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Re: The Independent Retracts Story About Gary Megson Sacking | EPL Talk

MannyRoad — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:10:26 -0000

Nice story, had totally missed this one. Certainly didn't see any mention of it on The Bolton News website. I would point out though that The Guardian has a page every day where it corrects all the errors from the previous edition.

I have written my own criticisms of The Bolton News' coverage on my blog here... http://www.mannyroad.com

Re: Premiership Preview–17. Bolton Wanderers

MannyRoad — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:35:58 -0000

Have to agree with Phil that Diouf, although a hot head on the field, is widely regarded as being a great asset in the dressing room. So before we get into arguments about usage of the word 'cancer', it's worth putting on record that it's simply factually wrong, with absolutely no evidence to back it up. Don't presume that just because many (non Bolton fans) hate Diouf that his colleagues do too.

I would also take issue with the idea that Anelka's deaprture crippled us. I keep trying to tell people that although he scored goals he rarely won us matches... and we stayed up without him.

To say Campo is no loss is the worst crime though, to me he's world class and had at least another year in him... this is where the writer is shown up for probably having seen very little of Bolton Wanderers.

In fairness to him though he's saying Elmander was 2o million dollars, not pounds.

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Re: BBC Pundit Mark Lawrenson Shares His Opinion of Bolton

MannyRoad — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:47:15 -0000

Most outsiders think Megson has done a good job because they just look at raw, logical facts, ie small team + not much money + bottom of the league when took over + kept us up twice = done a good job. For those who actually support the team it's not as straightforward as that, because nothing ever is when you support a football team - it's emotional, irrational. Which is why despite what he's done I believe Megson has done a bad job, because he's divided the fans and created a very bad atmosphere around the club.

Re: BBC Pundit Mark Lawrenson Shares His Opinion of Bolton

MannyRoad — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:44:27 -0000

Difficult to know. Players only ever speak out after a manager has been sacked, they almost always back a manager publicly while he's in the job because they want to stay in the team. The only exceptions to that are when a player is desperate for a move, e.g. Charles N'Zogbia at Newcastle, or where a player's place in the team is so secure that they actually yield more influence than the manager, e.g. someone like John Terry at Chelsea. Of course, there will always be some players unhappy in every squad, whoever the manager is.

I think what you're asking is, could Megson's departure be prompted by rumblings from the players, as many suspect Sammy Lee's was. I suspect not - not least because Megson has (cleverly?) removed the most powerful/influential voice in the dressing room - Kevin Nolan.

I think empty seats/unrest in the stands are more likely to force Gartside's hand. We shall see...