Sentences with phrase «for trotters»

It could prove a frustrating afternoon for the Trotters I'm afraid.

Bolton need to get hold of possession and maintain the flow through to their two nuisance strikers if they are to get anything from what has been a nightmare fixture for the Trotters.

He joined Bolton from Tottenham Hotspur in 1995 and was a key figure for the Trotters around the turn of the century, as Allardyce elevated the north - west club's standing in English football through the ambitious recruitment of an eclectic band of quality foreign performers.

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

Sure, his defensive positioning is still suspect, but if Marcos Alonso keeps going the way he has, there is no question that he could be a major piece for the Trotters in the near future.

Losing Alonso will come as a blow to Bolton's future as Alonso is a highly - rated prospect for the Trotters but in terms of the present, he is Bolton's only natural left back.

Vela has now made over 100 appearances for the Trotters and at 24 years of age, Bolton fans will be hoping he builds on his breakthrough season of last year.

The England U21 International has scored in successive appearances since joining on loan, the 21 - year old aiming to maintain his 100 % scoring record for the Trotters should he feature in Sunday's LIVE encounter.

It appears that Bolton Wanderers» signing of Neil Danns has opened the proverbial floodgates for Dougie Freedman's side with not one but two potential new signings incoming for the Trotters.

Sadly for The Trotters they suffered the Curse of the Retrearting Walrus when Allardyce jumped ship in 2007 leaving the club in the hands of Oddjob Sammy Lee.

Right now, even a draw may not be too bad of a result for the Trotters because it means that they would leapfrog QPR by a point with just two games to go.

A 2 - 1 victory over Arsenal in their most recent league encounter at home was arguably their most impressive win of the season, not to mention their fifth on the trot at home for the Trotters (pun very much intended).

Their 1 - 1 draw with Newcastle last weekend, a game they probably ought to have won considering they had a numerical advantage for much of the season half, stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to four, and guess who popped up with Bolton's only goal of the game, again... Chelsea's on loan striker Daniel Sturridge, who has now scored in all four league appearances for the Trotters, a run he will be champing at the bit to try and extend this weekend.

That paints a pretty sorry picture for the Trotters at the moment, and just to top it all off, they have failed to score in nearly 40 % of all their home matches.

Rumours that key - players like Gary Cahill, a defensive linchpin for the Trotters this season, could be about to leave The Reebok in January is heartbreaking to here as Bolton are only a solid defence away from being a formidable little outfit.

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.

Could this be the first draw of the season on the road for the Trotters?

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.

The goals have just dried up for the Trotters completely and they really don't have the squad to change things up much.

However, Bolton have recently established a taste for the FA Cup, what with their Fourth Round replay with Wigan Athletic having finally been completed on Wednesday in midweek, and so making the transition from league football to knock - out football will be a lot smoother for the Trotters.

Gary Madine has a couple of goals for the Trotters this season and he is a 10/3 anytime goalscorer option.

After 23 appearances for the Trotters in all competitions, the number 17 shirt is free again.

After two years of stop - start action at Bolton, Alonso finally broke into the starting lineup this season under Owen Coyle and flourished under Dougie Freedman, making 30 total appearances (29 starting) for the Trotters this season.

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.

This season, he has been an integral part of Bolton's chase for a return to the Championship and has scored 7 league goals in 18 games this season for the Trotters.

During his time under contract with the Welsh side, Mason spent the better part of two seasons on loan with Bolton Wanderers, scoring 10 goals in 28 appearances for The Trotters across all competitions.

Crystal Palace managed to secure the services of Lee Chung - Yong from Bolton Wanderers during the January transfer window of 2015 and many believed at the time that the South Korean international would be a quality signing for the Trotters.

HARNESS RACING — HARMONIOUS ($ 4.40), with John Campbell in the sulky, won the Hambletonian, the second leg of the Triple Crown for trotters, and $ 637,000, in three heats at the Meadowlands.

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.

Davies has made over 350 appearances for the Trotters and notched up 74 goals in the process though this season he has been in and out of the first team and hasn't started a Premier League match for over a month as N'Gog looks to have become a more favoured choice for the Bolton boss.

One could forgive Manchester United fans for raising their eyebrows over the deadline day signing whose only game for the Trotters came in a 4 - 2 away defeat to Rotherham United where he was hauled off after 51 minutes with his side already 3 - 0 down.

He has since made eight appearances for the Trotters, impressing manager Lennon.

Not exact matches

It is a biblical name, it has historical meaning for many Trotters and a few non-Trotters.

Exhibit A: his mammoth, deep - fried pork trotter (that's a fancy culinary word for foot).

Like the Hambletonian, the comparable event for 3 - year - old trotters which annually packs the little town of Goshen, N.Y., the Little Brown Jug draws entries and spectators to little Delaware from as far away as the East and West coasts.

Whilst Kevin Davies is of course well known for his rough and tumble, no nonsense, old fashioned approach to the game there is no denying that the Bolton veteran could well prove to be a very useful addition to any Premier League squad and Martin O'Neill will surely be just one of many manager's showing their interest in the Trotters forward.

With a big win in the Yonkers Futurity, an old man and a young trotter move boldly to the front in the race for trotting's Triple Crown

Beneath its towering palms many leading trainers prepare their young trotters and pacers for the Grand Circuit, the touring series of prestige races primarily for 2 - and 3 - year - olds that gets into full swing in mid-June in places like Detroit, Lexington, Ky. and Saratoga, N.Y. Pompano is analogous to baseball's spring training camps: you get the athletes into shape in the South, then send them North for the regular season.

Many think that Leavitt may have stepped on himself this time by paying too much for Speedy Somolli in a year when there are several other outstanding trotters.

For most of the eligible trotters the Review is the first event of the year offering two important conditions that will be met later at Du Quoin: racing in daylight and racing at least two heats before the winner is determined.

Of course there is room the game for tough tackling, football is and will always remain very much a contact sport, but sometimes it seems clubs take things too far and it is worth noting that the Trotters left back was not even cautioned for this offence.

The 24 - year - old former Liverpool frontman is out of contract at the end of the season and the Trotters revealed last month that they had received two approaches from Premier League sides for the player who has already found the back of the net three times this month.

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In the first serious confrontation for 3 - year - old trotters, the favorite had alibis for his loss, and the winner's time established his credentials for the Hambletonian

Jan 04,2016... WonBy Glidemaster, the $ 1.5 million Hambletonian for 3 - year - old trotters, in astakes - record time of...

It was if they channeled the globe trotters for 40 minutes.

Yann Kermorgant could afford to spurn a great chance to make it 3 - 0 in the second half after Trotters defender Dorian Dervite conceded a penalty for a foul on Wilson.

The Trotters have been rocked by the news that Stuart Holden, the American who had only just returned from a lengthy period on the sidelines, has been ruled out for another six months.

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.

A new report from the Bolton News says that Sam Ricketts could be on the way out as Wolverhampton Wanderers have opened talks with the Trotters for the versatile defender.