Enough To Make You Weep

Lt. Boon wrote:When we had that team, Big Sam wanted some money to make that squad even better! We instead waited until he had gone and we had Megson before we made serious investment. Toolate.com! Possibly the biggest mistake in the clubs history. We continue to make similer mistakes. Venky's Rovers only paid £8million for Rhodes. Imagine if we'd invested in that talent. I know we're not a rich club, but we would definately be able to stretch to £8million for a player who could promote the chicken lovers on his own! But who needs Rhodes when we've got N'Gog eh!?

wanderlust wrote:Any one of our forwards could have scored the sitters Rhodes was given on a plate yesterday.

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Lt. Boon wrote:When we had that team, Big Sam wanted some money to make that squad even better! We instead waited until he had gone and we had Megson before we made serious investment. Toolate.com! Possibly the biggest mistake in the clubs history. We continue to make similer mistakes. Venky's Rovers only paid £8million for Rhodes. Imagine if we'd invested in that talent. I know we're not a rich club, but we would definately be able to stretch to £8million for a player who could promote the chicken lovers on his own! But who needs Rhodes when we've got N'Gog eh!?

I suspect Rhodes scored more goals yesterday than Ngog will score by Christmas.

Copper Dragon wrote:And 10 years before that you were scratching around in the third tier with the likes of Orient, Exeter City, Chester City and Burnley.

You've been spoilt in the last decade.

Swings and roundabouts.

Copper Dragon wrote:And 10 years before that you were scratching around in the third tier with the likes of Orient, Exeter City, Chester City and Burnley.

You've been spoilt in the last decade.

Swings and roundabouts.

bwfc71 wrote:Unlike a one-season wonder!!!!!! ;-)

Copper Dragon wrote:And 10 years before that you were scratching around in the third tier with the likes of Orient, Exeter City, Chester City and Burnley.

You've been spoilt in the last decade.

Swings and roundabouts.

OneFinFreedman wrote:

Copper Dragon wrote:And 10 years before that you were scratching around in the third tier with the likes of Orient, Exeter City, Chester City and Burnley.

You've been spoilt in the last decade.

Swings and roundabouts.

Ten years before that we were a couple of weeks away from totally outplaying Liverpool at Anfield.

Copper Dragon wrote:

OneFinFreedman wrote:

Copper Dragon wrote:And 10 years before that you were scratching around in the third tier with the likes of Orient, Exeter City, Chester City and Burnley.

You've been spoilt in the last decade.

Swings and roundabouts.

Ten years before that we were a couple of weeks away from totally outplaying Liverpool at Anfield.

Try a couple of months.

Natasha Whittam wrote:Exactly 10 years ago today, on 17th November 2002, we went to Leeds United in the Premiership and won 4-2.

Just look at the Bolton team from that day:

Jaaskelainen,
N'Gotty (Tofting 59)
Campo
Barness
Mendy
Okocha
Frandsen
Nolan (Ricketts 77)
Charlton
Djorkaeff
Pedersen

I'm not saying that team were world-beaters but it does show how far we have fallen in 10 years. That team wasn't exactly full of pace or talented youngsters but look at the class on show...Youri, Okocha, Frandsen, Campo etc.

And when the scores were locked at 2-2 Sam Allardyce was able to bring on goal-machine Michael Ricketts who put Bolton in front with his first touch. Pedersen then sealed it in the last minute. What options does Freedman have when the game is deadlocked?

I was excited by football in those days, 10 years on and look what's happened to our team. No flare, no talent, and no excitement. Will we ever see the good times again?