League Cup, Fourth Round Chelsea Give Wanderers The Blues

• Tuesday, Ocotber 28, 2009
• Venue: Stamford Bridge
• Attendance: 41,538
• Referee: Andre Marriner

• Salomon Kalou [15]
• Florent Malouda [26]
• Deco [67]
• Didier Drogba [89]

It was never going to be easy for The Wanderers to get a result at Stamford Bridge but who would have known that it was going to so easy for Chelsea.

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All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

Will England be staying a snicker-inducing Royal Bafokeng Hotel (say it fast) during the World Cup? [Channelbee]

Real Madrid players got their free Audis after test driving them in the snow.

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Liverpool's win over Man Utd got all the Premier League attention this weekend, so Ivan Klasnić giving us yet more proof of his indestructibility went a little more under the radar than perhaps it deserved to. You probably remember Klasnić as the Croatian striker who suffered kidney failure while playing for Werder Bremen in 2007, and [. Click to continue reading...

A thrilling encounter was witnessed at The Reebok Stadium as Bolton scored a late goal to defeat Everton 3-2. The Premier League match had both sides matching the other in skill and speed. It was Chung-Yong Lee's 16th minute goal that got the proceedings going for Bolton. A free kick from Matt Taylor was scored [. Click to continue reading...

First Prem Home Win of the Season

• Sunday, October 25, 2009
• Venue: The Reebok Stadium
• Attendance: 21,547
• Referee: Phil Dowd

• Chung-Yong Lee [16]
• Gary Cahill [27]
• Kevin Davies [30]
• Louis Saha [32]
• Marouane Fellaini [55]
• Gary Cahill [57]
• Jlloyd Samuel [61]
• Marouane Fellaini [63]
• Ivan Klasnic [86]

The Wanderers' great start was evened out by the visitors but persistence earned Bolton a late goal and their first three points to be won at The Reebok since April.

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Jogaram em Astana, no Astana Arena, para um público de 8.250 pessoas, as seleções do Cazaquistão (121º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Croácia (8º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
07-04-1999 - Croácia 5x1 Cazaquistão (Mundial Sub-20)
06-09-2008 - Croácia 3x0 Cazaquistão (Eliminatórias da Copa)
O quarteto de arbitragem foi o seguinte:
Árbitro: Claudio CIRCHETTA-SUI
Primeiro Assistente: Manuel NAVARRO-SUI
Segundo Assistente: Beat HIDBER-SUI
Quarto Árbitro: Cyril ZIMMERMAN-SUI
No primeiro minuto do jogo, foi mostrado cartão amarelo para o camisa 13, Azat NURGALIYEV do Cazaquistão. Click to continue reading...

There have been a number of rumours about BWFC this week and Gary Megson has spoken out to confirm one and dismiss others.

No Plans For Alan Smith

Gary Megson has denied the recent rumour about his hopes to sign Newcastle United's striker, Alan Smith for Bolton Wanderers. He told the Bolton News,

"I'm an admirer of Alan Smith, he's a terrific player, but there's been nothing because the transfer window is closed.

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A roundup of news about Bolton Wanderers players who have been on international duty this week.

South Korea 2 – 0 Senegal

Bolton's Lee Chong–yong assisted Ki Sung-yong in getting on the score sheet in the friendly against Senegal in Seoul. Celtic's Sung–yong took South Korea ahead with a shot from 20 metres a few minutes before half–time.

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A brief summary of each Bolton Wanderers player who has been on international duty this weekend.

England U21 6 – 3 Macedonia U21

Fabrice Muamba came on for Peterborough United's Danny Rose with 20 minutes to go. Unfortunately Muamba's most notable contribution seems to be that he may have injured Micah Richards when he collided with the Manchester City defender.

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While Gary Cahill joins England for their World Cup qualifier against Ukraine we look at which other Bolton Wanderers team members are on international duty.

Jlloyd Samuel was meant to be playing for Trinidad and Tobago but once again he has had to miss out. There is a farce that surrounds Samuel's non–involvement with the Soca Warriors.

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Ontem 08/10/2009, jogaram amistosamente, no estádio HRK Rijeka Kantrida Stadium, na cidade de Rijeka-CRO, as seleções da Croácia (9º no ranking da FIFA) e Qatar (83] no ranking da FIFA).
Nunca antes essas 2 seleções jogaram por qualquer competição.
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The Premiership is full of colourful characters. From Robinho's thumb-sucking antics at Man City to Harry Redknapp's wheeling and dealing at Spurs. But Gary Megson looks to have stumbled upon something completely different. Ivan Klasnic is a man on a mission.

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Gary Cahill For England

England manager, Fabio Capello was at St. Andrews to watch Bolton versus Birmingham which sparked further speculation that Gary Cahill would be called upon for international duty once again.

Gary Megson believes that Cahill will be ready for The World Cup next year.

"Gary is ready in terms of England.

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Early and Late Goals Secure 3 Points

• Saturday, September 26, 2009
• Venue: St Andrews Stadium
• Attendance: 28,671
• Referee: Steve Bennett

• Tamir Cohen [10]
• Roger Johnson [64]
• Stephen Carr [75]
• Jlloyd Samuel [78]
• Kevin Phillips [84]
• Chung-Yong Lee [86]

Yesterday's trip to Saint Andrew's Stadium was to be a veritable walk in the park compared with the fixures The Wanderers have lined up next month.

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Well it must be said my mindset on this match was not as optimistic as my match preview might have suggested. I spent all of yesterday talking it down to myself, saying it was only the Carling Cup, and besides if we got knocked out that would only let us focus more on the league and the FA Cup. But honestly I don't think I've been more pleased with Bolton in a really long time, perhaps even since our stunning comeback at Stamford Bridge in April, even though it was just a Carling Cup tie.

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League Cup, Third Round Cheers Replace Jeers at The Reebok

• Tuesday, September 22, 2009
• Venue: The Reebok Stadium
• Attendance: 8,050
• Referee: Howard Webb

• Herita Ilunga [59]
• Kevin Davies [86]
• Extra Time
• Scott Parker [94]
• Gary Cahill [96]
• Johan Elmander [119]

With the last Saturday's boos still ringing in Megson's ears expectations were low, as was the attendance, but The Wanderers were not disheartened and made a livley start forcing a corner in less than a minute.

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It's difficult to know where to start on this one. There were some encouraging things in Saturday's match, but the depressing things definitely outweighed them. You can view limited highlights (I use the term loosely) here, I'm trying to find the full ones and I'll update the post when I do.

One of the best chances for the Wanderers was scuffed by Gary Cahill, he headed a cross from Matty Taylor right over the bar.

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A Late Penalty Saves Wanderers

• Saturday, September 19, 2009
• Venue: The Reebok Stadium
• Attendance: 20,265
• Referee: Mark Clattenburg

• Ricardo Fuller [7]
• Kevin Davies [45+1]
• Jlloyd Samuel [51]
• Dave Kitson [53]
• Dean Whitehead [58]
• Matt Taylor (Penalty) [89]

A dismal match in which a late goal provided little consolation for angry and dissatisfied Bolton fans.

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Bolton's newcomer Ivan Klasnic was interviewed for today's match programme and Megson or Gartside made sure he used the word 'positive' in relation to the club's mentality.

"I was impressed with everything that I saw. The stadium is excellent and everyone at the club has a positive mentality.

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The Police, The Premier League, The FA And The Great And The Good All Blame Black Man For Racism
Their faces contorted with hatred.
And with good reason too.
The object of their racist scorn was tormenting them.
And he sports dreadlocks...
The response to Emmanuel Adebayor's excellent goal celebration - this is what football used to be about, passion, confrontation, battle, until it was rebranded as a casino game - has been what one expects of a xenophobic little island. Click to continue reading...

3 Points!

• Saturday, August 12, 2009
• Venue: Fratton Park
• Attendance: 17,564
• Referee: Chris Foy

• Tamir Cohen [13]
• Younes Kaboul [25]
• Matt Taylor (Penalty) [41]
• Kevin–Prince Boateng [63]
• Gary Cahill [89]
• Younes Kaboul [90 +2]
• Nadir Belhadj [90 +5]

A late goal by Gary Cahill secured Bolton's first points of the season leaving Pompey languishing at the bottom of the Premier League.

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Sometimes this thing writes itself, honestly.
I think Sean Ingle or whoever it is that controls what appears on the Guardian Football mainpage should have been a collage artist: the juxtaposition of headlines often has an almost Drudge-like ability to wink and nudge at the party-faithful, in this case, those with a taste for the game's inherent absurdity. Click to continue reading...

Is it worse to spit at someone or punch them in their dodgy kidney? Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic has allegedly confessed to his new boss Gary Megson that he did spit at England skipper John Terry - but he claims he only did it because Terry punched him in the kidney. Bolton's new signing had two [.. Click to continue reading...

Obviously the news has been a little slow this weekend due to the international break.
First off lets catch up with our Wanderers who were playing for their country:

Gretar Steinsson featured for Iceland in a 1 all draw with Norway in a Qualifier. Steinsson made the cross which resulted in Iceland's goal.

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One of my favorite Wanderers has traveled to the England training base. Today it was announced that Gary Cahill will be in Fabio Capello's squad for the third and fourth time respectively. England face Slovenia in a friendly match at Wembley on Saturday, then on Wednesday take on Croatia in a World Cup Qualifier also at Wembley, which would assure their place in the tournament if they took away all three points.

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Unfortunately due to imaging rights I can not post a picture of our new signing Ivan Klasnić. A brief biography for those who don't know: Klasnić gained fame at FC Pauli in his hometown of Hamburg. In 2001 he transferred to Werder Bremen, gaining quite a fan following and the nickname the Killer (which can't be a bad thing).

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After some speculation yesterday it has been confirmed that Croatian international, Ivan Klasnic, has joined Bolton Wanderers Football Club.

Ivan is on loan to The Wanderers for a year and, according to the FC Nantes website, Bolton will have the option to buy the 29 year old striker.

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There are mixed reports about whether Bolton Wanderers are about to sign Croatian international Ivan Klasnic from recently relegated Nantes. It is thought that Klasnic has been flown over to sign with The Wanderers today, but whether he will be on loan from the Ligue 2 side or signed permanently for a reported £3m is uncertain.

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Following the departure of Alexander Frei to Basel, Dortmund are preparing to swoop for his replacement.
Names on the list include Nantes' Ivan Klasnic, Robert Lewandoski of Lech Poznan, and interestingly Andriy Voronin of Liverpool.
While Klasnic is reported by Bild to be their number one target, the Croatian only moved to France last season, signing a four-year deal, thus that idea could prove to be too expensive for Dortmund to implement. Click to continue reading...

Nothing surprising here, we talked about this on Monday, but Croatia international Ivan Klasnic has decided to join Nantes this summer. The two-time scorer at Euro 2008, Klasnic was linked with a free move to Wigan before it was revealed... Click to continue reading...

The story of Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic is an incredible one. The former Werder Bremen forward needed a kidney transplant and soon recovered to score twice for Croatia in the Euro 2008 finals. His performance caught the eye of Steve... Click to continue reading...

David Bentley
There could be an almighty scrap on the cards for David Bentley, if the tabs are to be believed.
The Mail on Sunday claims Spurs are preparing a £15million bid, but they may face competition from Everton, who are rather scared there may be some truth in those Mikel Arteta to Atletico Madrid rumours. Click to continue reading...

Ivan Klasnic and Olivier Kapo might be playing at the JJB this coming season as both are being strongly linked with a move to Wigan Athletic. Klasnic, the Croatian striker, is available on a free and has had interest from... Click to continue reading...

One Croatian newspaper has decided that citizens are so depressed by the team's dramatic quarterfinal exit, they need counseling.

After ninety goalless minutes of the quarterfinal against Turkey and with extra time coming to an end, Ivan Klasnic broke the deadlock in the 119th minute. Looked like a fairytale result for the Fiery Ones, especially with Ivan Klasnic scoring the winner (the Werder Bremen striker only made his post-kidney transplant comeback last November).

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Congratulations must got to Turkey for putting out the team most likely to do a "Greece" this year (and, in doing so, taking over that mantle as unfancied and unlikely potential European champions) but I cannot hide my disappointment that Croatia are now out of the tournament.
Friday night's quarter-final between the two surprise packages was a horrible game for 119 minutes until Ivan Klasnic gave what Slaven Bilic and his team thought was a last gasp winner, before Semih Senturk volleyed the equaliser with the last kick of the game. Click to continue reading...