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I wonder how that tw*t Gartside feels about promotion between the PL and the FL now.

Still think there should be no promotion, Phil?
Or maybe just Bolton should be able to be promoted back to the Premier League.

Enjoy sorting out your £100m debts, won't you?

What did Gartside say?

He wanted a two tier Premier League, and no relegation/promotion between the PL/FL.

They will bounce back i'm sure.

His twattish comments ultimately did OK for Bolton. They now have 5 years of parachute payments.

Gartside can eat shit.

Is that more or less than Oxford?

Gartside was trying to protect his own clubs interest. Yeah he was wrong, but i don't hate him or Bolton for it

shite club, no fans

Just like scally did for the pikeys on their brief foray into the championship.
I hope that Bolton suffer the same fate.

I hate him for it.

The people at the top of the game should run it for the good of the game, not for their own selfish interests

Ha, I was thinking this earlier. That'll teach the smug cunt

Completely agree.  Gartside is a disgrace.  Clubs like ours would have paid a heavy price under his plans.  He had no right or mandate to alter the principle of promotion on merit.

As they said on the radio earlier, Gartside supported the 39th game. Looks like he got his wish :)

Can't see Bolton coming back up for a while...still amazes me how Wigan got out of it though!

They do it every yeqr!

Depends on who leaves, they've been playing some half decent football of late (post-Muamba) but they had that nightmare start that ultimately did for them.

If they can hang on to the bulk of the squad (tbh, who would want most of their players anyway?) then I reckon they could bounce back at the first attempt.

Why do Prem clubs get this parachute payment anyway?

I like wigan.I find alot of the stick they get a bit unjust

I wonder this too. Its as if you get paid for being shit!

I think it's a recognition of the fact that relegated clubs will still have Premier League overheads.  They need a few years to scale their costs back to a more manageable level.  Avoids clubs gambling to stay up and then going bust.  So I can see why the payments exist.  I'd just question whether £40m over 4 years is really necessary.

A payment that give you tons of money if you go up avoids clubs making the gamble.

Are you sure?

looking at the highlights they were robbed today

Yep, a blatant foul on the goalie for Stoke's first and the penalty was harsh.

Makes it all the sweeter :) hahahhahahahhahaha FUCK OFF GARTSIDE

AND finished clear above the mighty Villa!

But no more so than QPR were at Bolton when a clear goal was not given.

Bye bye Gartside

It is very encouraging though to see the likes of Swansea and Norwich to survive quite easily and also Reading make it back there.

If, and it's a big if, we can carry on sorting the club out on and off the pitch and revamp the CG, maybe we could become a similar club.

Although i think Bolton were on the receiving end of bad decisions yesterday, that one game didn't get them relegated - a whole season of average to poor results put paid to that, as well Coyle knows.

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This

Had a little chuckle when the results came in, Bolton and Blackburn gone, marvellous

A great day for football. Bolton go down and Man U don't win the title. Delighted.

Fuck you Gartside you complete cunt, I hope you do a Portsmouth. :beers:

:thumb:

As above and totally agree with Wokingham.
No relegation from the premeirshit is stagnation

Im all for no promotion to the premiership.  But only for teams beginning with 'b'.  I would say 'o' as well but thats just not anything to be worried about.

Bilton Keynes then

Any team with letters from the word 'Mackerel' in their name do not deserve to be promoted to the Premier League.

Ha ha, that still works after all these years. But hang on, what about Luton Town? Surely that quiz question was around while they were in the league?

I know a Bolton fan and it was his birthday yesterday. Perfect birthday present.

Mackerel
Luton Town

Ah, you spotted the flaw. Histon in Blue Square North appear to be the nearest threat to our status, so you're safe for a bit.