Just when you think that things couldn't get any worse....

[LeeB]

Bolton played far better football under Allardyce than we do under Lambert, much better in fact.  As I said before, he's a pragmatist.  Build a solid base using the players at your disposal, then gradually improve things.

Norwich played better football last year than Allardyce ever has, with players of lesser technical ability than he's had to play with.

That fat-headed, self-aggrandising prick had players like Campo, Djorkaeff, Okacha and Anelka and he still employed the most cynical tactics possible.

Allardyce's approach to football is an affront the paying spectator.

[Drummond]

Bolton played far better football under Allardyce than we do under Lambert, much better in fact.  As I said before, he's a pragmatist.  Build a solid base using the players at your disposal, then gradually improve things.

A true numbers-man response and approach that.

[eamonn]

Did we play long-ball under Little at the end? Hmm...don't think so.

I wouldn't want Allardyce instead of Lambert even though I'm pretty sure we'd be top-half with BFS in charge. The unknown quality of Lambert - the fact that his early success as a manager could yet be something we see here with a bit more patience makes me want to stick with him even if our survival is in grave danger.

With Sam we'd be settling for three or four years of solid finishes. Nothing wrong with that and it would probably be music to the ears of certain supporters/perhaps even Lerner but I'd rather take the gamble on someone potentially more interesting and successful.

[Ads]

Bolton under Alladyce played the same tedious, percentage football that the Fat Yammer has played his entire managerial career.

He was able to mix it up with a few old faces and the odd bit of flair, but in the end, it all came down to winning set pieces in and around the box and/or getting the high ball into the mixer as often as possible.

They were more effective than us at our worst this season, but it was an awful brand of football.

[Risso]

Bolton played far better football under Allardyce than we do under Lambert, much better in fact.  As I said before, he's a pragmatist.  Build a solid base using the players at your disposal, then gradually improve things.

A true numbers-man response and approach that.

Oh do get stuffed Drummond.

[Concrete John]

The thing about our playing style undre Lambert is that when we go a goal or two down, which happens too often, the players lose all confidence and take the easy option to go long.  Despite that, anyone who wants to can see what type of football he's trying to play and should be recpetive to it.

So at best we're far better than a Fat Sam side and at worse we play the same way.

[dave.woodhall]

Bolton played far better football under Allardyce than we do under Lambert, much better in fact.  As I said before, he's a pragmatist.  Build a solid base using the players at your disposal, then gradually improve things.

A true numbers-man response and approach that.

Oh do get stuffed Drummond.

Cut that out.

[Clampy]

BFS's brand of football at Bolton did seem to affect the crowd's at the Reebok. If i remember rightly, when we played them in the Semi Final of the League Cup a few years ago, the attendance for the first leg at their place was appalling.

[Risso]

Bolton played far better football under Allardyce than we do under Lambert, much better in fact.  As I said before, he's a pragmatist.  Build a solid base using the players at your disposal, then gradually improve things.

A true numbers-man response and approach that.

Oh do get stuffed Drummond.

Cut that out.

Typical.  Did you even see the insult from another poster that has nothing to do with the topic at hand?  Of course not.

[dave.woodhall]

Bolton played far better football under Allardyce than we do under Lambert, much better in fact.  As I said before, he's a pragmatist.  Build a solid base using the players at your disposal, then gradually improve things.

A true numbers-man response and approach that.

Oh do get stuffed Drummond.

Cut that out.

Typical.  Did you even see the insult from another poster that has nothing to do with the topic at hand?  Of course not.

If you think you're being treated unfairly, raise the matter privately with a mod.

[Risso]

BFS's brand of football at Bolton did seem to affect the crowd's at the Reebok. If i remember rightly, when we played them in the Semi Final of the League Cup a few years ago, the attendance for the first leg at their place was appalling.

I think that was more to do with it being a mid-week televised game.  The league game before that they had nearly 27,000 against Portsmouth.  In fact they averaged 26,674 that season out of a capacity of 28,723, which is 93%.    Compare that to our current average 33,520 out of 40,538, which is only 78%, with only Wigan and Fulham having a lower percentage.  http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.asp?league=england

[Clampy]

BFS's brand of football at Bolton did seem to affect the crowd's at the Reebok. If i remember rightly, when we played them in the Semi Final of the League Cup a few years ago, the attendance for the first leg at their place was appalling.

I think that was more to do with it being a mid-week televised game. 

It was still a semi final of a cup competition and let's be honest 16,300 odd is pretty piss poor, bearing in mind 3,000 of that crowd would have been Villa fans.

[Concrete John]

It was also a very good period of success in Bolton's recent history.  Probably comparable to us under MON and how many empty seats, given as a percentage if you prefer, did we have for our semi against Blackburn?

[not3bad]

BFS's brand of football at Bolton did seem to affect the crowd's at the Reebok. If i remember rightly, when we played them in the Semi Final of the League Cup a few years ago, the attendance for the first leg at their place was appalling.

I think that was more to do with it being a mid-week televised game. 

It was still a semi final of a cup competition and let's be honest 16,300 odd is pretty piss poor, bearing in mind 3,000 of that crowd would have been Villa fans.

They bought hardly any fans the leg at Villa park as well, despite being odds on to get to the final.

[Risso]

They still played in front of near capacity crowds in the league all season.