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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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38:12

The Last Word - Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Bolton Wanderers

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2026/01/02

Welcome back to The Last Word and a game that won't live long in the memory. Kyle Dempsey scored a scruffy equalising goal 12 minutes from full time at Doncaster Rovers but, let's be honest, the performance barely warranted a share of the spoils. We hear from Steven Schumacher and Tyler Miller after the final whistle and Bolton fan Henry Hewitt drops by to give his verdict on the match. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News

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The First Word - Doncaster Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

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2026/01/01

It's a new year but will it be a new Bolton Wanderers? Steven Schumacher's side go to Doncaster Rovers looking for a pick-me-up after the frustrating defeat to Mansfield Town on Monday. Going into the game in sixth spot, there is a feeling around the fanbase that they are behind schedule. And we hear a few of your five-word verdicts on the club's progress in 2025. Russ Pollitt drops by with his take on the Doncaster clash and we hear an extended interview with the Bolton boss himself. We have a

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60:04

The Buff Podcast Wrapped 2025 - Mansfield mail and...

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2025/12/31

THE end-of-year podcast that was so long we split it into two pieces! Hot on the heels (well, nearly two weeks after) part one, we bring you part two of our 2025 review at Bolton Wanderers. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt discuss June onwards and make some predictions on what might happen in 2026 for the Whites. And to counteract the slightly out-of-synch enthusiasm we had at the start of December when we started this project, Marc will be bringing you some reaction from the defeat to Mansfield Town and

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37:03

The 12 days of Buff-Mas 2025, Episode 12: Wanderers...

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2025/12/30

Not much went right for Roy McFarland and Colin Todd during the 1995/96 season but the visit of Bruce Rioch's Arsenal was an exception to the rule. We're bringing you a show every day for 12 days recalling a famous game from the last 30 years of Wanderers history. And in episode 12 we take you back to Burnden Park in front of the Sky Sports cameras, where a new terrace hero was born and an old one grabbed the goal to sink his former boss. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt re-live a famous night for

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27:28

The Last Word - Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Mansfield Town

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2025/12/30

Welcome back to The Last Word and a proper smash and grab job. For all their possession, all their pressure, all their goalscoring chances, Wanderers were seen off by some great goalkeeping, some brave defending and some very questionable penalty calls. We have all the fall-out from a disappointing defeat including interviews with Steven Schumacher, Nigel Clough and Max Conway. Henry Hewitt also drops in to give his reaction to the defeat and, as ever, Marc Iles talks you through the good, the bad

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34:09

The 12 days of Buff-Mas 2025, Episode 11: Mansfield v...

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2025/12/29

The turning point of the League Two promotion season - and an unlikely hero that happened to live nearby. We're bringing you a show every day for 12 days recalling a famous game from the last 30 years of Wanderers history. And in episode 11 we take you back to a wet February night at Field Mill, Mansfield, where Ian Evatt's new look side - bolstered in the January window - came back from two down to win a thriller and revive their season. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt recall the muddy marvels, the

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34:55

The 12 days of Buff-Mas 2025, Episode 10: Leeds 1-5...

The Buff ·

2025/12/29

Did Dougie Freedman nearly 'crack it' at Bolton Wanderers? We're bringing you a show every day for 12 days recalling a famous game from the last 30 years of Wanderers history. And in episode 10 we take you back to an incredible 5-1 win against Leeds United at Elland Road which suggested that an improving Bolton side might climb away from the relegation zone and go on to make themselves promotion worthy. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt take you back to the game, the goals, and the headlines. And Marc

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The Last Word - Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Rotherham United

The Buff ·

2025/12/26

Welcome back to The Last Word and a game that had a real sting in the tail. Josh Sheehan looked to have scored the winner, until Sam Nombe's late, late penalty levelled matters and sent a lot of Bolton Wanderers fans trudging for the exit in frustration. But the Welshman then scored again on 93 minutes to put Bolton back ahead, and leave us all wondering exactly how we should be feeling? We hear from Steven Schumacher, Josh Sheehan and Rotherham boss Matt Hamshaw plus Wanderers fans Henry Hewitt and

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37:15

The 12 days of Buff-Mas 2025, Episode 9: Wolves v...

The Buff ·

2025/12/26

Was this the greatest goal scored by a Bolton Wanderers player? We're bringing you a show every day for 12 days recalling a famous game from the last 30 years of Wanderers history. And in episode nine we take you back to Molineux at the height of Owen Coyle's time as manager of the Whites, and a day that was illuminated by a brilliant strike from Johan Elmander. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt take you back to the game, the goal and a team that nearly - very nearly - broke into the Premier League elite.

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The 12 days of Buff-Mas 2025, Episode 8: Wanderers v...

The Buff ·

2025/12/25

Farewell to a footballing legend, and hello to a new era at Wanderers. We're bringing you a show every day for 12 days recalling a famous game from the last 30 years of Wanderers history. And in episode eight we take you back to the final day of the 2004/05 season. Wanderers were riding high having qualified for Europe for the first time in their history. What turned out to be a surprisingly bad-tempered game against Everton will be forever remembered as the last played by Spanish hero Fernando

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The First Word - Bolton Wanderers v Rotherham United

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2025/12/24

If you're looking to kill some time on Christmas Eve or want some light listening after a feast on the big day, we've got you covered. We hear from Steven Schumacher and Ethan Erhahon in the build-up to Wanderers' clash with Rotherham on Boxing Day. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £26 for a WHOLE YEAR! Alternatively, pay £6 for six months - after which it will be £4.99 per month. You'll

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32:20

The 12 days of Buff-Mas 2025, Episode 7: Ipswich (and...

The Buff ·

2025/12/24

Sorry if this spoils your Christmas but we need to talk (again) about Barry Knight. We're bringing you a show every day for 12 days recalling a famous game from the last 30 years of Wanderers history. And in episode seven we transport back in time to Portman Road in May 2000 and a play-off semi-final that goes down as one of the most controversial games in Wanderers' history. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt guide you through a real life Knightmare. Keep telling yourself: 'It's just a podcast, it's just a

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30:30

The 12 days of Buff-Mas 2025, Episode 6: Manchester...

The Buff ·

2025/12/23

If Stuart Pearce didn't laugh, he'd cry. We're bringing you a show every day for 12 days recalling a famous game from the last 30 years of Wanderers history. And in episode six we take you back to the days when Big Sam's Wanderers rode high at the top end of the Premier League and could go to Manchester City and make a mockery of xG before anyone even knew what that meant. Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt take you back to the game, the thrills and spills, and a team that might just be the best to wear a

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36:07

The 12 days of Buff-Mas 2025, Episode 5: Blackburn...

The Buff ·

2025/12/22

It's a dark, dark night at Ewood Park and the Bolton Wanderers fans are not in the mood... We're bringing you a show every day for 12 days recalling a famous game from the last 30 years of Wanderers history. And in episode five we have a never-to-be-forgotten game at Blackburn Rovers, where the relationship between manager Gary Megson and the Wanderers supporters took a turn for the worse. Hear some of the behind-the-scenes stories from that night as we take a look at the 'Ginger Mourinho' and his

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The 12 days of Buff-Mas 2025, Episode 4: Bolton...

The Buff ·

2025/12/21

Roll up your sleeves, there's a dust-up on this episode of Buff-Mas. We're bringing you a show every day for 12 days recalling a famous game from the last 30 years of Wanderers history. And in episode four we have a golden memory from 1997, a 3-0 win against Wolves which gave us many more headlines than we'd bargained for. Ladies and gents, The Battle of Burnden! We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £26

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The Last Word - Wycombe 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

The Buff ·

2025/12/20

Welcome back to The Last Word, the podcast with all the interviews and analysis you'll ever need on Bolton Wanderers' 2-1 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers. Hear from Steven Schumacher, Xavier Simons and Wycombe boss Mike Duff, along with a drop-in from Henry Hewitt, on what was a frustrating old day for Wanderers. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £26 for a WHOLE YEAR! Alternatively, pay £6 for six

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30:41

The 12 days of Buff-Mas 2025, Episode 3: Gillingham v...

The Buff ·

2025/12/20

It's Christmas time, and The Buff is making sure you have a soundtrack to all that present wrapping. We're bringing you a show every day for 12 days recalling a famous game from the last 30 years of Wanderers history. In the third of the series we head back to a dark Tuesday night in Gillingham, and Phil Parkinson's promotion-bound team going goal crazy at Priestfield. And, of course, the finest hour for a certain Fil Morais. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take

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The Buff Podcast Wrapped 2025 - Wycombe and...

The Buff ·

2025/12/19

WELCOME back to The Buff and this week it's a mish-mash! Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt spilt their time this week, previewing the Wycombe game, reading out your emails and doing the whole 'Buff' thing, and then splitting off to preview the first half of 2025 and what has been a pretty newsy year at Bolton Wanderers. We also play an unnecessarily 'down with the kids' game of Six-Seven. No, we don't know either. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription

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The 12 days of Buff-Mas 2025, Episode 2: Bolton...

The Buff ·

2025/12/19

It's Christmas time, and so The Buff goes into festive overdrive! We're bringing you a show every day for 12 days recalling a famous game from the last 30 years of Wanderers history. In the second episode of Buff-Mas we take you back to 2014 and the days when Emile Heskey partnered fellow thirtysomething Eidur Gudjohnsen up front, to much internet hilarity. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £26 for a

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The 12 days of Buff-Mas 2025, Episode 1: Bolton...

The Buff ·

2025/12/18

It's Christmas time, and so The Buff goes into festive overdrive! We're bringing you a show every day for 12 days recalling a famous game from the last 30 years of Wanderers history. Kicking things off, cast your mind back to the UEFA Cup days and a time when Gary Megson was still the Ginger Mourinho. We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note. Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £26 for a WHOLE YEAR! Alternatively, pay £6 for six months -

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