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The Buff

The Bolton News

Welcome to the The Buff, a Bolton Wanderers podcast from The Bolton News. On Thursday join chief football writer Marc Iles for a light-hearted look at the latest headlines, rumours, reaction, and some big-name guests. Before every game we bring you The First Word with the best of the pre-match press conference and a look at the key stats behind the game, and then after the final whistle we bring you The Last Word with instant reaction.

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76:43

New signing, top friendly and a tribute to 'our Tommy'

The Buff ·

2024/06/21

FORGET the Euros - there's plenty to talk about at Bolton Wanderers. No, really, there is... Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt are back to bring you a podcast episode packed with news, gossip and headlines to keep you right up to date with everything going on at the Toughsheet Stadium. It has been a sad week at Bolton, with the passing of club legend Tommy Banks. We speak to his biographer, Ian Seddon, and Nat Lofthouse's biographer, Matt Clough, about his legacy at the club and why he was such a huge

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86:32

What's that noise? Is it the transfer window opening?

The Buff ·

2024/06/14

WELCOME to another episode of The Buff Podcast, where the absence of news at Bolton Wanderers just gives us something else to talk about!Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt are back again for a deep dive into the week’s headlines in The Bolton News and an extensive chat about everything happening around the club (which isn’t a lot, as it turns out) as the summer transfer window opens and clubs can finally do some deals. How many signings do Bolton Wanderers need to make this summer? Has Ian Evatt had to

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The Buff presents: Sharon's speech and the BWFC...

The Buff ·

2024/06/07

IT might be pre-season but here at The Buff don't believe in putting our feet up.Spread over a lung-bursting 82 minutes, we bring you bang up to date with all the latest news at Bolton Wanderers and the headlines from The Bolton News, as told by the people who wrote the stories. Sharon Brittan has given us all something to talk about this week, putting her faith in manager Ian Evatt to take the club into the new season. We analyse the topics she covered including the decision to put more into the

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73:15

The Buff: Honestly, what's next for Bolton Wanderers?

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2024/05/31

If we based this week's podcast on the number of newsy headlines to come out of Bolton Wanderers, it would be about 30 seconds long.But thankfully, our magnificent listeners have emailed in with another collection of thoughts and ruminations which have given us plenty to talk about two weeks on from 'that' Wembley play off final defeat. Where are Bolton Wanderers at? What frame of mind is the manager in? What happens next? And who exactly are the Ball People? All these questions and many, many more

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75:15

The Sad Buff Podcast: If you didn't laugh, you'd cry...

The Buff ·

2024/05/24

LEAVING aside the usual jokes and banter, we've got something serious to talk about on The Buff this week.Wanderers' poor show at Wembley means another year in League One and some big decisions to be made by everyone at the Toughsheet Stadium. Fans are understandably annoyed that a big chance for promotion has been blown, and believe you me, they let us know about it on the email. So this week we have picked out the key arguments from all the correspondence, with Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt doing

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66:21

One more game: The Buff's Wembley special part two

The Buff ·

2024/05/18

WANDERERS are going to Wembley in the League One play-off final and, as ever, The Buff has got it completely covered. This is part two of a double podcast helping this week, containing the all-important predictions for the big game. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt reconvene after part one for some overtime, chatting to the Oxford Mail's Liam Rice about the mood in the opposition camp. If you have asked for a shout-out on this week's show, we have two sections at either end of the pod. Thank you to

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75:44

One more game: The Buff's Wembley special part one

The Buff ·

2024/05/17

WANDERERS are going to Wembley in the League One play-off final and, as ever, The Buff has got it completely covered. This is part one of a double podcast helping this week, looking at a week of headlines in The Bolton News and setting the scene for the big game against Oxford United. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt discuss Sharon Brittan's appearance in Parliament plus the financial pressures that promotion could bring. We debate the dreaded penalty shoot-out, and who would be our ideal penalty

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71:40

Never in doubt: The Wembley bound Buff Podcast

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2024/05/10

WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast... Who's up for a trip to Wembley? After chewing through all our available fingernails over two legs against Barnsley, it's Oxford United in the capital for a place in the Championship next season. Sounds simple, but let's face it, this is Bolton Wanderers. It won't be. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt guide you through the week's headlines in The Bolton News, including a mass ticket rush for the play-offs, a big debate over prices and kick-off times, a new chant on the

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78:22

The Buff's back to Barnsley play-off semi-final special!

The Buff ·

2024/05/02

THE Buff is back, just in time for the play-offs, so grab a brew and get into the matchday mood!Marc has dragged himself off the injured list to make a dramatic return to podcasting and prevent Henry launching his own show. And the boys will be bringing you all the analysis of a strange 3-3 draw at Peterborough United, a game completely devoid of anything approaching a miracle. Wanderers found out after the final whistle that they would be heading back to Barnsley, and The Buff will look at all the

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77:41

Agent Kachunga - We have one last job for you...

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2024/04/19

There's one last chance to save automatic promotion, and we know the man for the job!Elias Kachunga's Cambridge United could do Wanderers a massive favour by beating Derby County on Saturday - which coupled with a Whites win against Port Vale would set up a very interesting final weekend of the season. Realistically, the play-offs beckons for Ian Evatt's side, and The Buff looks ahead to what that might look like in May. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt scour the week's headlines in The Bolton News and

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73:05

Four wins in a row, you say? A piece of toast...

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2024/04/12

THE Buff Podcast is back once again with all the build-up to the biggest game of Bolton Wanderers' season... So far!League leaders Portsmouth are in town for a match with more spice than the larder at Rice n Three. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt take you through all the week's headlines, from Bolton's injury concerns over Ricardo Santos and Josh Sheehan and Nathan Baxter's grand return at Bristol Rovers, to the row over Pompey's away allocation and how many points it will really take to get

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64:15

The Buff presents: A bag of Bolton Wanderers pick and...

The Buff ·

2024/04/05

THE Buff Podcast is back with a special episode of hidden gems to keep your entertained on the way down to Bristol Rovers.Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt are not picking through the headlines this week – but instead bringing you a couple of special guests. Author Chris Evans joins us to talk about his brand new book – Total Belief – which charts the amazing journey of Bruce Rioch’s Wanderers in the early nineties. And midfielder George Thomason makes his Buff debut, with a look back at his incredible

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73:04

Is it promotion party time or a slow shuffle to the...

The Buff ·

2024/03/28

Get on your disco pants, head down to Stevenage, because we're having an Easter Disco.The Buff is back and we're praying we don't see Steve Evans strutting any dance moves at the Lamex Stadium on Good Friday! Wanderers take on Stevenage before hosting Reading on Easter Monday in front of a packed out Toughsheet Stadium. Can Ian Evatt's side get back into the promotion mix? Or is this just going to be a slow shuffle towards the play-offs? Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt discuss all the week's headlines

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The Buff presents: Stranger things have happened!

The Buff ·

2024/03/22

IT might be the international break – but that hasn’t stopped the headlines flowing at Bolton Wanderers.The Buff is back once again to guide you through the week’s news around the Toughsheet Stadium, which has included a potentially damaging defeat at Derby County, a surprising international call for Dion Charles and a major decision on the horizon about safe standing. We also delve into the biggest football story anywhere in the UK this week – the impending introduction of an independent football

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75:43

Prince Charming and ticking off the monkeys on our back

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2024/03/15

WELCOME back to The Buff, where ridicule is nothing to be scared of...Dandy highwaymen Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt take you back to 1981 when Wanderers last beat Derby County for three points and Adam and the Ants ruled the airwaves. It was a simpler time. It has been a big week for the Whites. Eoin Toal's header salvaged a draw at Exeter City and the mood was lifted by a brilliant 5-0 win against Oxford United, driven by the Welsh Wizard Josh Sheehan in midfield. We pick apart both games, look

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The Buff presents: Randell vibes, Cosgrove falls,...

The Buff ·

2024/03/08

Welcome back to The Buff Podcast, which thankfully is a lot more upbeat this week!Even Ian Evatt was on a downer after last week's show, which tackled the depressing defeats at Blackpool and Wigan. But after a solid return to form against Cambridge United and a stirring comeback to grab a point at Barnsley, Bolton are second in the table and everything is better with the world once more. We look ahead to two big games at Exeter City and Oxford United, sifting through the headlines from the week at

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77:32

The Buff presents: Emails, arguments and failing to...

The Buff ·

2024/03/01

AFTER a week of woe, we decided to offer up this week's podcast to you - the dear listener - to air your concerns and grievances. Loads of you contacted us with your views on the defeats at Blackpool and Wigan Athletic, so Marc and Henry have picked through the best of the emails to bring you a good old postbag special. Spoiler alert: It isn't a happy clappy affair. We rake over the details of the DW and Bloomfield Road, neither of which was a derby despite last week's podcast title (wink). And we

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75:49

By the boot of Carlos Mendes Goal-mes... it's a...

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2024/02/23

IT'S a crucial week in Wanderers' promotion push with two big local trips to Blackpool and Wigan Athletic.Ian Evatt's side got themselves motoring again with a gutsy win at Cambridge United and showed some character to twice come from a goal down to grab a point against Charlton Athletic. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt review the week's headlines from The Bolton News, including a good look at the players coming back into the fore, like George Thomason and Ricardo Santos. We examine what make Josh

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The Buff presents: Red cards, referees and first...

The Buff ·

2024/02/16

IT has been another newsy week at Bolton Wanderers - so Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt are here again to take you through al the headlines from The Bolton News. Red cards for George Thomason and manager Ian Evatt at Northampton Town set tongues wagging and prompted many of you to email our postbag, We take a good look at the debate in a special headlines section. Wanderers drew at Northampton thanks to Carlos Mendes Gomes's header, so we discuss how he fits into the Bolton jigsaw for the rest of the

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The Buff presents a Superb Owl spectacular

The Buff ·

2024/02/09

IT'S Superb Owl weekend, and so to celebrate our superlative feathered friends we bring a podcast dedicated to... No, not really. It's another hour of Bolton Wanderers headlines and gossip with Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt. In what has been a whirlwind week with the Whites we look back at a 1-1 draw with Barnsley at the Toughsheet Stadium, Aaron Collins's impressive start, the launch of Zac Ashworth's Bolton career and a mad 15 minutes that had everyone hot under the collar. Tuesday night's game at

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