Welcome to The First Word - and now that the transfer window is closed, time for the real business to begin.

The first of 16 games remaining for Wanderers, old foes Barnsley come to the Toughsheet having had some difficulties in January and with a backlog of fixtures with which to contend.

We hear from Wanderers boss Steven Schumacher ahead of the match, and catch up with the Barnsley side of things with local reporter Doug O'Kane.

Bolton fan Russ Pollitt drops by with his view on the weekend, all sewn together with a bit of commentary from Marc Iles.

The start to your matchday in podcast form!

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Welcome to The First Word - and now that the transfer window is closed, time for the real business to begin.
The first of 16 games remaining for Wanderers, old foes Barnsley come to the Toughsheet having had some difficulties in January and with a backlog of fixtures with which to contend.
We hear from Wanderers boss Steven Schumacher ahead of the match, and catch up with the Barnsley side of things with local reporter Doug O'Kane.
Bolton fan Russ Pollitt drops by with his view on the weekend, all sewn together with a bit of commentary from Marc Iles.
The start to your matchday in podcast form!
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We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note.
Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just &pound;26 for a WHOLE YEAR!
Alternatively, pay &pound;6 for six months - after which it will be &pound;4.99 per month.
You'll be doing this podcast a massive favour by using The Buff's subscription page, so please do take a look. For all the details, <a href="https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/subscribe/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=organic_social&amp;utm_campaign=Marc-Iles&amp;utm_term=Nov_25&amp;utm_content=181125">please click HERE.</a>
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We are on the lookout for advertisers and sponsors for The Buff, The First Word and The Last Word.
If you are interested in getting involved in the biggest BWFC podcast, or would like to advertise in our Bolton Wanderers coverage in the Bolton News please email our advertising department on <a href="mailto:emily.wood@localiq.co.uk">emily.wood@localiq.co.uk</a><a href="mailto:emily.wood@localiq.co.uk"> </a>&nbsp;
If you want to get in contact with the show, please email <a href="mailto:thebuffmail@gmail.com">thebuffmail@gmail.com</a> or tweet Marc on @MarcIles and @Henry__Hewitt&nbsp;
And please, please leave a review. We work hard to put these episodes out every single week, in-season and out, and the more feedback we get, the better the product. Having said all that, we are currently only accepting five-star ratings, as all the other ratings are broken.

Welcome to the The Buff, a Bolton Wanderers podcast from The Bolton News.  On Thursday join chief football writer Marc Iles for a light-hearted look at the latest headlines, rumours, reaction, and some big-name guests.  Before every game we bring you The First Word with the best of the pre-match press conference and a look at the key stats behind the game, and then after the final whistle we bring you The Last Word with instant reaction.

Welcome to the The Buff, a Bolton Wanderers podcast from The Bolton News.&nbsp; On Thursday join chief football writer Marc Iles for a light-hearted look at the latest headlines, rumours, reaction, and some big-name guests.&nbsp; Before every game we bring you The First Word with the best of the pre-match press conference and a look at the key stats behind the game, and then after the final whistle we bring you The Last Word with instant reaction.

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