Swine Flu...it's a pig....

So, anyway, you may have noticed that nothing has come out of the Towers in the past fortnight. This is due to me living in Tower Hamlets and catching the swine flu in the local Tescos, which is the only place that myself and Mrs. X mingle with the locals. Cue much needed crawling to the bathroom, but you don't want to know the details of that.

SO, no great suprise then when the GSO decided to play all five of his new signings on Saturday, even though defence, where three of them played, wasn't actually the problem last season. Cue much teeth gnashing over at 606 (also see here and here and a great many posts besides). It would appear that after one game 99% of the fans would want shot of Mr Megson, leading many to believe hope that when Norwich had sacked Bryan Gunn, our manager would drop to what many people believe is his natural level. Mr Deary over at Manny Road has pointed out that the press may have their knives out for him (that's the GSO not Mr Deary) as there is no one else in the division to point and laugh at. If this is the case, then it may not be too long before the managerial swing door banishes another Wanderers manager to the dole queue, as God knows the board hardly ever listen to the fans otherwise we wouldn't have that kit. However, the wishful thinking of some that Owen Coyle may be tempted down the road may prove to be just too fanciful.

Mr McCormick over at Vital Football points out that Bolton have come behind only the once since the GSO came along. He also points to the interviews that Megson has given to the Bolton News over the past few days. Starting off with the fact that the GSO believes that Bolton have only themselves to blame, it does make you wonder why Mr Megson has not got a Phd in the bleeding obvious. I can't help feeling that I've heard all this before. The playing of the Badger on the right made everyone, not least possibly the Badger himself, scratch their heads. The dropping of last season's ever present left back and the damn sight better than Sam Ricketts usual right back was a second cranium puzzler. However, the GSO says that they were unlucky to be dropped, and mentions that the defence leaked 54 goals last season and for that reason Robinson and Ricketts started. Now, I'm no long time football watcher (no.....hang on) but surely a central defence where he couldn't decide whether or not to play Danny the Shit or AOB was the real problem. Or is that just me?
And finally from the GSO, a complete bandwagon jumping exercise concerning Freddie Sears goal for the Palace at Bristol City on Saturday. Yes, we all know that Bolton have suffered a couple of times at the hands of over the line disallowed goals, but this idea that the GSO is keen to use technology when he has virtually dismantled what BSA left behind is shum mishtake shurely? He does admit, however, that he is not the fount(sic) of all knowledge. Which is something we can all agree on.

Now, I know that Vital Football have also started a Michael Rickett's watch, taking advantage, dare we say, of our indisposal while we talked to the porcelain telephone. Talking to the Wirral Globe, Fat Mike says that:

" I'm pleased to have joined Tranmere. The lure of playing for John Barnes, who was an idol of mine, and the style of football he wants to play were big factors in me coming here"

Translation, no one else wanted me and they have a Greggs near the ground.