Dr Greenthumb

This is a football forum page, the politics one is in the other header

I remember it well, makes me even happier that the article is on my bday haha

Haha I know! I saw him play against Birmingham away that season and couldn’t believe this was the same bloke. I remember the hype about it when we signed him

He was predominantly a left back, but played quite a few times for Bolton at centre back, with regards to his height, you can be vertically challenged and play centre back! Bobby Moore, Puyol, Cannavaro to name but a few who didn’t make a bad career out of being small and at centre back

Simon Charlton has played centre back for Bolton and I distinctly remember him marking Thierry Henry completely out of the game

Robert chase too

You can do something for a long time and not be good at it. Also, let’s face it, he would never have even been involved in the football club if he wasn’t related to Delia.

Different owner, different ideas. So it will be getting “fixed” either way. I would generally have to question my loyalty to the football club if it was getting handed down like a present. If it’s a case of the experience of AGMs and board meetings, then give the club to Webber. At least he has football knowledge.

Tom Smith is fine, good grief. I want to live in your happy world

Bit of an OTT reaction, he’s not wishing them dead or anything, just a curious discussion as to what happens when they retire!

Sometimes other clubs stream their u23 games on your tube, saints and Newcastle have in recent years, so I watch them on there. If you use twitter, follow the academy page, it’s improved more this year, last year you wouldn’t hear the result for days

The U23s have been unlucky this year, also, it’s a very new team, a lot of new faces coming in. They won’t necessarily gel instantly. Next year, another year older, more development in strength, we could have a winner! They’ve shown what they can do in the chekatrade trophy. I love the idea of producing talent regular, I know I moan about the owners. But I would much rather us develop a £20mil player, than buy one!

Hopefully gets reinvested properly, not a bad sum of money! We still have a sell on clause too, his fee is going to be astronomical

Love the academy arrangement, got high hopes for Gilmour next season and them two strikers for the U18’s have a bright future! I’d be sad if anyone agrees with him, the lads are better off playing league 1 getting used to the kicks, over prem U23

They are all on loan to other clubs, our under 23s is basically under 19s! I would not read into it too much