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BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Striker Dalby in demand
Bolton Wanderers have joined Wigan Athletic and Blackpool in the race to sign ex-Wrexham striker and free agent Sam Dalby, who spent last season on loan at Dundee United. (Football League World), externalRead the rest of Friday's Scottish gossip.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Buff: Fredi Bobbins and a tale of terrible League One predictions
The Buff: Fredi Bobbins and a tale of terrible League One predictions (Image: PA) WELCOME back to a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious episode of The Buff Podcast, bringing you all the best Bolton Wanderers content in the off-season! Sure, Marc might have been off jobs" target="_blank">work this week and, sure, Henry is still confused about the pronunciation of sporadic, but that doesn't mean we can't bring you another episode to liven your summer. Advertisement This week, we look at Fergal Harkin's interview with the club, analysing what direction the club could take under the new sporting director and whether pushing the younger players can be a policy that works for the Whites. Marc and Henry look back to the predictions they made last August and how woefully wide of the mark they were, particularly when it came to Bristol Rovers. The Bolton News published their top 50 Premier League players this week - and we run down numbers 50 to 25, with a few surprising names making the list. And, as ever, we answer your email questions - so keep those requests coming in! We have a special offer for Buff listeners - with up to 40 per cent off subscription to The Bolton News. Visit our special discount page to get three months of unlimited articles for £3 OR a whole year for just £31. For more details please CLICK HERE. Click BELOW to listen to the podcast direct on The Bolton News website. Advertisement The Buff is also available on Apple Google, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts if you wish to have the episode download straight to your phone or tablet every single week. If you are interested in sponsoring or advertising on the podcast, contact our advertising department on Do you want to join our Buff Fantasy League this season? If so CLICK HERE Remember, it isn't just a podcast, it's The Buff Podcast. And we're here every Friday. If you want to get in contact with the show, please email thebuffmail@ or tweet Marc on @MarcIles and @Henry__Hewitt And please, please leave a review. We work hard to put these episodes out every single week, in-season and out, and the more feedback we get, the better the product. Having said all that, we are currently only accepting five-star ratings, as all the other ratings are broken.
Wales Online
5 days ago
- Sport
- Wales Online
Tonight's Swansea City transfer news as offer made for defender and Darling close to decision
Tonight's Swansea City transfer news as offer made for defender and Darling close to decision The latest news from the Stadium Centre-half Ricardo Santos is leaving Bolton Wanderers at the end of June Here's your round-up of all the latest Swansea City news for Wednesday, May 28. Swans 'offer contract' to free agent Swansea City have reportedly offered a contract to outgoing Bolton Wanderers defender Ricardo Santos. The 29-year-old is a free agent having seen out his contract with the League One outfit, and Football League World claims the Swans, along with Championship rivals Sheffield Wednesday, have now submitted an offer. Sign up to the Swansea City WhatsApp service to get breaking news and top stories sent to your phone Santos has also been linked with Derby County recently, and leaves Bolton having made 25 league appearances last season. Club sources have played down suggestions that a move to bring Santos SA1 is on the cards, although a new centre-back is likely to be on the agenda this summer, regardless of whether out-of-contract star Harry Darling decides to extend his stay at the club. Santos spent a total of five years with Bolton, and won promotion from League Two in his first season before taking the captain's armband between 2021 and 2024. The second half of last season was a testing time for Santos, who suffered rom a chronic pelvic injury that kept him out for three months. Nevertheless, he has still been tipped to the make the step up to the second tier. Darling decision close Harry Darling is close to making a decision on his future, WalesOnline understands. Darling, whose current Swans deal comes to an end this summer, has been pondering an improved contract offer from the club over the last few weeks, with his situation attracting interest from several other clubs. Wrexham and Birmingham City are among those keeping a close eye on developments, and there's an acceptance among Swansea's powerbrokers that Darling is likely to be entertaining offers from elsewhere. It's understood there is still some hope Darling will commit his future to the club, although confidence has clearly waned over the last week or so. Either way, a decision over what comes next is believed to be imminent. Quartet called up to under-21s Four Swansea City youngsters have been named in Matty Jones' latest Wales under-21s squad for the upcoming friendly with Norway in Spain. Sign up to our Swansea City newsletter here. Joe Cotterill and Cameron Cogreve, both of whom were included in Craig Bellamy's senior training camp earlier this month, join Cameron Congreve and Evan Watts in this latest squad, which will head out to Malaga to take on the Norwegians on Friday night. Article continues below This clash will be their final game before the start of their 2027 U21 Euro qualifying campaign, which gets under way later this year. Cymru U21: Evan WATTS (Swansea City), Lewys BENJAMIN (Wolves), Luke ARMSTRONG (Cardiff City), Archie HARRIS (AFC Bournemouth), Luey GILES (Cardiff City), Zac WILLIAMS (Crewe Alexandra), Ben HAMMOND (Nottingham Forest), Thierry KATSUKUNYA (Aston Villa), Dylan LAWLOR (Cardiff City), Sam PARKER (Swansea City), Alex WILLIAMS (West Bromwich Albion), Rhys THOMAS (Man City), Joel COTTERILL (Swansea City), Kai ANDREWS (Coventry City), Jonathan BLAND (Barnsley), Joel COLWILL (Cardiff City), Troy PERRETT (Cardiff City), Cian ASHFORD (Cardiff City), Tanatswa NYAKUHWA (Cardiff City), Cameron CONGREVE (Swansea City), Chris POPOV (Leicester City).
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
The key dates for Wanderers and their rivals ahead of transfer window
With the summer transfer window opening this weekend, here are all the key dates you need to make note of. The EFL window begins from Sunday, June 1 but will only stay open for 10 days initially. It will then close again until Monday, June 16 when it will remain open until deadline day on Monday, September 1. The deadline has also been brought forward to 7pm, which means clubs will be required to complete deals before the usual 11pm cut-off point. The EFL explained why the changes have been made for the upcoming window in an official update earlier this month. It read: 'Due to an additional FIFA Club World Cup registration period introduced ahead of the start of the FIFA Club World Cup, the EFL and its clubs have agreed that the summer transfer window shall operate for an additional 10-day period from Sunday, June 1 2025 to 19:00 on Tuesday, June 10 2025. 'This is due to the transfer window being unable to exceed a total of 89 days. 'The FIFA regulation on this matter permits the member associations of clubs playing in the FIFA Club World Cup to establish this exceptional registration period, and there is therefore likely to be considerable transfer activity taking place across the world's major leagues during this time. READ MORE: Bolton Wanderers prediction made in early 2025/26 League One table 'The EFL therefore believes that its clubs should also have the opportunity to be active in the market at this time. 'The FIFA Club World Cup is set to take place between 14 June 2025 and 13 July 2025.' Steven Schumacher is heading into his first summer as Wanderers boss, having succeeded Ian Evatt in the hot seat several months ago. The head coach will be looking to put his stamp on the squad following the departures of Ricardo Santos, Gethin Jones and Nathan Baxter, which were confirmed in the retained list several weeks ago. Supporters are also eagerly awaiting the 2025/26 fixture release, which takes place at 12pm on Thursday, June 26.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Julian Darby provides unifying moment for Wanderers to get season back on track
FOR the first time since the uncertain days of Covid, Project Restart and Kitchen Discos, Bolton Wanderers found themselves without a manager. Ian Evatt had built a squad to his blueprint over four-and-a-half years and had been given licence to spend seven figures on Joel Randall less than a fortnight before the walked out of the doors for good. His relationship with the Bolton fans had deteriorated to the point that separation felt inevitable, yet with half a season left to run there was no time to navel gaze. Wanderers needed to make some good decisions, fast. With Evatt's right-hand men Matt Gilks, Stephen Crainey and Pete Atherton also gone, the Whites turned to one of their own to take interim charge. Julian Darby had 40 years earlier turned professional with his hometown club and had already lived the boyhood dream of progressing through the system to play more than 300 games for the club between 1986 and 1995. Now in charge of the Under-18s – themselves in the midst of a successful campaign – 'Jules' was asked to step up, with B Team coaches Andy Taylor and Andy Tutte for company. CHAPTERS Post-Wembley discussion paves the way for a rocky season at Bolton Wanderers Brand Evatt comes under fire as Wanderers' season takes turn for the worse Wanderers season review part three: Stockport, Wigan, and a manager on the edge Inconsistency rules as Evatt's spell at Bolton Wanderers boss comes to an end Other than calling Szabi Schon by completely the wrong name in his first training session and having his regular routines around the town being slowed by continual requests for selfies and a chat, Darby could not have asked for a better time as interim boss. Bolton had appointed someone who knew a thing or two about playing under supporter pressure, and the 57-year-old was happy to admit he struggled with the boo-boys in the grim days of Burnden Park in the late eighties. But his message to the group he now had to lead into battle at Huddersfield was a simple one: 'Just go and prove them all wrong!' 'Listen, everything isn't always sweet and rosy,' he said. 'You are going to hve times when things are stacked against you and the mental strength has to come through. 'Did I have a bad time back then? Yes I did. Was I playing well? No, I wasn't really, no. But Phil Neal had seen something in me and kept playing me and playing me. Was it hard? It was really hard at the time. 'I'm so pleased there was no social media back then. There were just letters in the Bolton Evening News that Gordon Sharrock used to put in! 'Times have changed but you still have to get on with it. You need the mental strength and to think: 'Right, I'm going to prove these people wrong!' A team which had buckled under the weight of pressure looked a totally different prospect in West Yorkshire. Darby's simplified plan won't necessarily get its own Tifo but it brought something we had not seen from the players involved for some time. Dion Charles – who had been sold by Bolton for £700,000 after leading the club's scoring charts for the previous three campaigns – was completely ineffectual and teased mercilessly by the away fans behind the goal. Wanderers fans had a fantastic time at Huddersfield in Julian Darby's first game (Image: CameraSport - Alex Dodd) Players dance in front of the supporters after the 1-0 win against Huddersfield Town (Image: CameraSport - Alex Dodd) Though Michael Duff would bizarrely claim Aaron Collins's 55th minute winner had made it a 'smash and grab' affair, his own team hadn't put a shot on target for three quarters of the match and despite splashing out on some big signings, they too were watching promotion hopes vanish down the plughole. 'Sideways and backwards, not anymore!' rejoiced the away fans, still throwing jibes at the former manager and thoroughly enjoying their afternoon in the winter sun. But once the final whistle went, centre stage belonged to Darby, and more accurately, to his two-year-old grandson, Bobby, who stared up at the commotion without a care in the world. From the toxicity on the terraces during the final weeks under Ian Evatt, harmony had been restored. The interim manager had provided a unifying moment with the win at Huddersfield and as he assessed the game, his words formed a perfect job-specification for the board, who were interviewing candidates to take the role full-time. 'You roll your sleeves up, that's all the supporters are after,' he said. 'You might win, you might lose a couple, but they are all asking for 100 per cent, and that's what I said to the players. 'You wear the shirt and that badge with flipping pride. You go and win your tackles because you are tough Northerners and it's what we do. 'Every one of them did that and I can't praise them enough.' The Darby Party would have to run a little longer than initially planned, and no sooner had he got his feet back on the ground, the interim boss was planning for the visit of Northampton Town the following Tuesday. Kevin Nolan – another member of the 300-game club – brought a team to Bolton for the first time as a manager. Had circumstances worked out differently when Football Ventures first took over in 2019, he may have had a crack at managing Wanderers, the nod eventually going to Keith Hill. Kevin Nolan came back to Bolton as a manager for the first time with Northampton Town (Image: CameraSport - Lee Parker) Aaron Collins scored the third goal of the night in the 3-1 win against Northampton Town (Image: CameraSport - Lee Parker) Fans gave 'Nobby' a warm reception before kick-off but the biggest cheers were once again reserved for Darby, serenaded as 'one of our own'. The game was once again full of passion, George Thomason setting the Whites on their way with an early goal cancelled out by Liam Shaw. The same player then turned an Aaron Collins cross past his own goalkeeper, and Collins went on to cement three points with a third goal seven minutes from the end. Darby led a gracious lap of appreciation at the end knowing his jobs" target="_blank">work had been done – at least at first team level. It was back to the Under-18s to complete what would end up a treble-winning season. He had no desire to take the post full-time and after the match he shared what he had told the dressing room. 'I said I'd like to thank them all from the bottom of my heart,' he added. 'I'd like to thank them for what they have done for me and the memories you have made for me in the last two games. 'They have been very special, something I could never have envisaged. I never ever thought I would manage Bolton Wanderers, 100 per cent not. 'But to get the full set, going all the way through from an apprenticeship to player to manager, it's the stuff of dreams, really.' Though the club's official line that night was that the manager search was 'ongoing' it would only be two days before the reins were officially passed on to Bolton's 26th post-war manager, and a person who definitely knew his way out of League One.
