Sentences with phrase «only trotter»
NAMED: SU MAC LAD, the only trotter to win two races in two minutes or less on a half - mile track, as Harness Horse of the Year.
https://www.si.com/ Not exact matches
But Trotters manager Owen Coyle is now insisting on the the 25 - year - old's full release clause valuation of # 17million plus the two youngsters, despite Cahill having only one - year remaining on his contract.
The England U21's international has only made a total of 37 appearances since his move from the Trotters, scoring one goal in that time period.
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.
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.
His team are currently in European contention, flying - high in the league, while he also boasts not only a full strength squad of players to choose from but fresh ones as well, with the Trotters not involved in midweek, unlike their opponents, who were put through their paces at Goodison by Everton and had to put in some shift in order to ground out a deserved point.
The U's aren't in great form at home, while the Trotters have only just improved some dodgy away from.
Owen Coyle, though, is without only squad players, only a select few first - team personnel, and that should give the Trotters the slight edge, mentally more than anything else.
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.
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.
-- The Trotters are the only Premier League side yet to draw a game this season, winning three and losing ten of thirteen so far.
Rodrigo Moreno, 21 * (Benfica): Spent last season on loan at Bolton, Moreno has a destructive goalscoring record, notching anywhere and everywhere, although he only registered a single goal while with the Trotters.
But there really is no excuse for failure this Saturday as they prepare to host unarguably the league's poorest travellers on current form in Bolton Wanderers, who are still without long - term absentee Stuart Holden but could also be shorn of Gretar Steinsson and the prolific Daniel Strurridge, who is now the club's joint - second leading goalscorer with seven goals, level with forward Kevin Davies, despite only joining the Trotters on loan in January.
North End are winless in their last three home games against Bolton, but the only two previous Championship matches between the two clubs was in the 2015/16 season with Preston collecting four points from the meetings with the Trotters.
However, not only did he successfully lead the Trotters to safety (2009 - 2010), he would later write his own chapter in Bolton folklore, leading an average - looking side to the semi-finals of the 2010 - 2011 FA Cup.
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.
Moreover, Coyle has only guided his Trotters to two away wins all season, just one in four months as well, and both of those were against relegation favourites Wolves and West Ham.
It's a testament to Coyle and his players that only the country's very best have managed to overhaul them this season, with the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City and Sunderland the only ones to boast hard - fought victories over the Trotters, and I can assure you that all four of their wins were hard - fought.