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Bolton manager Steven Schumacher confirms Will Forrestor is out for the season

Not great timing.

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Bolton Wanderers manager Steven Schumacher has revealed that injured first-team star Will Forrestor is set to be out for the rest of the 2024/25 season.

Fans already feared the worst when Will Forrestor came off the pitch in their 1-0 win over Bristol Rovers last weekend, with Shumacher quick to comment that it “doesn’t look good” during his post-match interviews.

But now they have confirmation that the defenders won’t just miss a few weeks ahead of what is already a crucial period of the campaign but will unfortunately not be able to feature in any of Wanderers‘ remaining games this season.

With the playoff scraps looming, it’s a big blow.

Forrestor was forced off with a suspected hamstring pull in just the 17th minute and went to receive instant treatment following the League One match on Saturday, 5 April.

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Speaking to local outlet Bolton News this week, Schumacher has now said: “We got the scan results back off from him, and he’s going to be out for the rest of the season, so that’s unfortunate.

“It was quite a heavy grade hamstring strain, so he will be back in pre-season.”

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Having started every game bar two since Schumacher arrived back in January, he’s been a key cog in the backline in a steadily improving Bolton side

The 23-year-old hopped on social media to share his disappointment with supporters, promising that alongside his rehab, he’ll be getting right behind his teammates as their playoff prospects are still alive.

It’s clear to see that the supporters are gutted as he is.

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League leaders Birmingham look all but nailed on for the third-tier title with a 14-point cushion and a game in hand on those in the chasing pack.

Meanwhile, Bolton are still in with a shout, currently seventh in the table with 66 points after 41 games played and still in touching distance of Reading, Charlton, as well as fellow Greater Manchester promotion hopefuls Stockport County.

What do you reckon, Trotters – think they can do it? Either way, it’ll be hard work without the number 15.

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A reminder that class is permanent as Kevin De Bruyne inspires remarkable Man City comeback

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If there was ever any doubt that Kevin De Bruyne isn’t just Manchester City’s best player but arguably the best in the Premier League full stop, then his inspiring display at the Etihad Stadium in their emphatic 5-2 comeback against Crystal Palace should have well and truly quashed those.

Man City received a rather large early shock after finding themselves two goals down after just 21 minutes on Saturday, and it looked to be a topsy-turvy day that would once again confirm they are human in what has been their least dominant season for some time.

However, the reminder that we ultimately got is that is aging, injury problems and legs not moving quite as quickly as they used to may get the better of some, but class is permanent and if Blues could pick any player slightly past his prime to get them out of a tight spot, it will be Kevin De Bruyne 11 times out 10.

The Belgian midfielder not only got he team and the crowd back in the fight with a wonderful free-kick to make it 2-1, but he also managed to grab an assist for the third goal by Mateo Kovačić, having well and truly gotten their creative juices flowing. Speaking after the game, he made the objectives clear:

A leader, armband or not. Here’s what he has to say after the game.

Leading by example and then some.

In truth, he could have had at least one more goal were it not for a strike rattling the post, as well as essentially helped carve out the equaliser from Omar Marmoush – now on six league goals for the season – and regardless of his recent fitness issues, his quality shone through as always.

The 33-year-old described himself as being relatively “pain-free” for the last year, and putting smaller issues with hamstrings and a hernia aside, he is already starting to reflect on what has been a remarkable 10 years both for the club and him personally here in Manchester.

He went on to add that winning the FA Cup would be the “perfect ending” to his time in Manchester, but who knows? Maybe they could always tie on a second FIFA Club World Cup if he’s still around by then.

As for Pep Guardiola, you only need to see the way he looked at his number 17 when he walked off the pitch to see how much he means to the side and the fans, going on to add in the post-match that not only did he obviously “change the momentum” and the game but he knows he can always “rely on him.”

In fact, Pep summed up the legacy he’s going to leave behind in just one word…

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De Bruyne confirmed he will be leaving the Etihad at the end of the season after a decade that has established him as one of the very best players in the world, and it’s more than fair to say that City won’t be the same without him – we’re pretty sure neither will the league.

It doesn’t matter who you support, he won’t be playing forever, so enjoy watching it while it lasts.

You can watch the highlights from Man City’s magnificent Premier League comeback against Crystal Palace, led by the brilliance of Kevin De Bruyne, in full down below:

Some turnaround.

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A release date for the Freddie Flintoff documentary has been confirmed

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The release date for the upcoming Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff documentary has been revealed, and it’s coming a lot sooner than many expected.

Simply entitled Flintoff, the documentary has been highly anticipated among UK audiences, especially given events in recent years.

Landing on Disney+ only, the film will follow his glittering cricket career as well as his return to the sport and the public after a life-altering car crash whilst filming Top Gear in 2022.

Much to our surprise, it’s all ready to go and is dropping next month.

The Disney+ doc will run for approximately 90 minutes and follow on from his recent BBC series, Freddie Flintoff‘s Field of Dreams, which saw him start to open up about the difficult period and recovery publicly for the first time.

An eye-opening and candid show in its own right alongside the inspiring story of a teen cricket team being coached by the Lancashire and England legend, he won even more hearts when the second season launched last August.

It’s no surprise that there is a third instalment on its way next year.

It’s also worth noting that this isn’t the first time he’s been the subject of his own documentary, as the 47-year-old also released a BBC One called Freddie Flintoff: Living with Bulimia, charting his personal struggles with the eating disorder and mental health even prior to the trauma of his crash.

You can see a snippet of the one-off show down below.

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The Preston-born all-rounder has confessed he still suffers from PTSD following the incident, detailing struggles with anxiety, nightmares and flashbacks of the crash, insisting that it “changed my life forever.”

All that being said, we’re glad to see that he’s continued to overcome numerous obstacles and remains an extremely funny and personable figure, as well as an eternal icon of British sport that so many admire.

As for Disney’s Flintoff film, the documentary will be available exclusively on the streaming platform in the UK and Ireland from Friday, April 25.

We will most certainly be watching.

Freddie Flintoff opens up on ‘anxiety and nightmares’ after Top Gear crash

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