Another sending off adds to BWFC's misery
- Saturday, September 24, 2011
- Venue: The Emirates Stadium
- Attendance: 59,727
- Referee: Mark Clattenburg
- Robin van Persie [46]
- David Wheater [54]
- Gretar Steinsson [58]
- Robin van Persie [71]
- Alex Song [89]
Bolton Wanderers fail to make a good impression at The Emirates.
Reo-Coker not putting a foot wrong
The preseason started and ended with a murmur. Just like the 1-0 loss to FC Tampa Bay right at
the beginning, Bolton lost 1-0 to Levante UD at the Reebok. An uninteresting game that saw the only
goal come from Iborra after he tapped in a Ruben free kick that banged off the crossbar.
Tye with his spiffy new shirt
Bolton's third or fourth signing this offseason (depending on which member of Meagles put pen to
paper first) is Tyrone Mears. It's now officially official that Chris Eagles and Tyrone Mears have
signed for Bolton Wanderers in a deal worth around £2.75 million for the pair.
With the longest active losing streak in the Premier League at three games, Bolton have the
potential to end their last five matches of the year with absolutely zero points to show for it.
Blackpool need the full three points from a big win in order to have any shout of staying in the
top flight for another year.
With a very short yet very miserable road trip over, the Wanderers return to the Reebok on Saturday
to face Sunderland. The Black Cats are one of those very hit-or-miss teams with Bolton Wanderers
(then again, who isn't this season) but with just three matches left in the season, Bolton will
look for as many points as possible in order to ensure a top-half finish.
We're going streaking! Well, not really. Damn. This match at Newcastle is full of streaks,
however. After that awful mid-season slump, Bolton have won 4 of 5 in all competitions and are
unbeaten in 5 of 6. All of those matches without a loss were accompanied by a clean sheet courtesy
of Jussi Jaaskelainen in the Premier League and Adam Bogdan in the FA Cup.
Premier League - Serious injury for Ricketts - Yahoo! Eurosport Bolton boss Owen Coyle's joy at
seeing his side secure a place in the last 16 of the FA Cup was tempered by the loss of another
defender to injury after Sam Ricketts damaged his Achilles at Wigan. Ricketts went to ground in the
second half at the DW Stadium while tracking Latics substitute Victor Moses and had to be carried
off on a
