Bolton 0-0 Derby

scottjames30 wrote:EIEIEIO

and on that farm he had some sheep

y2johnny wrote:

scottjames30 wrote:EIEIEIO

and on that farm he had some sheep

Somewhere under a hedge in Devon, Magoo's just woken up.

"Sheep, you say....?"

Breadman wrote:

y2johnny wrote:

scottjames30 wrote:EIEIEIO

and on that farm he had some sheep

Somewhere under a hedge in Devon, Magoo's just woken up.

"Sheep, you say....?"

"where's mi velcro gloves love....."

y2johnny wrote:

scottjames30 wrote:EIEIEIO

and on that farm he had some sheep

With à baah baah here and a baah baah there 

Bolton v Derby, Saturday 3pm
I'm a big fan of Neil Lennon. He's a winner. He went in there, got the ball rolling and made them a bit more positive going forward.
Everyone's talking about Paul Clement but I think this is a really tough first fixture for him. Listen, being a No 1 is totally different to being a No 2. I wish him all the best and I hope it works out but working for Carlo Ancelotti is no guarantee of success. Derby faded away when it mattered, which tells me something might not be quite right in the dressing room. Will they have a hangover? We'll have to wait and see! 
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The odds say it all. I'd give 300/1 for that.

Preview: Bolton v Derby County

SETTING THE SCENE
Bolton Wanderers open their 2015/16 Sky Bet Championship campaign against Derby County on Saturday as Neil Lennon embarks on his first full season in charge at Macron Stadium.

The Whites head into their first league match off the back of a four-game unbeaten run in pre-season, and will be keen to replicate their home form from last season as they look to start the campaign positively.

After narrowly missing out on a play-off place last season, it has been a summer of change for visitors Derby, with Paul Clement replacing former England manager Steve McClaren as the Rams’ head coach.

Having served as Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant at Chelsea, Paris-Saint Germain and Real Madrid, Clement will be keen to replicate his success on the continent in the East-Midlands with Derby once again eyeing up a promotion challenge.

TEAM NEWS
New signings Stephen Dobbie, Gary Madine and Lawrie Wilson are in line to make their Wanderers debuts, while fellow new arrival Ben Amos will also make his first appearance for the club since re-joining the club permanently.

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Tim Ream will be assessed prior to kick off after returning from international duty carrying an injury, while Tom Walker remains touch-and-go having missed the Whites’ last three pre-season fixtures with a hip strain.

Neil Lennon has confirmed that Max Clayton has returned to training but the forward is still a few weeks away from a first team return, while Derik Osede and David Wheater will also definitely miss Saturday’s season opener.

LAST DERBY XI (v Burton Albion, W1-3)
Carson, Christie (Ssewankambo 56), Shotton (Keogh 66), Shackell, Forsyth, Baird (Hanson 66), Thorne (Hendrick 66), Russell, Ince.

ONE TO WATCH
Son of former England captain Paul Ince, Tom joined Derby County last month in a club record £4.75m deal from Hull City, having shone after spending the second half of last season on loan at the iPro Stadium.

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Having come through the ranks at Liverpool, the former England Under-21s international made one senior appearance during his time at Anfield before signing for Blackpool in August 2011, having previously enjoyed a successful loan stint with Notts County.

After scoring in the Tangerines’ Championship Play-Off Final defeat to West Ham United in his first season at the club, the 23-year-old scored 18 goals the following year as he was named Football League Young Player of the Year.

Following disappointing spells with Crystal Palace, Hull City and Nottingham Forest, Ince scored twice on his Derby debut against Bolton Wanderers in February 2015 – going on to score 11 goals from 18 appearances for the Rams as they narrowly missed out on a play-off place last season.

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Derby team - Carson, Baird, Keogh, Shackell, Warnock; Thorne, Hughes, Bryson, Ince; Russell, Martin.

BWFC: Amos, moxey, Dervite, Feeney, spearing, clough, Madine, Danns, pratley, wilson, prince

Subs: Fitzsimons, Vela, Davies, Trotter, Heskey, Dobbie, Holding

Beautiful day at the Macron.

Well some things never change, like shit championship referees, wanker !!!

bryan458 wrote:Well some things never change, like shit championship referees, wanker !!!

A mugshot of the referee will be going on my dartboard!

What a positive start. Referees aside i think it shows when fully fit we have a half decent squad of players. Coyw. A few games in and we will go on a run unbeaten cementing a place in the top 2.

Report: Bolton 0-0 Derby County

IN BRIEF

Wanderers and Derby County played out an opening day 0-0 draw at Macron Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Hitting the crossbar twice through Gary Madine and once through Emile Heskey, Bolton were desperately unfortunate to not claim victory in their opening day encounter.

Despite seeing Jay Spearing dismissed late on for a second bookable offence, the Whites performed valiantly and were unlucky to not snatch all three points in a feisty encounter.

TEAM NEWS

There were debuts for summer signings Gary Madine, Lawrie Wilson and Prince-Desir Gouano who took their places in the Whites’ starting XI, while the substitutes’ bench boasted academy graduate Rob Holding.

FIRST HALF

It was certainly a tempestuous start at Macron Stadium with both sides pulling no punches inside the opening stages, tackles flying in left, right and centre.

Wanderers were the first team to get a sight of goal as Liam Feeney powered downfield after collecting the ball in the middle third, only to see his effort trickle wide of the upright.

The noise inside the ground from both sets of fans was palpable, and the tempo of the game continued in a similar vein as the clash wore on.

Bolton were the side in the ascendancy with the visitors being forced on the backfoot for much of the opening quarter as the hosts piled on the pressure.

Although they were enjoying the majority of possession, Wanderers were yet to still really test Scott Carson in the Derby goal as the match.

The Rams meanwhile were dealt an early blow with Craig Bryson being replaced by Jeff Hendrick in the 20th minute, seemingly due to injury.

Having failed to trouble Ben Amos early on, Derby almost took the lead against the run of play in the 27th minute as the aforementioned Hendrick pulled the ball back into the path of an unmarked Johnny Russell who saw his effort cannon off the crossbar with a goal seemingly imminent.

Russell was again in the thick of the action moments later as he tried to beat the Bolton keeper from a tight angle, only to see Amos deny him with a one handed save.

An injury to Will Hughes on the half hour mark halted play slightly, with Derby being forced to replace him with Ryan Shotton.

Having weathered the storm, Wanderers were back on the attack shortly after with Feeney, the orchestrator of many Bolton attacks throughout the course of the first period, in the mix once again.

With four minutes of additional time indicated at the end of the half, the Trotters pushed forward in a bid to send themselves into the break ahead but to no avail as it ended goalless.

SECOND HALF

With no changes at the break for either side, the second period began in a similar vein to the first with a gung-ho approach from both teams.

On a sun-drenched Macron pitch, it was end to end stuff as the second period really started to take shape, with Zach Clough’s mazy run eventually being brought to an end at the edge of the area.

Up the other end of the field, Tom Ince’s free-kick narrowly eluded the goalmouth with a group of Derby heads unable to make contact.

Some clever build-up play in the 55th minute almost resulted in a goal as Feeney fed an advancing Madine, only for the frontman to narrowly miss making contact with Carson a beaten man.

The atmosphere was rising inside Macron Stadium, while Wanderers were throwing everything forward as they looked to finally break the deadlock.

Neil Danns was next to try his luck as he collected the ball deep into Derby territory, but the midfielder was dispossessed at the crucial moment as he attempted to put the ball into the mix.

With the clash heading into its final 20 minutes, Andreas Weimann enjoyed a glorious opportunity to put the Rams ahead but somehow sliced his effort from range wide of the mark.

Still giving their all, the manager introduced Emile Heskey into the fold in place of Clough and the frontman almost made the perfect start, only to see his close range header crash off the woodwork with Macron Stadium already on its feet.

Next to rattle the crossbar was Madine, once more with a header with Carson flailing aimlessly with 12 minutes to go.

Derby were a side under pressure, and as the game entered its final ten minutes Heskey’s mazy run from midfield almost result in a goal of the season contender, only for him to place the ball narrowly over the crossbar at the crucial moment.

It was all Bolton, with Madine seeing another header off bar to make it a hat-trick of hitting the bar for Wanderers, while Spearing received a second yellow card for an apparent dive in the area with five minutes remaining.

With four minutes indicated once more, the Whites threw everything forward despite being a man light, but their efforts proved fruitless as the game ended all square.

FULL TIME

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How the ref booked Spearing (who I thought had his best game for us) I'll never know.

Amos - did nothing wrong.
Moxey - played well.
Prince - looks a hell of a signing.
Lawrence - looked OK. Nothing more, nothing less. 
Dervite - indifferent.
Feeney - saw a lot of the ball but didn't do anything useful with it as per usual. The minute he gets it, you know what's coming. One tricky pony if ever there was one.
Spearing - poor first half, was playing well in the second until getting sent off. The first yellow was for a bookable tackle in my opinion, and the second looked like a definite dive from where I was sat.
Danns - didn't play badly, didn't play great either.
Madine - Impressive. Not very sharp with the ball at his feet, but a big threat in the air.
Clough - pretty quiet, but impressive when he was on the ball.
Pratley - decent performance. 
Heskey - looks lighter and made a decent impact.
Trotter - nearly cost us the match in stoppage time with some typically careless play.

Quite an enjoyable afternoon overall, for a 0-0.

doffcocker wrote:Amos - did nothing wrong.
Moxey - played well.
Prince - looks a hell of a signing.
Lawrence - looked OK. Nothing more, nothing less. 
Dervite - indifferent.
Feeney - saw a lot of the ball but didn't do anything useful with it as per usual. The minute he gets it, you know what's coming. One tricky pony if ever there was one.
Spearing - poor first half, was playing well in the second until getting sent off. The first yellow was for a bookable tackle in my opinion, and the second looked like a definite dive from where I was sat.
Danns - didn't play badly, didn't play great either.
Madine - Impressive. Not very sharp with the ball at his feet, but a big threat in the air.
Clough - pretty quiet, but impressive when he was on the ball.
Pratley - decent performance. 
Heskey - looks lighter and made a decent impact.
Trotter - nearly cost us the match in stoppage time with some typically careless play.

Quite an enjoyable afternoon overall, for a 0-0.

A lot if those descriptions go against the majority of what I've heard.  

Amos, spearing,  madine, pratley and heskey where superb
 And the rest played well too.  Looked like we even have a decent back 4 even with dervite in it

It was a much better performance than I expected, we were definitely the better team against one of the favourites for promotion.

Best thing was the defence, while far from perfect it was a million times better than the crap we witnessed last season.

I agree with Doffcocker about Feeney, you can tolerate a one trick pony if he actually does his one trick well - but Feeney is just rubbish and a right sided player should be the top priority in the coming weeks.