I reckon that's what Eddie Davies will choose to do at Bolton - although I have no evidence whatsoever to back that up. I wish I had so much money that £151 million didn't matter! I can't see it being on the Venky's list of options though.

I agree with you. Not just Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers either.

It's being @#/? up the wall from what I can see. The legacy of Coyle - an expensive error if ever I saw one.

Bolton Wanderers have the highest wage bill outside the Premier League. Being cut dramatically as we speak. The owner, Eddie Davies, is owed £151 million of that debt - which is interest free allegedly. So it's not as bad as it would first appear. Not good though! A lot of clubs in England in similar circumstances. For instance, Blackburn Rovers are £60 million in debt and reportedly losing £2 million a month! Anyone confirm that? Forget the local rivalries. The game is knackered. Incidentally, £151 million will buy you a lot of electric kettle elements!

RIP

RIP Kelbo from a Bowtener.

Just announced on SSN that the lad has died. Very very sad, whatever the circumstances. RIP.

And if had been you, or us, the club would have already been banned from the competition. If they can get away with the Tevez affair so lightly then they'll waltz away from this one. Mind you, they did win the World Cup don't cha know?

It's not a card. You're all delusional. Just learn to live with it.

I think we're all looking forward to that - and they're a very big club you know. They deserve success.

Shock! Barcodes fan claims Keegan cannot work miracles.

Step back from appointing your new manager for a minute. Does anyone, or at least anyone who isn't a blind Magpie diehard, really believe that Newcastle United handled the thing well? They had been tracking Allardyce for two years and finally got their man. He went into a club that was rotten to the core (still is) and got blown away in a matter of months. If they had given him time I believe he would have sorted the club out. We will never know. I don't want to spend any time in pulling his post apart. As I said elsewhere I am neither an apologist or a defender of Allardyce. The man's a tosser. But he is a very good manager and, if appointed and given time, he will do a very good job for Blackburn. As will Ince.

Good job they've got Keegan then! He'll make them break into the top four - after all they're a very big club.

I hadn't spotted that. Ho hum! My evil side hopes you get McLaren, by the way. (That's local rivalry for you!)

Not wishing to intrude too much on your private angst over the appointment of Thunder Thigh's successor, but I have read some amazing comments in this thread. None more baffling than "I would prefer McLaren to Allardyce" or some such tosh. I then read jim mk2's comments above and was thankful for some sanity. I am not an Allardyce apologist or supporter by any stretch of the imagination. He shat on my club regally when he left and did his utmost to take away or unsettle players and staff at that time. (But Hughesy will probably try that on with you. It's the way of the world sadly.) But please believe me, Allardyce is a very good manager and, were he to get the job at Blackburn, he would do a good job for you. In the time he managed Bolton we saw our share of long ball football. That's the sort of football that's called "direct" or "route 1" when practised by clubs such as Liverpool or Chelsea - but that's different somehow. We're a long ball team, you see. Just like Rovers are a brawling bunch of alehouse thugs. (You're not - but hey, stereotypes sell newspapers and keep lazy media commentators in jobs and on sofas!) Players like Hierro, Okocha, Djorkaeff, Campo, Anelka and, dare I say it, Djiouf have all brought memorable footballing moments to my club in recent years. World Cup Winners, European Nations Winners and Champions League Winners, all brought by the lure of long ball football at little old Bolton.? Not really. Newcastle screwed the relationship up, not Allardyce. Keegan is an accident waiting to happen, as his successor will be too. I smiled when they buggered it up and serves Sam right! He can still manage though. Having said that, I think Incey could be a good boss for you too. But McLaren.... Lordy!

Take this as sour grapes if you like, although it isn't. I think we had a lucky escape with Dunny. He's not set the heather on fire since his return to Ewood Park (although he played well against us). I always thought that he was a player who relied on pace, and from what I've seen he's lost a yard. That's crucial in this league. In the forthcoming pre-season he may re-discover that yard, but I doubt it.

Sorry, I can't take Jeff Winter seriously, no matter how accurate his comments are on this issue. The man is a prick.

Bill "Selwyn Froggitt" Maynard could often be seen at Filbert Street and latterly the Crispdome, watching his favourite team Leicester City until his ill health started around 2003. I understand that he has had a series of strokes.

Dunny plays a mean six-fingered banjo so he'll slot straight back in. The hills have eyes!

.. and I'm your 5,000th member. So a little respect is called for before you all start to climb into me