Football Thread

[oufcAD37]

Drew with Stevenage,  not what we needed 

[Muur]

Last 3 games we’ve hit the post/cross bar 13 times.

Anyway glad we got to end on a home win. Second is unlikely but if we win 2-0 and derby lose 2-0 we’d be promoted…

Blackpool/Lincoln getting play offs over Oxford/Barsnsley sure wasn't expected. 2 spots left for you four, and it seems like Oxford/Barsnsley mightve bottled it right at the end. 4 weeks ago, barnsley were 1 point behind 2nd with a GIH

[oufcAD37]

4 teams going for 2 spots,  next week is going to be nervy! We're away at Exeter,  Lincoln home to Portsmouth! 

[Muur]

 

7 hours ago, Oufcad36 said:

4 teams going for 2 spots,  next week is going to be nervy! We're away at Exeter,  Lincoln home to Portsmouth! 

portsmouth already having won the league might make that easy, wigan beat them today after all

[oufcAD37]

59 minutes ago, Muur said:

 

portsmouth already having won the league might make that easy, wigan beat them today after all

Yeah I know,  I'm hoping their manager who is our former player might do us a favour

[oufcAD37]

Barnsley sacked their manager days before the final day! That might help us get a play off spot after all! 

[Muur]

So Bolton vs Oxford in the play off semi finals huh…

edit: or not. Goal after I posted this at Barnsley. We seriously have a repeat of last years semi final?

Edited April 27, 2024 by Muur

[oufcAD37]

Us vs you in the final? 

[Muur]

A good win to take into the second leg. Can't count our chickens just yet, Peterborough were 5-0 up last year and bottled it.

Glad to get that Barnsley monkey off our back this time though, since it had been so many losses to them the last 2 years.

[oufcAD37]

Over to us tomorrow night 

[oufcAD37]

Won 1-0, tough going to their place 

[dje_wba]

Will you be going to London Road on Wednesday? I have just bought my ticket for Albion v Southampton next Sunday.

On 5/3/2024 at 10:25 PM, Muur said:

A good win to take into the second leg. Can't count our chickens just yet, Peterborough were 5-0 up last year and bottled it.

They were leading 4-0, not 5-0.

[oufcAD37]

15 hours ago, dje_wba said:

Will you be going to London Road on Wednesday? I have just bought my ticket for Albion v Southampton next Sunday.

They were leading 4-0, not 5-0.

No the tickets for away leg sold out within 20mins, also the stupid site kept crashing! 

How do you fancy your chances? 

[dje_wba]

I'm not sure. Southampton finished with 12 more points, so I expect that they will be the favourites, but if Albion play as well as they can then they will give themselves a chance.

I'm waiting on details of tickets for the second leg, although I think I'll probably have as much luck trying to get a ticket for that one as you did trying to get a ticket for Oxford at Peterborough - I went to the match at Southampton earlier in the season, but I'm sure that this time everyone is going to want a ticket.

Edited May 6, 2024 by dje_wba

[oufcAD37]

I think clubs should do a points system for away days like this, unless you do?

[Muur]

Into the final...just. Lost 2-3 at home, winning 5-4 over all. Geeze. We sure never do things easy

One more win and we're promoted...

Edited May 7, 2024 by Muur

[oufcAD37]

Don't get too cocky lol 

[Muur]

14 minutes ago, Oufcad36 said:

Don't get too cocky lol 

If anything, I expect to get hammered 5-0 like in Wembley 2011

[dje_wba]

11 hours ago, Oufcad36 said:

I think clubs should do a points system for away days like this, unless you do?

That's right. The tickets now go on sale this afternoon, but because of the number of loyalty points I have, not helped by me not having been to an away match since January, I won't be able to buy a ticket until Friday afternoon, if there are any still available, which seems highly unlikely.

11 hours ago, Muur said:

Into the final...just. Lost 2-3 at home, winning 5-4 over all. Geeze. We sure never do things easy

I didn't watch the match, as I was watching something else, but I was following it on the BBC Sport app, and I thought for a moment Bolton were going to blow it.

The last time Bolton won a play-off semi-final, I was there for both legs.

[Muur]

12 hours ago, dje_wba said:

That's right. The tickets now go on sale this afternoon, but because of the number of loyalty points I have, not helped by me not having been to an away match since January, I won't be able to buy a ticket until Friday afternoon, if there are any still available, which seems highly unlikely.

I didn't watch the match, as I was watching something else, but I was following it on the BBC Sport app, and I thought for a moment Bolton were going to blow it.

The last time Bolton won a play-off semi-final, I was there for both legs.

and now you can only imagine how I felt. from sweating at 1-0, to wahey were through a 2-1, to considering life at 2-3

And well, seems it's the caws.ws final in the play off final then, Bolton vs Oxford. Wild. I feel like Bolton need it more, since Oxford are used to being a lower league team but then, maybe finally getting Champs will be what takes them to the next step as a club - or they finish rock bottom

Will we win 5-0 again like we did a month ago?

[oufcAD37]

16 minutes ago, Muur said:

and now you can only imagine how I felt. from sweating at 1-0, to wahey were through a 2-1, to considering life at 2-3

And well, seems it's the caws.ws final in the play off final then, Bolton vs Oxford. Wild. I feel like Bolton need it more, since Oxford are used to being a lower league team but then, maybe finally getting Champs will be what takes them to the next step as a club - or they finish rock bottom

Will we win 5-0 again like we did a month ago?

You do know we played in the top division in the 80s? We was in the championship from 96 to 99? This is why I think we deserve it more,  no offence but you are a League One team for a reason 

[Muur]

6 minutes ago, Oufcad36 said:

You do know we played in the top division in the 80s? We was in the championship from 96 to 99? This is why I think we deserve it more,  no offence but you are a League One team for a reason 

Which is a heck of a long time ago.

After what Bolton have been through since 2018, getting to the Championship is the culmination of five years of progress after Ken Anderson stopped paying players for a year and putting us into admin on purpose to get use relegated out of spit.

Bolton going up, we probably get top half. Oxford, relegation battle? you did nearly drop to League Two as recently as a year ago.

We beat you 5-0 at our ground, and 0-0 at your ground - so logic says that means you guys will win maybe 2-0 cuz football sucks.

Edited May 8, 2024 by Muur

[oufcAD37]

6 minutes ago, Muur said:

Which is a heck of a long time ago.

After what Bolton have been through since 2018, getting to the Championship is the culmination of five years of progress after Ken Anderson stopped paying players for a year and putting us into admin on purpose to get use relegated out of spit.

Bolton going up, we probably get top half. Oxford, relegation battle? you did nearly drop to League Two as recently as a year ago.

We beat you 5-0 at our ground, and 0-0 at your ground - so logic says that means you guys will win maybe 2-0 cuz football sucks.

We almost went bust in 2000, we have been in the Conference from 2006 to 2010, I get you've been through it, we've been through worse because until you have done Stafford Rangers or Droylsden lol 

[Muur]

Just sounds like the rivalry is true. 

May the less shit team win on the day.

My worry is if we don't go up next week, get stuck down here for a decade. You guys meanwhile, are used to lower leagues.

If the shoe was on the other foot tho, I'd be saying the same stuff. "Oh, [bigger team fc], you've been in the Prem recently - it's our turn", etc. So it's just hypocrisy lol. Everyone wants their team to go up. Like maybe next year is Bolton vs West Brom and the posts next year are me saying "You've been in the Prem recently, WBA, it's our turn", etc.

Edited May 8, 2024 by Muur

[dje_wba]

Twenty-three years ago today, Bolton beat Albion 3-0 in the semi-finals of the First Division playoffs, winning 5-2 on aggregate. I was there that night, but unfortunately I missed out on a ticket for tonight's match at Southampton, so instead I'll be watching on TV, hoping for a better outcome than that one from twenty-three years ago.

Are either of you going to Wembley tomorrow?