The Buff

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 head...

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 i...

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 Henr...

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...

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 ...

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 –...

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 Go...

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...

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 Ada...

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. ...

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...

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 show...

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 ...

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 I...

WELCOME to another edition of The Buff Podcast - another hour of headlines, Bolton Wanderers news and gossip.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt have been busy this week, bringing a special transfer-themed p...

WELCOME to a very special edition of The Buff Podcast, getting you in the mood for Transfer Deadline Day!

It promises to be a busy day for Bolton as they look to put the finishing touches to their sq...

WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast in what has been an emotional week for everyone connected to the club.

Saturday's game against Cheltenham Town was abandoned in tragic circumstances, with the club pa...

WANDERERS are fighting for honours in league and cup – and The Buff is here every week to give you our spin on everything that is happening at the Toughsheet Stadium.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt give ...

WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast, where you can catch up on all the week's headlines at Bolton Wanderers without turning a page in the paper.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt discuss all the gossip and new...

THERE has been so much news in 2023 that we couldn’t fit it in just one podcast – so welcome to part two of our Bolton Wanderers 2023: Wrapped!We pick up after the play-off semi-final against Barnsley...

WHAT a year 2023 proved to be at Bolton Wanderers!

We had a Wembley win, play-off heart-break, controversial player sales, surprise transfer successes, mistaken identities, hilarious sponsor names an...

WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast, and what will be our final show before Christmas.

Marc and Henry are here to review all the week's headlines at Bolton Wanderers, including another bad day at the of...

FESTIVE greetings, and welcome back to another episode stuffed with headlines, like a turkey at Christmas dinner.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt rake through all the week's stories at Bolton Wanderers, i...

Play down Pompey! Or at least we think that's how it goes.

Win, lose or draw, the result of Monday's televised game won't define Wanderers' season but it could certainly help shape it for the better ...

Happy birthday to The Buff, we're exactly 200 episodes old!

To celebrate the occasion we're bringing you an extended edition with a special interview with one of Wanderers' most prolific strikers of ...

IT might be the international break this weekend... But we're going to mix the pot by asking a big question.

Wanderers racked up their seventh win in succession at Stockport - and the last team to ma...

WITH Wanderers on a five-game winning run, it is no wonder Marc and Henry are in a good mood on this week’s Buff Podcast.

The boys are back with the very best build-up to this weekend’s big game agai...

ARE you up for the cup? Well, you will be after listening to this week’s episode of The Buff.

Marc and Henry return for another hour (and a bit) of Bolton Wanderers headlines, analysis and general go...

WELCOME back to The Buff. Enter, if you dare!

With Halloween just around the corner, we have decided to dress this week’s podcast up with as many ghoulish references as we could muster. And as if the...

Welcome back to another headline-packed episode of The Buff Podcast - number 194 to be exact.

Henry Hewitt is back in the studio with Marc Iles to analyse the week's news, including an international ...

PUT on your tin hat and join privates Iles and Clark in the Bolton Wanderers bunker for this week’s edition of The Buff Podcast.

Emotions are high after a disappointing display against Carlisle Unite...

THIS is an emergency broadcast on The Buff: This is not a drill.

Due to regular co-host Henry Hewitt’s unavailability (all explained in the pod), Marc had to find another capable pair of hands to hel...

WANDERERS have three games to go before the international break and at last headcount, there were about five fit players left to take the field at Port Vale.

Join our journalists in the field, Marc I...

WELCOME to another episode of The Buff Podcast - number 191 to be exact - where we will be asking one simple question: Who's fit to face Peterborough United?

Ian Evatt's squad has been decimated by i...

PROPER football is back, and The Buff is making sure you are completely prepared for the trip to Reading.

We go through all the headlines from The Bolton News during the international break, includin...

THERE might not be a game this weekend – but The Buff is making sure you have got something to keep your mind on Bolton Wanderers!

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt return for another headline-packed episod...

WE'RE back again in proper Buff format, all ready for transfer deadline day at Bolton Wanderers.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt predict what they think might happen before the 11pm deadline, who might le...

THANKS to some scheduling issues between Marc and Henry, we have had to do things a little differently this week...

Marc guides you through some of the key talking points from the weekend's disappoin...

WELCOME to another headline-packed edition of The Buff, as all the week’s Bolton Wanderers stories are chewed and consumed faster than a lunchbreak pastie barm.

On the agenda this week is the card co...

IT couldn't have been a better start for Wanderers as they won their first two games of the season in league and cup without getting out of second gear.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt take you through al...

THE start of the season is here, and The Buff Podcast will make sure you are fully prepared for the League One campaign – whatever the score against Lincoln.

Once again we bring you all the week’s he...

IT'S that time of year again where Marc and Henry do some basic research on the other clubs in Wanderers' division and attempt to pass themselves off as EFL experts to predict exactly what is going to...

THERE have been some strange sightings at Wanderers this week, so our para-abnormal investigators, Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt, have been doing some digging.

As the anticipation mounts for the new sea...

THERE’S never a dull moment at Bolton Wanderers – and The Buff is here once again to take you through all the highs and lows!

We may be just two games into pre-season but there has already been some ...

It's officially pre-season and Wanderers are officially playing football again this Saturday!

Yes, it doesn't seem like five minutes since we dried our eyes at Oakwell and said goodbye to James Traff...

WITH the pre-season schedule just a week away and Ian Evatt’s squad back in training, Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt bring you a fresh take on all the Wanderers headlines from The Bolton News.

It has bee...

It is all go at Bolton Wanderers this week isn't it?

We had the release of the fixture list, three confirmed first team signings, a raft of transfer rumours and a load of mysterious sackings that imp...

G'DAY and welcome to a special mini podcast all about Bolton Wanderers' fixtures for the 2023/24 season.

Released this morning, we discuss the potential highs and lows of the games ahead, predicting ...

Welcome to another episode of The Buff Podcast with a different twist.

With Lord Henry Hewitt still globetrotting, Marc Iles was left the task of bringing you your weekly dose of Bolton Wanderers hea...

MORE than 1,000 towels will be put out of commission in the EFL this weekend after the league made it illegal to dry a ball during a football game.

Queues at Barnsley Dunelm's customer services have ...

It might be quiet – but here on The Buff nobody is going to shut us up!

In sort: Chips are good for you, and Henry just doesn’t like onions.

Two of the things you will learn by listening to this wee...

ANOTHER season is over and done with, but here at The Buff, we are just getting started.

Marc and Henry have vowed to keep bringing you Bolton Wanderers news all the way through the summer, starting ...

IT'S nearly play-off second leg time... How are the nerves?

If you are biting your fingernails to the quick, then make yourself a brew, sit back, relax - even have a nice warm bath, we have got some ...

WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast – and get ready for the first leg of the play-offs.

Once again, Marc and Henry discuss all the week’s headlines and news from Bolton Wanderers including a goal-packed...

IT’S the last weekend of the regular season and The Buff is here once more to get you all excited for the play-offs.

Wanderers head to Bristol Rovers for a last game that may (or may not) matter, and...

Pressure in the play-off race is high – and The Buff is here to hold your hand through another manic week at Bolton Wanderers.

Defeat against Accrington Stanley has set nerves jangling and even thoug...

THE play-off chase is drawing to an exciting finale and with just four games to go, The Buff previews a massive week for Wanderers.

Shrewsbury Town and Accrington Stanley come to the UniBol in the ne...

Welcome back to another bumper episode of The Buff Podcast!

On this week's show you have a chance to win a unique piece of Papa Johns Trophy memorabilia - as our press box pal Clive Tyldesley has kin...

NOT content with bringing you one great podcast this week - we've gathered together some special interviews and clips to assemble another great edition of The Buff for your trip down to Wembley.

Join...

IT’S Wembley time for Wanderers – and The Buff Podcast gets you in the mood for the Papa Johns Trophy final with an episode packed with news, views and insights from the world of Bolton Wanderers.

Ma...

WEMBLEY beckons – and on The Buff we have found plenty to talk about in the build up to the Papa Johns Trophy final.

After an impressive performance at Sheffield Wednesday, all the focus has switched...

KEEP calm and carry on, Wanderers might have dropped to sixth and be heading to the league leaders Sheffield Wednesday but it’s not all doom and gloom!

Join Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt as we pick the ...

WELCOME back to another Wanderers-packed edition of The Buff, bringing you the very best of the week’s news and gossip from the University of Bolton Stadium from the pages of The Bolton News.

It is a...

PLAYING all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order, this week's edition of The Buff looks forward to a tasty trip to Morecambe and reviews all the action from games against Ports Mout...

WANDERERS are going to Wembley, and so we have brought you a special edition of the Buff Podcast especially early this week!

Marc and Henry wade through all the thrills and spills of the win against ...

I know we say it every week, but this is a massive week for Wanderers.

After winning their last two games 5-0, Ian Evatt's side go to in-form Wycombe looking to make another statement to the promotio...

Ever get the feeling that you have seen it all before?

We talk timewasting on this week's Buff Podcast, as a farcical game against Cheltenham disappears in the rear view mirror and Ian Evatt hurtles ...

THIS week's podcast takes a fine toothed comb (Henry's not Marc's) to the transfer window and looks at the business done by Bolton Wanderers over the month, including the deadline day capture of Manch...

THERE is never a dull moment in the world of Bolton Wanderers - and once again it has been a newsy week!

Marc and Henry take you through all the headlines from this week's Bolton News and discuss the...

THE Buff is back for another episode absolutely jam packed with news from Bolton Wanderers.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt pick apart the stories which made the Bolton News - including Dapo Afolayan's mo...

WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast – and a week of big-hitting headlines at Wanderers in The Bolton News!

There is never a dull moment at the University of Bolton Stadium, and since our last episode th...

HAPPY New Year to all the listeners of The Buff - and welcome back to another episode packed full of Bolton Wanderers news and gossip.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt unite for the first time in 2023 to d...

IT has been a successful 2022 on the whole for Wanderers – and this week we’re looking back on all the highs and lows in our special end-of-year review.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt analyse all the gam...

LADIES and Gentlemen, we produce another podcast of news, reviews and general heartache on The Buff.

Just dangerous enough to alert the town elders, we bring you through all the week's headlines at t...

WELCOME back to The Buff, and a weird old week at Bolton Wanderers.

On one hand we had a defensive collapse in the cold at Shrewsbury Town and a pair of substitutions that had quite a few foaming at ...

WELCOME to another action-packed episode of The Buff Podcast, which promises to be more explosive than the top floor of the Nakatomi Plaza.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt dive headlong into a newsy week ...

WELCOME back to another episode of your friendly neighbourhood Buff!

That’s right, the most eclectic Bolton Wanderers podcast currently available on the market – at least until another one starts nex...

WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast – and a double winning week which gave us plenty to talk about at Wanderers.

Thanks to Dapo Afolayan’s heroics at Fleetwood, we’ve made this week’s episode a Late, La...

WELCOME back for another episode of The Buff Podcast – bringing you all the latest news, headlines and opinions from the wonderful world of Bolton Wanderers.

The Whites are heading to the coast this ...

WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast - your weekly spoonful of Bolton Wanderers headlines, opinion and gossip with Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt.

Strange things are afoot at BWFC and while the club rides hi...

WELCOME back to The Buff – and this week’s episode promises to give you FA Cup fever!

Wanderers are back in the cup and have been handed the world’s least romantic first round tie, against Barnsley. ...

HALLOWEEN is soon upon us, so at The Buff we decided to take on some of the scariest stories from this week at Bolton Wanderers.

From ancient curses being lifted against Accrington and Burton, to scr...

WELCOME back to another episode of The Buff Podcast, covering all the week’s headlines at Bolton Wanderers.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt take us through everything that has happened at the University o...

WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast, the show with all the Bolton Wanderers headlines and none of the newsprint on your fingers.

On this week's episode Marc and Henry open the controversy box to discuss...

YES we're back with another round of Bolton Wanderers headlines from the paper, on our third birthday, nonetheless! 

Celebrate the only BWFC podcast that can give you the real insight behind the head...

WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast, where we take you through all the Bolton Wanderers headlines in an hour of football chat with Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt.

With Lincoln City visitors to the UniBol on...

WELCOME back to another slice of The Buff, discussing all the week’s Bolton Wanderers headlines and gossip.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt pick apart the BWFC stories and give their views on the 1-0 win ...

ON this week's Buff Podcast we salute the best headed goals that Bolton Wanderers have ever scored.

Gethin Jones's brilliant effort against MK Dons got us in the mood for the flick ons, the glances, ...

WELCOME back to The Buff Podcast – recorded on Thursday morning before the sad passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Marc and Henry discuss the week’s headlines at Bolton Wanderers, preview the...

It's Transfer Deadline Day and to kick off our live blog, we have recorded a special hour-long episode of The Buff podcast to try and predict what business Wanderers might do today.

We (correctly) ca...

WELCOME to another headline-packed episode of The Buff Podcast as Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt take to the microphone to discuss this week's events at Bolton Wanderers.

All the big stories are covered,...

WANDERERS are going well – and The Buff looks back on a positive week trying desperately not to get over-excited.

Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt pick through all the week’s headlines in The Bolton News a...

THE Buff has returned after a week away, and this week we have a smorgasbord of wonderful football after two wins at Wanderers and a brilliant Carabao Cup draw.

MARVEL at the 31-pass move for the sec...

WELCOME back to The Buff’s annual League One prediction extravaganza – and who we think will be riding high or sinking low this season.

Soothsayers Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt take out their crystal b...

IT'S that time of the week where Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt thumb through all the Bolton Wanderers headlines and bring you the details behind every story.

Yes, it's The Buff Podcast. And on this week...

WELCOME to another episode of The Buff Podcast as we continue the countdown to the start of the League One season.

Marc and Henry sift through the details of friendlies against Wigan Athletic and Wat...

WELCOME to another edition of The Buff Podcast, as Marc Iles and Henry Hewitt take you through another week of pre-season, and a week closer to the big kick-off in League One.

The lads peek through t...

WELCOME back to The Buff – and the first one of Wanderers’ pre-season!

We look back at the opening friendly against Longridge Town and a nine-goal haul that has got everyone very excited, rightly or ...

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