WELCOME back for another episode of The Buff – and this time we’ve got an episode of two halves!

In part one, we are joined by Chris Mann, the creator of the Burnden Aces and BWFC Stats Twitter accounts and a Wanderers fan who knows exactly when to send Paddy McCarthy a Moonpig card.

We scour the week’s headlines, from Ricardo Santos’s new contract and the appointments at the academy to The Bolton News’s in-depth chat with Bruce Rioch, 30 years after he was appointed at Burnden Park.

Chris undertakes the Wanderers Mastermind challenge – his chosen subject being Wanderers’ Premier League years.

And then we shift gear for the second half of the show, where Emily Parker and Angela Abbott are our special guests, chatting about the work of #HerGameToo, how Wanderers can help bring in more female fans and whether there is any hope of a senior women’s team returning to the University of Bolton Stadium.

Remember, it isn't just a podcast, it's The Buff Podcast. And we're here every Friday.

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THIS week's Buff Podcast skims over the fact it has been a quiet week at Bolton Wanderers and makes its own news.

Should Josh Windass be applauded for his social media exploits? Can Dapo Afolayan pull off plastic footwear and why does Henry keep Lloyd Isgrove's signed sock in his spare room?

Of course we debate all the week's headlines. We wrote them.

There is a cancelled friendly against Oldham Athletic, talk of fan disorder, early season slumps and Harry Brockbank's American U-turn.

But more importantly there are emails from our fantastic listeners - from wacky kit sponsorship ideas and stadium naming rights, to ridiculous bald science.

And to top it off, Marc sits in The Buff's custom made leather chair to answer Mastermind questions on the one and only Kevin Davies. Spoiler: He should have studied.

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WELCOME one and all to another episode of The Buff – and a show with a difference!

Once again we’ll be running through the week’s Bolton Wanderers headlines, from the potential new sponsors at the stadium and the possibility of a 7.45pm kick off to the upcoming FanZone and Dapo Afolayan’s rumoured courtship from Rangers.

But this week we’re also reducing the huge pile of correspondence and reading out a number of your emails.

If you wanted to know why Matt Taylor is the most under-rated Wanderers player in living memory, why other clubs are so fixated with Wanderers, or why Marlon Fossey DOESN’T get into a best loanee XI of the last 10 years, then lend us your ears for an hour and find out more.

We also bring you a new segment: Wanderers Mastermind. 

Henry has his knowledge put to the test about the season just gone. And Marc shows why the words 'quiz researcher' do not appear on his CV.

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STOP the clocks, cut off the telephone, it is time for a bit of reflection on The Buff as we look back at a whole decade spent outside the Premier League.

Marc and Henry look back at that fateful day at Stoke City and the myriad of problems that led to it for Owen Coyle’s side.

But this isn’t just a pity party… There’s plenty to discuss about the modern-day Wanderers too and we look at the exciting signing of Australian defender Jack Iredale, which kicks off Ian Evatt’s summer of recruitment.

We revel in Dapo Afolayan’s plans for the Championship and beyond, wonder if Jon Dadi Bodvarsson uses his Clubcard vouchers and decide whether we want Wycombe or Sunderland to go up in the play-offs.

There’s a battle for the soapbox on Alright or Barry Knight and we read out some of the best emails of the week, including one listener’s post-Premier League XI. Don’t worry Wheats… You’re in it.

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WE’VE reached the end of the season – and so in the time-honoured tradition, The Buff dishes out its player ratings, with no holds barred!

Marc and Henry run down the whole squad and rank them out of 10 Jaeger Bombs (all will be explained) in what is a bumper edition of your favourite Wanderers podcast.

But that’s not all! We run down this week’s headlines as defensive target Jack Iredale announces he is leaving Cambridge United and Ricardo Santos sends the whole of Bolton for a hotdog after announcing he needs a removal van.

We analyse the retained list and wonder if this is the last we have seen of Alex Baptiste and Andy Tutte, and of course we list off the highlights of that final weekend win against Fleetwood Town.

And we’re not done yet! We took our tape recorder around some of the great and the good at Wanderers’ end-of-season awards to ask what they have made of the season, and who they voted as their player of the year.

And we also hear from the main men Dapo Afolayan and Ricardo Santos, just because we can.

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IT’S the final game of the season and The Buff is in party mood as we look forward to one final 90 minutes against Fleetwood and a whole summer’s worth of transfer gossip.

We trawl through the headlines and debate what sums of money could realistically convince Bolton Wanderers to part with their top players.

As James Trafford gets linked with a loan move to Belgium, we discuss whether he has ever watched Poirot or ruminated over a Magritte?

It has been a week of weird statistics – so Marc gets his calculator out again to reveal why Wanderers are better than Real Madrid and would ordinarily be in the play-offs.

Alright or Barry Knight takes on end-of-season awards, laps of appreciation, Sam Allardyce and Nigel Reo Coker.

Hear from Wanderers midfielder Aaron Morley AND Kieran Sadlier, who answers our fans’ question of the week.

And of course we pick apart the win against Cheltenham Town and cast an eye over Saturday lunchtime’s finale against Fleetwood.

Best of all - we finish with a salute to Burnden Park, 25 years after we waved goodbye to the famous old ground.

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GET ready for another episode of The Buff Podcast, bringing you the very best of the week's news at Bolton Wanderers, from the people who wrote it.

We hear from James Trafford and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson, plus Dapo Afolayan gives his view on the legendary Frank Worthington goal scored 43 years ago this week.

Marc and Henry flick through the week's transfer stories, check up on Marlon Fossey's progress, review the wins against Doncaster Rovers and Accrington Stanley plus look ahead to the penultimate game of the season at Cheltenham Town.

We review The Bolton News's Big BWFC Supporters' Survey 2022 and what it says about the club's progress this season and we bring back Alright or Barry Knight to see what was good, what was bad and what was downright ugly about this week at Wanderers.

We read out some cracking reader emails - including an all-time Over-Rated XI - and will almost certainly be the only podcast in the world which finishes on a song about Roy Greaves.

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THE Buff is back – and just in time for a big weekend of Easter football!

Wanderers head to Doncaster Rovers on Good Friday then come back home to face Accrington Stanley on Monday, and we’re across both games to bring you all the build-up and analysis.

We take a look back at the 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday, the growing financial divide in League One and Ian Evatt’s warning to players under contract.

We read out a ‘Most Under-rated XI’ from one of The Buff’s listeners, take a special look at the fans’ survey we launched this week and reminisce about the best pre-season tours.

And remember, it isn't just a podcast, it's The Buff Podcast. And we're here every Friday.

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WELCOME back to another episode of The Buff - and yes we know it is a little bit late!

Marc arrived back off his holiday and fired up the mic for a special podcast looking at the draws against Portsmouth and Wigan Athletic, and the mounting injury list facing Ian Evatt's side as they prepare to host Sheffield Wednesday.

With play-off chances pretty much nullified, the Whites have five games to limp through before the summer break but have recent performances highlighted where they must strengthen for next season?

It has been a busy week on the Bolton News sportsdesk - and we debate the punishment handed out to Dion Charles for his tweet misdemeanours as a teenager, plus we discuss some of the more unsavoury moments which surfaced during and after last weekend's local derby at the DW Stadium.

On a happier note, we bring back Lloyd Quizgrove, read out some of your emails - including a debate on the most under-rated Wanderers, and there is a special song from the Buff's Bard, Simon Woods, in tribute to the day John McGinlay went in goal against Reading.

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IT’S derby day on Saturday, just in case you hadn’t noticed, and The Buff wants to make sure you are fully equipped for the trip to the DW Stadium.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt bring all the week’s headlines from The Bolton News, including injury issues, international jet-setters and why there might be some good news on the financial front for the Whites.

We build-up to the Wigan Athletic game by discussing what Ian Evatt might do with his side and whether a win against the Latics could be the cherry on top of a positive season.

But wait, that’s not all… Saturday will be Evatt’s 100th game in charge of Wanderers and so we felt we needed to mark the occasion in the only way we know how. Alright or Barry Knight.

Marc and Henry pick out the very best, and the very worst of the games that the Wanderers boss has been in charge. And no holds are barred.

We also bring some listener correspondence on outfield goalkeepers and why Bolton are big in New York, plus there is a Titanic Battle Line-Ups involving teams from 1998 and 2020.

And remember, it isn't just a podcast, it's The Buff Podcast. And we're here every Friday.

If you want to get in contact with the show, please email [email protected] or tweet Marc on @MarcIles and @Henry__Hewitt 

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