The Bolton Wanderers Herald
Squad16 Nov 2026
Bolton Wanderers count the cost of losing David Marshall
37 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
Market16 Nov 2026
Chris Forino is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Bolton Wanderers has been clear about where Chris Forino stands, which is more than many ever get.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
No hiding place for George Johnston
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to George Johnston, and the manager let it.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Words at Bolton Wanderers training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Lee Gregory is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at Bolton Wanderers
Sonny Sharples-Ahmed and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Chris Forino 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.
Market16 Nov 2026
The Eoin Toal talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bolton Wanderers know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Akin Famewo gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Akin Famewo is on it.
Loan watch16 Nov 2026
3 goals on loan for Joel Randall
11 appearances at Chesterfield and the goals keep coming. Bolton Wanderers are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.
In brief
- The dugout Thierry Gale has been promised minutes
- Looking ahead Bolton Wanderers travel to Reading
- Squad John McAtee is training like a man with a point to make