Jeff Millington

Retired communications manager, BWFC fan, runner, Methodist Local Preacher, bit of a globe trotter and grandpa who can fix anything! Views my own.

[The Footy Section @FTBLsection]

AARON RAMSDALE: "My biggest idol when I was growing up and biggest mentor was Jussi Jaaskelainen at Bolton, who played 10-12 years in the Premier League. He didn't win anything. I would prefer that over sitting on the bench and winning the Premier League."

[Bolton Wanderers @OfficialBWFC]

🤩 Jussi Jääskeläinen had a catch up with @derekclarksport after his visit on Monday!

Sit back and enjoy five minutes of our favourite Finn reminiscing about his time at the club 🍿📺

#bwfc

[Bolton Wanderers @OfficialBWFC]

It was fantastic to welcome Jussi Jääskeläinen to the Toughsheet Community Stadium last night! 🤍

What a player and what a man. 👏

#bwfc

[Bolton Wanderers @OfficialBWFC]

Jussi is back! 🧤🇫🇮

Wanderers legend Jussi Jääskeläinen will be visiting @ClubBolton_'s Lion of Vienna Suite, Club McGinlays and the 1877 Suite this Monday night v Mansfield Town (ko 7.45pm)! 🏰⚽️

🚨Only a few places remain in the Lion of Vienna Suite!

Don't miss out - email 📧 [email protected] to grab the final spots or upgrade your season ticket now!

#BWFC

[Stu Holden @stuholden]

As I wade further and further into the Youth soccer scene as a parent (which btw, is such a blast)… I see so many great things— and unfortunately, so many bad.

One disturbing trend, clubs or travel “teams” mandating young athletes have instagram pages…. What are we doing?

I don’t have enough characters to describe how detrimental that is on our youth and the type of disruptive dynamic that creates within young players, teams, and the coaches. Of course, in the best case — the kids are blissfully unaware and it is managed purely by the parents — but I see young athletes now doing something on the field and asking their parents if they got the clip or the meg, move, goal, etc.

While individual brilliance is such an important part of the game, I feel we are normalizing and prioritizing that above the “team” for fear of kids falling behind or not getting a look for the best academies, colleges, pro’s etc. I fear it’s only going to get worse, especially the more it is glorified and we start to amplify that among the younger generation. There are clear studies and research (the anxious generation) that point to social media’s influence on kids mental health that grew up with unregulated access to these apps before they have the tools to process and handle it — the same goes for sports— which is a vital part of youth development, fostering work in team environments, and ultimately learning how to compete both individually and collectively to grow, socialize, and have FUN.

As we continue to tighten the grip on youth access to these platforms— this is something we should take a look at. Kids under the age of 15 or 16 should not be “mandated” to have social accounts for any sport and if the parents choose to put some of their highlights out there— IMO they should have no access or involvement in that process. Don’t do that to your kids, please.

Let’s protect our youth and keep the sport pure and their participation FUN.

[Heather @heatherp993]

😮‍💨 #bwfc

[Wanderers Xtra @Wanderers_Xtra]

☀️ Good morning #bwfc fans!

📸 Check out this classic! Throwing it back to the @OfficialBWFC squad photo from 2004/05.

🫡 So many legends in one picture! Who do you miss seeing in a #BWFC shirt from this era? 👇

[📸 @OfficialBWFC]

[Jeff Millington @JeffMilly]

@JordyHalsall007 You must have been sat near us then. Belle thought it was ‘comedy’ 😂

[Woking Football Club @wokingfc]

Etched into Cardinal history.

Will Jaaskelainen has been added to the plaque in the Cardinals Bar commemorating our @CardsTrust Supporters’ Player of the Season Award winner for the 2024/25 season. ♦️

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

Today marks 43 years since the end of the Falklands Conflict.

We remember and honour the 255 brave personnel who laid down their lives to defend the freedom of the Falkland Islands.

We will remember them.

[Woking Football Club @wokingfc]

🥇Players’ Player of the Season
🥇@CardsTrust Player of the Season
🥇@Woking_NewsMail Player of the Season

Congratulations, Will Jaaskelainen! 👏

[Burnden Aces @BurndenAces]

Jussi Jaaskelainen, who represented Bolton between 1997 and 2012, celebrates his 50th birthday today.

Other former Wanderers marking birthdays today are Dennis Peacock (72), Stuart Gray (65) and Callum King-Harmes (23).

#BWFC

[Woking Football Club @wokingfc]

🏆 Will Jaaskelainen is your @CardsTrust Player of the Month for March!

He will receive his award in the Geoff Chapple Lounge following the game against AFC Fylde this Saturday.

[Woking Football Club @wokingfc]

WILL JAASKELAINEN WE ARE SIMPLY RUNNING OUT OF WORDS! 🧤

The Finn makes TWO incredible saves to deny a certain Wealdstone goal.

🔵 0-0 ♦️ [55] @TheVanaramaNL

[Woking Football Club @wokingfc]

🧤 Three penalty saves, one perfect penalty scored.

🎙️ Hear from Will following his shootout heroics yesterday.

[Burnden Aces @BurndenAces]

On this day, in 2011, Jussi Jaaskelainen played his final game for Bolton as they drew 1-1 with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In total, Jaaskelainen made 527 appearances for the club - ranking him 5th in the all-time list.

#BWFC #WWFC

[Akron Zips M Soccer @ZipsMSoc]

👏 to @ZipsMSoc Emil Jaaskelainen on being selected 7th overall in the @MLS SuperDraft by @stlCITYsc to become the 31st Zips drafted in the @MLS SuperDraft

#GoZips | @ZipsMSoc 🦘

[Akron Zips M Soccer @ZipsMSoc]

.@ZipsMSoc Emil Jaaskelainen Named @HermannTrophy Award Finalist

#GoZips | @ZipsMSoc | @HermannTrophy | @BIGEAST 🦘

Release 👉 https://t.co/C3tv75APlR
Emil for MAC Hermann Trophy Award 👉 https://t.co/1TWoc6JlLE

[Tom Molloy @TOMolloy94]

We’re sadly a team in the image of our manager. Mentally weak, arrogant and not actually very good #bwfc