Walking Down the Manny Road: Inside Bolton's Football Hooligan Gangs

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Even Middlesbrough, the embodiment of big bucks and commercialism, managed to retain some dignity when naming their new home the Cellnet Riverside Stadium. England youth international striker Temitope Obadeyi scored twice to give Bolton Wanderers the edge in their 3-2 Manchester Senior Cup victo. He first burst onto the scene in the 1995-1996 season when the Trotters first made their way into the Premiership and has remained at the club ever since.

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Craig Davies compares the managerial styles of Dougie Freedman and Neil Lennon at length, suggesting he took matters into his own hands after misguided advice on persistent injury problems left him frustrated and constantly feeling the need to prove himself. Liverpool goalkeeper Andy Lonergan reveals all on his surprising 2019 move to Anfield, how a sudden influx of winners' medals has given him an appetite for further success, as well as which former Bolton players have joked about having an eye on management - with him joining in a coaching capacity - once their playing days have ended. Bolton Wanderers apparent interest in Blackburn Rovers striker Jason Roberts and Coventry City defensive pair Daniel Fox and Scott Dann is l. Of course these claims had no substance to them and in the same year he was voted as the best mascot in the Nationwide League by far.We will remember the tragedy of the 1946 FA Cup sixth-round tie with Stoke City, when 33 people died following the collapse of crush barriers on the steep Embankment terrace. Matt Mills gives an honest and insightful look into his time at Bolton - telling the story of how he went from outcast to club captain under Dougie Freedman (twice). And there really is no better place to be on a Tuesday or Wednesday night than this atmospheric old ground, when the crowd scents the possibility of another famous cup upset. The Wanderers favourite reveals just how much he had wanted to remain at the club under Neil Lennon, how Phil Parkinson wasted the opportunity to pair him with Zach Clough, as well as why beating Nottingham Forest to remain in the Championship ranks as a career highlight.

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A favourite with the crowd due to his Elvis Presley impressions, Lofty also stands on the touchline during each game trying to drum up support from the Reebok Stadium faitful who often in turn get him flexing his muscles.

We are promised an all-seater venue fit for the 21st century and, from what I've seen, this out-of-town arena does indeed look mightily impressive: sprouting up in a spaceship kind of a way by some fields close to the motorway. The lesson that too many people were being squeezed into football grounds clearly went unheeded, given the disasters at Ibrox in 1971 and Hillsborough eight years ago.

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The bulldozers will move in along Manchester Road, when the ground, is sold to carve up this famous site, where the ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies would have provided gripping television drama material. I remember the careers of all the players Chris Mann has interviewed so far in this series and it has been fascinating to get their candid take on the times at the club, particularly the players who were part of glory years under Rioch, Todd and Allardyce. But, I ask you, couldn't a club with the proud tradition of Bolton Wanderers have come up with something more original than naming their new ground solely after the club's sponsors. Keith Branagan drops in on the podcast to discuss THAT penalty save in the 1995 Division One Play-Off Final against Reading and how the very mention of the topic used to annoy him.Manchester United legend Harry Gregg says that the Premier League needs a club with the traditions of Bolton Wanderers and has backed the Tr. We also ask the former Bolton goalkeeper what it was like to work alongside a young Jussi Jaaskelainen, as well as how it felt coming up against Wanderers whilst on loan at Ipswich Town in 1999 - a Play-Off tie remembered for all the wrong reasons. Named after club legend Nat Lofthouse, he stands at the same height as Peter Crouch (near enough) and is a very popular figure amongst many of the Bolton Junior Whites contingent.

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The legendary former captain also reflects on the highs and lows of big occasions at Wembley and the Millennium Stadium, as well as explaining why he put off retirement for three consecutive years before finally hanging up his boots in 2003. Gudni Bergsson explains how he used his legal background to force through a transfer to Bolton in 1995. Every club needs a mascot in modern day football, in recent times mascots can be considered as important as a club badge as part of a clubs identity and Bolton have had one of the longest serving mascots in the Football League and Premier League. We discuss his rise to first-team level at Liverpool, subsequent move to Bolton, as well as the ambitions he holds for Blackpool and the remainder of his playing career. And what about the club's roller-coaster ride in the last 10 years, down to the depths of the Fourth Division in 1987 and up to the Premier League in 1995, only to be relegated last season?

That 102-year tradition came to an end for fans of Bolton Wanderers last night when Charlton Athletic became the final visitors to Burnden Park for a professional football match. Le Fondre also gives an insight into the new Le Fondre - second cousin Kian - who is on the cusp of forging a professional career of his own with the Trotters.