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Personally like most Rovers fans I was furious at how Bolton treated us with so little respect.And nobody will ever convince me that the only reason that game was postponed was that Bolton had 2 home games in a week and the receiver just didn't have the funds to put them on and needed to buy time.. However after supporting this club and remembering how it felt when you genuinely felt that it was all over and we were finished..If having to go through this inconvenience actually helped Bolton buy some time and contributed to their survival as a Football club then it's a small price to pay..
However, and I may well be wrong, but I cannot remember any official comment from the Bolton club expressing any apology to DRFC and fans for inconvenience caused. I would be delighted to be wrong because such a statement would go a long way softening the apparent arrogance of the club and lack of respect/empathy for other clubs as expressed by WingCo above.
Quote from: Campsall rover on January 16, 2020, 01:24:57 pmQuote from: Canadian Rover on January 16, 2020, 12:28:19 pmIt's not only the Bolton fans that were wind up merchants that behaved disgustingly the club at Bolton did. No pride or honour or sportsmanship from them. I'll gladly see them get relegated and hopefully into the conference too.That way they may learn a little bit more respect for us "smaller" clubs.You say “smaller clubs” well how big a club are Bolton now? Think a club is only as big as it’s status and Bolton will be a league 2 club very soon. No guarantee they will bounce back next season and if Gary Hill is still manager next season then the conference is a more likely venue for them at the end of 2020/21 than a return to League 1So Bolton in my mind is now a Small Club even if some of their delusional fans think they are a Premier League Club. Disagree with you there. One of my pet hates in football is when people say things like “Leeds/Forest/Wednesday should be in the top flight” based on their history - it’s rubbish, they are where they deserve to be. However it doesn’t make them smaller clubs than, say, Brighton or Watford just because they are in the league below them. There are all sorts of things that determine (for me) what makes a big club - historic success and fan base for example - and the league they currently reside in doesn’t really come into it.
Quote from: Canadian Rover on January 16, 2020, 12:28:19 pmIt's not only the Bolton fans that were wind up merchants that behaved disgustingly the club at Bolton did. No pride or honour or sportsmanship from them. I'll gladly see them get relegated and hopefully into the conference too.That way they may learn a little bit more respect for us "smaller" clubs.You say “smaller clubs” well how big a club are Bolton now? Think a club is only as big as it’s status and Bolton will be a league 2 club very soon. No guarantee they will bounce back next season and if Gary Hill is still manager next season then the conference is a more likely venue for them at the end of 2020/21 than a return to League 1So Bolton in my mind is now a Small Club even if some of their delusional fans think they are a Premier League Club.
It's not only the Bolton fans that were wind up merchants that behaved disgustingly the club at Bolton did. No pride or honour or sportsmanship from them. I'll gladly see them get relegated and hopefully into the conference too.That way they may learn a little bit more respect for us "smaller" clubs.
Quote from: NickDRFC on January 16, 2020, 01:45:50 pmQuote from: Campsall rover on January 16, 2020, 01:24:57 pmQuote from: Canadian Rover on January 16, 2020, 12:28:19 pmIt's not only the Bolton fans that were wind up merchants that behaved disgustingly the club at Bolton did. No pride or honour or sportsmanship from them. I'll gladly see them get relegated and hopefully into the conference too.That way they may learn a little bit more respect for us "smaller" clubs.You say “smaller clubs” well how big a club are Bolton now? Think a club is only as big as it’s status and Bolton will be a league 2 club very soon. No guarantee they will bounce back next season and if Gary Hill is still manager next season then the conference is a more likely venue for them at the end of 2020/21 than a return to League 1So Bolton in my mind is now a Small Club even if some of their delusional fans think they are a Premier League Club. Disagree with you there. One of my pet hates in football is when people say things like “Leeds/Forest/Wednesday should be in the top flight” based on their history - it’s rubbish, they are where they deserve to be. However it doesn’t make them smaller clubs than, say, Brighton or Watford just because they are in the league below them. There are all sorts of things that determine (for me) what makes a big club - historic success and fan base for example - and the league they currently reside in doesn’t really come into it.Yes but you can see the point i am making surely.Bolton may look a big Club compared to Macclesfield or Morecambe next season but compared to Bradford City and Plymouth Argyle if they are still in League 2 next season they will not look big. In fact unless they storm the league it is likely their gates will be lower. So are Bradford and Plymouth big clubs? In league 2 maybe they are. Everything is comparative. Put Bolton in the Championship and would you say they are a big club? Compared to Leeds, Wednesday, Forest, Derby, WBA, Stoke, Middlesbrough, Cardiff, Bristol City, Birmingham City, Fulham etc etc they are not.
I kind of agree with most of the comments to some extent.Pet hate is hearing pundits say they would love Leeds to be back in the Prem as that is where they belong, this to me is arse and you need to be careful what you wish for as they have more than their share of nut jobs following them looking to make a name for themselves.