Fleetwood 2-4 Bolton

All good runs come to an end but will we be good enough to end it?

wessy wrote:All good runs come to an end but will we be good enough to end it?

 you have seen us play recently haven't you Wessy? No chance of us winning there i'm afraid (hope i'm wrong)

We'll rout these

I'm thinking 0-4

I'll have what Boggers is drinking

I'm also going for 4-0, but not in our favour.

Sheffield and scunthorpe both losing at half time.  If they stay the same then this makes this game even more important.

y2johnny wrote:Sheffield and scunthorpe both losing at half time.  If they stay the same then this makes this game even more important.

Scunny lost but Sheff utd won.They're home and dry now.
We've got a sniff of a chance- its up to us now.
But we'll probably still blow it

rammywhite wrote:

y2johnny wrote:Sheffield and scunthorpe both losing at half time.  If they stay the same then this makes this game even more important.

Scunny lost but Sheff utd won.They're home and dry now.
We've got a sniff of a chance- its up to us now.
But we'll probably still blow it

Need to play like we did for the first 15 minutes... but this time for all 90 minutes.  We should have been ahead 2-0 early.  With all the drama between the owners, I'm sure the team has one eye on the door and the other on the pitch.  They obviously can do it, if Parky gets the tactics correct.  Our performance in net over the past two weeks has also hurt immensely.  We could have been and should have been second.  Now we have to win on the road to make anything happen for promotion.  C'mon lads... suck it up and perform well.

Ref watch: Paul Tierney to oversee Fleetwood Town trip


Paul Tierney will take charge of Wanderers’ Sky Bet League One clash away at Fleetwood Town on Saturday.


The Lancashire-based official has overseen five Whites' matches in the past, the most recent being Bolton's 2-0 home victory over Millwall back in November.

Having run the rule over his first Football League fixture in August 2009, his first second tier clash followed in February 2010 while he has also stepped up to the Premier League in the past three seasons.

Mr Tierney has controlled 23 matches so far this campaign, including seven in the top-flight, dishing out 82 yellow cards and three red cards along the way.

Michael Mcdonough and Darren Cann will run the line, while Graham Salisbury is the fourth official.

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I think this could be our first away win this year 1-3.

karlypants wrote:Press Conference:

Blah,blah blah

I honestly haven't wasted any time watching any of these for years because they're pointless.

It must be like paying your lecky bill or cleaning mud off your wellies for managers - Needs doing but you don't enjoy it or get anything out of it.

I miss Gordon Strachan.

At least he used to make it interesting and could be relied upon not to stick to the same, tired old script they all use.

I wish we had Gordon for the rest of the season, he would kick some life into the idle gits!!!

Preview: Five talking points ahead of Fleetwood Town v Bolton Wanderers

1. Promotion six-pointer


Wanderers make the short journey to Fleetwood this weekend with the Cod Army currently occupying the final automatic promotion spot in Sky Bet League One.

Currently sitting four points adrift of this weekend’s opponents, the Whites do boast a game in hand on their counterparts from Highbury.

With the race for promotion hotting up however and with the finish line in sight, Saturday’s game could well prove to be a crucial one come the final standings.

2. David Wheater

Having re-signed for the club back in the summer, the defender has enjoyed a successful season in the heart of the defence. 

Captaining the side on a number of occasions, Wheater has scored five league goals. His tally leaves him as the second highest scoring defender from the 92 English clubs, with only West Brom’s Gareth McAuley bettering his record.

After picking up the Bolton Wanderers February Player of the Month award, as voted by the fans – you can expect the 30-year-old to produce another solid display, perhaps capped off with a goal?

3. Gary Madine


Bolton’s No.14 is certainly enjoying an Indian summer in front of goal a present having notched three times in his last four outings.

The big striker has found the back of the net against Walsall, Bradford City and AFC Wimbledon in recent weeks to take his tally for the season to nine.

And having already surpassed his entire tally for last season, the 26-year-old will be eager to finish the campaign on a high and scoop the Golden Boot come April.

4. First League game at Highbury

This season has seen Bolton face a number of new teams and visit a variety of new grounds. This weekend, followers of Phil Parkinson’s side will be able to tick off a new ground from their list.

Despite meeting for the first time competitively earlier in the season, the two sides have faced each other a number of times prior to the meeting in a handful of friendlies.

John McGovern oversaw a 6-1 win over a part-time Fleetwood outfit in his first game in charge of Wanderers in 1982. The two sides met once again in 1986 and 1996 before their most recent friendly in July 2010. 

Over six years ago Wanderers travelled to then conference side Fleetwood for a pre-season fixture at Highbury, however, for many travelling fans this will be the first time they see the famous Whites take to the Highbury field.

5. Gaffer's record against Fleetwood

Phil Parkinson certainly has a enjoyed good record against the Cod Army, as the manager is currently unbeaten in his managerial career against Fleetwood Town. Having faced the Lancashire side seven times, the gaffer has won four times and drawn three.

His sides haven’t been goal shy in them fixtures either, scoring 12 times over the course of the seven games, including two goals in five separate games. One of those occasions came earlier in the season when Bolton overcame Fleetwood 2-1 thanks to goals from Gary Madine and Josh Vela.

The same result this weekend certainly wouldn’t go amiss either!

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I'm going to smithills farm and then the red lion in hawkshaw tomorrow. Normally id plan everything so i can be back to listen to the game or at least listen on the radio in the car, but i dont think ill be missing much tomorrow.

Smithills Open Farm & BWFC.

There's a gag in there somewhere about donkeys.

Where's Bryan when you need him.....?

Madine + donkeys + barndoor = obvious gag.

The lads left last night and will have a light training session on Blackpool beach, Liam has been a bit lonely recently as some of his best mates have been farmed out to pastures new, (Chris and Procky), anyway I thing Parkie has bought some new shiney bells for them so Fleetwood had better watch out.