…away with anything but a good result.” On-loan striker Ivan Klasnic misses out with a calf problem and midfielder Gavin McCann is still sidelined by an ankle problem. However, Arsenal's on-loan England Under-21 international Jack Wilshere will make his…
…away with anything but a good result.” On-loan striker Ivan Klasnic misses out with a calf problem and midfielder Gavin McCann is still sidelined by an ankle problem. However, Arsenal's on-loan England Under-21 international Jack Wilshere will make his…
RELEGATION battles may be a foreign concept to Owen Coyle in his managerial career to date — but he knows better than to predict how many points it will take for Wanderers to call themselves officially safe this season. The Scot has never found
…visitors almost extended their lead in the 48th minute when Gavin McCann's clearance fell to El-Hadji Diouf. He smacked in a volley only for the Bolton midfielder to make amends and head the ball to safety over his own bar. The home side hit back but Gardner…
…his first start since August against Aston Villa recently. But he wasn't even in the squad for the Blackburn loss. Gavin McCann has been linked with several clubs this year and came in from the cold against Blackburn. Even established midfielder Matty…
We needed a win going into the international break and if we can get another three points against Blackburn then we'll jump up the table. When you win matches it gives you confidence so hopefully all the lads will be looking forward to our next match, especially with it being a local derby.
I enjoyed it on Sunday; it was a good match and one which we had to win
Sometimes you take one step backwards in order to take two steps forwards. I hope it will be like that … Sometimes games like this can help you.
We wanted to make ourselves solid … They didn't cause us a lot of problems. In the first half they had way more possession than us but it was mainly square and backwards. They had mainly long-range shots and we had the better chances.—Gary Megson, Buzzle
When you find your team playing well, as we were before the goal, you expect them to score at any moment and instead it comes from the opposition so it comes as quite a surprise … It is painful to lose but it is more painful when you think you didn't deserve to lose.—Gianfranco Zola, Buzzle