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« on: 16 September 2011, 07:41 PM »

A little bit of a quiz if you want to play - below is the match report of the last time we played Norwich, which was at the Reebok in March, 2005.

What was our team that day? 

The team is listed at the bottom of the article - how many did you get and who (if anyone) did you forget?

Also there was a former Bolton player (Our Player of the Year in 2001/2!) in Norwich's squad that day, although he did not play - do you know who he was?










Bolton 1-0 Norwich

A winner from Stelios Giannakopoulos kept Bolton on course for European football and pushed Norwich a step closer towards relegation.
Greece international Stelios curled in a stunning shot to take Bolton up into fifth place in the Premiership.

Vincent Candela hit the bar for Bolton but Norwich again paid a high price for missing the chances they created.

The Canaries played some neat football, with Leon McKenzie heading wide and Damien Francis twice going close.

Not surprisingly, Bolton's search for a fifth successive Premiership home win saw them subject Norwich to an early bombardment.

The Trotters took every opportunity from Gary Speed's long throw, keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen's booming kicks and set-pieces, to shell the ball into the Norwich box.

But Craig Fleming and Jason Shackell at the heart of the Canaries defence refused to be bullied and Norwich not only kept a clear head from the initial battering but created three good chances of their own.

McKenzie headed wide from a free-kick and top scorer Francis twice went close but Norwich paid for their failure to take opportunities.

Eventually, Bolton's pressure told when yet another set piece was cleared as far as Stelios who stepped inside as Graham Stuart stood off to curl in a delicious shot from the corner of the penalty box.



Candela came within a whisker of adding a second and scoring his first Premiership goal with a rasping shot which shuddered the bar.

Norwich's task was to add to their paltry tally of six away Premiership goals this season, but their backs were firmly pressed to the wall at the start of the second half.

Norwich enjoyed long spells of possession and stroked the ball around neatly.

But they lacked either the wit to pick their way through or the physical power to batter down a resolute and well organised Bolton defence in which Israeli defender Tal Ben Haim was a towering presence.

As Norwich searched for an equaliser, Bolton invited them on, content to try and pick them off with the ever-willing Kevin Davies happy to chase any ball knocked into space.

Robert Green kept Norwich alive with a stunning save from an equally stunning volley from Fernando Hierro, and while Bolton only held a one-goal lead, Norwich were always in with a sniff.

•Bolton manager Sam Allardyce:
"The second-half performance didn't emulate the first but the first half was good enough to win it.

"You are always looking for the second goal but it was another magnificent 1-0 victory for us.

And Allardyce paid tribute to matchwinner Stelios Giannakopoulos: "A bit of individual brilliance from Stelios won us the game."


•Norwich boss Nigel Worthington:
"You know what you're going to get when you play Bolton but we had four of five decent chances and we didn't take them.

"That's the difference between the Championship and the and Premiership - it's a fine line and it's been the same all season.

"I have to give my players full credit for their attitude and aplication."

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, Ben Haim, N'Gotty, Candela (Jaidi 90), Hierro, Nolan, Speed, Giannakopoulos, Davies, Gardner.
Subs Not Used: Poole, Pedersen, Okocha, Campo.

Booked: Hunt, N'Gotty, Giannakopoulos.

Goals: Giannakopoulos 42.

Norwich: Green, Edworthy (Doherty 88), Fleming, Shackell, Drury, Stuart (Jonson 60), Francis, Holt, Huckerby, McKenzie, Ashton.
Subs Not Used: Safri, Charlton, Ward.

Booked: McKenzie.

Att: 25,081

Referee: P Walton (Northamptonshire).






http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4343203.stm
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« Reply #1 on: 16 September 2011, 07:45 PM »

Charlie player of the year?

I remember Stelios' goal was immense.
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« Reply #2 on: 16 September 2011, 08:46 PM »


Sharps is right with Simon Charlton.

I remember the goal and I also remember Candela hitting the bar.

That's about it though.
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« Reply #3 on: 17 September 2011, 12:11 AM »

I was there.
Was a good team at times, Ngotty, Candela, Haim, Hierro, Speed, Stelios, even Davies.

I also remember when we beat Norwich while they were prem and we were lower. David Lee scored a great individual goal on 66 mins!
 
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« Reply #4 on: 17 September 2011, 09:28 AM »


I remember the David Lee goal. Superb night at Burnden.

Anyone remember when we beat them at their place in our champions of the championship season? 1-0 I think with Scott Sellars getting the winner. We beat Ipswich away the following week. Or was it the other way round? Great times.
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« Reply #5 on: 15 October 2011, 01:13 AM »

Ipswich was the week before Norwich.
McGinlay got the only goal.
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« Reply #6 on: 15 October 2011, 02:37 AM »

I miss Bruno.

He was like a black Cahill without the three lions.
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« Reply #7 on: 15 October 2011, 07:50 AM »

McGinlay got the only goal.

A header from a Tomo cross?
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