Chorley v Bolton - Saturday 8th July - Kick-off 3.00pm

It was coming. In the minutes before the goal White, Hall and Vela all missed chances to score, but finally Ryan White does the business.

Brockbank puts Wanderers ahead. Nat will be fuming. And will point to the sending off.

Sigh of relief. No doubt Nat's off to buy a pair of slippers, even three. Another few goals...for The Trotters, should see it over the line. The trialist is a Swiss, Bosnia born, player. Might be okay for us.

An absolute fucking disgrace! I intend to take this to the top - FIFA, Theresa May, Simon Cowell, David Beckham.....anyone who will listen.

Chorley deserved to win. Make no mistake, for 45 minutes we were in cruise control. 2-0 up and it should have been 3 or 4. We made Bolton look like Bamber Bridge. Le Fondre and Madine were made to look like Laurel & Hardy.

And then the ref stepped in. Clearly this was the pinnacle of his career, taking charge of a Chorley game. But to make sure he stole the headlines he sent Chorley's Andy Teague off for no more than looking at a Bolton player. I didn't see which Bolton player took the Oscar as I was busy setting off a fire cracker, but whoever it was should be ashamed.

Of course Bolton came back to score three in the second half - although clearly Bolton were making the rules up as they went along as they brought on 11 subs. Yes, 11 fucking subs! But the ref didn't notice, I guess one Bolton ponce looks pretty much like the next Bolton ponce.

This was a fucking outrage. I must seek justice for the Chorley 11.

Jesus! That made oi larf. They scored against Bolton's second string, but when the big boys came on Chorley ran away. There's a nursery rhyme in there somewhere.

Make no mistake, the first half side had, wheater, madine, le fondre, karacan, alnwick, devrite, little and buckley.

The only second string players where King (who was the ponce who was involved in the sending off), Perry and Lonsdale and whilst we had the best of the possession, Chorley twice made us look like mugs at the back  and our play in the final third was garbage.

What worries me most is we set up in both halves with a 4-4-2 and wheater and devrite in the first half couldn't handle chorley's movement.

Second half we looked better and a lot had to do with the introduction of Vela who bossed midfield and effectively played the ball out wide. Andy Taylor played well and surprisingly who was helped by Chris Taylor who also looked good.

First friendly and you expect us to be off the pace, however if we are going 4-4-2 this season and breaking up the best defence we have had in years then I seriously worry about the season.

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Fabians Right Peg wrote:Second half we looked better and a lot had to do with the introduction of Vela fact we had 11 men to Chorley's 10.

Nope we had most of the ball and possession in the first half, but the midfield and wide players did nothing with it. I thought Chorley played just as well with 10 men as they had with 11.

Get real, we dominated the chances in the first half, could have been 3 or 4 nil. The sending off changed everything.

Natasha Whittam wrote:Get real, we dominated the chances in the first half, could have been 3 or 4 nil. The sending off changed everything.

Yes, if only your under paid ponces had kept their discipline, you may have won the game, guess you will never know.

Fact is you lost a 2-0 lead at home.

You're clearly in on the conspiracy. How much did it take?

I had to laugh at some of the Chorley fans, one bloke near me had one believing our goal keeping coach was Oliver khan.

Then when the first goal went in a 50 something scruffy looking bloke started yelling "Chorley traitors, serves 'em right, shoot the B***ards, shoot em all".

Seems they are all a special bunch.

I enjoyed the game. Lovely weather and a good atmosphere and so refreshing to be able to stand on the terrace and watch the game with a pint.

I thought Ryan White had a good game, as did Chris Taylor and the big fella up front with the foreign surname. Loads of new faces in the team so early days yet as to what will become the established first eleven.

Reebok Trotter wrote:I thought Ryan White had a good game, as did Chris Taylor and the big fella up front with the foreign surname. Loads of new faces in the team so early days yet as to what will become the established first eleven.

Big fella was Haris Tabakovic, should have had a goal if he had kept his composure, agree about Chris Taylor linked up well with Andy Taylor and if we do go 4-4-2 has little completion on the left side of midfield.

Bolton Wanderers edge pre-season friendly against 10-man Chorley

WANDERERS did just enough to get their pre-season off to a winning start in an entertaining friendly at Chorley.
Phil Parkinson’s happy homecoming was in serious doubt until the stroke of half time when home captain Andy Teague was given a straight red card for a furious reaction to Jeff King’s sliding challenge.
Chorley were 2-0 up and cruising at that point thanks to goals from Terry Gornell and Marcus Carver. Wanderers could have no argument, looking ring-rusty in all areas barring the right wing, where new boys Will Buckley and Mark Little offered a little attacking intent.

Just as the Magpies looked like they would be heading in at the break to be praised for a job well done, big defender Teague saw red mist descend after being clattered on the touchline by King, He later described the challenge as a “leg breaker” but while ref Paul Marsden gave the Wanderers youngster a caution, he had little choice but to send Teague to the dressing room to calm down.
Wanderers took maximum advantage. Parkinson changed all 11 players, his team now a different prospect figuratively and literally.
Harry Brockbank led the charge – heading home from close range ...

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... before the equally-impressive Ryan White produced a well-taken second on 67 minutes.
Bolton-born Brockbank then scrambled his second, Bolton’s third, to complete the comeback and cap off an impressive individual display.
Parkinson, born in Chorley, admitted his team had been caught in the traps.
“Whatever stage of the season you’re in, you can’t afford to start a game like that,” he told The Bolton News.
“On a sticky pitch we went out and played too slowly and I think it’s a lesson because you can’t do that.
“I think as the first half went on it got better and then when the second half team came out, they raised the tempo.”
Wanderers gave a trial to Swiss striker Haris Tabakovic in the second half, Parkinson later confirming the 23-year-old Grasshoppers man will accompany the club on their two-game tour of Scotland.

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Chorley Dicked, great start, let them have a two goal lead then canter to an easy win, there player should be banned for life for his reaction to such a powder puff tackle, onward and upward !!!!!

bryan458 wrote:Chorley Dicked, great start, let them have a two goal lead then canter to an easy win, there player should be banned for life for his reaction to such a powder puff tackle, onward and upward !!!!!

It was a career ending tackle you bellend, a long ban awaits the culprit after video replays are studied by UEFA and Simon Cowell.