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All change for Ewood derby duel
2:29pm Sunday 24th February 2008
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GARY Megson made five changes to the team that secured a place in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup as Wanderers returned to their Premiership survival battle at Blackburn.
Out went Nicky Hunt, Jlloyd Samuel, Stelios, Gavin McCann and Joey O'Brien, who all made big contributions to the scoreless draw at Atletico Madrid.
In came Gretar Steinsson, Ricardo Gardner, Ivan Campo, Danny Guthrie and El-Hadji Diouf to make up what is generally regarded as Megson's strongest possible first 11.
Young O'Brien was given a place on the subs' bench alongside January signings Tamir Cohen and Grzegorz Rasiak, who were ineligible for the European game, and Abdoulaye Meite, who has been unable to regain his place as a back four regular since returning from African Nations Cup duty.
Blackburn, who were looking for a double after winning 2-1 at the Reebok last month, were without injured defenders Andre Ooijer and Ryan Nelson but David Dunn and Morten Gamst Pedersen were back after serving suspensions.
Rovers: Friedel; Warnock, Samba, Khizanishvili, Emerton; Bentley, Reid, Dunn, Gamst Pedersen; McCarthy, Santa Cruz. Subs: Tugay, Mokoena, Derbyshire, Roberts, Brown.
Wanderers: Jaaskelainen; Steinsson, Cahill, Andy O'Brien, Gardner; Campo; Diouf, Nolan, Guthrie, Taylor; Davies. Subs: Meite, Joey O'Brien, Cohen, Rasiak, Al-Habsi.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
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bwfc season ticket holder, gt lever says...
3:15pm Sun 24 Feb 08
beer ok wrote:i just seem to get spur v chelsea
OK folks, hopefully its gonna be easier to watch the game on the web today than on Thursday night. live-footy.org and myp2p.eu are both streaming it via sopcast so there shouldnt be any probs today. Im logged in already and its working well. Two chinese fellas are just doing the pre-match. Come on you whites!!
Zimmy, Manc Bastardo says...
3:20pm Sun 24 Feb 08
bwfc season ticket holder, gt lever says...
3:26pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Zimmy wrote:some of us have got jobs to do ie start at 4:30
Must be a nightmare to get to Blackburn to follow your team its at least 12 miles.
i wonder what dole is like these days
nowayjose, bolton says...
3:40pm Sun 24 Feb 08
JT, England says...
3:51pm Sun 24 Feb 08
samuel1, spain says...
3:58pm Sun 24 Feb 08
JT, England says...
4:03pm Sun 24 Feb 08
nowayjose, bolton says...
4:10pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Zimmy, Manc Bastardo says...
4:16pm Sun 24 Feb 08
nowayjose, bolton says...
4:24pm Sun 24 Feb 08
bwfc91, bolton says...
4:34pm Sun 24 Feb 08
THATS MY WEEKEND RUINED BY THE DINGLES
Embankment Bob, Bolton says...
4:41pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Meite, Joey, that clown Cohen and Rasiak. Where are Stelios and Andranik? At least they can go forward.
This bloke with his negative thinking is taking us down. Europe a different matter. Being ultra cautious seems to help there.
Messiah someone laughingly called him.
trottersforever, bolton says...
4:42pm Sun 24 Feb 08
bwfc91 wrote:true. 2 clean sheets vs atletico counts for b*gger all now. why such a strong team picked vs atletico in 2nd leg. why not give andranik & vaz te, meite,dzamaili etc a run out. ?
What a joke we are!!!!I rather get points then winning in the UEFA CUP!!!! THATS MY WEEKEND RUINED BY THE DINGLES
we can't win the uefa cup so it's just a total waste of time. this isn't wise after the event, i sd this before the 2nd leg, and also said on paper our next 3 matches, bl'burn, liv and man u ( which latter thankfully been moved ). any neutral would put us down for 0 pt's in all of them. we are playing a bit better but the fixtures are looking worse too. we've only kept 1 clean sheet vs a top 10 side...and that was man u.
beer ok, alcatraz says...
4:45pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Only the fact that Reading and Fulham are so poor might be our saving grace but we've got such a difficult run in!!
superjohn, bolton says...
4:47pm Sun 24 Feb 08
I think we've to a good chance against Liverpool though...
bwfc91, bolton says...
4:48pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Megson your negetive football is going to take us down!!!
A very sad and depressed fan!!!
I can't work now!!!I am off home!!!
bwfc91, bolton says...
4:54pm Sun 24 Feb 08
trottersforever, bolton says...
4:56pm Sun 24 Feb 08
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davo's goal.
Embankment Bob, Bolton says...
4:56pm Sun 24 Feb 08
ad_bwfc, Essex says...
4:57pm Sun 24 Feb 08
mikesherriff, harrogate says...
4:59pm Sun 24 Feb 08
k - and take the game to Blackburn. Playing defensive football will see us in the Championship.
bwfc91, bolton says...
5:00pm Sun 24 Feb 08
we had top loose against the dingles!!!
*hitonutd, MANCHESTER says...
5:00pm Sun 24 Feb 08
We need a much bigger squad if we want to compete in the league and europe.
Put this result to bed and move on...bring on the scousers next week.
COME ON YOU WHITES.
chiphill spud, nottingham says...
5:01pm Sun 24 Feb 08
beer ok, alcatraz says...
5:03pm Sun 24 Feb 08
The scousers will be at full strength next Sunday cos they dont play in the champions league the following week, their game is the week after.
wankywooo, bolton says...
5:03pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Embankment Bob, Bolton says...
5:03pm Sun 24 Feb 08
barbarossa, poulton le fylde says...
5:06pm Sun 24 Feb 08
trotter40, australia says...
5:07pm Sun 24 Feb 08
mikesherriff wrote:got to disagree mate apart from 1st ten mins we looked solid till f==k wit ref give that pen.Then we all over them 2nd half rasiak clean through no advantage given could of been 2 -1 .2nd pen bit dodgy to .We get no luck.pompey bloke 3 yrds of side the other week goal given,rasiak 1 yrd of not given.We not getting any breaks at mo ,jussi hardly had to do antyhing compared to friedel.We just need a break and it will come cause we are playing well home and away and creating chances.Keep the faith boys do u really beleive we deserved to have lost 4-1 ,a draw we deserved at the very least.Got gut feeling we will beat Liverpool.
We play brilliantly against Atletico Madrid - after which we lose 4 - 1 to Blackburn -list of excuses from the management would be most welcome - why did we not play some strikers today - VazTe/Selios/Andrani k - and take the game to Blackburn. Playing defensive football will see us in the Championship.
Zimmy, Manc Bastardo says...
5:10pm Sun 24 Feb 08
4 times ???
trotter40, australia says...
5:13pm Sun 24 Feb 08
chiphill spud wrote:Did u see the game or what watched it live here in perth.We were ripped of mate simple as ,ref **** as .We got nothing from him.First 20 mins 2nd half all over them they hardly touched the ball.2 pens that never were anyone would be up against it.Boys played well ref cost us big time .Wish they would use some technology like all other sports .
well here we go again draged down to earth by a s*it team who have not won in 5, still not beaten a team in top half except under par utd but hay no doubt you will all be on here saying lets keep the faith hard to do with the top 4 still to play.
Zimmy, Manc Bastardo says...
5:16pm Sun 24 Feb 08
so BWFC TIL I DIE you went to Ewood did you ??
munich boltonian, munich germany says...
5:17pm Sun 24 Feb 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:hiya bwfc
MY GUESS IS THAT ZIMMY AND EMBANKMENT N*B ARE THE SAME PEOPLE... BOTH A PAIR DULL GOB5H1TES!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!
you know how this zimmy is trying everything he can to get us riled ,dont get involved just answer the posts from him infuture with a simple zzzzzzzzzz
thats they only word they are worth
then he might go away
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE, BOLTON says...
5:18pm Sun 24 Feb 08
WE WERE ROBBED BLIND BY THAT REF THROUGHOUT THAT MATCH!!!!!
WOTS IT TO YOU ANYWAY ZIMMY??? YA MANC SAP!!!!
bwfc91, bolton says...
5:19pm Sun 24 Feb 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE, BOLTON says...
5:19pm Sun 24 Feb 08
munich boltonian wrote:YOUR RIGHT CHARLOTTE ... HE IS A SAD LONELY MANC CHAV.............
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote: MY GUESS IS THAT ZIMMY AND EMBANKMENT N*B ARE THE SAME PEOPLE... BOTH A PAIR DULL GOB5H1TES!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!hiya bwfc you know how this zimmy is trying everything he can to get us riled ,dont get involved just answer the posts from him infuture with a simple zzzzzzzzzz thats they only word they are worth then he might go away
trotter40, australia says...
5:20pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Zimmy wrote:F==k of you idiot 2nd pen not ist pen killed it for us when we should of been 2-1 up we down 2-1.They break away and score 3rd.Last one 94 mins on clock (only 3 added ) when game over cause of a WA+k ref.We played better today than we did away from home all season .Simple fact we deserved something out of this and if u think different sod of with your negative comments.If we played crap i would be on here saying so but we didnt and got nothing from the man in black.How many pens have rovers had this season and how many against us last couple of years.
So it was all the refs fault then ??? 4 times ???
munich boltonian, munich germany says...
5:20pm Sun 24 Feb 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:exactly
munich boltonian wrote:YOUR RIGHT CHARLOTTE ... HE IS A SAD LONELY MANC CHAV.............BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote: MY GUESS IS THAT ZIMMY AND EMBANKMENT N*B ARE THE SAME PEOPLE... BOTH A PAIR DULL GOB5H1TES!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!hiya bwfc you know how this zimmy is trying everything he can to get us riled ,dont get involved just answer the posts from him infuture with a simple zzzzzzzzzz thats they only word they are worth then he might go away
HindleyGreenwhite, Hindley Green says...
5:21pm Sun 24 Feb 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE, BOLTON says...
5:22pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Embankment Bob wrote:YOU REALLY HAVENT GOT A CLUE BOB.... NOT A CLUE..
Agree about Cohen, AD. Rivalling Gerald Cid as worst ever at Reebok. Hard to blame the defence, done well lately. The lack of goals kills us, and lack of creativity from midfield. Surely Captain Marvel is due for a suspension now, but that daft Megson will only put Mccann in.
HindleyGreenwhite, Hindley Green says...
5:23pm Sun 24 Feb 08
cow-head, westhoughton says...
5:23pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Embankment Bob, Bolton says...
5:25pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Which popular theme are you going to join now?
So far this season, youve given us such classics as
Give Sammy time, he will turn out to be a great Manager
Allardyce gone- good riddance, much better without.
We have to trust Gartside with his appointments- lick lick.
3 crackers there. Youre only brave when your little sidekick, gazz, is doing his Phil Neale to your Graham Taylor.
Zimmy, Manc Bastardo says...
5:30pm Sun 24 Feb 08
2/ you take 3000 to Madrid but 500 to Blackburn
3/Im going in the Howcroft for a pint
4/ all estate agents all lying greedy crooks
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE, BOLTON says...
5:31pm Sun 24 Feb 08
FUNNILY ENOUGH, YOU SEEM TO ONLY COME ON HERE TO TELL US HOW BAD THE TEAM, THE MANAGEMENT, THE CHAIRMAN AND THE CLUB IS... NEVER HAVE YOU HAD A GOOD WORD TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING..
YOU CALL YOURSELF A FAN, YOUR HAVING A LAUGH, PEOPLE LIKE YOU MATE WE CAN DO WITHOUT AT BWFC...
I WILL STAND BY EVERY ONE OF MY COMMENTS ON THIS FORUM...
I GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE WHERE AS YOU MATE.... GET A LIFE!!!!!!!
Embankment Bob, Bolton says...
5:37pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Sammy Lee- yeah, bring him on!!
Gary Megson- quality !!
No attacking signings in January to replace Anelka? Oh, that was another of yours. " Lets wait until Summer before signing someone "
MORON !!!!
Embankment Bob, Bolton says...
5:46pm Sun 24 Feb 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE, BOLTON says...
5:47pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Embankment Bob wrote:DIM
No woner they threaten to close this forum down. You are obviously low on intelligence to use foul language.
fernando, bolton says...
5:48pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Come on Megson, it's time to grow some ****.
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE, BOLTON says...
5:48pm Sun 24 Feb 08
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Hierro-legend, Sunderland says...
5:48pm Sun 24 Feb 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:Think you should grow up!
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big fat sam, bolton says...
5:53pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Embankment Bob, Bolton says...
5:53pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Megson is scared of his own shadow.
Another sign of a poor manager is one who picks his own signings above others.
Cohen and Rasiak better than Andranik, Stelios and Vaz Te? A good manager will admit he got it wrong, not keep playing them in the hope that one day they might come good.
Embankment Bob, Bolton says...
5:55pm Sun 24 Feb 08
superjohn, bolton says...
5:56pm Sun 24 Feb 08
We have every chance to stay up still - if you look at today's result, it looks bad but it flatters Blackburn big time, could have gone either way. Megson is ultra-defensive, no one would dispute it, but we got a goal and on another day that would have been worth a point or even three. It's going to go to the wire, we're not going to pull clear now, we're going to be there or thereabouts right to the death.
COME ON YOU WHITES!
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE, BOLTON says...
5:57pm Sun 24 Feb 08
big fat sam wrote:TO BE HONEST MATE, WOULDNT BOTHER ME ONE BIT!! AT LEAST I WOULDNT HAVE TO REACT TO THE DRIVEL THAT SOME OF THE DEPRESSIVE DOOM MONGERS WRITE ON HERE.... REAL FANS DONT RIP THEIR TEAM TO PIECES AFTER A DEFEAT... SOME OF YOU DULL WINJING SADDOS ON HERE DO NOT DESERVE TO HAVE A TEAM IN THE PREM!!!!!!!!! GET OVER YOU SELVES AND GET BEHIND THE TEAM!!!!!!!!!!
Yet another piece of ELOQUENT writing from our friend BWFC-TIL-I-DIE, this forum doesn't need such disgusting comments and i really think the moderator should ban him and his disgusting comments.
Zimmy, Manc Bastardo says...
5:58pm Sun 24 Feb 08
chiphill spud, nottingham says...
6:03pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Embankment Bob, Bolton says...
6:03pm Sun 24 Feb 08
You have got your opinions, we all know them, I have mine. You dont need to insult people all the time.
Anyway, I would much rather be seen in public with an estate agent that something like zimmie
superjohn, bolton says...
6:03pm Sun 24 Feb 08
fernando wrote:You're absolutely right - what frightens me is when you look at the attacking options of the teams down there with us. I know Blackburn have done well but can you imagine having Bentley, Cruz, Macarthy, and even Roberts on the bench? Much as we love Dioufy and Davo, they're not goalscorers. I hope I'm wrong but I don't think we'll get 40 points, let's hope we don't need that many. .
Two people to blame. 1 ..... The joke of a referee. 2 ...... Mego, who believes we can defend our way to safety in the league and victory in europe. The prem is very different to europe. Faster and less time to think. Vaz Te has the speed to play alongside Davies, but never gets the chance. A solid defence with defensive midfielders in front of them is not enough to win games. Our goal difference could be worth a point, but we are relying on other teams losing. Europe may as well be a million miles away, because Wigan, Fulham and Reading are still trying to attack. If we go down trying to win matches, then so be it. If we go down defending from the first whistle we will deserve it. Come on Megson, it's time to grow some ****.
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE, BOLTON says...
6:12pm Sun 24 Feb 08
bwfc_1210, egerton says...
6:12pm Sun 24 Feb 08
superjohn wrote:We have fickle supporters. Megson was being praised by fans on thursday night, after this result, people are blaming him. There is no way we deserved to lose that 4-1, we had no luck at all.
fernando wrote: Two people to blame. 1 ..... The joke of a referee. 2 ...... Mego, who believes we can defend our way to safety in the league and victory in europe. The prem is very different to europe. Faster and less time to think. Vaz Te has the speed to play alongside Davies, but never gets the chance. A solid defence with defensive midfielders in front of them is not enough to win games. Our goal difference could be worth a point, but we are relying on other teams losing. Europe may as well be a million miles away, because Wigan, Fulham and Reading are still trying to attack. If we go down trying to win matches, then so be it. If we go down defending from the first whistle we will deserve it. Come on Megson, it's time to grow some ****.You're absolutely right - what frightens me is when you look at the attacking options of the teams down there with us. I know Blackburn have done well but can you imagine having Bentley, Cruz, Macarthy, and even Roberts on the bench? Much as we love Dioufy and Davo, they're not goalscorers. I hope I'm wrong but I don't think we'll get 40 points, let's hope we don't need that many. .
The first goal wasn't a penalty for a start, earlier Diouf should have scored to give us the lead. After the first penalty, Nolan hit the bar. Unlucky to be behind at half time.
After half time, we came out and played very well. We were well on top and got a deserved equaliser when Davies scored. We then continued to attack, and scored again, with a debatable offside decision ruling it out. We started to dominate, and then they got a penalty, which from my view at the ground looked like Cahill won the ball, but I haven't seen any replays. After the penalty, we looked defeated, tired and uninterested. However, I blame the referee more than anyone else. He was shocking today, gave us nothing and for the second year running, we conceded 2 penalties at Blackburn.
A decent performance, but we once again payed for failing to turn chances into goals. Very unlucky to lose, never mind to lose 4-1.
Jacko, Little Lever says...
6:14pm Sun 24 Feb 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:This is a fan that brags about owning the business & how much money he makes,but cant get a sunday off to watch at Blackburn?.Bob you are spot on mate he vanished for ages after his big Sam comments,when the real fans slagged him off!!.
WORKING ZIMMY......SO NO I DIDNT, I WATCHED THE FULL 90 MINS ON LIVE FOOTY THOUGH.. WE WERE ROBBED BLIND BY THAT REF THROUGHOUT THAT MATCH!!!!! WOTS IT TO YOU ANYWAY ZIMMY??? YA MANC SAP!!!!
cow-head, westhoughton says...
6:14pm Sun 24 Feb 08
I hope that it chokes you!!!
run rabbit run, Fantasy island says...
6:16pm Sun 24 Feb 08
Zimmy wrote:There's a common link that binds zimmy, eric, julie, city till i die, natasha, & mrs respectable, and that's being an agent provocateur. On the one hand, quite eloquent and at times, witty. On the other, you have to wonder why they're such a fantasist, and the need to be several different guises. That and the clear fact they don't have a relationship of note. Would someone put so much effort into trying to be so many different people if they had a partner/friends/ a life to get on with?
all you need to know is that BWFC is an estate agent. in other words he lies for a living.
So to the freak behind the computer, when did your agraphobia kick in? Pretty lonely sat there in your underpants eating rice krispies, while projecting a different image via forums, eh?
sad individual, call the samaritans they can help you
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE, BOLTON says...
6:20pm Sun 24 Feb 08
We have fickle supporters. Megson was being praised by fans on thursday night, after this result, people are blaming him. There is no way we deserved to lose that 4-1, we had no luck at all
and if we beat liverpool next week they will either stay off the site til the next defeat or be back on here praising him again!!!! true fans?? no....
Jacko, Little Lever says...
6:25pm Sun 24 Feb 08
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:after your 3 point prediction for this game i think we should deal with the FACTS,4-1 no points!.Will one of your predictions come true before the season ends?.
bwfc_1210, egerton saidWe have fickle supporters. Megson was being praised by fans on thursday night, after this result, people are blaming him. There is no way we deserved to lose that 4-1, we had no luck at alland if we beat liverpool next week they will either stay off the site til the next defeat or be back on here praising him again!!!! true fans?? no....
beer ok, alcatraz says...
2:54pm Sun 24 Feb 08
live-footy.org and myp2p.eu are both streaming it via sopcast so there shouldnt be any probs today. Im logged in already and its working well. Two chinese fellas are just doing the pre-match.
Come on you whites!!