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Post by pauljpwleisure on Dec 12, 2011 15:24:50 GMT 8
marco, the former is correct, so no issues, thanks for message
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Post by feindouno on Dec 12, 2011 21:56:32 GMT 8
For the interest of those who might be curious, Luke Woodland is in the youth setup of Bolton Wanderers in Football Manager 2012.
Looking forward to him representing our country.
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Post by jpmanahan on Dec 13, 2011 6:56:05 GMT 8
Agreeing with everyone. The best person to talk to right now is Rob Gier, sir. Since he has some free time in his hands due to his injury, he can keep tabs on the progress of your kid, sir. Just to smooth things over, it is suggested that he secure a Philippine passport
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Post by Wiking on Dec 14, 2011 9:17:46 GMT 8
Paul,
I just got a message today. Check your PM asap.
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Post by faridoon on Dec 16, 2011 11:04:21 GMT 8
Under-18s: Crewe 2 Wanderers 1 Posted on: Mon 21 Nov 2011
The Bolton Wanderers Under-18s team slipped to defeat at the weekend, losing 2-1 against Crewe Alexandra.
The Whites went into the break occupying a 1-0 lead after Dylan Wolstenholme latched on to a great pass from Luke Woodland to find the back of the net with a finish from 12 yards out with 20 minutes played. But the game was turned on its head after half-time when the
Railwaymen struck deflected goals on 65 and 75 minutes to take all the points.
Offering an assessment of the game, Head Coach David Lee said: "We played well in the first half. We kept a lot of possession and Dylan scored a well-worked goal.
"In the second half we conceded two deflected goals, but we still created chances to add to our tally. We were denied a draw, if not a win, by a mixture of good goalkeeping and good defending.
"The game is a learning curve for the players because they will get an understanding of how they can close out games from a winning position.
"The positives were that two players were promoted to play in the reserves on Tuesday (Chris Lester and Andy Kellett) and that bodes well for the academy."
Wanderers: Fielding, Matthews, Maher, Threlkeld, Dennis, Wolstenholme, Colman, Woodland, Clough (Youngs 60), Iliev, Caton (Lester 60)
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Post by Wiking on Dec 16, 2011 11:09:11 GMT 8
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Post by faridoon on Dec 16, 2011 11:16:42 GMT 8
Friday, 30 July 2010 African team wins first Milk Cup
Etoile Lusitana lit up the Milk Cup final on Friday night to take the trophy to Africa for the first time, following a 2-1 win over Premiership side Bolton Wanderers in the Premier Final.
The Senegalese side sparkled, but none more so than Joao Mario Nunez Fernandes, who scored two first half-time goals.
Luke Woodlands scored a late header but it was too little, too late.
There was disappointment for Northern Ireland, who lost 3 nil to the United States in the elite final. The Americans just had too much steel for Nl.
In the Junior Final Chelsea won out 3-0. Jonathan Swift set up the first, scored the second and was fouled for the penalty which gave Chelsea the third.
© UTV News
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Post by faridoon on Dec 16, 2011 11:18:29 GMT 8
Milk Cup: Africans clinch maiden victory Etoile Lusitana 2 Bolton Wanderers 1
Saturday, 31 July 2010
Etoile Lusitana became the first African side to taste Milk Cup glory last night as they lifted the Premier Section trophy.
The Senegalese outfit triumphed 2-1 over Bolton Wanderers at a rain swept Ballymena Showgrounds in front of a sizeable crowd.
Luis Norton de Matos said: “It’s a wonderful night, because if we think about this project, we have only six months together.
“As Bono from U2 said ‘it is magnificent tonight’. We have had a really good relationship between our players and the Irish public this week and I am very happy to see how sport does things like that.
“It is very important for Senegal and for Africa, because there are very good players in Africa, so a victory like this in Europe can help.
“For me it isn’t a surprise, but it is so good to do well and the level of the games are high and very strong.”
Etoile raced into a two goal half time lead with a brace from Joao Fernandes, as the skilful frontman earned a share of the Golden Boot in the Premier Section.
In the sixth minute it was Fernandes who struck a delightful half volley on the turn to give Etoile the early advantage.
It was his sixth goal of Milk Cup week and settled any nerves the boys in pink might have had coming into the final.
Goal number seven for Fernandes wasn’t long in arriving as Etoile doubled their advantage three minutes before the half-time interval.
Neat football on the edge of the Bolton box from Idrissa Camara fed it into the path of Fernandes who refused to panic until he worked space for an opening to fire home from 10 yards.
With just nine minutes left on the clock Wanderers set-up a grandstand finish as Luke Woodland found himself all alone from James Caton’s corner and duly obliged by heading home, to leave the score at 2-1.
Despite a late flurry of activity from the boys from the Reebok Stadium it was Etoile who held on, to spark jubilant scenes from their players and adopted fans at the Ballymena Showgrounds.
Elsewhere and Manchester United, who made a much earlier than expected exit from the main tournament, found some consolation by claiming the Slemish trophy with a 4-1 win over Hartlepool United.
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Post by faridoon on Jan 11, 2012 13:08:31 GMT 8
Under-18s: Manchester United 3 Bolton 3 Posted on: Mon 09 Jan 2012 Wanderers' Under-18s side warmed up for their midweek FA Youth Cup clash against Southampton by slugging out an entertaining 3-3 draw with Manchester United on Saturday lunchtime.
James Caton gave the scholars the perfect start by converting from the penalty spot in the first minute after Dylan Wolstenholme had been upended inside the area.
After Bolton were pegged back by Jack Rudge on 15 minutes, Chris Lester restored the Whites' lead when he rounded-off a swift counter-attack to finish well from 12 yards out.
United, however, were back on level terms for a second time just before half-time when Sam Byrne made it 2-2 with a header that found the net via the underside of the crossbar.
A Glenn Matthews free-kick saw Wanderers take the lead for the third time on 65 minutes and although Bolton looked set to take all the points, they were denied seven minutes from time when Luke Hendrie levelled with a close-range finish.
Head Coach David Lee said: "We played some good football and created several chances. I've got to give credit to my players for scoring three goals against Manchester United.
"Overall it's a good start after the Christmas break, but I believe we must learn to defend better from set-piece situations."
Wanderers: Fielding, Colman(Threlkeld 75), Matthews, Hampson, Dennis, Wolstenholme, Lester, Woodland, Clough, Youngs( Iliev 70), Caton
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Post by faridoon on Jan 22, 2012 14:02:34 GMT 8
Bolton’s Cup Hopes Take a Beating
Thursday January 12th, 2012
Bolton went out of the FA Youth Cup on Wednesday night, despite putting in a solid performance at the Reebok. Saints were favourites to advance to the next round, but were made to work for it by a spirited Wanderers side, having to fight back from a goal down to secure victory.
Southampton's defenders had a distinct size advantage. The Whites started slowly, with Southampton passing the ball well and leaving their opposite numbers chasing shadows. Bolton looked incapable of dealing with their opponents’ pace and movement, but Saints failed to find the final ball needed to really open-up the home defence. The young Trotters didn’t help their own cause, as Lewis Fielding sent every goal kick sailing towards the heads of the Wanderers’ strikers, who were dwarfed by the away side’s defence; resulting in little possession for Lee and Kelly’s boys.
However, Saints’ dominance was not to last. Bolton slowly came to grips with the pace of the game, and pulled themselves back into the match through sheer determination. As Bolton began closing-down swiftly in all areas, Saints’ neat passing game started to unravel. When Saints gave the ball away cheaply in midfield, it fell to the extremely impressive James Caton. Caton skilfully moved the ball forward and fed striker Zach Clough, who showed quick thinking and equally quick feet to return the ball to Caton, who had continued his run. It was bad luck that the pass sped just beyond him on the slick pitch, when he would have been through on goal. It was a sign of things to come from Caton, who had the beating of his fullback all night.
Southampton remained dangerous, thanks mostly to basic errors from the home side. A routine ball into the box was spilt by Fielding and fell to Jordan Turnbull. Turnbull’s snap-shot looked goal-bound, but Andy Kellett was on hand to clear off the line and save his goalkeeper’s blushes. It was Kellett’s first real involvement, but it was certainly not his last.
Wanderers were looking dangerous, and didn’t have to wait long for another good opportunity. Luke Woodland won the ball with a tough tackle in midfield. He got his head up and, displaying both composure and ability, released Caton on the left. Caton carried the ball to the byline, before drilling the ball across the face of goal. Woodland had made a lung-bursting run to try and get on the end of Caton’s cross, but was just inches beyond him.
Bolton continued to pressure, forcing Southampton to play long, and it was from a long-pass that Saints found an opening. As Wanderers pressed up the pitch, the ball was lost and Southampton hit it forward. The ball was collected well, drawing a foul from Oscar Threlkeld in a dangerous position and Corby Moore’s resulting free kick thumped the upright.
Flying winger James Caton skins his man. Caton continued to impress, but the next chance came down Wanderers’ right. Kellett, operating at right back, won the ball with a sliding tackle and came away with it. Beating two men, Kellett drove forward and played an inch-perfect through ball. Inexplicably, the linesman raised his flag with two Bolton players through and clear. It was a poor decision, and the crowd let him know it. Kellett continued to threaten, and it was another run and through ball that led to the corner from which Bolton broke the deadlock. An in-swinger from Glenn Matthews was met by Threlkeld, who got both power and direction on his header and buried the ball past a flailing Steven Mowthorpe.
Bolton continued to play some good stuff, though Dylan Wolstenholme and Chris Lester were often guilty of giving the ball away and allowing moves to break down. Nevertheless, Wanderers finished the half strongly and looked good value for the lead they took in at the break.
Southampton clearly got a talking-to at half time, as they came out fighting. Wanderers continued to threaten through Caton, but possession was increasingly with Saints. Under pressure, Bolton reverted to long-ball tactics; and it cost them dearly. Southampton won a header in midfield and the ball was played wide to Jake Sinclair. The tricky striker dribbled forward at pace and centred a great cross which was headed home by Moore.
Bolton produced a few good moments, with Caton always dangerous and Woodland showing some good passing, but Saints became more and more dominant, especially down their right. The home side responded by replacing Wanderers left back Glenn Matthews, who had struggled, with Niall Maher. Maher went to right back, with Kellett reverting to his usual left back role. The move worked to solidify Wanderers’ left, but it was the centre of Bolton’s defence that would be their undoing.
Ben Dennis dominates in the air. Bolton’s captain, Ben Dennis, had impressed. Dennis is terrific in the air and comfortable on the ball, but his tendency to over-play would cost Bolton the game. The Bolton stopper made a good interception and had plenty of time to clear to touch. Instead, the captain decided to play his way forward and lost the ball in midfield to Jack Stephens. Stephens drove forward, and Dennis’s wild lunge failed to win back the ball, which was slotted through to Sinclair. Wanderers appealed for offside, and Sinclair did appear to be a good yard beyond the last defender, but the flag stayed down allowing Sinclair to coolly slot the ball past Fielding and give Southampton the lead.
Wanderers looked visibly drained and with Kellett exhausted, after two swashbuckling displays in 3 days, it was left to Caton to try and drag his side back into it. Bolton brought off both forwards, who had worked hard and caused Saints problems; the changes serving only to blunt the home side’s cutting edge. With Caton now moved upfront and Elliot Newby brought on to play on the left wing, Bolton’s creativity all but disappeared. Striker Saul Hamer, on as a sub, gave a lack-lustre display and refused to chase or compete in the air. So, having fought hard for most of the game, the last ten minutes saw Wanderers go out of the cup with a whimper.
There were still flashes of Bolton’s earlier quality, with Woodland showing a great range of passing and Caton having one last mazy run, but it was never going to be enough. The end of the game shouldn’t detract from what was a decent display from the lads in White and there was plenty for Wanderers fans to be proud of. Ultimately, the better side won; but it was a close-run thing.
Bolton (4-4-2): Fielding 5, Matthews 5, Threlkeld 6, Dennis 6, Kellett 7, Lester 6, Wolstenholme 5, Woodland 7, Caton 8, Clough 5, Youngs 6.
Move of the Match: Andy Kellett won the ball with a sliding tackle. Managing to retain the ball, he ran 40 yards, beating 2 players in the process. His pass was inch-perfect, but a poor offside decision cost Wanderers a goal.
Man of the Match: James Caton. A superb display from the young winger, who combined skill and pace with terrific work rate.
Honourable mentions: Andy Kellett was, again, very good. Ben Dennis put in a good display, before souring it by losing his head; as well as losing Bolton the game. Luke Woodland took a while to get going, but he grew in influence and gave a good all-round display.
Opposition watch: Jake Sinclair. It was between the young Southampton striker and Bolton’s James Caton for the “most dangerous player on the pitch” award, but with a goal and assist the Saint’s player edged it.
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Post by faridoon on Jan 22, 2012 15:56:29 GMT 8
Under-18s: BWFC 1 Southampton 2 Posted on: Sat 21 Jan 2012 Wanderers' under-18 side slipped to a narrow defeat against Southampton in the FA Youth Cup fourth round in what was a game of two halves at the Reebok Stadium.
In front of the watching Owen Coyle, the Whites took a first half lead when Oscar Threlkeld superbly powered home a header from a Glenn Matthews corner, only for the Saints to claw their way back into the contest after the break.
Corby Moore levelled the contest, planting a header beyond Lewis Fielding in the Bolton goal before Jake Sinclair won the game with a clever finish late on.
After a closely contest opening ten minutes, the only difference between the two sides was a couple of miss-place passes that allowed the hosts to build on a somewhat sprightly start.
On one particular occasion the Southampton left winger Samuel McQueen was sent sprawling by a combination of Andy Kellett and Oscar Threlkeld after Wanderers had conceded possession in midfield.
From the resulting set piece Saints skipper Corby Moore superbly whipped his effort from 25 yards up and over the Bolton wall but was denied by the post.
Wanderers' main threat came down the flanks. James Caton twice came close to skipping away from his marker but was halted by some clever Southampton defending whilst on the right side Andy Kellett, a natural left footer playing at right-back, found space in which to raid forward and test the Southampton keeper from distance.
Both sides continued to exchange blows, and it was Wanderers who rocked their opponents on the half hour mark.
A flurry of corner kicks for the home side paid dividends when defender Threlkeld rose highest in a crowded Southampton penalty area to power home a header from Glenn Matthews' inswinging kick.
Wanderers continued to press forward and came within a whisker of doubling their lead when United Arab Emirates-born Luke Woodland's rasping drive whistled past the post via a deflection.
At half time the game was still very much in the balance and one sensed there was more to come from both sides.
The early exchanges of the second 45 were largely dominated by the Trotters.
Tom Youngs should have doubled the lead within minutes of the restart, glancing a header wide when unmarked after some quick thinking from Caton and Zach Clough down the left flank.
Towering skipper Ben Dennis then forced a smart reflex save from Saints goalkeeper before arguably against the run of play the visitors drew level.
McQueen wriggled away down the left and his low powerful cross was glanced into the net by skipper Corby Moore from just inside the penalty area.
Livewire Sinclair, who had looked a threat all night, was almost gifted a goal when Wanderers stopper Lewis Fielding fumbled a cross at the striker's feet, only for the Saints striker to slice his shot horribly wide.
Though Sinclair didn't have to wait long to find the back of the net as the visitors took the lead. A marauding run from right-back Jack Stephens saw him skip past a couple of Wanderers tackles before slipping a cute ball into Sinclair's path. The number nine took one touch before prodding the ball under the body under the onrushing Fielding.
David Lee and Tony Kelly responded by throwing on Niall Maher, Elliott Newby and Saul Hamer from the bench in an attempt to breach the Saints rearguard for a second time.
Though for all Wanderers' endeavours, a lack of creativity and ideas in the final third meant their efforts to conjure up an all-important equaliser proved fruitless.
Wanderers: Fielding, Matthews (Maher 65), Kellett, Dennis, Threlkeld, Wolstenholme, Lester, Woodland, Clough (Newby 81), Youngs (Hamer 70), Caton (Unused substitutes: Ole-Sievers, Colman)
Southampton: Mowthorpe, Stephens, Shaw (O'Sullivan 89), Ward-Prowse, Mugabe, Turnbull, Chambers, Moore, Sinclair, Curtis, McQueen (Reed 81) (Unused substitutes: Johns, Young, Bowman)
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Post by faridoon on Jan 26, 2012 11:53:17 GMT 8
Reserves: Sunderland 1 Wanderers 0 Posted on: Wed 25 Jan 2012 Tyrone Mears completed a successful 90 minutes of action in his comeback from injury in Wanderers' slender defeat against an experienced Sunderland reserve side at the Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground.
The attacking right-back played just his second game since breaking a leg in a pre-season training session, with the first a recent behind-closed-doors affair against Blackpool.
In a game that was played in bitterly cold conditions, a solitary Ryan Noble goal was the difference between the two sides as the hosts capitalised on their early dominance.
In truth Wanderers got better as the game wore on and ended the contest with two of David Lee and Tony Kelly's scholars, Chris Lester and Luke Woodland, operating in midfield.
There was also valuable game time for Robbie Blake, Tom Eaves, Joe Riley and skipper Mark Connolly, who alongside Tom Eckersley, looked assured and assertive at the heart of the defence throughout.
Bolton's early promise came down the right flank, with Mears and Blake combining well on a number of occasions, with the first attempt of note coming after some clever link up play. The pair combined to tee up Adam Blakeman who shanked an effort from the edge of the area wide.
Aside from that early effort, Graig Gordon in the Sunderland goal remained relatively untroubled.
Instead Jay Lynch in the Bolton goal had to be on his toes on a number of occasions. Egyptian international Ahmed Elmohamady robbed Riley in the left-back area before squaring to the onrushing Craig Lynch who could only blaze over the crossbar.
It was a warning shot from the hosts, and one Wanderers failed to adhere to.
A succession of Sunderland corners culminated in a series of ricochets allowing for Craig Lynch to catch a loose ball on the sweetspot and leave his namesake Jay Lynch in the Bolton goal helpless as his effort thundered into the top corner.
Dong-Won, a close friend of Wanderers star Chung-Yong Lee, should then have doubled the hosts lead but instead stumbled inside the six yard box.
The Black Cats were clearly out to prove a point in front of the onlooking first team boss Martin O'Neill.
Elmohamady then inexplicably opted to pass when baring down on goal allowed Tom Eckersley to make an all-important tackle before the lively Sunderland right-sider then stung the palms of Jay Lynch with an effort from an acute angle.
As half-time approached John Henry's side somewhat stemmed the flow of Sunderland attacked and managed a couple of their own notable efforts.
Liam Irwin won possession in a dangerous area before linking up well with Blake and scooping an effort narrowly over the crossbar.
The second period started in a more cautious manner. Wanderers enjoyed copious amounts of possession but found themselves up against a resolute Sunderland rearguard, with Eaves putting in plenty of hard graft with little reward.
Though Eaves' strike partner Michael O'Halloran should probably have had the ball in the net just after the hour mark. The young Scottish striker did well to power his way through a couple of Sunderland defenders in a congested area following Blake's clever dinked pass but couldn't get significant purchase on a left foot effort from six yards out.
The constant flow of chances somewhat subsided, though there were some neat and tidy touches from Mears down the right flank whilst Connolly successfully snuffed out any threatening Sunderland attacks with some rugged tackling.
As the referee called time on a somewhat drab second 45, the majority of 727 crowd still left the ground happy, whilst John Henry and co were left to lick their wounds after a narrow defeat to the side currently leading the way in the Premier Reserve League North.
Sunderland: Gordon, Marrs, Liddle, Reed, Turner, Bagnall, Elmohamady (Deacon 68), Meyler, Campbell (Watson 80), Dong-Won (Tounkara 68), Lynch (Unused substitutes: King, Armstrong)
Wanderers: Lynch, Mears, Riley, Eckersley, Connolly, Blakeman, Blake, Irwin (Woodland 66), Eaves (Lester 73), O'Halloran, Obadeyi (Unused substitutes: Fielding, Maher, Battersby)
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Post by faridoon on Jan 29, 2012 13:45:33 GMT 8
Turelkeld 18, Clough 23, Woodland 71
Match reports Sat 28 Jan 2012, 1:43PM Posted by Emily Brobyn
A superb away performance from Bolton Wanderers condemned City to defeat in the Barclays Premier Academy League.
For the second week running Adam Sadler was without several of his key players, with Jordi Hiwula, Alex Henshall, Albert Rusnak and George King all absent from the starting line-up, forcing Sadler to field a less experienced side.
The visitors shone from the start, piling on the pressure and eager to carve out early openings. City did well initially to absorb the advances from Bolton, with goalkeeper Angus Gunn producing a fine save to deny Luke Woodland early on.
But it was the Trotters who took the lead, with Oscar Turelkeld's stunning shot from the edge of the area dipping in over Gunn to give Wanderers the advantage.
Minutes later Bolton made it two when Zach Clough rounded a committed Gunn to slot home and double the visitor's lead.
City looked out-of-sorts and struggled to contain Bolton and their constant advances. Wanderers were only too happy to take advantage of the Blues' hesistancy when in possession.
Further chances for the away side came through Chris Lester, with Gunn forced into making some important saves to keep Bolton's scoring to a minimum. City pressed for a route back into the game but Bolton consistently thwarted the Blues' attack, with Sadler's lads looking short on ideas and confidence.
But Bolton remained resilient in defence and well-organised, coping well with any pressure from City, and gained the initiative again to find a third goal.
With 71 minutes gone, Woodland ran from his own area to fire a looping shot from 20 yards over Gunn into the net. It was no less than the visitors deserved, with a wonderful goal capping a fine display from Bolton.
With City outwitted in possession and Bolton ruthless in attack, the visitors played out the remainer of the game to seal a comfortable and impressive victory at Platt Lane.
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Post by jpmanahan on Jan 31, 2012 3:05:12 GMT 8
He has been called up for England u-17 duty for the Algarve Tournament.
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Post by fadzki on Jan 31, 2012 9:15:54 GMT 8
He has been called up for England u-17 duty for the Algarve Tournament. did some of our fil-english players have ever been called up to represent England when they where younger?
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