The Bolton Wanderers Herald
Match27 Mar 2028
Every point is an argument now for Bolton Wanderers
Position 22 and 37 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.
Squad27 Mar 2028
A falling-out at Bolton Wanderers
Ezra Mayers and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market27 Mar 2028
Bolton Wanderers promote Jack Williams from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jack Williams has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market27 Mar 2028
Bolton Wanderers promote Michael Turner from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Michael Turner has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market27 Mar 2028
John Wilson steps up from the Bolton Wanderers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. John Wilson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market27 Mar 2028
One of our own: Jonathan Hill joins the Bolton Wanderers first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jonathan Hill is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad27 Mar 2028
Jorge Mora wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Bolton Wanderers know it.
The dugout27 Mar 2028
Bolton Wanderers keep their word to Romain Faivre
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
The dugout27 Mar 2028
Eoin Toal knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Bolton Wanderers, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- The dugout Carlos Mendes Gomes gets it from the manager
- The dugout Carlos Mercado has been promised minutes
- Squad Romain Faivre has settled at Bolton Wanderers