Bolton 1-1 Forest

BWFC team to face Nottingham Forest: Lonergan, Baptiste, Mills, Knight, Ream, Spearing, Danns, M Davies, Lee, Ngog, Beckford

subs: Lee-Barrett, Moritz, Medo, Pratley, White, Eagles, Bolger

Disappointed about Medo, also worried we're going to get over run in midfield with 2 up top. Fair play to Dougie though, it's a brave decision and one which most fans doubted he'd make proving again that he is tactically flexible.

two up top, he's learning, no medo though, we could see him later on.

Did eagles not get on today? Should he have?

No and yes.

CYL needs a change of scenery

CYL needs to be removed ASAP, not good enough, with a very negative attitude.

Thought Chungy had a poor first half but was much better second half.

Thought it was a good game, expecially second half.

Remember at least two outstanding saves from Lonergan, we ain't going to get in the play offs, so I'd settle for the same effort and commitment, that was shown in the second half for the remainder of the season.

Does anyone have any news on Beckford?

Saw he came off after 30mins in the first half so presuming he's injured?

A lot of people will say we played well and it was down to playing two up front, but we spent the majority of the match with Ngog up there alone in fairness.

Against Blackpool we had two forwards and two players out wide. Today, we started with two forwards and Lee as a lone wide player. We tried this a number of times earlier in the season to no avail, so I wasn't overwhelmed by the team news, not forgetting the decision to drop Medo.

Obviously something was different today, as we'd normally have gone to pieces against Forest, and we were actually well in it at times. I think it was more of a winning mentality, particularly after equalising.

I thought we were great today. Full marks to Duggie for going for it again and I hope he's learned something from the last two performances. We actually have a decent team and we look a much better side when going for it rather than concentrating on trying to suffocate everything the opposition does. We also look much less like conceding and the crowd get behind the team much more rather than getting on their backs. Great match to watch today and Duggie gets a cheer at the final whistle instead of booing. I even found that for once I could listen to his after match comments without wanting to strangle the bugger. Well done Duggie.

Hip Priest wrote:I thought we were great today. Full marks to Duggie for going for it again and I hope he's learned something from the last two performances. We actually have a decent team and we look a much better side when going for it rather concentrating on trying to suffocate everything the opposition does. We also look much less like conceding and the crowd get behind the team much more rather than getting on their backs. Great match to watch today and Duggie gets a cheer at the final whistle instead of booing. I even found that for once I could listen to his after match comments without wanting to strangle the bugger. Well done Duggie.

Good post. Let's just go for the jugular, we really shouldn't be afraid of any team in this League. We just need a couple of decent defenders and we won't be far off. We have some of the best offensive players in this League, in Mark Davies and Moritz etc.

Dougie can try his fancy tactics in the Premier if he get's us there.

Good performance today,positive attitude from the off and the crowd ie us responded with passion for the first time for a long time. Mavies was magnificent,that was definately a pre injury performance ! Chungy was strangely ineffective until the last 15 mins or so ??? Spearing ?? not great again. Dare I say Knightmare had a great game !!! Manns put in a real shift.Baptiste,Mills and Ream did well. Pratley stayed on the bench which was the best fucking decision the Jock made !!!

I totally agree with you there Tiger. People are quick to criticize his every mistake but Zat Knight was EXCELLENT today. Long may it continue.

i thought it was a good performance yesterday, it wasn't really a 442 as he was playing Spearing as a holding player and the other 3 played narrow in front of him, which doesn't really suit Chungy.

We kept the ball better than we have done for a while, but my biggest concern is our lack of strikers, none on the bench and if Beckford is out for a while we need to get Eaves or Sordell back or get another loan striker in (not Mason though!).

I thought Ream and in particular Neil Danns were excellent yesterday, all in all a much better performance but as i said already a lack of strikers is a real concern

Culcheth_White wrote: We just need a couple of decent defenders and we won't be far off. We have some of the best offensive players in this League, in Mark Davies and Moritz etc.

Dougie can try his fancy tactics in the Premier if he get's us there.

  

I trust this is a WUM post.

Mark Davies did bugger all for the majority of the match, Moritz is another who blows hot and (very) cold, the strikers are pants and wing play virtually non-existent.

It was another disjointed and, frankly, boring performance that had me pining for the days of John Thomas, Trevor Morgan and Jeff Chandler.

Cracking game for the most, Shame Beckford went off, I fail to see what Spearing is supposed to be doing though apart from pointing here and there and not picking up his own man plus some dreadful crossing of the Ball, Had Beckford stayed on his pace would have won the game for us. Still smiling though.

Average first half from both teams but Forest edged it I think, typical start to a second half were we seemed to just switch off for the first 10 minutes at the back.

Once we got level their was only one team looking to win IMO, the time wasting tactics from Davies and his men were fucking ridiculos and they were lucky not to have at least one man sent off.

I'm amazed Chungy didn't get brought off as it was clear to see he wasn't up for it yesterday, Eagles would have been a better bet IMO.

aaron_bwfc wrote:Average first half from both teams but Forest edged it I think, typical start to a second half were we seemed to just switch off for the first 10 minutes at the back.

Once we got level their was only one team looking to win IMO, the time wasting tactics from Davies and his men were fucking ridiculos and they were lucky not to have at least one man sent off.

I'm amazed Chungy didn't get brought off as it was clear to see he wasn't up for it yesterday, Eagles would have been a better bet IMO.

 Forest spent most of the last half hour wasting time and committing foul after foul especially that big lump Halford.