It's that time of year again, Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt don the fortune teller hats and tell you how they think Bolton Wanderers will do this season in League One.

The boys also feign a vague interest in how everyone else is doing - and though Henry still thinks Cardiff City play at Ninian Park and has a worrying devotion to all things Peterborough and Yorkshire, we haven't been too far away with our predictions in the last few years,

Of course we tackle all the week's headlines from The Bolton News, including the official departure of George Thomason, the hunt for a new striker, Richard Taylor's injury and which puns are suitable to use now that Nathan Broome is not a trialist.

And we bite into the biggest issue of the day... Barmcakes, breadcakes, cobs and muffins. What are they, and why should we care?

Seriously, there is more football chat than we have summed up here but it's late, and I still have to edit the show...

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WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast, and a relative feast of Bolton Wanderers headlines, transfer gossip and chatter.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt take the High Road once again as Steven Schumacher's side head to Hibs, and Marc explains why Edinburgh is really "just a big Halifax".

We discuss George Thomason's potential exit - both the Huddersfield Town rumour and the Wrexham link which emerged while this very show was in post-production (not that I'm moaning about it - producer).

We dissect Sharon Brittan's exclusive interview with The Bolton News and see what other news we picked up in Marbella last week.

Plus we analyse the friendlies so far against Orlando Pirates and Barrow. 

It's bubblier than a case of Irn Bru being kicked down the Royal Mile - It's the Buff Podcast!

 

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The Buff has gone all continental this week as Marc ventures off to Marbella to keep tabs on the Wanderers training camp and Henry pushes the culinary limits with a chicken and chorizo pasta.

There's loads to talk about this week with some new light shed on Bolton's striker search and the goalkeeping situation, plus the addition of wingers Amari Cozier-Duberry and Thierry Gale.

We analyse the latest speculation over George Thomason and wonder if the probable signing of Jesper Ceesay makes him the odd one out in midfield.

And, of course, we have all the week's headlines from The Bolton News, your emails and as mcu irreverent Bolton Wanderers chat as you could possibly fit into a sombrero.

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The Buff Podcast is back, and packed with all the week's headlines from the Bolton News.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt forensically scour the week's news, aimed with a pack of Dude Wipes.

We have all the information it's legally possible to discuss on midfield target Jesper Ceesay, the latest on Luke Southwood, who appeared back in the Bolton camp this week, and the reason that Matty Jacob slipped through the net and ended up at Reading.

But we also put out a challenge to you, dear listeners, to ask us questions that you needed answers on... And ask them you did.

We've saved for a few for next week. But Marc and Henry do pick their starting XI, imagining the start of the League One season was tomorrow.

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Welcome back to the main episode of this week's Buff Podcast.

We recorded a quick reaction pod when the fixtures were released, which is available on The Bolton News website and wherever you normally download the show.

But this, heftier slice of Bolton Wanderers headlines and gossip concentrates on the meatier stuff - from transfer ins and outs, to the world of retro kit collecting.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt review the week's news and events at the Toughsheet, and we weigh up some of the hottest transfer speculation in TRGS.

We also answer your emailed questions, including our centre-half partnerships and whether Wanderers must step back up to a category two academy.

 

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The official fixture list is out - so join Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt to cast an eye over the 2025/26 season in League One.

Stockport County are first up, and on a Sunday afternoon too, firing up for a tough-looking August.

The lads pick out their key games, and discuss an April and May schedule that is tricky to say the least.

Does it matter? We have to play them all twice. Of course it does.

The regular Buff Podcast will be out, as usual, on Friday morning with all the usual features.

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WANDERERS are back in for pre-season and the fixtures are announced next week, so join us for one last week of summer fun before the real business begins.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt are back to review the week’s headlines in The Bolton News, including a press conference with new sporting director Fergal Harkin and head coach Steven Schumacher.

We have a few more signings to (officially) talk about since the last show, including a man who could potentially lay claim to being the toughest Bolton Wanderers player of all time.

The departure of Aaron Collins is still a big story yet to reach its conclusion, so we dig into the details on his move to MK Dons in League Two, and what the future might hold for other Bolton players on the fringes of the manager’s plans.

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COME, gather round the podcast equivalent of the office water cooler and let's talk transfers, as Bolton Wanderers' summer finally gets lift-off.

After the addition of Sam Dalby came Xavier Simons (a deal not completed when we recorded) and the promise of more.

But, alas, there was another transfer everyone was talking about this week, and that is the possibility that Wanderers could cash in on last season's top scorer, Aaron Collins.

Marc and Henry discuss all the possible whos, whys and wherefores, along with all the other headlines of the week from The Bolton News and your emails.

 

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NOT content with providing a comprehensive review of the week's Bolton Wanderers headlines in The Bolton News, plus an update on all the transfer news at the Toughsheet Stadium, Marc and Henry have decided to give you a special episode this week.

Following on from the regular Buff, we continue our countdown of the 50 best Bolton Wanderers players to have represented the club in the Premier League with numbers 24 down to one.

If you tuned into The Buff last week, you'll know how we compiled the votes using a special panel of judges (and Henry) along with thousands of votes cast by the Bolton Wanderers fans online.

We can probably guess which players are at the top end of this list... But in which order will they be announced? 

Let us know if anyone worthy has missed out, or what you think about the stars who made the top end of this list by emailing [email protected] 

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WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast, or to put it more accurately, the first part of this week's Buff Podcast.

Marc and Henry are back again to talk you through the week's transfer news (or lack thereof) and all the headlines from The Bolton News.

On the menu this week, the chase for Sam Dalby and why he may be being pre-judged unfairly, Ricardo Santos's impending move to Swansea, the new CEO and head of recruitment and why Marc has some mixed memories of his last pre-season trip to Hibs.

But wait, that's not all!

We promised you we would bring you the countdown from 24 to one on our 50 best BWFC players of the Premier League era, and we will... Just on the second part of the podcast!

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