Andicis

Do whatever it takes to get Ebou Adams in the summer.

Forsyth....
 

Can I have a consonant please Paul...

Game turned on the Gayle injury and some bizarre subs and changes of formation, but as top sides tend to, we've found a way. Bolton came to have a go, but for all the bravado, they looked pretty toothless. They sit 4 points off us now with an inferior GD and hopefully that's the last we hear from them and their fans. 

What a win!!! The character to pull it off despite the injuries and being on the back foot. The mentality is different now, we have done all we had to do in our biggest game of the season. When your in-form goal scorer goes off injured after 20 minutes, you just think it’s going to be one of those days. Let’s hope it’s not too bad for Gayle.
The Posh-Pompey result is excellent for us too, Barnsley even more of a bonus.
4 points clear with 7 to play, we can do this. What a team, what a day, get the f*** in!!

@Wanderlust

Well done. Thought we deserved more but that's football.
See how it goes from here on in, but glad I don't have to watch that every week TBH.
We'll live 🙂

Bolton lose, Peterborough lose, Barnsley draw.
Derby win!!

Much as I love this club and forum I may have to log off for the next 15-20 mins.
Not sure my nerves can take it!
 

Waghorn is available, Washington and Collins both to come back. It’s not ideal but it’s not the end of things just yet. 

No reason to be so defeatist. It's a blow but we can still win, and Waghorn is fit and Collins won't be too far off.

No reason to be so defeatist. It's a blow but we can still win, and Waghorn is fit and Collins won't be too far off.

No reason to be so defeatist. It's a blow but we can still win, and Waghorn is fit and Collins won't be too far off.

Might not be a bad change from a bad situation adding another midfielder in there 

I think it’s a good game for him to come back in, he’s got that experience and calmness about him that could be vital today. 

Might have started Korey Smith, but otherwise I think with those missing, this is as good a side as we can put out. Big ask of Fozzy, who will surely not be fully sharp and fit, but I still think we can do this. 
COYR

Same team, let's come out quickly from the start. This is the kind of game that is usually extremely tentative with neither side wanting to lose, but I hope Warne emphasises aggression in attack from the start to seize the momentum and get the crowd going. We're coming into this in great form, let's not worry about Bolton. If we play as well as we have been, we can win this. 

Boro, Birmingham or Wycombe, and I have absolutely no sympathy and will happily join in. 

Yes how terrible. I imagine we would also surround a ref pleading for a red card for handball after the ball hits a goalkeeper’s chest. We won’ t mention disallowing a goal to give a penalty and awarding a penalty for a foul outside of the box as I am sure you came on here to apologise for all three of those events and Bolton magnanimously returned the three points after the game being the doyens of fair play that you clearly are. Bravo! 

*One relegation in 15 seasons 😂

You can’t make the point that if Gayle didn’t handle the ball, you’d be ahead of us, then just say “water under the bridge” when it’s pointed out that Bolton have directly benefited from a refereeing error this season too.
Had the referee correctly identified that Wildsmith didn’t handle the ball at the Toughsheet Stadium, and didn’t send him off, then we may have got at least a point from that game. That’s a swing of at least 3 points against an important promotion rival, meaning we would currently be 4 points clear rather than one.
We also conceded a last minute equaliser against Pompey which looked very much offside. Again, that’s a swing of 3 points. Add those two poor decisions together, and not only are we waving you goodbye in the distance, we’re top of the league.
But you can point to any given decision over the course of the season and say “what if?” I don’t think Gayle deliberately handled the ball. It was a handball, but the goalkeeper made up the ref’s decision by charging out and making contact.
We’re both in League 1, we both know the standard of refereeing leaves a lot to be desired. I’d argue we’ve been on the receiving end of poor officiating much more than we’ve benefitted this season.
At the end of the day, it’s tough sheet, and you just have to get on with it.

Oh the irony of a Bolton fan coming coming on here complaining about referees decisions 😂

Whilst the very slow mo version shows the ball hitting Gayle's arm, it's hardly cheating  nor is he a con man. Harsh words, imo.
Likewise the goalkeeper may have looked almost stationary to you in a slow mo replay, in real time he was thundering out of his goal.
So, a refereeing mistake.
Now, who benefitted from a refereeing mistake against us earlier in the season? 

How can you watch that and conclude Gayle dived into the keeper? He came flying out at Gayle and he had no chance of moving out of the way.
We were still fortunate, as even accidental handballs are punished in the opposition area. As this contact was milliseconds before the foul, I believe it would be awarded as a freekick to them? It's not conclusive that it was deliberate as someone rushing towards you would cause the instinctive hand raising to protect yourself.
However, in real time, it was almost impossible to tell if it was handball or not. What was obvious to everyone watching was the foul on Gayle.

If we go limply, try and be defensive as a 5 then I think it will be a huge blow.  At least play it to win for me.