Sheff Weds 3-2 Bolton

Yet another shedload of goals let in, Lennon is a shit manager.

Doesn't matter anyway. The 12 points we'll be docked make things like this irrelevant but it really is typical of us. Gutless really.

Report: Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Bolton

IN BRIEF

Bolton Wanderers fell just short and were eventually edged out by the odd goal in five against high-flying Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

Goals from Gary Madine, returning to his former club, and David Wheater twice brought Bolton back on level terms.

And just as it seemed three points were within Bolton’s reach, Gary Hooper netted his second of the game and what proved to be the winner very much against the run of play.

TEAM NEWS

Neil Lennon made just one change to the starting team that had three days earlier drawn at Eastleigh in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup. Liam Trotter made his first start of the season, with Neil Danns dropping to a substitutes’ bench that also contained the returning Zach Clough.

FIRST HALF

On a chilly night in South Yorkshire, it was the hosts who fired an early warning shot, with Ben Amos gathering Ross Wallace’s drive from distance.

A seemingly compact Bolton unit largely frustrated the home side in the early throes, with Gary Hooper shanking a shot wide following a clever Fernando Forestieri through ball in one of Wednesday’s few clear-cut opportunities. 

But after a moment of quality on 14 minutes from Forestieri Bolton were a goal down.

The Italian took aim from all of 30 yards before sending a swerving effort beyond Amos and into the Leppings Lane net.

Just when it seemed Wednesday would press for a second Bolton immediately responded.

A patient team move saw the ball farmed out to the feet of Wellington Silva on the left wing. After some clever footwork, the Brazilian sent a low cross into the area that Trotter connected with before the ball ricochet off of Madine and into the net.

After a hectic period of five minutes and two goals, the game assumed a somewhat similar pattern, with the hosts again enjoying large periods of possession with little penetration. Bolton meanwhile, did look a threat from balls into the penalty area from the flanks.

As the interval approached, Bolton began to see more of the ball inside the Wednesday half, though a couple of potentially dangerous set pieces came to nothing.

In stoppage time Hooper once again went close, this time firing over from inside the area following a quick free kick.

SECOND HALF

Despite starting the second period positively, Bolton found themselves behind.

Alert in the penalty area, Hooper got goalside of his marker to convert Daniel Pudil’s low centre, despite the best efforts of Amos in the Bolton goal.

Again, the majority inside Hillsborough expected the home side to press on, but Bolton should have been on level terms immediately.

Wellington’s pinpoint cross from the left was flicked on by Trotter into the path of Madine, whose header was straight at Owls stopper Joe Wilsmith.

And an arguably deserved equaliser arrived on 56 minutes. 

Wellington tricked his way beyond a marker before being hacked down on the left. Liam Feeney flighted the resulting set piece into the area, with Wheater meeting the ball at near post with a glancing header that looped up and over the goalkeeper.

That seemed to agitate the home crowd, as Bolton sought to take the lead for the first time in the match.

And on 70 minutes Madine came close, rising to nod Feeney’s early delivery a foot or so wide of the far post.

Suddenly the tide had turned entirely and with 15 minutes left on the clock Bolton looked like the side chasing a play-off spot.

Wellington curled a 20-yard free kick over the wall and narrowly wide of the bar before Bolton were suddenly halted right in their tracks.

Hooper was once again the goalscorer, escaping the attentions of Wheater in the area before crashing a shot into the roof of the net from an acute angle.

Within second of the restart a third Bolton equaliser almost followed, though Darren Pratley could only hook Wellington’s low cross wide of the near post.

Clough was introduced late on in an attempt to salvage a point, but in the end it was to no avail as the home side held on.

FULL TIME

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Hipster_Nebula wrote:Doesn't matter anyway. The 12 points we'll be docked make things like this irrelevant but it really is typical of us. Gutless really.

Would be a disaster if they defer the points deduction until start of next season.

MartinBWFC wrote:Yet another shedload of goals let in, Lennon is a shit manager.

Yes it was lennons fault. He should have got back for their goals the lazy cunt

Just read a couple of interesting snippets from Iles on the match thread earlier.

1. The club will NOT be going into voluntary admin tomorrow

and

2. The Mark Davies deal has all but collapsed because he's not HP with his severance package.

The cunt.

Credit to the team, they gave it a go when we all expected them to roll over. Depressing all the same.

Breadman wrote:Just read a couple of interesting snippets from Iles on the match thread earlier.

1. The club will NOT be going into voluntary admin tomorrow

and

2. The Mark Davies deal has all but collapsed because he's not HP with his severance package.

The cunt.

Severance package?? Surely we he's not demanding a pay off?

Breadman wrote:Just read a couple of interesting snippets from Iles on the match thread earlier.

1. The club will NOT be going into voluntary admin tomorrow

and

2. The Mark Davies deal has all but collapsed because he's not HP with his severance package.

The cunt.

I thought you only get a severance package when they terminate your contract ?

That's what Iles said.

I was amazed too.

Boggersbelief wrote:

MartinBWFC wrote:Yet another shedload of goals let in, Lennon is a shit manager.

Yes it was lennons fault. He should have got back for their goals the lazy cunt

His tactics, his shite defence, his inability to recognise change is needed until 5 minutes from the end, the guy is a fucking clown, worst manager in recent history by a country mile.

Because Wednesday were offering less than we are paying him, he wanted payment off us to leave.

Wow. What a Dick. All the money that he has been paid lying on a fucking treatment table doing nothing whatsoever and now he wants us to pay him to leave, knowing full well the situation the club is in. Absolute prick. Can't wait till he's gone.

I'm not sure I believe that, he's always come across as a decent guy. Always kept his head down and hasn't complained during this difficult time without wages being paid etc.

Won't these demands(?) be made by his agent?

Sounds to me likes he don't want to go SW unless they pay him what he wants "big money", in hope Another prem club come back in for him?

I'm with boggers on this one. Iles is not exactly known for accuracy. Mavies would be entitled to have his contract paid up if he hasn't requested a transfer and we'd have to pay that but I don't think he'd demand a 'pay off' to go the way Iles is implying. 

What I think may be a sticking point is his current wages have not yet been paid. As I understand the various reports I've read and heard the payment in December was a partial payment and nothing was said about November which you may remember was totally unpaid. 

Also, he may have got to Sheffield Wednesday and found their terms not to his liking, whether it be wages, length of contract or proposed role at the club (ie how much will he actually get to play). From what I know of him and have seen of him greed wasn't a factor in the deal failing, it may simply be he didn't think the move was the right one for him and/or his family.

He's on close to £20k a week and Wednesday won't match it. Simple as that

According to Iles, Fulham (who are under a transfer embargo) are now favourites to sign him.