Bolton 3-3 MK Dons

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I thought we did well to scrape that point because four or five were way below par today. Doyle definitely shouldn’t have started and what on earth was wrong with Dapo who was bobbins today. MJ didn’t look fit and neither did Gilks who was solely responsible for both the first two conceded. Jones was also off form and we clearly missed Rico’s presence despite Johnson and Baps doing well. With their new signings MK look a decent side and should finish well up but despite our deficiencies yesterday there was enough to see that once our full squad is fit we’ll have no problem finishing around the play offs at least.

Entertaining game but we should have killed the game off when we sent 2-1 up. We gifted them 2 goals as Johnstone made a mess for the first and not sure how Gilks was beaten on his side for their free kick.

A few of the team lacked fitness, Doyle especially but i thought Sheehan and Bayayoko did well on their debuts. Santos needs to get fit soon to get his partnership with Baps back together.

Enjoyed every single minute of Saturday. Seeing all the fans, the pre match pints, hearing that roar, singing songs, cheering goals, dispairing at defensive mistakes and from dejection to jubilation. Football is back and I bloody love it!!

Bwfc1958 wrote:Enjoyed every single minute of Saturday. Seeing all the fans, the pre match pints, hearing that roar, singing songs, cheering goals, dispairing at defensive mistakes and from dejection to jubilation. Football is back and I bloody love it!!

Me too 58. Nice to hear from you on here again.

Norpig wrote:Entertaining game but we should have killed the game off when we sent 2-1 up. We gifted them 2 goals as Johnstone made a mess for the first and not sure how Gilks was beaten on his side for their free kick.

A few of the team lacked fitness, Doyle especially but i thought Sheehan and Bayayoko did well on their debuts. Santos needs to get fit soon to get his partnership with Baps back together.

Not sure it was Johnston's fault TBH, Gilks played an awful ball to him, then should have had the shot in in his pocket, too slow by far and probably at fault for all 3 goals.

boltonbonce wrote:
Me too 58. Nice to hear from you on here again.

Thanks mate. Nice to see from your avi that some things never change.

Bwfc1958 wrote:
Thanks mate. Nice to see from your avi that some things never change.

True. Although going through LH to the match Saturday, we noticed that the White Lion had gone. Had a few pints in there in the past.

boltonbonce wrote:
True. Although going through LH to the match Saturday, we noticed that the White Lion had gone. Had a few pints in there in the past.

Only just been demolished Boncey. Its been closed down for years but the place went up in flames about 3 weeks back and it was just dangerous so they bulldozed it.

Was a shithole to be fair.

Bwfc1958 wrote:
Only just been demolished Boncey. Its been closed down for years but the place went up in flames about 3 weeks back and it was just dangerous so they bulldozed it.

Saw that in the Bolton News. Somebody said they were putting up shops with flats above. Don't know much else.
Was also surprised to see the Off Licence at the end of Seddon Street now appears to be a private house.
Always thought that would go on forever.

You're right mate it's changing all the time. The LH you knew won't be recognisable before long.

Bwfc1958 wrote:You're right mate it's changing all the time. The LH you knew won't be recognisable before long.

LH often gets a bum rap as they say, but the ten years we lived there I enjoyed to the max. A lot of good people there. My dad was a mate of Christopher Ecclestone's dad, who lived over on Coniston avenue. They'd go to school reunions together, and meet up with another mate, TV producer Ronnie Baxter, probably best known for Rising Damp, but with quite a few other hits in his portfolio.
They were happy days.