After the disappointment of our defeat to Holland on Thursday night in our semi-final match, meant we took on Switzerland in Guimaraes earlier this afternoon for the third-place playoff game. Before we go any further though, we must remember the sad news from Friday with the death of ex-Spurs player Justin Edinburgh aged just 49. Our thoughts go out to all his family, friends and all that knew him. England’s… Read Article →
A night of many mistakes
Thanks to a Harry Kane 85th minute winner against Croatia last November in a Nations League group game, England had the chance to win a trophy in Portugal this summer. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be as England were beaten in another semi-final last night. This time in Guimarares, Portugal by a Holland side that is much improved under Ronald Koeman. England do still get to play another game in Portugal… Read Article →
ENGLAND EXPECTS
It is all about EXPECTATION for England’s senior men’s and women’s football teams his summer but can they deliver? ALL NICE AND COSY Gareth ‘GS’ Southgate has most certainly got himself settled in as England’s boss now. He has done a fantastic job so far, though we are now seeing that what he might say in public is not always what he does in practice. He did say he would… Read Article →
LIONESSES 2019 – A MINOR SETBACK BUT A GOOD RESPONSE
As the World Cup looms ever closer for the Lionesses, their preparations for the tournament are moving along a pace. Buoyed by their recent She Believes Cup success they have since played two friendlies against Canada and Spain, with one win and one defeat being the result. THERE TO BE SHOT AT NOW The defeat to the Canadians in Manchester was a strange one. England never really settled into the… Read Article →
Montenegro 1 – 5 England: Our First ever win in Montenegro
It seems the days of watching England playing away from home and struggling to get a one to two nil victory or even a draw are over. As under Southgate, England are establishing themselves as an outstanding team that look to fear no one whether they are playing in front of 80,000 at Wembley, or in front of an initimidating crowd in Eastern Europe. Before last night, England had not… Read Article →
England 5 – 0 Czech Republic: An English hat-trick at Wembley
England played for the first time last night since they came from behind to beat Croatia 2-1 on the 18th November at Wembley in the Nations League. The win that night made it three straight international wins on the trot and four wins in six games since that defeat to Belgium in the Third Place Play-Off game at the World Cup. Now they are back in action in the UEFA… Read Article →
ENGLAND 2 CROATIA 1 – PHEW!!!
Okay, so it wasn’t 3-0 – but it was the victory that England needed to top their Nations League Group and it is them that will be heading to Portugal for the inaugural playoffs in June next year. Gareth ‘GS’ Southgate has done an excellent job to get them to this stage after their slow start to the competition. Yes Spain blew it to some extent, but you have to… Read Article →
THE ENGLAND CROATIA RIVALRY REPEATS ITSELF YET AGAIN
His name is Tin Jedvaj. He is a defender and plays for Bayer Leverkusen. I had never heard of this player, more fool me, but on Thursday night he was the most important person for England FC that evening. Forget the pros and cons of the Wayne Rooney benefit match as Mr Jedvaj is also a Croatian international and scored two huge goals (his first and second for his country) including a 93rd minute… Read Article →
CAN ENGLAND PUSH ON NOW THE WORLD CUP BANDWAGONERS HAVE DISAPPEARED?
The euphoria of the World Cup campaign is over, and it’s time to see if England can push on and establish themselves as one of the top teams in the World. With an increasing number of young English players abroad playing for Europe’s top sides, is the future beginning to look bright for the national side at long last…..Read Article
Bolton Wanderers Football Club
Another of the North West’s founder members of the football league in 1888, Bolton Wanderers Football Club, nicknamed “the Trotters”, were formed in 1874 from a Sunday School team and became a professional club in 1880. Much of Bolton’s early success would come in the FA Cup, being losing finalists in 1894 in a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Notts County, and again in 1904 – beaten 1-0 by… Read Article →