Bolton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic | Tuesday 21 January 2025 | Match Preview

shirty5 · January 21

Redhenry said:

shirty5 said:

Bolton fans are getting more restless game by game and us going in front tonight will show their anger towards Evett who has apologised after evidence was shown last night of him telling a few in the crowd to Foxtrot Oscar as he was walking down the tunnel at Halftime.

An Appleton scenario is unraveling up there

Kenny?

Not Everett. But I’m sure you knew that Henry

Gisappointed · January 21

I like Monte's squad but given they apparently like to play out from the back, I'd have Karoy instead of Berry (who thinks a tackle is something between his legs).

eastterrace6168 · January 21

Gisappointed said:

I like Monte's squad but given they apparently like to play out from the back, I'd have Karoy instead of Berry (who thinks a tackle is something between his legs).

ShootersHillGuru · January 21

After Rotherham it’s hard to predict anything but a defeat. Bolton 2 - Charlton 0

soapy_jones · January 21

I predict the following.
"That was not us"
"We didn't do the basics properly"
"We're a Championship team really"
Not necessarily in that order.

East Kent Addick · January 21

If Ramsay is ready to return I'd bin Gillesphey and Berry and go 442 with TC wide right midfield and Small wide left midfield and Godden starting up front with Leaburn. I'd also be tempted to replace AMB with Mannion. I don't rate Gillesphey at all and don't think Berry has got the energy to start twice a week but alongside Aneke and Kanu is a decent option off the bench.

MuttleyCAFC · January 21

Keep it the same and give them a chance to put it right.

boggzy · January 21

Honesty reckon we'll win.

Or another capitulation.

(It'll be 0-0 now...)

boggzy · January 21

For god's sake change the keeper though. Neither are ideal, but Mannion isn't as bad as AMB.

Fumbluff · January 21

3-0 Bolton…

KingKinsella · January 21

DyerConsequences said:

We've actually got a decent recent record of bouncing back when we concede 4 or more. The last 8 times we've done that in the League going back to February 2020 in the next 8 League games we've won 5, drawn 2, lost 1.

Bolton aren't playing well right now, and apparently was quite toxic on Saturday when they were losing to Cambridge. First goal is really important, if we get it and the crowd get on the team/Evatt's back I fancy us to win. Unfortunately starting games quickly has not been something we've been great at this season.

Fickle fans. Evatt is a good manager and has done well at the club, they have played good football for several seasons. They have had a horrid loss of form after that play-off final and have gradually recovered some of their confidence.
I bet they finish higher than us, whether we beat them or not.

Karim_myBagheri · January 21

Streams for tonight's game available for those not on sky and who have a masochistic sensibility?

CoveredEnd1905 · January 21

Mad that a win tonight would put us 4 points behind the playoffs with a game in hand and it feels like the season is over. 3 big games coming up where tonight is probably a must win. Pretty much every Bolton fan has turned on Evatt and could get nasty in there tonight if we're the better team. Good opportunity to use that in our favour.

Ultimately don't think we'll get playoffs in the end but it will defo be off if we lose tonight imo. Big game, give us something to cling onto lads.

Six-a-bag-of-nuts · January 21

soapy_jones said:

I predict the following.
"That was not us"
"We didn't do the basics properly"
"We're a Championship team really"
Not necessarily in that order.

To which the response should be "Off fcuk"
Not necessarily in that order

_MrDick · January 21

Another loss tonight, I reckon. If ever there was a bogey team, it’s Bolton Wanderers

MrOneLung · January 21

lose this - the season is properly over

Win, and we can keep on kidding ourselves playoffs are still a possibility, but really the season will be over as well

Taxi_Lad · January 21

If we win we’re 4pts off with a game in hand and half a season to go. Hardly all over is it🤷🏻‍♂️

hmmoore · January 21

BBC Showing game postponed

hmmoore · January 21

Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch · January 21

A win tonight and the players and NJ will certainly have something about them. Please god the post-match interview doesn't feature "learned a lot about some of my players tonight", "we looked tired", "they wanted it more" - all excuses need to be left in the hotel.

Siv_in_Norfolk · January 21

Taxi_Lad said:

If we win we’re 4pts off with a game in hand and half a season to go. Hardly all over is it🤷🏻‍♂️

This. That is where we are.

Crap as we've been... we are still in it

COYR

BansteadAddick · January 21

Badly need a win tonight to plug that gap. Bolton are hardly setting L1 alight with a draw against mighty Cambridge. Win and it keeps things alive, 0-0, no help at all.

killerandflash · January 21

The scheduling of this fixture isn't ideal. Bolton after playing at home on Saturday, are at home again, whereas end up with 2 consecutive long distance away games (3 including the cup game).

That leaves little training time between our 2 games, so realistically I'm not expecting much change to the system.