Ticket Office - I want My Money Back !!

I went to my "home" match to watch my team play an "away" game. Confused? Probably as confused as the "makeshift" team my football club, Bolton Wanderers, put out when they visited Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

We conceded four sloppy goals (gifted to the opposition , to use a football cliché) as Bolton lost 4-1 to Forest.

One Wanderers player stretchered off after colliding with the goal post, our goalkeeper stretched off with head and chest injuries after colliding with a Forest player and one Wanderers player sent off for a second bookable offence in the 1st minute of the second half.

Such was the brittle and make do and mend nature of our team, we ended up with a 37 year old centre forward, playing centre half.

I've been to the last three "away" games...Rotherham , lost 4-2 (and had my wing mirror vandalised), Derby , lost 4-1, Forest lost 4-1.
TWELVE goals conceded £70+ spent on away tickets . Happy days being a Wanderer

At least it was only a 15 minute drive home as opposed to a 2.5 hours journey for those 1200+ Wanderers fans who made the journey to the City Ground, Trent Bridge, Nottingham

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Meredith B]

Aw, Phil, sorry the Wanderers didn't play better. You're a great fan!!

[Cherrill]

Oh dear Phil, not a good day. We only got a draw and blimmin Man City are creeping up behind us! I notice the conformity of dress here. What did we wear before jeans? Also like the composition of this.

[Phil Howcroft]

@doyouseewhatisee thanks meredith, i sometimes wonder why i bother , the player's don't seem to bother sometimes !

[Phil Howcroft]

@Cherrill thanks cherrill, you will win the league the "massives from manchester" won't catch you . Jeans can be a bit cold af the footie in winter, especially if you get wet walking to the ground. I wear tracky bottoms (I know tracky bottoms !!!) in the footie winter months :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@kerristephens many thanks kerri for your support :)

[Judith Johnson]

Oh dear, what a sorry tale - Sunderland aren't doing much better.

[Maggiemae]

Sometimes I feel you see better at home on the TV. Its the atmosphere that you miss though, doing this!

[Pat Knowles]

Oh dear Phil....you would want them to put up a good show in your home town in front of mates! They never do what you want!

[Phil Howcroft]

@happypat i will get some "stick" at school tomorrow Pat. The caretaker is a big Forest Fan and so is the Horticultulture teacher !!

[Phil Howcroft]

@maggiemae i know maggie, you cannot beat being miserable and cold with 1200 visiting supporters among 23,000 people !!!

[Phil Howcroft]

@busylady sunderland are in a bit of a mess judith !

[Al Bailey]

Oh dear - at least you got a good shot though! :)

[Gena Pegg]

Awwww...crying in your beer? Great shot, especially with all the pops of red!

[Dione Giorgio]

If I lived there and still played football I would have made it to the first team in these circumstances. Gone is the glory which once was Bolton Wanderers. It seems so frustrating to you and all Bolton supports. Best not to give up.

[Constance Brinkley]

You may not have had a good game, but this photo is quite a catch. Love the action of taking care of the nose and the framing of this shot is great!

[Frances Chaloner]

So much for the beautiful game but the litany of disasters make for hilarious reading - do you do a wanderes awAy blog - you should! You certainly get entertained but not in quite the way one might expect vandalism excepted of course. I love the shot - those stark uprights and splishes of red - the suffering for your art is worth it 😊