Double disappointment on Wednesday night as Reading beat Rovers to reopen the gap to safety we'd narrowed at Brum, and Narch having an off day and losing top spot by getting beaten by PNE. I was sort of hoping that Narch would be coming into this game top of the league and with the possibility of the type of complacency that allowed us to pull two goals back at Carrow Rd, but the furore in the local East Anglian rags has pretty much ensured they'll be visiting the Macron with all guns blazing. And they have some powerful guns including a classy midfield, attacking FBs and a proper fox in the box. Sad to say but I reckon that after the shock/euphoria of grabbing 3 points on the road, we'll be back to losing ways at the Macron although if Parky dares to go with two strikers again, you never know. 0 - 2
Ref Watch: Andy Woolmer to take charge of Wanderers home league clash against Norwich City
Andy Woolmer will officiate Bolton Wanderers' Sky Bet Championship home clash against Norwich City at the Uni
Woolmer is well into his 16th season as a referee and this will be his 21st game this season, with him having produced 64 yellow cards and four red cards so far.
Looking at his record last season, he produced 61 yellow cards in 23 games, brandishing two red cards in total.
Woolmer’s last game officiating Wanderers was in April 2016, that saw him referee a 4-1 defeat against Derby County at Pride Park Stadium.
In that game, he produced three yellow cards, with Josh Vela and Dean Moxey penalised for the Whites that day.
James Wilson and Billy Smallwood will be Woolmer’s assistant referees on Saturday, with David Webb as fourth official.
Bolton Wanderers take on Norwich City in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday 16 February. With that said, bwfc.co.uk have produced five things to take into this weekend’s hom clash.
1. Squad Upate
During Friday's press conference in preview on the home fixture, manager Phil Parkinson spoke to bwfc.co.uk and gave an update on the squad.
Parkinson said: “Gary O'Neil is out, he has a couple of issues and it is a real shame but we hope it won't keep him out for long."
"Marc Wilson has a slight problem with his back moreso than his hamstring, so we are struggling defensively.
"We've had a few niggles with the likes of Jack Hobbs, Andy Taylor and Luca Connell but they are not long term injuries. They probably need a free week next week and won't be far off."
2. A Game to Remember
We take you back to March 2005, when Nigel Worthington's Canaries took on Sam Allardyce's Wanderers side at the University of Bolton Stadium.
With the first half winding down with the score all square, a moment of pure magic from Wanderers Greek midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos saw the Whites sail into the lead and eventually take all three points!
3. The Boss - Daniel Farke
The German born forward had a multi year career as a player, with successful spells at SV Lippstadt 08, SV Wilhelmshaven and Bonner SC.
The 42 year old moved into management shortly after retiring in 2008, taking the reigns at SV Lippstadt 08 in 2009.
Following six years in the German sixth tier, Farke moved to Borussia Dortmund II where two fourth placed finishes in the Regionalliga West saw him earn a move to Norwich City in May 2017.
In his first clash at Carrow Road against Wanderers in February of this year, Farke's side drew 0-0 in the Sky Bet Championship.
4. New Faces at Carrow Road
During the summer transfer window, Farke and Norwich were busy behind the scenes, bringing in new names to the Norfolk club.
With that being said, bwfc.co.uk will take a look at a selection of the new faces who have been brought in.
A man who has certianly made quite the impact since joining permanently in the summer is Teemu Pukki, a Finnish striker brought in on a free transfer from Brondby.
After winning the Danish Cup with The Boys from Vestegnen in 2017/18, scoring 19 goals in all competitions that season, Pukki joined the Canaries and has kept that goal scoring form up so far.
So far in the Sky Bet Championship, Pukki has 11 goals to his name, scoring a goal every 137 minutes.
In between the sticks, Tim Krul joined the club from Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer.
He has kept six clean sheets so far this season, with the Dutch international playing every game in the league for Daniel Farke's men.
In the loan market, Felix Passlack and Jordan Rhodes have been brought in from Borussia Dortmund and Sheffield Wednesday respectively.
Passlack, a German Under-21 international, was a member of the Die Borussen squad that won the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in 2016/17.
Moving onto Rhodes and the Scottish international forward was named in the 2011/12 PFA League One Team of the Year, following his 36 goals in 40 league games for Huddersfield Town.
5. Memories match - Wear your retro shirts with pride!
Bolton Wanderers fans are being encouraged to wear retro shirts at this Saturday's Sky Bet Championship clash against Norwich City in line with the fixture being the Whites' official Memories Match in support of those living with dementia.
The special matchday is part of the Bolton Wanderers Community Trust’s ongoing support of Bolton being a dementia friendly town.
The BWCT are part of the Bolton Dementia Action Alliance, which has the aim of bringing local organisations, groups and businesses together to improve the lives of people living with dementia.
Bolton Wanderers are holding this special matchday to raise the awareness of dementia, social isolation and loneliness, alongside promoting Bolton Wanderers Community Trust’s Sporting Memories sessions that take place once a month at the University of Bolton Stadium.
Posts : 4968 Join date : 2012-01-06 Age : 32 Location : Halliwell
I'd be amazed if Parkinson did the right thing and played two strikers again.
I think Norwich will beat us comfortably whatever side he picks, but at least he makes it harder for the fans to criticise if he picks an attacking line up.
35 minutes in and we're losing 3 nil and worse still they look like scoring every time they come forward. We could be be 5 or 6 down already and we are offering absolutely nothing. Barring a miracle, I can see the discontent rising to new heights after this.
Posts : 17854 Join date : 2012-11-30 Age : 53 Location : Burnage, Manchester
I wasn't expecting much and after 8 minutes i was right. Norwich were a class apart from us. They passed it very well, had pace all through the team and looked like a premiership team in waiting.
We tried but you have to hold your hands up and admit we were beaten by a better team. Lots of facebook waffle about the team not trying and Parky out but i didn't see it like that. I'm the first to want him out but there was nothing he could do about yesterday. He started with the 352 that everyone was clamouring for but it just didn't work in the first half at all.
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