Bolton (h) - Tuesday 1st October 2024

[Deepcut Cobbler]

Northampton Town FC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Corlett, Matt
Assistant Referee: O'Shea, Declan
Assistant Referee: Murphy, Ross
Fourth Official: Massey-Ellis, Robert

[Zen Master]

Love a game under the lights etc.  Home to Bolton tomorrow night and so far they’ve not showed much more than we have albeit two points ahead of us currently. Still they’re a big club and should bring a decent away following with a 1473 allocation given.

No Jay Jay Okocha or Djorkaeff featuring and no indication that Vernon Kay will be there.

Expecting a dirty game with no quarter given, 1-0 win in the 99th minute.

[Tabasco Kid]

Love a game under the lights etc.  Home to Bolton tomorrow night and so far they’ve not showed much more than we have albeit two points ahead of us currently. Still they’re a big club and should bring a decent away following with a 1473 allocation given.

No Jay Jay Okocha or Djorkaeff featuring and no indication that Vernon Kay will be there.

Expecting a dirty game with no quarter given, 1-0 win in the 99th minute.

If Fred Dibnah was still with us, he would probably be trying to demolish the lift tower.

[Zen Master]

Whilst chain smoking and with no safety equipment. Flat cap not hard hat.

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https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-need-fresh-legs-as-brady-weighs-up-changes-for-bolton-wanderers-clash-4803593

[lordjord]

I imagine with Fosu and Roberts injury records there is a chance that at least on them will get rotated, obviously the fan in me does not want to see that as I want our best players to play. Eaves might make the bench, hopefully so. But either way hes obviously close to returning which will be a big boost. As much as our overall play has improved with the additional quality, I think a focal point up front is still something we would benefit from.

[SC Cobbler]

Be great to see Eaves get a few minutes. Feel like he's the missing piece at the moment.

[Tabasco Kid]

Morton will probably start, ahead of Roberts. I still think that the Notts County game is earmarked for Eaves to start in.

[Cordwainer2]

As its still p*ssing down, any chance of being off?

[threeinabed]

As its still p*ssing down, any chance of being off?

no

[threeinabed]

I imagine with Fosu and Roberts injury records there is a chance that at least on them will get rotated, obviously the fan in me does not want to see that as I want our best players to play. Eaves might make the bench, hopefully so. But either way hes obviously close to returning which will be a big boost. As much as our overall play has improved with the additional quality, I think a focal point up front is still something we would benefit from.

i think morton and hoskins start and we unleash fosu, roberts and eaves from the bench - its essentially a championship front 3!

[Mr Blobby]

Hi guys, looking forward to the game tonight but let’s hope this rain stops and doesn’t spoil things. We’ve had a lousy start so far, Evatt trying to be clever changing everything after our Wembley disaster but at least he’s admitted he got it completely wrong in our opening games which is quite something for him! We seem to be back on track now so will definitely be expecting to win tonight though we know it will be far from easy. It would be nice to see Eaves in tonight, he never really got much of a chance when he was at the Reebok so it would be good to see your giant against our giant Santos and see who comes off best. Anyway let’s hope it’s a good game and isn’t spoiled by poor refereeing as so many are? I think we’ve pretty much sold out our allocation so it should be a good atmosphere too as long as you don’t go and spoil it by winning!! 😁

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https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2024/october/01/matchday-arrangements--northampton-town-v-bolton-wanderers/

[Manwork04]

I have a horrible feeling he’s going to start the imp, this will result in disjointed play and the aforementioned having shots from all angles when there will be players better placed.
I therefore predict a 1-3 defeat, with a late Fosu consolation.

[Manwork04]

Hi guys, looking forward to the game tonight but let’s hope this rain stops and doesn’t spoil things. We’ve had a lousy start so far, Evatt trying to be clever changing everything after our Wembley disaster but at least he’s admitted he got it completely wrong in our opening games which is quite something for him! We seem to be back on track now so will definitely be expecting to win tonight though we know it will be far from easy. It would be nice to see Eaves in tonight, he never really got much of a chance when he was at the Reebok so it would be good to see your giant against our giant Santos and see who comes off best. Anyway let’s hope it’s a good game and isn’t spoiled by poor refereeing as so many are? I think we’ve pretty much sold out our allocation so it should be a good atmosphere too as long as you don’t go and spoil it by winning!! 😁

Are you lot coming by boat😀 no chance it will be off looking forward to the game as well.

[Terryfenwickatemyhamster]

As its still p*ssing down, any chance of being off?

Surely it’s a possibility. It’s been torrential for the last hour or so.

[DavCobb]

I have a horrible feeling he’s going to start the imp

Considering after winning (without him) and then losing (without him...bar a cameo), I'd say he will likely start. We need someone to take a decent pen.   

[DavCobb]

Surely it’s a possibility. It’s been torrential for the last hour or so.

Not sure about the pitch but I was teaching my daughter to drive (she passed yesterday, goodbye to Dad's taxi) on the west car park on Sunday. There are some pretty impressive puddles to drive through. It's good practice as firstly the bays are all numbered...plus it is like a rollercoaster to drive on.

[Bingers]

Hi guys, looking forward to the game tonight but let’s hope this rain stops and doesn’t spoil things. We’ve had a lousy start so far, Evatt trying to be clever changing everything after our Wembley disaster but at least he’s admitted he got it completely wrong in our opening games which is quite something for him! We seem to be back on track now so will definitely be expecting to win tonight though we know it will be far from easy. It would be nice to see Eaves in tonight, he never really got much of a chance when he was at the Reebok so it would be good to see your giant against our giant Santos and see who comes off best. Anyway let’s hope it’s a good game and isn’t spoiled by poor refereeing as so many are? I think we’ve pretty much sold out our allocation so it should be a good atmosphere too as long as you don’t go and spoil it by winning!! 😁

Ah Mr Blobby, I am just trying to weigh up the relative merits of the "big" teams in the division, how did you get on against Huddersfield? Do you see yourselves up there with them as promotion contenders?

[west stand oap]

As Huddersfield beat Bolton 4-0 and we beat Huddersfield 3-1 logic says we should win tonight 7-1.
Not much history with Bolton and our games rarely end in draws with just 2 from the 15 games, 5 wins for us and 8 for them. At home we have won 2, drawn 1 (last season) and lost 4, I well remember beating them 4-0 in our 1965-66 season in the top flight.
After an iffy start Bolton have won their last 2 games and I watched just over an hour of their game at Crawley when I was surprised that they conceded possession to Crawley (68.6%) although Crawley were impotent up front. Surprisingly Bolton have failed to score in 4 of their 7 games despite having some decent strikers.
Matt Corlett is our referee, in his second EFL season, and he has been busy with his cards handing out 28 yellows and 1 red in his 5 games. We had him twice last season and won both games, in October when we beat Reading 3-1 at home and in December when we won 2-1 at Lincoln so perhaps he could help us extend that run tonight. With a tough October we could do with picking up some points this evening.