Welcome back (at last) to The First Word - the podcast that promises to get you in the matchday mood.

Wanderers host Stoke City this weekend looking to chalk up a third straight win in the Championship for the first time since 2014.

In-form Stoke start the weekend in seventh spot and will be looking to pick up where they left off before the international break.

Hear from Bolton boss Steven Schumacher about taking on his former club, plus BWFC fan Russ Pollitt and press box regular Dan Barnes, building up towards kick off.

We have a very special offer for listeners of The Buff Podcast - so take note.

Subscription to The Bolton News will cost just £5 for five whole months, or £31 for a whole year.

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, please click HERE.

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 emily.wood@localiq.co.uk  

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 thebuffmail@gmail.com or tweet Marc on @MarcIles and @Henry__Hewitt 

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 back (at last) to The First Word - the podcast that promises to get you in the matchday mood.
Wanderers host Stoke City this weekend looking to chalk up a third straight win in the Championship for the first time since 2014.
In-form Stoke start the weekend in seventh spot and will be looking to pick up where they left off before the international break.
Hear from Bolton boss Steven Schumacher about taking on his former club, plus BWFC fan Russ Pollitt and press box regular Dan Barnes, building up towards kick off.
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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;5 for five whole months, or &pound;31 for a whole year.
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,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/subscribe/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=organic_social&amp;utm_campaign=marc-iles&amp;utm_term=Jul_26&amp;utm_content=160726">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>&nbsp;
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 <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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