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That was just city going back to an updated version of their proper badge.

I don’t think he’s mentally well. The media are taking advantage, to me.

Named no names, apart from fellow academy grad Nyambe.

Good chance he did want to go after Mowbray hung him out to dry on more than one occasion post Christmas. Something he never did to experienced defenders that were also dropping regular clangers.

That’s zero friendlies... https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/17787015.game-oldham-athletic-cancel-bolton-wanderers-friendly/

Has to be worth a look if no new LB is coming in. No way Bell can be first choice in a team with any aspirations, just a poor player at this level and no signs of improvement from what I’ve seen.

I’m going to say... yes.

Not without serious reinforcements to that defensive unit. I foresee more thrashings away from home.

I’m talking about last season. Of course he got stick he was making errors. Many posters wanted him to have competition, a better GK coach, not to just flog him.

Not remotely true that ‘well over half the board’ wanted him shipped out. He’s gone and that’s that, but don’t re-write history.

Extremely daft. Who doesn’t appreciate it? This board is always clamouring for academy lads to be played. From Travis to Buckley to Butterworth and on it goes.

He was

‘Rule of 3’ Nothing to see here.

I wasn’t massively upset by it, but then I wasn’t expecting a young loanee as a replacement.

Being a bit disingenuous there, yes he was making mistakes, but most knew he was full of potential. Talk was about competition and replacing the GK coach more than selling Raya.

To be fair, if we can’t take on face value TM’s comments that he needed to be sold so we could bring in players, we can’t his comments that he wanted to leave either.

What a silly comment. Ive never come across a Rovers fan that doesn’t LOVE seeing young lads coming through the academy.

@footballagent on Twitter, ain’t it?

Most fans I talk to realise we won’t ever particularly go anywhere with them (does League 1 count?), but yes we are totally reliant on them. Been some 9 years, hasn’t it?

Interesting, what do you like about Parker?

Are we? Not a lot of noise apart from the young loanee from City coming in. Hope you are right, because another young keeper and a young loanee at the back is nowhere near enough to improve what is a very poor defence.

I look at evidence, in all likelihood a 23 year old keeper will be sold for £3 million and replaced with a 23 year old loanee. The club needs to balance the books, fine. But even if Raya did want to leave, that doesn’t preclude experience being brought in as a replacement Along with the expected defensive signings, extremely odd business for a club with one of the worst defences in the EFL.

How is it ‘dreaming up scenarios’? The manager literally said last night we ‘sold the goalie to help buy a forward’ As said goalie is to be replaced by a loanee, that says to me that’s exactly what’s happened. Now if it’s all a game of poker and an experienced keeper and centre half are soon to emerge, then great, but don’t you like to bring up Occam’s razor?

Is that an admission that there is no master plan for an experienced keeper and defenders to be brought in? Feel free to be optimistic, but don’t get arsey with others if it’s proven to be unfounded.

No problem, got great game management has Bradley Johnson.