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LETTER: Let's get things right
HAVING attended the last three Premier League games involving the Wanderers I have seen: (1) Two members of the coaching staff in Gillespie Road , Highbury searching for a spare shirt (2) The manager change the usual penalty taker for someboby who was
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Dads v Lads at Old Trafford
IT'S men against boys in the battle for Premiership glory as footie fans across Bolton showed their true colours for the derby clash between the Whites and Manchester United. Super White dad Steve Dwyer will watch the clash at Old Trafford with his son
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Gordon Sharrock's Reebok Diary
SATURDAY: WANDERERS crash to their third successive home defeat in the Premiership, beaten 4-0 by Newcastle. The game is an even contest with chances missed at both ends before Nolberto Solano gives the Magpies the lead in the 42nd minute in controversial
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EXCLUSIVE: Gary Neville praises super Sam
OLD Trafford star Gary Neville hailed Wanderers' "fantastic" manager Sam Allardyce writes Neil Bonnar The United and England defender even likened Big Sam to his own legendary manager Alex Ferguson and said Wanderers would be mad to ever let him go. Bolton-based
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SAM: It is my best result as a manager
SAM Allardyce described the remarkable victory over Manchester United as "almost as good as watching my children being born". The victory - Bolton's first in seven league games - came 24 hours after Allardyce celebrated his 47th birthday and two years
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It's a sensation as Wanderers win at Old Trafford
KEVIN Nolan and Michael Ricketts were the heroes as Wanderers came from behind to score a magnificent triumph over the Premiership Champions in a sensational derby duel at Old Trafford writes Gordon Sharrock Young midfielder Nolan had kept Sam Allardyce's
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Wheatcroft goal delight
PAUL Wheatcroft, Wanderers' on-loan striker, put Rochdale back to the top of the Third Division table after they became the first side to stop Luton from scoring this season snatching a 1-0 win at Kenilworth Road. Wheatcroft's 39th-minute strike ended
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LETTER: Let's get things right
HAVING attended the last three Premier League games involving the Wanderers I have seen: (1) Two members of the coaching staff in Gillespie Road , Highbury searching for a spare shirt (2) The manager change the usual penalty taker for someboby who was
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Can we play you every week!
THE 3,000 Wanderers fans loved their big day out at Old Trafford writes Chris Sudlow And they made sure the opposition fans knew all about it. After Michael Ricketts scored the sensational winner in one of the most famous victories in the club's history
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Sam refuses to take no for answer in winger chase
ARTIM Sakiri is hoping a 69-cap international career and Champions League experience will finally secure his dream move to the Reebok. Wanderers officials and the Macedonian international will stand before a Home Office appeals tribunal on Monday hoping
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Red banned for the day
WANDERERS-mad staff at a nursing home have banned their residents from wearing red today. Staff at the ironically named Red Bank home in Doffcocker have decided to support Sam Allardyce' s men by making sure not an inch of Manchester United's home colours
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Store helps victims
monday STAFF and customers at Asda in Moss Bank Way, Astley Bridge, have raised £1,000 to help the families of the victims killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks. The store donated £600 to Greater Manchester Fire Service's Appeal and £400 to the
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Match brings back happy memories for honeymooners
A COUPLE who enjoyed their honeymoon at Old Trafford are eagerly awaiting the big derby match. Joe and Joyce Powell, of Montserrat Road, Johnson Fold, have been dedicated Wanderers fans since they were youngsters. They got married on March 23, 1957, and
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Charity fun fair
A FUN fair is being held at Bolton's The Valley centertainment complex in aid of Children in Need. The fund-raising event started today and runs through until next Saturday. All rides are half price today until 6pm and will be followed by a firework display
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Perfect present is Sam's dream
ON the basis that it is as satisfying to give as it is to receive, Sam Allardyce is hoping to celebrate his 47th birthday and second anniversary as manager by presenting Wanderers' fans with the result he knows they will cherish above all others. "Keeping
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Pupil's debut at African art show
A TEENAGER will be making her debut at an art show tomorrow. Norma Jean Mercer will be exhibiting work at an African art exhibition at the Last Drop village, Bromley Cross. The 15-year-old Turton High School pupil has been mad about art since she was
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Wanderers look Down Under for young talent
CONFIRMATION that Wanderers' scouting network is now truly global came today with news that three New Zealand schoolboys are to be given trials at the Reebok. Academy director Chris Sulley spotted the trio - one 14, one 15, one 16 - on a recent fact-finding
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Mick's late talent makes the news . . .
LIFE began at 40 for BBC Talent 2001 finalist Mick Davies. Now aged 48, Mick, a former Bolton Art College student, began to realise his ambition to pursue a career in journalism in his early forties. After work experience stints on newspapers in Chorley
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Cheque fraud girl fined £75
A 19-YEAR-OLD Bolton girl used a cheque belonging to her mother to buy three bottles of brandy and other items from a supermarket. Blackburn magistrates were told that the mother knew nothing about the transaction because she was in hospital, but had
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Auction stations as nurses get to work
NURSES are hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for their patients with an auction of sporting and showbusiness memorabilia. Staff on J2 ward at the Royal Bolton Hospital want to see lots of people turning up to make a bid at the event. All the money raised
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Schools land place among elite
BOLTON Boys' and Girls' Schools have been hailed among the top 100 in the country in a prestigious annual list. The list, entitled The Sunday Times Parent Power, is published in full on Sunday and reveals that the schools rate within the top 10 independent
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Tragic mother in appeal to schools
THE mother of a tragic chef who killed himself, aged 19, has called for more schools across Bolton to tackle suicide-related issues in the classroom. Susan Edwards wants teachers to encourage pupils to discuss their feelings and fears in an attempt to
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Can we play you every week!
THE 3,000 Wanderers fans loved their big day out at Old Trafford writes Chris Sudlow And they made sure the opposition fans knew all about it. After Michael Ricketts scored the sensational winner in one of the most famous victories in the club's history
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Dads v Lads at Old Trafford
IT'S men against boys in the battle for Premiership glory as footie fans across Bolton showed their true colours for the derby clash between the Whites and Manchester United. Super White dad Steve Dwyer will watch the clash at Old Trafford with his son
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Fergie is simply the best - Sam
SAM Allardyce ignored the intense rivalry of today's Old Trafford derby to pay the ultimate compliment to Sir Alex Ferguson. The Wanderers' boss has no hesitation in acknowledging the Manchester United chief as "The Greatest". "I believe a football club
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Defence the leakest link - Bo
BO Hansen tempted fate today when he suggested Manchester United's "dodgy" defence was not up to scratch. The dashing Dane has seen chinks in the Reds' rearguard that offers Wanderers a glimmer of hope in the Old Trafford derby. "Comparing this team to
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Mike is guest for fans
WANDERERS' club captain, Mike Whitlow, will be the guest speaker at the BWSA social and annual meeting in the Lion of Vienna Suite at the Reebok Stadium on Wednesday (7.45). Membership cards must be shown at the door but non-members wishing to enrol on
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Right decision insists Jussi
JUSSI Jaaskelainen has admitted that it was the right decison but the wrong move that led to him seeing red in the heat of the Reebok battle with Newcastle. "I just tried to get the ball before Alan Shearer," the keeper explained, taking the rap for the
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We'd love it to be 2-1 - and it was!
WANDERERS-mad staff at a nursing home banned their residents from wearing red today. And they even guessed the correct scoreline! Staff at the ironically named Red Bank home in Doffcocker have decided to support Sam Allardyce' s men by making sure not
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Reebok to cash in on RL Test go ahead
THE commercial staff at the Reebok clicked swiftly back into gear when the Australian Rugby League announced they would be coming to Britain after all. Only a week earlier they were told months of planning had been in vain as the Aussies pulled out of
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Meet Recycler, the robo-rubbish buster
MOVE over Robocop because there is a new kid in town and he is Bolton Council's latest weapon in the battle against a monster mountain of rubbish. Recycler - a robot made entirely from recycled materials is visiting schools to spread the waste not, want
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Half of town's electric blankets 'unsafe'
ALMOST half of all electric blankets taken for testing in Bury were found to be unsafe. Trading Standards officers in the town ran a high profile campaign and carried out free testing sessions. And 46 per cent of those seen in Bury fell were not safe
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Woman injured in lorry horror crash
A WOMAN is believed to have broken both her legs in a head-on crash involving a car and a lorry which brought rush hour chaos to Horwich last night. Helen Wright had to be released from the Vauxhall Corsa by firefighters using cutting equipment after
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'Reformed' Christmas Day burglar gets second chance
WHEN Craig McDougall went to a residential home for the elderly on Christmas Day he did not go to spread Christmas cheer. Instead he smashed his way in through an office window and was caught by an assistant rifling through drawers. When the assistant
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We'd love it to be 2-1 - and it was!
WANDERERS-mad staff at a nursing home banned their residents from wearing red today. And they even guessed the correct scoreline! Staff at the ironically named Red Bank home in Doffcocker have decided to support Sam Allardyce' s men by making sure not
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What Sam said before the match
SAM Allardyce flew in the face of widespread popular opinion when he set out the reasons he believes Wanderers should have no fears about taking on the might of Manchester United at Old Trafford. The consensus is that the David and Goliath derby is the
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Wanderers at Old Trafford: How the dramatic events unfolded
THE BEN's Chief Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock reports on the events of a memorable afternoon for Wanderers at Old Trafford. His report is HERE
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Chance to star in TV quiz
IF you think you know the score and are confident you would not be the weakest link, you could be just the fan they are looking for to fly the Wanderers' flag on TV. The Bolton team scheduled to appear in the next round of the ITV Sports Channel quiz
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Big Sam's birthday wish for United clash
SAM Allardyce had cause for a double celebration yesterday -- his 47th birthday and the second anniversary of his appointment as manager of Bolton Wanderers. But the popular Reebok boss had only one wish as he blew out the candles on his cake, success
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Clothes wanted
THE Imperial Cancer shop in The Rock, Bury, is appealing for residents to donate good quality goods or garments to help raise money for the national charity. Contact the store on 0161 762 9705.
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Wok pan fire
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Chan's Chippy in Farnworth after a wok burst into flames. The owner of the takeaway food shop on Albert Road used dry powder to douse the flames yesterday lunchtime before fire crews arrived. No one was hurt during the incident
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Rescuers' dance
BOLTON Mountain Rescue Team will hold a Grand Ceilidh Evening featuring the Horwich Toll Bar tonight from 7.30pm at St Mary's Church Hall, Chorley New Road, Horwich. Tickets cost £5 for adults and £2.50 for children. Supper is included. For tickets, call
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Bikers take coach
BIKERS can stay dry and travel to the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show at the NEC in Birmingham -- by coach. The North West Bikers Advice Bureau is organising a day visit to the show on Saturday, November 17. Local bike clubs, members and other
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Abseil stunt date
HAVE-A-GO abseilers are being asked to take part in a charity stunt from the Olympic sized Manchester Velodrome on November 25. The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, which researches into the muscle wasting condition is staging the event. Volunteers are asked
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Anti-litter campaign
BOLTON'S young cinema-goers are being encouraged not to drop litter -- by a host of famous faces. Anti-litter posters featuring the stars of Atomic Kitten, Hear'Say, Liverpool FC and Coronation Street are being given to youngsters at the Warner Village
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Crausby to visit UK Gulf troops
BOLTON MP David Crausby will be travelling to the Middle East next week on a high-profile mission to meet 30,000 British troops. The Bolton North-east Labour MP will travel with nine colleagues from the Commons Defence Committee to Oman. The three-day
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FERGIE: Sam has done a good job
UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson heard his horse Rock of Gibraltar had triumphed in the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, only for his side to slip up. "My day has been spoiled by my little football team," he said after their first home defeat in the Premiership
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Pensioner, 81, died after 'low risk' operation
By Teri Jones A PENSIONER died in hospital after a "low risk" operation to remove blood clots. Florence Fountain, of Broadgreen Gardens, Farnworth, had a history of chest conditions and suffered severe lung disease before her death on February 22, a Bolton
