-base and they have the biggest history. There is no doubt about it they should be in and around the top three.”


How to watch:

Wanderers supporters can watch the clash with Salford City by purchasing an iFollow BWFC video match pass for just £10 you don’t have to miss a kick.

An iFollow BWFC video match pass will ensure supporters do not miss a minute of the action, with the entire match streamed through any compatible laptop, computer, tablet or mobile device in the United Kingdom.


Team News:

With all four new signings eligible for the game, Wanderers manager will have a selection headache as he assembles a starting XI that he hopes will build upon last weekend’s comfortable victory against Leyton Orient.

Lukas Jensen, MJ Williams, Dapo Afolayan and Marcus Maddison could come into contention alongside fit-again Shaun Miller and Ryan Delaney, who returns from suspension.


Bookies Odds:

Salford City win: 13/10

Draw: 9/4

Bolton Wanderers win: 2/1

Correct as of 05/02/2021 (1pm) on skybet.com


Form:

Wanderers recorded their first win of 2021 last weekend with a 2-0 victory over Leyton Orient at the University of Bolton Stadium, with Eoin Doyle notching his tenth goal of the campaign to date.

After a winless run of six matches, Ian Evatt’s side will be hoping to gather some momentum going into a busy February schedule.

The midweek postponement at Mansfield caused some frustration in the Wanderers camp and they will be looking to come out on top against the Ammies and complete the double over them.

Salford have won once in their last six encounters with their most recent game ending in a narrow last gasp defeat against neighbours Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park.


Last time out:

The two teams’ first ever league encounter against each other came at the University of Bolton Stadium earlier in the campaign with Wanderers coming out on top with a 2-0 victory in front of the Sky Sports cameras.

A strike from Eoin Doyle and a Jordan Turnbull own-goal proved to be enough for the hosts as they cruised to a comfortable victory.


Match Officials:

Referee: Ben Toner.

Assistant Referees: Andrew Dallison and Declan Ford.

Fourth Official: Robert Lewis.

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Game will be off

Salford staff tell us the game is still "50/50" - looks like the ref is going to have the final say very soon. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

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Fuck sake not another!

Game off

That's £20 ifollow owe me lol