If there's one crumb of comfort for Bolton fans... it's that Jason Lowe is still under contract and probably not going anywhere.

They're also a much weaker team without Harry Kane. That said I'd rather see a Liverpool v Ajax final than Liverpool v Spurs, so am hoping Ajax hold their nerve tonight.

Basically just giving Bolton time to appoint administrators in the proper manner. Assuming they do then that should be that. It was the Eddie Davies Trust that put the club into admin, not Anderson, which is no surprise. He'd let the club go to the wall if it earned him an extra pound.

That will be the scale of it. They'll do well not to be in League Two for the 20/21 season.

The court still has to accept Bolton's administration decision, so we'll see. I imagine they will though, the courts aren't in the business of liquidating football clubs. At that point it's a -12 deduction for next season and a two year transfer embargo. Then we'll see which vulture gets to the carcass first.

https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2019/may/a-note-from-from-the-chairman/ Great timing for another one of his blogs. Basically saying that the club is being put into administration.

Didn't realise there was that kind of history there. I suppose they're just as likely to promote another coach as the figurehead and let Messi continue to control the team.

From reading the live coverage on the Bolton news website it seems the main issue with administration is the ability to actually pay the administrators. It requires at least one month's worth of club funding. Also by the sounds of it Anderson stands to gain more financially from liquidation than administration...

It was a very poor performance. Barca looked utterly terrified after that first goal went in. Even at the end when they desperately needed to push to get a goal they were hilariously bad at trying to attack. Last season's capitulation to Roma could be seen as a fluke but, much like with PSG, when it happens two years in a row in such spectacular fashion there is clearly something fundamentally wrong with the mentality of the players in those squads. Granted both have won their domestic leagues at a canter but that is a very different scenario to knock-out ties. Much less pressure, especially when in Ligue 1 there is such a gap in quality between PSG and everyone else, and in La Liga the only competition for Barca this season has been a fairly average A. Madrid team, with Real tripping over their own shoelaces for most of the season and set to finish 3rd for the second year in a row. I believe this will also be the first time since the 13/14 season that Barca finish on less than 90 points, and only the second time in the last decade that has happened. Have to assume the manager will be off in the summer. Poch incoming perhaps?

Firstly you have to give credit to Liverpool tonight. A stunning performance at tail end of a very long season for them. They pressed Barcelona from the off and simply overpowered them with desire and workrate. No Salah or Firminho, lining up with the likes of Matip and Origi... just ridiculous. With that said, you'll rarely see a top team mentally collapse in the way Barcelona did tonight. As soon as the first goal went in their resolve began to crumble. Every player seemed to recede into a shell and it seemed inevitable that Liverpool would at the very least pull it level. It was one of the worst performances you'll ever see from a supposedly elite team, where not a single player comes out of the game with any credit. Messi and Suarez, totally useless. The defence a joke. The final goal summed it all up. It just shows that all the talent in the world means nothing if the mentality isn't there. That miss in the final seconds of the Nou Camp game will haunt Barcelona for years to come. Liverpool meanwhile may never perform better than they did tonight.

Absolute amateurism from Barcelona to just turn your back on a corner like that though. You wouldn't see it in the Sunday league.

Absolutely ridiculous. Barcelona totally humiliated. Where is Messi now? Needs to step up or his first leg performance means nothing.

You could see when the second goal went in that the Barcelona players were shellshocked. They were still competitive in the first half but Liverpool have been all over them this half. Amazing performance level from Liverpool considering the amount of games they've played, injuries, etc. I have no love for their fanbase but you can't help but respect this team and manager.

Liverpool have been incredible here. Barcelona were rocked when that first goal went in and haven't recovered at all.

I hope not. Williams has had a decent end to the season, but I'm fairly sure a Lenihan/Williams pairing over the course of a season will not be good enough to get us into playoff contention. Lenihan needs a good, experienced CB beside him to be most effective. It's an area we desperately need to strengthen in with Downing likely leaving and Mulgrew nowhere near good enough to play there anymore. Rodwell has also proven to be ineffective an a CB and may not be here next season either.

I think, again, if we're serious about promotion we need to be looking at better players than Vela. I think he'd be a good signing for a team looking to try and stay in the division, or a club like Ipswich looking to bounce straight back from L1, but if we're genuinely looking at a playoff push next season we have to be aiming higher.

Reed won't be coming back here, I'm sure of that. Even if he does go back out on loan I think it'll be with a club that can better utilise his talents. Wouldn't offer Rodwell a new contract. Plays fine when things are going well, totally ineffective when the going gets tough. Exactly the type of player we need to avoid.

Unlikely, but we have so many other positions that need addressing that I'm not sure how many we can realistically expect to bring in at CM. Especially if we can't shift Evans or Smallwood. We might get one more in, a loan perhaps, but that would likely mean Davenport going back out on loan. I am not optimistic.

The long ball stat doesn't surprise me but it maybe does shed some light on why Dack's form has been so inconsistent. Some games he's just been rubbish, but no attacking midfielder wants to play in a team where the ball is constantly flying over their head. Graham has done an excellent job holding up play and winning knock downs, but I hope we begin to change our style next season to have the ball on the deck more often.

From recollection there was barely any interest in him even when we were relegated, can't imagine that will have changed based on this season and with his new contract in play. Unfortunately I think we'll be seeing Evans at the club for some time to come.

He's 31 in November as well so at the wrong end of his career unfortunately. It's a shame he wasn't properly utilised when we brought him back to the club in the 13/14 season. Not a Bowyer type player sadly, with a different manager in charge he could have really helped push us forward. He only lasted half a season under GB. I believe Judge signed a new 2 year deal at Ipswich last month so I imagine he's there for at least the next season. If they fail to get promoted I could see him moving elsewhere if he has a good year. Evans/Travis/Davenport might be an acceptable three to rotate in those positions. If it was up to me Evans would never have been given a new contract but now that he has I fear we'll have little choice but to try and make use of him. As for Smallwood, unless we release him on a free I can't see much interest in his services. Another one whose new contract will hinder the need to move him on.

I don't think Raya will ever be that good, but the potential is still there to be a decent Championship level keeper. He's still young for his position. We need to bring in a proper keeper for Raya to learn from, and perhaps upgrade the coaching staff too - across the board. I'm not sure what they do on a daily basis but I don't think any of our players have improved on their weaknesses over the course of the season, in some cases they seem to have gotten worse. That points to a lack of direction and/or quality coaching on the training pitch, and is something that could really hinder our younger talents if it isn't addressed soon.

We absolutely have to stop with this 45 minute mentality. Failing to start games properly has killed us this season. The amount of 0-0 first half scores at Ewood must be close to if not a record? Hopefully Mowbray will bring in better players over the summer and have the courage to let them play from the first whistle. As it stands we handicap ourselves in many matches with poor first half performances.

Chapman has some clear ability but unfortunately with his injury record we can't go into a season relying on him as long-term first choice. Until he's had a decent period of full fitness and 90 min games we have to assume he will only be able to play a bit-part role.

He's had a decent enough end to the season at CB, but must not be considered first choice going into next season. We need a much better player to partner Lenihan long-term. Del is an acceptable back up but that is all.