Sentences with phrase «trotters playing»

It's no good buying 17 year olds hoping by 22 will be top players and sticking with what we have as come Barca game it will be like Harlem Globe Trotters playing the girls netball team.

I think it's safe to say that Bolton wouldn't have scored a goal like this under Gary Megson, but Owen Coyle has the Trotters playing some glorious football.

There was an exciting 3 - 3 draw at the Stadium of Light between Sunderland and Bolton earlier in the season and that leaves the Black Cats without a win in any of their last four against the Trotters played now (D3 L1).

Not exact matches

Gibson had played for the Trotters during one minor league off - season, but the team's clowning — and patsy opponents — didn't wear well on a man so zealous about winning.

It's all a far cry from this time last year, when the Trotters occupied a European place and were being lauded for playing some mesmerizing football under Owen Coyle.

Tim Ream moved to Bolton in January of 2012 and has appeared 28 times over the course of 18 months for the Trotters in league play.

Currently, with the season drawing to a close, the Trotters find themselves nine - points shy of fifth - placed Tottenham having also played one game more, but a succession of wins could change their situation dramatically, and that's the carrot which Coyle hopes will keep his players interested right until the very end of the term.

The same result this weekend would be a sensational outcome for the team who trail the Trotters by five positions, especially as Bolton have been playing some majestic football this season and haven't been shy in collecting spoils either.

There are plenty of players that have played or can play in the position for the Trotters but none of them are natural, experienced left backs.

Bolton Home Win: The Trotters are going up against a side with nothing to play for and Bolton should be able to finish the season on a high with a victory, but it will probably be a narrow one in a low scoring game.

There are plenty of players that have played or can play in Marc Tierney's position for the Trotters but none of them are natural, experienced left backs.

Bolton have gone without a clean sheet in any of their last three games played so it may be worth a flutter on both teams to score in this one with Ladbrokes at a price of 4/5 This could be a pretty entertaining affair as the Trotters have been scoring well and have netted at least two goals in six of their last seven matches in all competitions now.

The Trotters were playing with ten men due to Jay Spearing being forced to retreat into the locker room to receive stitches after receiving a cut right above his eye.

David Wheater played 25 times for the Trotters in their final Premier League season.

The Trotters first season back in England's second division for 48 years ended with the club missing out on a play - off place to Leicester City via goal difference.

The reason we say this is because the Trotters don't have a particularly strong record when playing away to Arsenal in the league, if you can call a succession of four straight defeats in London any sort of record, and although they've made some positive inroads this season under Owen Coyle, earth is calling Bolton and they'll be hard - pressed to get a result over the weekend.

The fact we're even discussing the possibility of Bolton playing in Europe next season is a testament to how far the Trotters have come in such a short space of time under Owen Coyle, who has been lauded by the English media all season in binning their perception of being a relegation candidate and replacing it with one of mid-table stature, but also into a side which play some pretty slick football at times.

A designer designing a cool 9 - year - old girl's room is like Kobe Bryant playing one day for the Harlem Globe trotters; It's all the same skills, all the same challenges, but somehow just way more fun (or maybe it's a total joke to him, I don't know, I've never made a sports analogy in my life and don't really plan to again).