No longer will the fat cats come to conquer in the cup competitions only to be treated like dogs - the Wanderers have seen off Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool and Tottenham in the last four years while still a Nationwide League outfit. Of course these claims had no substance to them and in the same year he was voted as the best mascot in the Nationwide League by far.

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A series of in-depth career retrospectives with former Bolton Wanderers players conducted in an informal yet professional way by a long-standing and respected BWFC digital content provider. In 1997 he caused a national up-roaaaar when Wolverhampton Wanderers supporters claimed he incited them during a Division 1 game between the two sides at Burnden Park. Gudni Bergsson explains how he used his legal background to force through a transfer to Bolton in 1995.Matt Mills gives an honest and insightful look into his time at Bolton - telling the story of how he went from outcast to club captain under Dougie Freedman (twice). But, I ask you, couldn't a club with the proud tradition of Bolton Wanderers have come up with something more original than naming their new ground solely after the club's sponsors.

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We also ask the former Bolton goalkeeper what it was like to work alongside a young Jussi Jaaskelainen, as well as how it felt coming up against Wanderers whilst on loan at Ipswich Town in 1999 - a Play-Off tie remembered for all the wrong reasons. Bolton Wanderers moved themselves out of the Premier League drop zone for the first time in six weeks when Gavin McCann's second half effort.

Adam Le Fondre joins us from his new home in India to discuss the ups and downs of his three separate spells at Bolton. Bolton Wanderers apparent interest in Blackburn Rovers striker Jason Roberts and Coventry City defensive pair Daniel Fox and Scott Dann is l.

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The legendary former captain also reflects on the highs and lows of big occasions at Wembley and the Millennium Stadium, as well as explaining why he put off retirement for three consecutive years before finally hanging up his boots in 2003. Le Fondre also gives an insight into the new Le Fondre - second cousin Kian - who is on the cusp of forging a professional career of his own with the Trotters.A favourite with the crowd due to his Elvis Presley impressions, Lofty also stands on the touchline during each game trying to drum up support from the Reebok Stadium faitful who often in turn get him flexing his muscles. We will remember the tragedy of the 1946 FA Cup sixth-round tie with Stoke City, when 33 people died following the collapse of crush barriers on the steep Embankment terrace. The Wanderers favourite reveals just how much he had wanted to remain at the club under Neil Lennon, how Phil Parkinson wasted the opportunity to pair him with Zach Clough, as well as why beating Nottingham Forest to remain in the Championship ranks as a career highlight.

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Even Middlesbrough, the embodiment of big bucks and commercialism, managed to retain some dignity when naming their new home the Cellnet Riverside Stadium. Liverpool goalkeeper Andy Lonergan reveals all on his surprising 2019 move to Anfield, how a sudden influx of winners' medals has given him an appetite for further success, as well as which former Bolton players have joked about having an eye on management - with him joining in a coaching capacity - once their playing days have ended. He first burst onto the scene in the 1995-1996 season when the Trotters first made their way into the Premiership and has remained at the club ever since. I remember the careers of all the players Chris Mann has interviewed so far in this series and it has been fascinating to get their candid take on the times at the club, particularly the players who were part of glory years under Rioch, Todd and Allardyce. Surely, even the Brand Spanking New Fit For The Millennium Close To The Fields Just Off The M61 Stadium has more of a ring to it than the Reebok Stadium?

That 102-year tradition came to an end for fans of Bolton Wanderers last night when Charlton Athletic became the final visitors to Burnden Park for a professional football match. Now they are back in the top flight as the most convincing of First Division champions since the Red Enemy, a dozen miles up the road at Old Trafford, ran away with the old Second Division in the mid-70s. The bulldozers will move in along Manchester Road, when the ground, is sold to carve up this famous site, where the ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies would have provided gripping television drama material. Craig Davies compares the managerial styles of Dougie Freedman and Neil Lennon at length, suggesting he took matters into his own hands after misguided advice on persistent injury problems left him frustrated and constantly feeling the need to prove himself. Keith Branagan drops in on the podcast to discuss THAT penalty save in the 1995 Division One Play-Off Final against Reading and how the very mention of the topic used to annoy him.