The club have not yet spoken directly to the Icelandic striker

The club have not yet spoken directly to the Icelandic striker

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote:
Publicity stunt if you ask me, Megson's struggling to find a striker which he shouldve had lined up immediatly after the sale of Anelka. So there trying to keep us sweet with the Eidur talk when in all reality theres no striker on the horizon........I do hope im wrong.

Gary Megson has confirmed he is working on a deal to bring Eidur Gudjohnsen back to Bolton Wanderers on loan.
Gudjohnsen has struggled to make a sustained impact at Barcelona since joining the Spanish giants in 2006 from Chelsea.

He has repeatedly been linked with a return to the Premier League, with the likes of Newcastle United and West Ham United put forward as admirers.
But going back to the Reebok Stadium is also an option after Bolton boss Megson revealed his hope to sign the Iceland international.
"It's something we've looked at to see if we can do it," said Megson.
"Eidur's a big ask, but if it suits everybody, we'd like to do it. He's the type of player we're looking for to help us get out of our situation.
"It's one of those where you need to be lucky.
"We've got people working for us to see if it's a goer and we'll keep going right until the transfer window closes."
Gudjohnsen first joined Bolton in 1998 and spent two years with the club before moving to Chelsea in a £5million transfer.

O'Neill hints at Bolton move for Villa's Cahill
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has hinted Bolton Wanderers are set to win the race for defender Gary Cahill.

"All the time, up until very recently, Gary has been thinking about going on loan somewhere until the end of the season," O'Neill told the Birmingham Mail.
"Bolton are one of a number of clubs who were initially interested in taking Gary on loan. They put a bid in which we didn't accept.

"I didn't say anything to Bolton. At that stage, Gary was saying it wouldn't really have mattered whether they came back with a higher bid because he had in his mind the idea of going back out on loan. But things might change."

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote:
Am still running mate!!!

BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:
all these winjers on here really p*55 me of!!! we are in the middle of our biggest transfer spree ever with 3 days still left and people like erichyland, Embankment Bob , notlob and others just keep winjing!!!!! get a grip!!! january is near impossible to sign players of quality.. megson has signed some quality with cahill looking like he's also joining!!! why dont you just keep your winjin moaning thoughts to yourselves til after the deadline, and if we havent signed the required quality then have a go!!!!! god sake!!!!!!!! no pleasing some people!!!!!!!!!!

I also just heard from a *reliable* source at the Reebok that Eric cantona has signed for wanderers

King Eric wrote:

I also just heard from a *reliable* source at the Reebok that Eric cantona has signed for wanderers

Non

notlob wrote:
BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote: all these winjers on here really p*55 me of!!! we are in the middle of our biggest transfer spree ever with 3 days still left and people like erichyland, Embankment Bob , notlob and others just keep winjing!!!!! get a grip!!! january is near impossible to sign players of quality.. megson has signed some quality with cahill looking like he's also joining!!! why dont you just keep your winjin moaning thoughts to yourselves til after the deadline, and if we havent signed the required quality then have a go!!!!! god sake!!!!!!!! no pleasing some people!!!!!!!!!! BWFC CHELSEA MANAGED IT!!! AND COULD WE NOT HAVE INCORPORATED A STRIKER AS PART OF THE DEAL MAYBE A RESERVE OR SO.

Embankment Bob wrote:
Keep yer hair on mate. If it was up to you Sammy Lee would still be manager, so dont think we need take too much note of your views.Biggest spending spree in history so far amounts to 2 full backs. Plenty on here who are a little more positive would like to think a striker would be lined up knowing Anelka was off.

notlob wrote: BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote: all these winjers on here really p*55 me of!!! we are in the middle of our biggest transfer spree ever with 3 days still left and people like erichyland, Embankment Bob , notlob and others just keep winjing!!!!! get a grip!!! january is near impossible to sign players of quality.. megson has signed some quality with cahill looking like he's also joining!!! why dont you just keep your winjin moaning thoughts to yourselves til after the deadline, and if we havent signed the required quality then have a go!!!!! god sake!!!!!!!! no pleasing some people!!!!!!!!!! BWFC CHELSEA MANAGED IT!!! AND COULD WE NOT HAVE INCORPORATED A STRIKER AS PART OF THE DEAL MAYBE A RESERVE OR SO.

notlob wrote:
Jon, Bolton on 10:32am today

notlob wrote: BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote: all these winjers on here really p*55 me of!!! we are in the middle of our biggest transfer spree ever with 3 days still left and people like erichyland, Embankment Bob , notlob and others just keep winjing!!!!! get a grip!!! january is near impossible to sign players of quality.. megson has signed some quality with cahill looking like he's also joining!!! why dont you just keep your winjin moaning thoughts to yourselves til after the deadline, and if we havent signed the required quality then have a go!!!!! god sake!!!!!!!! no pleasing some people!!!!!!!!!! BWFC CHELSEA MANAGED IT!!! AND COULD WE NOT HAVE INCORPORATED A STRIKER AS PART OF THE DEAL MAYBE A RESERVE OR SO.

Aye but we aren't Chelsea! Players WANT to go to Chelsea, but HAVE TO BE PERSUADED to come to us. We also don't have a billionaire throwing money around like confetti. notlob wrote: BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote: all these winjers on here really p*55 me of!!! we are in the middle of our biggest transfer spree ever with 3 days still left and people like erichyland, Embankment Bob , notlob and others just keep winjing!!!!! get a grip!!! january is near impossible to sign players of quality.. megson has signed some quality with cahill looking like he's also joining!!! why dont you just keep your winjin moaning thoughts to yourselves til after the deadline, and if we havent signed the required quality then have a go!!!!! god sake!!!!!!!! no pleasing some people!!!!!!!!!! BWFC CHELSEA MANAGED IT!!! AND COULD WE NOT HAVE INCORPORATED A STRIKER AS PART OF THE DEAL MAYBE A RESERVE OR SO. Aye but we aren't Chelsea! Players WANT to go to Chelsea, but HAVE TO BE PERSUADED to come to us. What about a loan deal till the end of the season.

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote:
So why sell then!!! He was contracted for another 4 years there was no need to sell!!! Anyway the Anelka thing's bin done to death Whats Fredi Bobic upto tonight!!!

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote:
So why sell then!!! He was contracted for another 4 years there was no need to sell!!! Anyway the Anelka thing's bin done to death Whats Fredi Bobic upto tonight!!!

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote:
I think the signings are good acquisitons for the squad, however it bothers me we let our top goal scorer leave without lining up a replacement. Unless were gunna start trying someone like Hyarasni or Opadeyi

notlob wrote:
Jon we have had three months to find a replacement and if none existed then why sell in January why not wait for the summer. 15M is nothing compared to dropping out of the premiership. The whole ethos of our club stinks we should not have been bullied into any situation unless it suited us. Name one other club who has sold their most valuable player in the window who are fighting relegation and you can sing all you like we are in the mire without someone putting the ball in the net.

Danny G wrote:
if we sign this guy i bet the attendances will jump back up to 24 a game

notlob wrote: Jon we have had three months to find a replacement and if none existed then why sell in January why not wait for the summer. 15M is nothing compared to dropping out of the premiership. The whole ethos of our club stinks we should not have been bullied into any situation unless it suited us. Name one other club who has sold their most valuable player in the window who are fighting relegation and you can sing all you like we are in the mire without someone putting the ball in the net.

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote:
Baz man t'alreet cocker!!

notlob wrote:
Posted by: Jon, Bolton on 11:31am today

notlob wrote: Jon we have had three months to find a replacement and if none existed then why sell in January why not wait for the summer. 15M is nothing compared to dropping out of the premiership. The whole ethos of our club stinks we should not have been bullied into any situation unless it suited us. Name one other club who has sold their most valuable player in the window who are fighting relegation and you can sing all you like we are in the mire without someone putting the ball in the net.

FFS we had to sell Anelka. He wanted to go. There was no choice in the matter. That has been made clear enough. Have you seen Anelka at Chelsea? He clearly is very happy and had we kept him, it would have done team morale no good at all. Why didn't we have a replacement lined up? Perhaps because its not as easy as that. Perhaps Megson knows who he wants but can't get them. Perhaps then he waits till he can rather than buying any old rubbish. Perhaps the club are taking a calculated risk in strengthening the squad in other areas. You seem to think the world is black and white. Sell Anelka...Buy a striker. But it doesn't work like that necessarily. Perhaps Megson feels that our defence is the priority, because even WITH a world class striker we were in trouble? notlob wrote: Jon we have had three months to find a replacement and if none existed then why sell in January why not wait for the summer. 15M is nothing compared to dropping out of the premiership. The whole ethos of our club stinks we should not have been bullied into any situation unless it suited us. Name one other club who has sold their most valuable player in the window who are fighting relegation and you can sing all you like we are in the mire without someone putting the ball in the net. FFS we had to sell Anelka. He wanted to go. There was no choice in the matter. That has been made clear enough. Have you seen Anelka at Chelsea? He clearly is very happy and had we kept him, it would have done team morale no good at all. Why didn't we have a replacement lined up? Perhaps because its not as easy as that. Perhaps Megson knows who he wants but can't get them. Perhaps then he waits till he can rather than buying any old rubbish. Perhaps the club are taking a calculated risk in strengthening the squad in other areas. You seem to think the world is black and white. Sell Anelka...Buy a striker. But it doesn't work like that necessarily. Perhaps Megson feels that our defence is the priority, because even WITH a world class striker we were in trouble? You are something else with a world class striker you can get out of trouble if you cannot score you are in the swill. We held a 4 year contract he would have had to try and play as no one would touch him in the summer. You are a complete Muppet if you think that defence will get you to safety it will just prolong the agony.

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote:
Gudjohnson better than Okocha and Djorkaeff that'd be a different debate!!!

BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:
all these winjers on here really p*55 me of!!! we are in the middle of our biggest transfer spree ever with 3 days still left and people like erichyland, Embankment Bob , notlob and others just keep winjing!!!!! get a grip!!! january is near impossible to sign players of quality.. megson has signed some quality with cahill looking like he's also joining!!! why dont you just keep your winjin moaning thoughts to yourselves til after the deadline, and if we havent signed the required quality then have a go!!!!! god sake!!!!!!!! no pleasing some people!!!!!!!!!!

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote:
Baz man t'alreet cocker!!

il duce wrote:

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote: Gudjohnson better than Okocha and Djorkaeff that'd be a different debate!!!

yeah its a tough one i admit. djorkaeff in his prime was prob the best of the three, he was still amazing at bolton, had the best touch ive ever seen, but i think hed lost a bit of pace, and okocha was quality too, think gudjohnson just edges him on end product. tough one though, all legends

notlob wrote:
Posted by: Jon, Bolton on 11:31am today

notlob wrote: Jon we have had three months to find a replacement and if none existed then why sell in January why not wait for the summer. 15M is nothing compared to dropping out of the premiership. The whole ethos of our club stinks we should not have been bullied into any situation unless it suited us. Name one other club who has sold their most valuable player in the window who are fighting relegation and you can sing all you like we are in the mire without someone putting the ball in the net.

FFS we had to sell Anelka. He wanted to go. There was no choice in the matter. That has been made clear enough. Have you seen Anelka at Chelsea? He clearly is very happy and had we kept him, it would have done team morale no good at all. Why didn't we have a replacement lined up? Perhaps because its not as easy as that. Perhaps Megson knows who he wants but can't get them. Perhaps then he waits till he can rather than buying any old rubbish. Perhaps the club are taking a calculated risk in strengthening the squad in other areas. You seem to think the world is black and white. Sell Anelka...Buy a striker. But it doesn't work like that necessarily. Perhaps Megson feels that our defence is the priority, because even WITH a world class striker we were in trouble? notlob wrote: Jon we have had three months to find a replacement and if none existed then why sell in January why not wait for the summer. 15M is nothing compared to dropping out of the premiership. The whole ethos of our club stinks we should not have been bullied into any situation unless it suited us. Name one other club who has sold their most valuable player in the window who are fighting relegation and you can sing all you like we are in the mire without someone putting the ball in the net. FFS we had to sell Anelka. He wanted to go. There was no choice in the matter. That has been made clear enough. Have you seen Anelka at Chelsea? He clearly is very happy and had we kept him, it would have done team morale no good at all. Why didn't we have a replacement lined up? Perhaps because its not as easy as that. Perhaps Megson knows who he wants but can't get them. Perhaps then he waits till he can rather than buying any old rubbish. Perhaps the club are taking a calculated risk in strengthening the squad in other areas. You seem to think the world is black and white. Sell Anelka...Buy a striker. But it doesn't work like that necessarily. Perhaps Megson feels that our defence is the priority, because even WITH a world class striker we were in trouble? You are something else with a world class striker you can get out of trouble if you cannot score you are in the swill. We held a 4 year contract he would have had to try and play as no one would touch him in the summer. You are a complete Muppet if you think that defence will get you to safety it will just prolong the agony.

amosc99 wrote:

notlob wrote: Posted by: Jon, Bolton on 11:31am today

notlob wrote: Jon we have had three months to find a replacement and if none existed then why sell in January why not wait for the summer. 15M is nothing compared to dropping out of the premiership. The whole ethos of our club stinks we should not have been bullied into any situation unless it suited us. Name one other club who has sold their most valuable player in the window who are fighting relegation and you can sing all you like we are in the mire without someone putting the ball in the net.

FFS we had to sell Anelka. He wanted to go. There was no choice in the matter. That has been made clear enough. Have you seen Anelka at Chelsea? He clearly is very happy and had we kept him, it would have done team morale no good at all. Why didn't we have a replacement lined up? Perhaps because its not as easy as that. Perhaps Megson knows who he wants but can't get them. Perhaps then he waits till he can rather than buying any old rubbish. Perhaps the club are taking a calculated risk in strengthening the squad in other areas. You seem to think the world is black and white. Sell Anelka...Buy a striker. But it doesn't work like that necessarily. Perhaps Megson feels that our defence is the priority, because even WITH a world class striker we were in trouble? notlob wrote: Jon we have had three months to find a replacement and if none existed then why sell in January why not wait for the summer. 15M is nothing compared to dropping out of the premiership. The whole ethos of our club stinks we should not have been bullied into any situation unless it suited us. Name one other club who has sold their most valuable player in the window who are fighting relegation and you can sing all you like we are in the mire without someone putting the ball in the net. FFS we had to sell Anelka. He wanted to go. There was no choice in the matter. That has been made clear enough. Have you seen Anelka at Chelsea? He clearly is very happy and had we kept him, it would have done team morale no good at all. Why didn't we have a replacement lined up? Perhaps because its not as easy as that. Perhaps Megson knows who he wants but can't get them. Perhaps then he waits till he can rather than buying any old rubbish. Perhaps the club are taking a calculated risk in strengthening the squad in other areas. You seem to think the world is black and white. Sell Anelka...Buy a striker. But it doesn't work like that necessarily. Perhaps Megson feels that our defence is the priority, because even WITH a world class striker we were in trouble? You are something else with a world class striker you can get out of trouble if you cannot score you are in the swill. We held a 4 year contract he would have had to try and play as no one would touch him in the summer. You are a complete Muppet if you think that defence will get you to safety it will just prolong the agony.

We could have kept Anelka, and if he had sulk it would be him that he was letting down and not the club. Sulkers fdo not command a high price and are not wanted at bigger clubs. If we had Anelka, the chances are he would have gone in the summer, which would have commanded a much higher price than 12 million (plus appearance fees taking it up to 15million -and do you think we will get the full 15 million????? Chelsea are not stupid. Come after the Africa Cup of Nations when they are at full strength can you see Anelka being chosen as part of the first team???) becuase he would want a move so badly that he would have to play to his best ability in every match! That would have kept us up!! As it is we sold him cheaply and have nothing in return, up front!

il duce wrote:
gudjohnson is the best bolton player ive seen in my lifetime, and although im very doubtful hell come back, its lifted morale, not just amongst me but others too, because it does show a bit of ambition from the board even if they dont manage to get him

barrie2985 wrote:

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote: Baz man t'alreet cocker!!

evs im fine bud long time no see u ok...wrothy having read most of your posts over the last few months cant beleive its you they are far to informal and beleive it or not i usually agree with you mi old mucker

Jon wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

notlob wrote: Posted by: Jon, Bolton on 11:31am today

notlob wrote: Jon we have had three months to find a replacement and if none existed then why sell in January why not wait for the summer. 15M is nothing compared to dropping out of the premiership. The whole ethos of our club stinks we should not have been bullied into any situation unless it suited us. Name one other club who has sold their most valuable player in the window who are fighting relegation and you can sing all you like we are in the mire without someone putting the ball in the net.

FFS we had to sell Anelka. He wanted to go. There was no choice in the matter. That has been made clear enough. Have you seen Anelka at Chelsea? He clearly is very happy and had we kept him, it would have done team morale no good at all. Why didn't we have a replacement lined up? Perhaps because its not as easy as that. Perhaps Megson knows who he wants but can't get them. Perhaps then he waits till he can rather than buying any old rubbish. Perhaps the club are taking a calculated risk in strengthening the squad in other areas. You seem to think the world is black and white. Sell Anelka...Buy a striker. But it doesn't work like that necessarily. Perhaps Megson feels that our defence is the priority, because even WITH a world class striker we were in trouble? notlob wrote: Jon we have had three months to find a replacement and if none existed then why sell in January why not wait for the summer. 15M is nothing compared to dropping out of the premiership. The whole ethos of our club stinks we should not have been bullied into any situation unless it suited us. Name one other club who has sold their most valuable player in the window who are fighting relegation and you can sing all you like we are in the mire without someone putting the ball in the net. FFS we had to sell Anelka. He wanted to go. There was no choice in the matter. That has been made clear enough. Have you seen Anelka at Chelsea? He clearly is very happy and had we kept him, it would have done team morale no good at all. Why didn't we have a replacement lined up? Perhaps because its not as easy as that. Perhaps Megson knows who he wants but can't get them. Perhaps then he waits till he can rather than buying any old rubbish. Perhaps the club are taking a calculated risk in strengthening the squad in other areas. You seem to think the world is black and white. Sell Anelka...Buy a striker. But it doesn't work like that necessarily. Perhaps Megson feels that our defence is the priority, because even WITH a world class striker we were in trouble? You are something else with a world class striker you can get out of trouble if you cannot score you are in the swill. We held a 4 year contract he would have had to try and play as no one would touch him in the summer. You are a complete Muppet if you think that defence will get you to safety it will just prolong the agony.

We could have kept Anelka, and if he had sulk it would be him that he was letting down and not the club. Sulkers fdo not command a high price and are not wanted at bigger clubs. If we had Anelka, the chances are he would have gone in the summer, which would have commanded a much higher price than 12 million (plus appearance fees taking it up to 15million -and do you think we will get the full 15 million????? Chelsea are not stupid. Come after the Africa Cup of Nations when they are at full strength can you see Anelka being chosen as part of the first team???) becuase he would want a move so badly that he would have to play to his best ability in every match! That would have kept us up!! As it is we sold him cheaply and have nothing in return, up front!

You really don't have a clue at all do you? When you grow up and understand how business works, come back and try again!

amosc99 wrote:

Jon wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

notlob wrote: Posted by: Jon, Bolton on 11:31am today

notlob wrote: Jon we have had three months to find a replacement and if none existed then why sell in January why not wait for the summer. 15M is nothing compared to dropping out of the premiership. The whole ethos of our club stinks we should not have been bullied into any situation unless it suited us. Name one other club who has sold their most valuable player in the window who are fighting relegation and you can sing all you like we are in the mire without someone putting the ball in the net.

FFS we had to sell Anelka. He wanted to go. There was no choice in the matter. That has been made clear enough. Have you seen Anelka at Chelsea? He clearly is very happy and had we kept him, it would have done team morale no good at all. Why didn't we have a replacement lined up? Perhaps because its not as easy as that. Perhaps Megson knows who he wants but can't get them. Perhaps then he waits till he can rather than buying any old rubbish. Perhaps the club are taking a calculated risk in strengthening the squad in other areas. You seem to think the world is black and white. Sell Anelka...Buy a striker. But it doesn't work like that necessarily. Perhaps Megson feels that our defence is the priority, because even WITH a world class striker we were in trouble? notlob wrote: Jon we have had three months to find a replacement and if none existed then why sell in January why not wait for the summer. 15M is nothing compared to dropping out of the premiership. The whole ethos of our club stinks we should not have been bullied into any situation unless it suited us. Name one other club who has sold their most valuable player in the window who are fighting relegation and you can sing all you like we are in the mire without someone putting the ball in the net. FFS we had to sell Anelka. He wanted to go. There was no choice in the matter. That has been made clear enough. Have you seen Anelka at Chelsea? He clearly is very happy and had we kept him, it would have done team morale no good at all. Why didn't we have a replacement lined up? Perhaps because its not as easy as that. Perhaps Megson knows who he wants but can't get them. Perhaps then he waits till he can rather than buying any old rubbish. Perhaps the club are taking a calculated risk in strengthening the squad in other areas. You seem to think the world is black and white. Sell Anelka...Buy a striker. But it doesn't work like that necessarily. Perhaps Megson feels that our defence is the priority, because even WITH a world class striker we were in trouble? You are something else with a world class striker you can get out of trouble if you cannot score you are in the swill. We held a 4 year contract he would have had to try and play as no one would touch him in the summer. You are a complete Muppet if you think that defence will get you to safety it will just prolong the agony.

We could have kept Anelka, and if he had sulk it would be him that he was letting down and not the club. Sulkers fdo not command a high price and are not wanted at bigger clubs. If we had Anelka, the chances are he would have gone in the summer, which would have commanded a much higher price than 12 million (plus appearance fees taking it up to 15million -and do you think we will get the full 15 million????? Chelsea are not stupid. Come after the Africa Cup of Nations when they are at full strength can you see Anelka being chosen as part of the first team???) becuase he would want a move so badly that he would have to play to his best ability in every match! That would have kept us up!! As it is we sold him cheaply and have nothing in return, up front!

You really don't have a clue at all do you? When you grow up and understand how business works, come back and try again!

Jon, get a life. Respectable players comman a high price and bigger clubs. We could have kept him and gained a much bigger fee than what we received. He would have to play the best football for the us to get out at summer and that would have meant no moaning but just getting on with playing the game. Do you still beleive that we will get the full 15 million?????? I believe that we won't - Chelsea is actually a shrewd business club and every player they have part where there has been part appearnce fees - they have NEVER fully paid and sold the player on before they have fully paid the fees. Cloud cuckoo land for those who believe we actually have/will get 15 million - it will be more likely 13million!!!!

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote:
Snap mate im good thanks, hope all's well with youre good self, Wrothy you need all the Joey Holts you can sup, Ive seen you play darts! Only Kodding mate. Il Duce its all about opinions!!!

FFS the lad asked to leave. Virtually pleaded with the club to let him go.

wrothy wrote:

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote: Baz man t'alreet cocker!!

WAS IN THERE LAST NEET FUR DARTS GOT THE MOTHER OF ALL HANGOVERS JOEY HOLTS U CANT WACK IT

amosc99 wrote:

FFS the lad asked to leave. Virtually pleaded with the club to let him go.

Please quote your source, otherwise it is just hear-say and may not even be factually correct! DO you think if he had played half-heartedly that any club would want him during the summer - they would stay well away. This has been seen many times by many players over the century and half? IT would be a chance to lift his game and showcase what he could actually achieve. All BIG signings are done in the summer - what players are released in January??? Definitely guarantee that the price would have been higher in summer (without attachments such as appearnce fees) Do you still believe that we will get the full 15 million? Many fans are accounting for the 15 million with regards to Cahill and Eidur - if we don't get it what could happen to the club?

amosc99 wrote:

il duce wrote: gudjohnson is the best bolton player ive seen in my lifetime, and although im very doubtful hell come back, its lifted morale, not just amongst me but others too, because it does show a bit of ambition from the board even if they dont manage to get him

POssibly the best Bolton players I have watched over the deaceds have to be Sam Allardyce, Jason McAteer, David Lee, Jon McGinlay and more recently Hierro, Djorkeff (sp), Campo and Jay-Jay

Reevsey n Philliskirk wrote:
Darren Bent 16 million Anelka 15 million whos the mugs?? Us the supporters

Andy wrote:
Cynic - someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Glad you'll all be joining me at The Reebok tonight to cheer on our team.

Do you really think his heart would be in a relegation fight with us? Of course it wouldn't. Tell me when in history keeping players against their will has worked?

newshound wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

il duce wrote: gudjohnson is the best bolton player ive seen in my lifetime, and although im very doubtful hell come back, its lifted morale, not just amongst me but others too, because it does show a bit of ambition from the board even if they dont manage to get him

POssibly the best Bolton players I have watched over the deaceds have to be Sam Allardyce, Jason McAteer, David Lee, Jon McGinlay and more recently Hierro, Djorkeff (sp), Campo and Jay-Jay

How on earth can you miss the great Frank Worthington from that list???

Jon wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

FFS the lad asked to leave. Virtually pleaded with the club to let him go.

Please quote your source, otherwise it is just hear-say and may not even be factually correct! DO you think if he had played half-heartedly that any club would want him during the summer - they would stay well away. This has been seen many times by many players over the century and half? IT would be a chance to lift his game and showcase what he could actually achieve. All BIG signings are done in the summer - what players are released in January??? Definitely guarantee that the price would have been higher in summer (without attachments such as appearnce fees) Do you still believe that we will get the full 15 million? Many fans are accounting for the 15 million with regards to Cahill and Eidur - if we don't get it what could happen to the club?

You're living in a dream world. In the summer Chelsea could spend months haggling over the fee, and we'd easily be forced to sell for a lot less. Dya understand supply and demand? Anelka was the only good striker available in January so Chelsea tapped him up, but paid more than they wanted. Anelka has said repeatedly that he "WANTED to move to Chelsea". That he wanted a big club. Do you really think his heart would be in a relegation fight with us? Of course it wouldn't. Tell me when in history keeping players against their will has worked? The reason the majority of big signings are done in the summer is because clubs have more time and so are more prepared to sell and hence the prices tend to be lower.

amosc99 wrote:
With regards to supply and demand - in that case we could have comannded a much higher price, on our terms, with no clauses such as appearance fees. Chelsea were desperate for him and wanted no-one else (contrary to what papers say - and same source as yours - hear-say!) That is were your argument falls and you end up in your dream-world. We sold him cheaply and goes completely against supply and demand theory. One player, most wanted by one club and bought at retail cost!!!! Is that good business?

MightyWanderers wrote:

Andy wrote: Cynic - someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Glad you'll all be joining me at The Reebok tonight to cheer on our team.

i will be there Andy as i am at every home game, WIN LOSE OR DRAW, we've had 7 years of excitement, no one can tell me that they havent been excited by this season.

Andy wrote:
Cynic - someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Glad you'll all be joining me at The Reebok tonight to cheer on our team.

amosc99 wrote:

Do you really think his heart would be in a relegation fight with us? Of course it wouldn't. Tell me when in history keeping players against their will has worked?

MIS-INTERPRETATION - I WILL USE THE SUN'S ONE-SYLLABLE APPROACH. How often has a player, who has sulked because he would not be released by his club to join a bigger, suddenly become part of a bigger club during the close months? It is very rare!!!

Andy wrote:
Cynic - someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Glad you'll all be joining me at The Reebok tonight to cheer on our team.

Jon wrote:

amosc99 wrote: With regards to supply and demand - in that case we could have comannded a much higher price, on our terms, with no clauses such as appearance fees. Chelsea were desperate for him and wanted no-one else (contrary to what papers say - and same source as yours - hear-say!) That is were your argument falls and you end up in your dream-world. We sold him cheaply and goes completely against supply and demand theory. One player, most wanted by one club and bought at retail cost!!!! Is that good business?

Most Chelsea fans and neutrals thought 15M was TOO MUCH. Chelsea tapped the players agents up and made sure they'd get him. At least we didn't sell him for the 8M Fergie rated him at! Thing is you only believe what you want to, and will not believe anything in the papers or from BWFC or otherwise unless it suits your argument. I think you have some issues you need to resolve. Get behind the club, see how some positive support can make all the difference. If you don't like the club, then don't bother posting messages about it, and don't bother spending you're money on it. I don't like ASDA but I don't write messages on the internet about it and I don't accuse their chairman of being crooked.

Jon wrote:

amosc99 wrote: With regards to supply and demand - in that case we could have comannded a much higher price, on our terms, with no clauses such as appearance fees. Chelsea were desperate for him and wanted no-one else (contrary to what papers say - and same source as yours - hear-say!) That is were your argument falls and you end up in your dream-world. We sold him cheaply and goes completely against supply and demand theory. One player, most wanted by one club and bought at retail cost!!!! Is that good business?

Most Chelsea fans and neutrals thought 15M was TOO MUCH. Chelsea tapped the players agents up and made sure they'd get him. At least we didn't sell him for the 8M Fergie rated him at! Thing is you only believe what you want to, and will not believe anything in the papers or from BWFC or otherwise unless it suits your argument. I think you have some issues you need to resolve. Get behind the club, see how some positive support can make all the difference. If you don't like the club, then don't bother posting messages about it, and don't bother spending you're money on it. I don't like ASDA but I don't write messages on the internet about it and I don't accuse their chairman of being crooked.

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birch wrote:

Jon wrote:

amosc99 wrote: With regards to supply and demand - in that case we could have comannded a much higher price, on our terms, with no clauses such as appearance fees. Chelsea were desperate for him and wanted no-one else (contrary to what papers say - and same source as yours - hear-say!) That is were your argument falls and you end up in your dream-world. We sold him cheaply and goes completely against supply and demand theory. One player, most wanted by one club and bought at retail cost!!!! Is that good business?

Most Chelsea fans and neutrals thought 15M was TOO MUCH. Chelsea tapped the players agents up and made sure they'd get him. At least we didn't sell him for the 8M Fergie rated him at! Thing is you only believe what you want to, and will not believe anything in the papers or from BWFC or otherwise unless it suits your argument. I think you have some issues you need to resolve. Get behind the club, see how some positive support can make all the difference. If you don't like the club, then don't bother posting messages about it, and don't bother spending you're money on it. I don't like ASDA but I don't write messages on the internet about it and I don't accuse their chairman of being crooked.

you have lost the plot, the guy is being ralistic. who are these chelsea fans who think 15m was too much???? i was listening to 5 live a couple of days before he went and the overall feeling from their fans was "pay the bloody money i will go up their and pick him up myself" have you not seen the papers this weekend, every hack in the country is raving about him, broadsheets and red tops! if these chelsea fans thought they have been ripped off with anelka then why are they not going ballistic about spending 10m on a defender 2 days after buying nic. a defender i would like to add who is untried in the premiere league and nobody has herd of!

amosc99 wrote:
Jon supposedly gets all these ideas from so-called sources, but what sources??? He has never advised what sources - just hear-say, presumably (from his alter ego - Gartside)

Jon wrote:

birch wrote:

Jon wrote:

amosc99 wrote: With regards to supply and demand - in that case we could have comannded a much higher price, on our terms, with no clauses such as appearance fees. Chelsea were desperate for him and wanted no-one else (contrary to what papers say - and same source as yours - hear-say!) That is were your argument falls and you end up in your dream-world. We sold him cheaply and goes completely against supply and demand theory. One player, most wanted by one club and bought at retail cost!!!! Is that good business?

Most Chelsea fans and neutrals thought 15M was TOO MUCH. Chelsea tapped the players agents up and made sure they'd get him. At least we didn't sell him for the 8M Fergie rated him at! Thing is you only believe what you want to, and will not believe anything in the papers or from BWFC or otherwise unless it suits your argument. I think you have some issues you need to resolve. Get behind the club, see how some positive support can make all the difference. If you don't like the club, then don't bother posting messages about it, and don't bother spending you're money on it. I don't like ASDA but I don't write messages on the internet about it and I don't accuse their chairman of being crooked.

you have lost the plot, the guy is being ralistic. who are these chelsea fans who think 15m was too much???? i was listening to 5 live a couple of days before he went and the overall feeling from their fans was "pay the bloody money i will go up their and pick him up myself" have you not seen the papers this weekend, every hack in the country is raving about him, broadsheets and red tops! if these chelsea fans thought they have been ripped off with anelka then why are they not going ballistic about spending 10m on a defender 2 days after buying nic. a defender i would like to add who is untried in the premiere league and nobody has herd of!

Thats not the point, its about perception. FOR US Anelka was worth probably 20M. For Chelsea he's probably worth about 10M in terms of what he adds. He may well turn out to be a great buy. The point is Chelsea fans saw their club paying 15M for a striker from Bolton. Now he's there they are probably happy. But its the equivalent of us paying say Wigan 9M for Heskey. He might do us a good job and all, but would you be thinking we were getting good value?

notlob wrote:
JON ANELKA IS NOT IN THE SAME CLASS AS HESKEY!!!!

amosc99 wrote:

Andy wrote: Cynic - someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Glad you'll all be joining me at The Reebok tonight to cheer on our team.

Unfortunately don't live in UK and end of month is always busy at work - but I will be in thae bar watching it, as usual!!!!!!!

barrie2985 wrote:
jon keep digging your hole is getting bigger

Martin Duggan wrote:

barrie2985 wrote: jon keep digging your hole is getting bigger

I understand Jons point a little, I mean what would we say if Barca said they wanted 15m for Eider? We would probably think it was too much but once he got here maybe that would have a different responce??

Martin Duggan wrote:

barrie2985 wrote: jon keep digging your hole is getting bigger

I understand Jons point a little, I mean what would we say if Barca said they wanted 15m for Eider? We would probably think it was too much but once he got here maybe that would have a different responce??

Martin Duggan wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

Andy wrote: Cynic - someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Glad you'll all be joining me at The Reebok tonight to cheer on our team.

Unfortunately don't live in UK and end of month is always busy at work - but I will be in thae bar watching it, as usual!!!!!!!

How did you know I was an ex Thornleigh lad???

Jon wrote:

amosc99 wrote: Jon supposedly gets all these ideas from so-called sources, but what sources??? He has never advised what sources - just hear-say, presumably (from his alter ego - Gartside)

I'm waiting for your list amosc!

notlob wrote:
JON ANELKA IS NOT IN THE SAME CLASS AS HESKEY!!!!

Jon wrote:

notlob wrote: JON ANELKA IS NOT IN THE SAME CLASS AS HESKEY!!!!

You've gone and completely missed the point. Of course he isn't. But its about a relative situation. Anelka is not Chelsea's best player or their biggest signing ever is he? Their fans would just see him as a sulky Frenchman playing for Bolton who bags a few goals. Now of course they are seeing his quality. But my point is that for Chelsea spending 15M on Anelka, is probably like us spending 6 or 7M on someone from a smaller club or whatever. Our fans would be questioning the money on that just the same as Chelsea fans did on Anelka!

amosc99 wrote:

Martin Duggan wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

Andy wrote: Cynic - someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Glad you'll all be joining me at The Reebok tonight to cheer on our team.

Unfortunately don't live in UK and end of month is always busy at work - but I will be in thae bar watching it, as usual!!!!!!!

How did you know I was an ex Thornleigh lad???

Did you used to be in Alpha?

wrothy wrote:

Martin Duggan wrote:

barrie2985 wrote: jon keep digging your hole is getting bigger

I understand Jons point a little, I mean what would we say if Barca said they wanted 15m for Eider? We would probably think it was too much but once he got here maybe that would have a different responce??

EIDUR IS WORTH 15 MILL IN THIS DAY AND AGE MARTIN DARREN BENT 16 MILL WHO WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE????? ANELKA HAS GONE ON THE CHEAP LOOK AT SPURS THEY WANT 35 MILL FOR BERBATOV IS HE 20 MILL BETTER THAN ANELKA??

Martin Duggan wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

Martin Duggan wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

Andy wrote: Cynic - someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Glad you'll all be joining me at The Reebok tonight to cheer on our team.

Unfortunately don't live in UK and end of month is always busy at work - but I will be in thae bar watching it, as usual!!!!!!!

How did you know I was an ex Thornleigh lad???

Did you used to be in Alpha?

Beta. was known as Duggy (ginger hair!!!). Was their 1980 to 1985

amosc99 wrote:

Martin Duggan wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

Martin Duggan wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

Andy wrote: Cynic - someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Glad you'll all be joining me at The Reebok tonight to cheer on our team.

Unfortunately don't live in UK and end of month is always busy at work - but I will be in thae bar watching it, as usual!!!!!!!

How did you know I was an ex Thornleigh lad???

Did you used to be in Alpha?

Beta. was known as Duggy (ginger hair!!!). Was their 1980 to 1985

do you have a brother that is younger?????

Martin Duggan wrote:

wrothy wrote:

Martin Duggan wrote:

barrie2985 wrote: jon keep digging your hole is getting bigger

I understand Jons point a little, I mean what would we say if Barca said they wanted 15m for Eider? We would probably think it was too much but once he got here maybe that would have a different responce??

EIDUR IS WORTH 15 MILL IN THIS DAY AND AGE MARTIN DARREN BENT 16 MILL WHO WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE????? ANELKA HAS GONE ON THE CHEAP LOOK AT SPURS THEY WANT 35 MILL FOR BERBATOV IS HE 20 MILL BETTER THAN ANELKA??

Unfortunatly we are not a rich club like Spurs. I know what your saying but I think that "doubling your money" for a club like ours is good business. But I must stress that no club would pay 15m for Eider at the moment. I also must stress that it is only good business IF we re invest (plus any other extra cash) and strengthen the team in all weaknesses. I think Megson could see that we were limited in a lot of areas on the pitch and yes I know that we need a striker so lets just hope we get one in the next day or two

Martin Duggan wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

Martin Duggan wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

Martin Duggan wrote:

amosc99 wrote:

Andy wrote: Cynic - someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Glad you'll all be joining me at The Reebok tonight to cheer on our team.

Unfortunately don't live in UK and end of month is always busy at work - but I will be in thae bar watching it, as usual!!!!!!!

How did you know I was an ex Thornleigh lad???

Did you used to be in Alpha?

Beta. was known as Duggy (ginger hair!!!). Was their 1980 to 1985

do you have a brother that is younger?????

yep, Danny duggan (35) and Fran duggan (32) Im 39

Embankment Bob wrote:
I dont think Mighty Wanderers could have picked a slower team if he'd tried. Mccann, Nolan, J Obrien and Taylor in midfield? I could run through that lot and Im 62. Apart from which, Taylor excepted cos hes only played once, the rest are rubbish. None of em can pass straight and would struggle in a championship team.

BWFC - TIL - I - DIE wrote:
all these winjers on here really p*55 me of!!! we are in the middle of our biggest transfer spree ever with 3 days still left and people like erichyland, Embankment Bob , notlob and others just keep winjing!!!!! get a grip!!! january is near impossible to sign players of quality.. megson has signed some quality with cahill looking like he's also joining!!! why dont you just keep your winjin moaning thoughts to yourselves til after the deadline, and if we havent signed the required quality then have a go!!!!! god sake!!!!!!!! no pleasing some people!!!!!!!!!!

boltonsno1fan wrote:
omg if this happens it would make my year