Jethro Tull wrote:
Gartside of course, will try very hard not to spend a single penny of the money received for Anelka.

Andy W wrote:
You lot on here wouldn't know how to run a business.

chris wrote:
So, knowing that the Anelka deal was inevitable and just a battle of brinkmanship, whats the plan we must surely have in place, who can we now sign in time for our game on saturday, Chelsea have made sure that Anelka plays on saturday. We dont have time to sit and watch the money on deposit we need players now, not questionable defenders who wont come until after the African nations cup, nor do we need any more midfielders.We need a quality striker and quick

Normid Nomad wrote:

Andy W wrote:
You lot on here wouldn't know how to run a business.

And you would Kn08head ?

Please enlighten us further

run rabbit run wrote:
"The deal represents an excellent deal in both football and business terms. Ok, I get the business bit, but someone explain the football part. "We will continue with our on-going transfer strategy Also known as loans and free transfers

JB wrote:

run rabbit run wrote: "The deal represents an excellent deal in both football and business terms. Ok, I get the business bit, but someone explain the football part. "We will continue with our on-going transfer strategy Also known as loans and free transfers

Good business sense????? Shouldn't we have brought someone in first???? No what will happen now is that all clubs know we have 15 mill to spend so they will jack their prices up!!!! or hold out for more seeing that now we are without a top striker (no offense to other team players) Skysports have classed this weekend's game as "Rover & out" no striker no contest!!! Please tell me why we haven't signed anyone yet as Taylor isn't available until a replacement found (good business sense) Balde is off to the African's cup regardless of us signing him, Ghaly the same???? were is our next signing?????? Nico thanks for the Memory and for lining Gartside's & co's pocket's........ If this money isn't spent wisely then the Board has got to go!!!!!!!!! Keepting the faith!!!!!!!!!

Normid Nomad wrote:
RIP BWFC - 11.01.2008 Will the last supporter to Leave please turn the light out!

Filip Madzovski wrote:

JB wrote:

run rabbit run wrote: "The deal represents an excellent deal in both football and business terms. Ok, I get the business bit, but someone explain the football part. "We will continue with our on-going transfer strategy Also known as loans and free transfers

Good business sense????? Shouldn't we have brought someone in first???? No what will happen now is that all clubs know we have 15 mill to spend so they will jack their prices up!!!! or hold out for more seeing that now we are without a top striker (no offense to other team players) Skysports have classed this weekend's game as "Rover & out" no striker no contest!!! Please tell me why we haven't signed anyone yet as Taylor isn't available until a replacement found (good business sense) Balde is off to the African's cup regardless of us signing him, Ghaly the same???? were is our next signing?????? Nico thanks for the Memory and for lining Gartside's & co's pocket's........ If this money isn't spent wisely then the Board has got to go!!!!!!!!! Keepting the faith!!!!!!!!!

Ghaly??? He signed for the bottom club yesterday!!! Taylor hanging out for a bigger club than us!!!

Andy W wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote:

Andy W wrote: You lot on here wouldn't know how to run a business.

And you would Kn08head ? Please enlighten us further

All the eloquence of a typical chav. Yes, I do run my own business thank you very much and I think this is the best deal that could have happened. If someone doesn't want to stay, you get rid. We did well holding out for the amount we got for him.

JB wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote: RIP BWFC - 11.01.2008 Will the last supporter to Leave please turn the light out!

tosser

JB wrote:

Filip Madzovski wrote:

JB wrote:

run rabbit run wrote: "The deal represents an excellent deal in both football and business terms. Ok, I get the business bit, but someone explain the football part. "We will continue with our on-going transfer strategy Also known as loans and free transfers

Good business sense????? Shouldn't we have brought someone in first???? No what will happen now is that all clubs know we have 15 mill to spend so they will jack their prices up!!!! or hold out for more seeing that now we are without a top striker (no offense to other team players) Skysports have classed this weekend's game as "Rover & out" no striker no contest!!! Please tell me why we haven't signed anyone yet as Taylor isn't available until a replacement found (good business sense) Balde is off to the African's cup regardless of us signing him, Ghaly the same???? were is our next signing?????? Nico thanks for the Memory and for lining Gartside's & co's pocket's........ If this money isn't spent wisely then the Board has got to go!!!!!!!!! Keepting the faith!!!!!!!!!

Ghaly??? He signed for the bottom club yesterday!!! Taylor hanging out for a bigger club than us!!!

oooooooopppppppsssss s, come on it's 5.30 am!!!! i have just put the kettle on!!!

Normid Nomad wrote:

JB wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote: RIP BWFC - 11.01.2008 Will the last supporter to Leave please turn the light out!

tosser

At least I can JB - Get some Viagara in, and have A TO55 - You Yank Pr1ck

chris wrote:
So, knowing that the Anelka deal was inevitable and just a battle of brinkmanship, whats the plan we must surely have in place, who can we now sign in time for our game on saturday, Chelsea have made sure that Anelka plays on saturday. We dont have time to sit and watch the money on deposit we need players now, not questionable defenders who wont come until after the African nations cup, nor do we need any more midfielders.We need a quality striker and quick

JB wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote:

JB wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote: RIP BWFC - 11.01.2008 Will the last supporter to Leave please turn the light out!

tosser

At least I can JB - Get some Viagara in, and have A TO55 - You Yank Pr1ck

Bolton born and bred pal!!!!! How's your wife and my kids doing???

paul wrote:
Chris , how long have you been a Bolton fan? When we sell a player the manager never gets the money back . He will be lucky to get £5 million and thats money that should have been spent in the summer. The rest will go into the big hole that is the wanderers finances. Gartside will start talking soon about the cost of the Academy, relegation etc etc.

Phil wrote:
How can it be good business when he's worth at least £20 million.

Normid Nomad wrote:

JB wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote:

JB wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote: RIP BWFC - 11.01.2008 Will the last supporter to Leave please turn the light out!

tosser

At least I can JB - Get some Viagara in, and have A TO55 - You Yank Pr1ck

Bolton born and bred pal!!!!! How's your wife and my kids doing???

LOL - They are all fine, Keep asking when daddys coming home! How is it in San Quentin?

Normid Nomad wrote:
Apologies for the Viagara remark. In my opinion who ever we go for now will end up costing us twice as much, simply because all of the other clubs now think that we have 15 million burning a hole in our back pockets. Forn me it would have to be McCarthy at the inbreds

Martin Duggan wrote:
I must admit it does make me laugh when people go on about Gartside pocketing the cash. Ha Ha. He is only an employee of BWFC and ALL financial decisions rest with the owner. Gartside personally does not make a cent of any money coming into the club. He earns a salary, a good one at that but just a salary. Do people think he can just go the bank and draw it out. If he took any money from the club he would be sent to jail as it is against the law. All the money that comes into the club, every red cent, is published on the clubs accounts.

JB wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote: Apologies for the Viagara remark. In my opinion who ever we go for now will end up costing us twice as much, simply because all of the other clubs now think that we have 15 million burning a hole in our back pockets. Forn me it would have to be McCarthy at the inbreds

All in good fun!!! Thanks for the banter!!! Not sure on the Inbred he might be scarred for life!!! I agree totally with regards to the money situiation but come on how much of it will Megson get to spend. Totally gutted but hey this is football!!!! Just not a good time when we face Blackburn on Sunday with no fire power!!!! But we can still Keep the faith!!!

Hank wrote:
Before I respond, I would like you to play the opening theme tune to Saturday Night Fever in your head while you read this post. You'll feel a lot better if you do. Let me start you off:

"well, you can tell by the way I use my walk,
I'm a woman's man, no time to talk.
Music loud and women warm.
I've been kicked around since I was born"...


If Gartside is partial to a wad of dosh, does it not make sense that he would rather keep us in the Prem? That's worth way more than Nic's fee.

After all, who authorized buying Anelka in the first place? Hardly a skinflint tactic on his part. The best bit of business that BWFC ever did was buying Nic, and then signing him to a long term deal; virtually assuring us of the fat wad of cash from Darn Sarf shortly thereafter.

Look at all the other great players we've had that ended up leaving at bargain prices. We all said "what are we going to do with the money" then too.

How many great players have we had since Eidur was sold to Chealsea for a pitance, just prior to nose diving back into the first division.

If we've done nothing to balance this move by the end of the month (some three weeks away), then I would be very upset. But I bet things won't be anywhere near as bad as predicted above.

"And now it's all right, it's O.K.
And you may look the other way.
We can try to understand
The Bolton Evening News' effect on man.
Whether you're a brother
Or whether you're a mother,
You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Feel the city breakin'
And ev'rybody shakin'
And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive".

How many great players have we had since Eidur was sold to Chealsea for a pitance, just prior to nose diving back into the first division.

GC wrote:

Martin Duggan wrote: I must admit it does make me laugh when people go on about Gartside pocketing the cash. Ha Ha. He is only an employee of BWFC and ALL financial decisions rest with the owner. Gartside personally does not make a cent of any money coming into the club. He earns a salary, a good one at that but just a salary. Do people think he can just go the bank and draw it out. If he took any money from the club he would be sent to jail as it is against the law. All the money that comes into the club, every red cent, is published on the clubs accounts.

If you believe your last sentence you are sadly deluded. How can the debt go up given the influx of millions from Sky? Oh, perhaps we must be spending a fortune on players then? Mmmmm... think not. Morons like yourself allow robber barons to line their pockets at the fans expense. Do yourself a favour, increase your brain capacity by 100%, go get another brain cell.

Andy W wrote:

Hank wrote: Before I respond, I would like you to play the opening theme tune to Saturday Night Fever in your head while you read this post. You'll feel a lot better if you do. Let me start you off: "well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man, no time to talk. Music loud and women warm. I've been kicked around since I was born"... If Gartside is partial to a wad of dosh, does it not make sense that he would rather keep us in the Prem? That's worth way more than Nic's fee. After all, who authorized buying Anelka in the first place? Hardly a skinflint tactic on his part. The best bit of business that BWFC ever did was buying Nic, and then signing him to a long term deal; virtually assuring us of the fat wad of cash from Darn Sarf shortly thereafter. Look at all the other great players we've had that ended up leaving at bargain prices. We all said "what are we going to do with the money" then too. How many great players have we had since Eidur was sold to Chealsea for a pitance, just prior to nose diving back into the first division. If we've done nothing to balance this move by the end of the month (some three weeks away), then I would be very upset. But I bet things won't be anywhere near as bad as predicted above. "And now it's all right, it's O.K. And you may look the other way. We can try to understand The Bolton Evening News' effect on man. Whether you're a brother Or whether you're a mother, You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive. Feel the city breakin' And ev'rybody shakin' And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive".

Eidur never played for us in the Premiership

How many great players have we had since Eidur was sold to Chealsea for a pitance, just prior to nose diving back into the first division.

BoltonAndy wrote:
I'm gutted about Anelka leaving. It would seem that in the media's eyes that unless your a top four club you can't keep your quality players. However its a good deal on two counts. The guy wanted to go, if we'd kept him do you think he'd give his all in the next 17 games? He'd have sulked, his value would have gone down and we'd have got far less for him in the summer.This birch is hardly the board's fault is it? Also a £7 million profit over 18 months is good business. I seem to remember Bolton finishing in a european place without him in the team as well. As long as the bulk of the money is reinvested in strengthening the team in the right areas then things might be ok. If Megson is given't the money or wastes it then calling for the board to be sacked would be justified.

notlob wrote:
Barbara if you have been going or supported the club over 30 years then you know two things fist is that we will not spend the money we have received same as we have not spent the additional sky money received if we spend both then we have 35M to spend. Secondly women and football do not mix and you should be at home making your husbands tea and warming his slippers for his return. ( only joking)

notlob wrote:
Barbara if you have been going or supported the club over 30 years then you know two things fist is that we will not spend the money we have received same as we have not spent the additional sky money received if we spend both then we have 35M to spend. Secondly women and football do not mix and you should be at home making your husbands tea and warming his slippers for his return. ( only joking)

notlob wrote:
Barbara if you have been going or supported the club over 30 years then you know two things fist is that we will not spend the money we have received same as we have not spent the additional sky money received if we spend both then we have 35M to spend. Secondly women and football do not mix and you should be at home making your husbands tea and warming his slippers for his return. ( only joking)

BoltonAndy wrote:
Jay Jay, when he signed his new deal he was assured that if a top four club came in for him then he would be allowed to leave.That knowlege has been in the public domain from day one. This week his agent stated that Anelka wanted Bolton to agree to a deal sooner rather than later. The guy WANTED to leave...there can be no doubt about that!

notlob wrote:
Are you a lass too jay jay

radcliffe white wrote:
Megsons told sky hes pulled out of Balde deal and hes closed to signing a big money player not a striker tho

Andy W wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote:

Andy W wrote: You lot on here wouldn't know how to run a business.

And you would Kn08head ? Please enlighten us further

All the eloquence of a typical chav. Yes, I do run my own business thank you very much and I think this is the best deal that could have happened. If someone doesn't want to stay, you get rid. We did well holding out for the amount we got for him.

Jethro Tull wrote:

Andy W wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote:

Andy W wrote: You lot on here wouldn't know how to run a business.

And you would Kn08head ? Please enlighten us further

All the eloquence of a typical chav. Yes, I do run my own business thank you very much and I think this is the best deal that could have happened. If someone doesn't want to stay, you get rid. We did well holding out for the amount we got for him.

Yes, well Andy, you are a modern businessman. Make a profit in order to keep the board and shareholders happy, and bo11ocks to the general public (or in this case, the supporters). Well done ! You should be very proud !

Filip Madzovski wrote:

radcliffe white wrote: Megsons told sky hes pulled out of Balde deal and hes closed to signing a big money player not a striker tho

Well we need a midfielder!!!!! Dont we????

Andy W wrote:

Jethro Tull wrote:

Andy W wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote:

Andy W wrote: You lot on here wouldn't know how to run a business.

And you would Kn08head ? Please enlighten us further

All the eloquence of a typical chav. Yes, I do run my own business thank you very much and I think this is the best deal that could have happened. If someone doesn't want to stay, you get rid. We did well holding out for the amount we got for him.

Yes, well Andy, you are a modern businessman. Make a profit in order to keep the board and shareholders happy, and bo11ocks to the general public (or in this case, the supporters). Well done ! You should be very proud !

No - you make sure that there's a business there tomorrow for everyone - employees and employers. Can't you understand that Anelka wanted to go? If that's the case and he stayed, the chances are that all the rumours would keep on coming and unsettling the whole club. We've drawn a line under the situation now and can get on with strengthening the whole team.

amosc99 wrote:
Selling our BEST aset in January when there are 4 months of the league left - especially during a relegation battle - good business sense. Selling a player just because his AGENT advises that his player wants to play elsewhere - have you not learned from the Panorama programme (from something which you have not yet been cleared unlike big Sam!!!!!!). His agent is out to get the cut and will say anything to get the money - you fool!!! Another good business deal!!! How many other clubs are selling their prized assets in JANUARY - good business sense do you think???? SO much for ambition at Bolton - a fourth rate Chairman with a second rate manager - Fizzypop league here we come!!!

birch wrote:
SACK THE BOARD! SACK MEGSON! GET JON OFF THIS FORUM!

radcliffe white wrote:

amosc99 wrote: Selling our BEST aset in January when there are 4 months of the league left - especially during a relegation battle - good business sense. Selling a player just because his AGENT advises that his player wants to play elsewhere - have you not learned from the Panorama programme (from something which you have not yet been cleared unlike big Sam!!!!!!). His agent is out to get the cut and will say anything to get the money - you fool!!! Another good business deal!!! How many other clubs are selling their prized assets in JANUARY - good business sense do you think???? SO much for ambition at Bolton - a fourth rate Chairman with a second rate manager - Fizzypop league here we come!!!

what you dont think anelka wanted to go? yes his agent is in for a big cut but he stated when he came he wanted champions league football if bolton had rejected chelsea offers you might have been left with a player who was not putting his effort in and collecting his wages untill the next transfer window.ps stop going on about megson your always on his case

amosc99 wrote:

radcliffe white wrote:

amosc99 wrote: Selling our BEST aset in January when there are 4 months of the league left - especially during a relegation battle - good business sense. Selling a player just because his AGENT advises that his player wants to play elsewhere - have you not learned from the Panorama programme (from something which you have not yet been cleared unlike big Sam!!!!!!). His agent is out to get the cut and will say anything to get the money - you fool!!! Another good business deal!!! How many other clubs are selling their prized assets in JANUARY - good business sense do you think???? SO much for ambition at Bolton - a fourth rate Chairman with a second rate manager - Fizzypop league here we come!!!

what you dont think anelka wanted to go? yes his agent is in for a big cut but he stated when he came he wanted champions league football if bolton had rejected chelsea offers you might have been left with a player who was not putting his effort in and collecting his wages untill the next transfer window.ps stop going on about megson your always on his case

If a player does not put the effort in then the price on his head falls. It would have been in his own interest to player the best he has been doing up until summer where he would more than likely commanded the same price as now or even more!!! I may be always on his case but has he lit the blue touch paper to reignite Bolton's passion for success or ambition - I think not he has got the team to improve (until now) but its only mediocre. At least the other new managers are trying to get their team some recognition - what is Smeghead doing??? (I know - it all comes down to Gartside but he is Gartside's puppet!!!!)

The Bolton boss has been locked in talks with a trio of clubs as he homes in on his targets, believed to be Portsmouth's Matt Taylor, Zoltan Gera, the West Brom midfielder, and Sheffield United defender Chris Morgan.

BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:
NEWS FLASH!!!!!!!!!! ARMED WITH HIS 95,000 TRANSFER KITTY - MEGSON IS RAIDING THE NORTHWEST COUNTIES LEAGUE 2 AS WE SPEAK.. LIVE FROM HIS NEW 14.9MILLION POUND YACHT, CHAIRMAN PHILLIP GARTSIDE (HIDING BEHIND HIS FOOT LONG CIGAR) SAYS THERE ARE SOME RAW TALENT TO BE FOUND THERE !!!

BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:
jb, i really dont think any of those above would touch us with a barge pole....... sad sad day.....

Andy W wrote:
You lot on here wouldn't know how to run a business.

Berni wrote:
Sorry people theres only going to be 1 outcome; we will be playing championship football next season! why you dont realy think that those tossers at the reebok are going to plough that money back into the club? they couldnt carealess about Bolton theyve made their millions out of us now so why should they bother they can still make millions out of you in the championship;off an average gate of 17000 unless the fans say f----ff no more; there will always be tossers to exploit them RIP--BOLTON WANDERERS

JB wrote:

Berni wrote: Sorry people theres only going to be 1 outcome; we will be playing championship football next season! why you dont realy think that those tossers at the reebok are going to plough that money back into the club? they couldnt carealess about Bolton theyve made their millions out of us now so why should they bother they can still make millions out of you in the championship;off an average gate of 17000 unless the fans say f----ff no more; there will always be tossers to exploit them RIP--BOLTON WANDERERS

Now hang on!!!! We did alright without him before and finished top 8!!! Remember it's a TEAM effort and gone are the day's that one player carry's you all season!!! That said i know he scored almost all the goals but Hey Super Kevin Davies your time to shine starts this Sunday!!!! Come on you white men!!!! Championship football you should be ashamed to call yourself a fan Berni!!!!

paul wrote:
Chris , how long have you been a Bolton fan?
When we sell a player the manager never gets the money back . He will be lucky to get £5 million and thats money that should have been spent in the summer. The rest will go into the big hole that is the wanderers finances. Gartside will start talking soon about the cost of the Academy, relegation etc etc.

run rabbit run wrote:
"The deal represents an excellent deal in both football and business terms. Ok, I get the business bit, but someone explain the football part. "We will continue with our on-going transfer strategy Also known as loans and free transfers

Normid Nomad wrote:

Andy W wrote: You lot on here wouldn't know how to run a business.

And you would Kn08head ? Please enlighten us further

paul wrote:
Chris , how long have you been a Bolton fan?
When we sell a player the manager never gets the money back . He will be lucky to get £5 million and thats money that should have been spent in the summer. The rest will go into the big hole that is the wanderers finances. Gartside will start talking soon about the cost of the Academy, relegation etc etc.

derby0543 wrote:

chris wrote:
So, knowing that the Anelka deal was inevitable and just a battle of brinkmanship, whats the plan we must surely have in place, who can we now sign in time for our game on saturday, Chelsea have made sure that Anelka plays on saturday. We dont have time to sit and watch the money on deposit we need players now, not questionable defenders who wont come until after the African nations cup, nor do we need any more midfielders.We need a quality striker and quick

Wrap up warm on Saturday Chris, you'll be awful lonely see you Sunday, and we have a top forward with Davies just needs somebody to put it in the net.

chris wrote:

paul wrote:
Chris , how long have you been a Bolton fan?
When we sell a player the manager never gets the money back . He will be lucky to get £5 million and thats money that should have been spent in the summer. The rest will go into the big hole that is the wanderers finances. Gartside will start talking soon about the cost of the Academy, relegation etc etc.

In answer to your question i have had a season ticket since 1969 since i was 10 years old , so how long have you been attending games Paul .

JB wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote:

JB wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote: RIP BWFC - 11.01.2008 Will the last supporter to Leave please turn the light out!

tosser

At least I can JB - Get some Viagara in, and have A TO55 - You Yank Pr1ck

Bolton born and bred pal!!!!! How's your wife and my kids doing???

JB wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote:

JB wrote:

Normid Nomad wrote: RIP BWFC - 11.01.2008 Will the last supporter to Leave please turn the light out!

tosser

At least I can JB - Get some Viagara in, and have A TO55 - You Yank Pr1ck

Bolton born and bred pal!!!!! How's your wife and my kids doing???

JB wrote:
I tempted to put my Anelka shirt on Ebay now............still gutted thats the last time i buy a shirt with a name on the back!!!! Still got my Dioufy shirt to put on when i go to my Local Brit Club this Sunday!!! I just hope no Chelsea fan's are in and want to wind me up cause i don't want to be coming home early via a police escort!!!

JB wrote:
any ideas on who's good enough to wear the White shirt of our beloved team??? rumour mill has us down for : Balde,Taylor,Saviola ,Gera & Morgon??? what about: Kevin Phillips, Leroy Lita Chimbonda, Kenny Miller, Jermain Defoe, Steven Taylor, bring Faye back???? any taker's??????

JB wrote:
any ideas on who's good enough to wear the White shirt of our beloved team??? rumour mill has us down for : Balde,Taylor,Saviola ,Gera & Morgon??? what about: Kevin Phillips, Leroy Lita Chimbonda, Kenny Miller, Jermain Defoe, Steven Taylor, bring Faye back???? any taker's??????

oddfellow wrote:

JB wrote:
any ideas on who's good enough to wear the White shirt of our beloved team??? rumour mill has us down for : Balde,Taylor,Saviola ,Gera & Morgon??? what about: Kevin Phillips, Leroy Lita Chimbonda, Kenny Miller, Jermain Defoe, Steven Taylor, bring Faye back???? any taker's??????

boltn would not match any of the wage bills

neon wrote:

oddfellow wrote:

JB wrote: any ideas on who's good enough to wear the White shirt of our beloved team??? rumour mill has us down for : Balde,Taylor,Saviola ,Gera & Morgon??? what about: Kevin Phillips, Leroy Lita Chimbonda, Kenny Miller, Jermain Defoe, Steven Taylor, bring Faye back???? any taker's??????

boltn would not match any of the wage bills

They paid Anelka didn't they? and you're saying we could afford to pay any of the ones mentioned by JB. You need more coffee mate.

neon wrote:

oddfellow wrote:

JB wrote: any ideas on who's good enough to wear the White shirt of our beloved team??? rumour mill has us down for : Balde,Taylor,Saviola ,Gera & Morgon??? what about: Kevin Phillips, Leroy Lita Chimbonda, Kenny Miller, Jermain Defoe, Steven Taylor, bring Faye back???? any taker's??????

boltn would not match any of the wage bills

They paid Anelka didn't they? and you're saying we could afford to pay any of the ones mentioned by JB. You need more coffee mate.

oddfellow wrote:
to PHIL GARTSIDE.good buisness sense, yes. good for football, i think not. i think you are thouroughly delusional.(your head is up your a**e). listen to the people, they sometimes know what they are on about

neon wrote:
JB - on my side of the pond. What part of the country are you in mate? Like you I'm gutted about losing Nic but it was in the cards from the off. I like Saviola as a replacement and Johan Elmander has been in rumors. If you get a chance check him out at uTube he seems to have a lot to offer. Good header - perf for BWFC Ball skills Good shot. Don't know what kind of engine he has but the rest of the package looks good.

MarkHatton88 wrote:
Angus, Bury St Edmunds.....you make a sensible comment but then....''Megson Out''....are you on drugs. Have you even bothered to listen to the news conference megson has done regarding this. Megson never wanted to sell this player and feels for the situation as much as we do. Maybe try and create a comment a tad bit more intelligent next time eh??

oddfellow wrote:

JB wrote: I tempted to put my Anelka shirt on Ebay now............still gutted thats the last time i buy a shirt with a name on the back!!!! Still got my Dioufy shirt to put on when i go to my Local Brit Club this Sunday!!! I just hope no Chelsea fan's are in and want to wind me up cause i don't want to be coming home early via a police escort!!!

read one or two of your comments today and you sound like a right f****n di**head

neon wrote:
JB - on my side of the pond. What part of the country are you in mate? Like you I'm gutted about losing Nic but it was in the cards from the off. I like Saviola as a replacement and Johan Elmander has been in rumors. If you get a chance check him out at uTube he seems to have a lot to offer. Good header - perf for BWFC Ball skills Good shot. Don't know what kind of engine he has but the rest of the package looks good.

radcliffe white wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

radcliffe white wrote:

amosc99 wrote: Selling our BEST aset in January when there are 4 months of the league left - especially during a relegation battle - good business sense. Selling a player just because his AGENT advises that his player wants to play elsewhere - have you not learned from the Panorama programme (from something which you have not yet been cleared unlike big Sam!!!!!!). His agent is out to get the cut and will say anything to get the money - you fool!!! Another good business deal!!! How many other clubs are selling their prized assets in JANUARY - good business sense do you think???? SO much for ambition at Bolton - a fourth rate Chairman with a second rate manager - Fizzypop league here we come!!!

what you dont think anelka wanted to go? yes his agent is in for a big cut but he stated when he came he wanted champions league football if bolton had rejected chelsea offers you might have been left with a player who was not putting his effort in and collecting his wages untill the next transfer window.ps stop going on about megson your always on his case

If a player does not put the effort in then the price on his head falls. It would have been in his own interest to player the best he has been doing up until summer where he would more than likely commanded the same price as now or even more!!! I may be always on his case but has he lit the blue touch paper to reignite Bolton's passion for success or ambition - I think not he has got the team to improve (until now) but its only mediocre. At least the other new managers are trying to get their team some recognition - what is Smeghead doing??? (I know - it all comes down to Gartside but he is Gartside's puppet!!!!)

You say other managers are trying to improve there teams at least let him get the anelka cash to spend its only gone thru today its obvious Gartside said you want to spend we have to sell first. Also which managers are improving there teams?

the sandman wrote:
anelka has departed for pastures new , and good luck to him i say !!!!! i always believed that he would not be at bolton forever and that he was bought with the intention to attract other big names , then sell him on for a profit , one out of two objectives achieved . But as for the future , Well we now have money to burn in theory in order to stay in the premier league , but i doubt that this will be invested wisely . The club rarely takes risks with transfers , and the days of attracting big names seem dead and buried , many names have been linked to include - SAVIOLA , CISSE ( he is crap by the way) . but apart from money which the whites never want to part with , then why would they consider coming to a club threatened by relegation , shows little ambition , run badly , and cant even get close to filling the ground to create a buzzing atmosphere !!!! so anyone who believes that the likes of DEFOE , CROUCH , ETC , would even think that moving to the wanderers is a positive move are cleary deluded , the most likely outcome is that we will sign a few fringe players on loan till the end of the season , they just wont risk big contracts with the threat of relegation , you will find that players of the likes of - LITA , GERA , AMEOBI , KILGANNON , KING , and at best MCFADDEN or HYPPIA the most realistic outcomes !!!! GET REAL GUYS , lets hope i am wrong lol

Andy W wrote:
You lot on here wouldn't know how to run a business.

Angus wrote:

MarkHatton88 wrote:
Angus, Bury St Edmunds.....you make a sensible comment but then....''Megson Out''....are you on drugs. Have you even bothered to listen to the news conference megson has done regarding this. Megson never wanted to sell this player and feels for the situation as much as we do. Maybe try and create a comment a tad bit more intelligent next time eh??

I feel the need to respond to this ridiculous comment...

If Megson was that desperate to keep Anelka, he wouldn't have gone. He's the manager for goodness sake - of course he has influence. As for his press conference, he's come out with the same drivel that Gartside has...the bottom line is he's just ingratiating himself with his new best friend.

The idea that Megson "feels for the situation as much as we do" is laughable. This is the same argument that you made before - 'Megson has no power in transfers'. That's rubbish.

I actually feel quite sorry for you believing everything you hear. If Gartside said the same things, would you believe him. Maybe you're not so intelligent after all???

James wrote:
Bolton have withdrawn their interest in Bobo Balde according to SSN this afternoon. Probably was a smokescreen by Gartside & co whilst they were sorting the Anelka sale. LOVE BOLTON, HATE GARTSIDE w w w . l o v e b o l t o n h a t e g a r t s i d e . o r g . u k

Trotter wrote:
I am thinking Kevin Davies, centre forward, scores a hat trick on Sunday, Gartside then puts his wallet away.

Chris Baron wrote:
Hey everyone , don't be too downhearted , we have signed Cohen for 37.5k , that makes up for Anelka leaving don't you think? I mean , yet another NO MARK MIDFIELDER to add to the pile will pull in the crowds? "Other clubs have already got on with it" , while we have tried to buy Mathew Taylor who hasn't played 1 game this season , so he'll be ready to play then won't he? , that's when Harry Redknapp will let him leave. Then we go after Bobe Balde , a player who at 32 is well past his best and can't play for us for up to 6 weeks , Nice! , on top of that he has played a staggering 3 games for Celtic this season in a **** poor second rate Scottish Prem (no disrespect to Scottish players or people as Scotland are now better than England). This years spin is THIS IS OUR CLUB , well really , is it really? , I thought we were all fickle? , as for Megson , he's done ok to mediocre so far. We are 10 games on and lie 3 points above the drop. Not great , we can't do anything away from home , last victory , 12 MONTHS ago at Everton. With no Anelka or Diouf , we can forget the Blackburn game which would be difficult with those players is written off , we will get stuffed 3 or 4 nil. If i didn't have a season ticket , there is no way i would be going on Sunday. It's already crap , this puts the cherry firmly in the "Gartslime talks ****" pie.

Chris Baron wrote:
Hey everyone , don't be too downhearted , we have signed Cohen for 37.5k , that makes up for Anelka leaving don't you think? I mean , yet another NO MARK MIDFIELDER to add to the pile will pull in the crowds? "Other clubs have already got on with it" , while we have tried to buy Mathew Taylor who hasn't played 1 game this season , so he'll be ready to play then won't he? , that's when Harry Redknapp will let him leave. Then we go after Bobe Balde , a player who at 32 is well past his best and can't play for us for up to 6 weeks , Nice! , on top of that he has played a staggering 3 games for Celtic this season in a **** poor second rate Scottish Prem (no disrespect to Scottish players or people as Scotland are now better than England). This years spin is THIS IS OUR CLUB , well really , is it really? , I thought we were all fickle? , as for Megson , he's done ok to mediocre so far. We are 10 games on and lie 3 points above the drop. Not great , we can't do anything away from home , last victory , 12 MONTHS ago at Everton. With no Anelka or Diouf , we can forget the Blackburn game which would be difficult with those players is written off , we will get stuffed 3 or 4 nil. If i didn't have a season ticket , there is no way i would be going on Sunday. It's already crap , this puts the cherry firmly in the "Gartslime talks ****" pie.

www.whitearmy.com wrote:
it was great to have le sulk at the reebok but he was never going to stay, he was here for a steping stone back to the big time he did us proud and i wish him well, now stop your ferkin moaning and back the lads all the way booing and moaning at the team on sunday is just what we dont want. if you dont like what has gone on and are going to boo your way through the game then stay at home and sky will entertain you, by the way remember the 4th div we are bigger better than ever .

chris wrote:

chris wrote:

paul wrote:
Chris , how long have you been a Bolton fan?
When we sell a player the manager never gets the money back . He will be lucky to get £5 million and thats money that should have been spent in the summer. The rest will go into the big hole that is the wanderers finances. Gartside will start talking soon about the cost of the Academy, relegation etc etc.

In answer to your question i have had a season ticket since 1969 since i was 10 years old , so how long have you been attending games Paul .

still waiting for our answer Paul

philstyan wrote:
Interesting posts about Gartside and all the cash. If anyone bothered looking at our acocunts last year it was our Chief Exec who robbed the club blind, a whopping £400k salary for no improvement in the financial performace at all. And yes Gartside does only get paid a moderate salary, but his own company also received over £200k in management fees. Add into this the dividend that they paid out on their own shares and you do have a board who is lining it's pockets through the financial performance of OUR club. If those involved in Bolton Wanderers football club could concentrate on the important element of football instead of diversifying their business operations, we might see an improvement within our club. Otherwise we can say hello to the Championship and administration. Seems to be fashionable these days...

charliecd001 wrote:
I have just chopped my season ticket up will no longer watch championship football we are supposed to be an established premiership club .Yet we sell our one asset for less than Darren Bent. Spurs have put a hands off £35 million price tag on Berbatov we put a £15 million come and get him on Anelka the club will not get half of that to spend. I'm totally disgusted with the board, championship manager championship squad,

BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:
NEWS FLASH!!!!!!!!!! ARMED WITH HIS 95,000 TRANSFER KITTY - MEGSON IS RAIDING THE NORTHWEST COUNTIES LEAGUE 2 AS WE SPEAK.. LIVE FROM HIS NEW 14.9MILLION POUND YACHT, CHAIRMAN PHILLIP GARTSIDE (HIDING BEHIND HIS FOOT LONG CIGAR) SAYS THERE ARE SOME RAW TALENT TO BE FOUND THERE !!!

bwfc_1210 wrote:
We sold Anelka but to be fair, it was pretty good business to buy for £8million and sell with a £7million proffit. We will buy players this month, and i also think that losing anelka may not be the worst thing in the world because before he came, we were doing fine. Our team need to pull together now and work for each other. We had good finishes without Anelka in the league so we will be fine. I think our football will be extremely direct, even more so than already this season, but if it works for us to get results, then so be it. I'd rather watch 'bad' football and win than 'good' football and lose. Bolton need results, not performances, and we are going to have to start scrapping 1-0 wins. I think against Blackburn, the attendance will be shocking, as ever, our support has been shocking all season, which doesnt help the team. I think that our fans should realise that it is times like this the team needs support more than ever, and our fans are failing. I don't understand why people are complaining about ticket prices because for all the reduced price cup games, for example £10-15 for adults, and £1-5 for kids, we have had attendances of 10,000-14,000. Not good enough. I think sunday attendance will be in region of 17,000...which for a derby game at home in a big game would be awful...but thats our support for you. All the real supporters will support the club through all the bad times and show your support for the players.

radcliffe white wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

radcliffe white wrote:

amosc99 wrote: Selling our BEST aset in January when there are 4 months of the league left - especially during a relegation battle - good business sense. Selling a player just because his AGENT advises that his player wants to play elsewhere - have you not learned from the Panorama programme (from something which you have not yet been cleared unlike big Sam!!!!!!). His agent is out to get the cut and will say anything to get the money - you fool!!! Another good business deal!!! How many other clubs are selling their prized assets in JANUARY - good business sense do you think???? SO much for ambition at Bolton - a fourth rate Chairman with a second rate manager - Fizzypop league here we come!!!

what you dont think anelka wanted to go? yes his agent is in for a big cut but he stated when he came he wanted champions league football if bolton had rejected chelsea offers you might have been left with a player who was not putting his effort in and collecting his wages untill the next transfer window.ps stop going on about megson your always on his case

If a player does not put the effort in then the price on his head falls. It would have been in his own interest to player the best he has been doing up until summer where he would more than likely commanded the same price as now or even more!!! I may be always on his case but has he lit the blue touch paper to reignite Bolton's passion for success or ambition - I think not he has got the team to improve (until now) but its only mediocre. At least the other new managers are trying to get their team some recognition - what is Smeghead doing??? (I know - it all comes down to Gartside but he is Gartside's puppet!!!!)

You say other managers are trying to improve there teams at least let him get the anelka cash to spend its only gone thru today its obvious Gartside said you want to spend we have to sell first. Also which managers are improving there teams?

paul wrote:
Chris, is your eyesight going. See post at 8.39 Friday, but here it is again just for you.Chris, born in 1957, lived just the other side of Orlando Bridge, a stones throw from Burnden. So I have been watching them longer than you. I think you missed my point! If you have been a supporter all those years you would remember as I do that after Francis Lee, Wyn Davies, Peter Reid, Gary Jones, and more recently Alan Thompson, Jason Macateer,Alan Stubbs, Nathan Blake, Per Frandsen, Sasa Curcic, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Michael Ricketts were sold only fractions were reinvested in the team. Its very naive to expect the board to be any different this time. Satisfied now?

Theres_only_one_J_Byrom wrote:
Just watching sky sports and it shows that Anelka has scored 10 goals for Chelsea already!! LOL :-))) Bleeding hell that was quick, a snip at 15mill. Hope Darkside (like that one Pedro!) is watching

bwfc_1210 wrote:
We sold Anelka but to be fair, it was pretty good business to buy for £8million and sell with a £7million proffit. We will buy players this month, and i also think that losing anelka may not be the worst thing in the world because before he came, we were doing fine. Our team need to pull together now and work for each other. We had good finishes without Anelka in the league so we will be fine. I think our football will be extremely direct, even more so than already this season, but if it works for us to get results, then so be it. I'd rather watch 'bad' football and win than 'good' football and lose. Bolton need results, not performances, and we are going to have to start scrapping 1-0 wins. I think against Blackburn, the attendance will be shocking, as ever, our support has been shocking all season, which doesnt help the team. I think that our fans should realise that it is times like this the team needs support more than ever, and our fans are failing. I don't understand why people are complaining about ticket prices because for all the reduced price cup games, for example £10-15 for adults, and £1-5 for kids, we have had attendances of 10,000-14,000. Not good enough. I think sunday attendance will be in region of 17,000...which for a derby game at home in a big game would be awful...but thats our support for you. All the real supporters will support the club through all the bad times and show your support for the players.

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Lord Lucan wrote:
This is only a really bad deal if we get relegated because the loss will be more than £15m. However, if Anelka stayed and we still got relegated then we wouldn'tget £15m for him. Add onto that Chelsea's interest, the player's desire to leave (stated in public - not just to Fartside/Ginga) and our complete inability to get into the champions league (that was the ambition that Anelka signed-up to) then Fartside had no choice. Anyone looked at the love bolton hate gartside site? It merely links to wikipedia which is amusing but it could be more potent: get some content on that site lads.